s/o Joseph D. Morris & Nellie P. "Helen" Dunnigan (Dunning). Married to 1)Olivia Gortner on Mar 12, 1912 in Milwaukee, WI, and 2)Juanita Woodard, d/o John Milton Woodard & Martha Ellen Dove, on Jan 12, 1925 in Rockford, IL. He enlisted in the Army on Apr 26, 1898 in Chicago, and fought in the Spanish American War. He was a Private in Co. G, 2nd Regiment, Illinois Infantry. Discharged Aug 27, 1898.
Juanita had been married before, to Roy Henry Shores (div) and had a daughter, Dorothy Gladys Shores. Joseph & Juanita separated on Mar 5, 1925, two months after their marriage, Patricia was born eight months later on Nov 17, 1925, and the divorce was final on Mar 23, 1927. In 1930 Juanita was still in Rockford, Illinois with her two children and her mother.
Julius Silverman stated, "Joseph L. Morris was a spry old guy in his day, he was in charge of the Red Cross up in LA Calif. during the war (WW II). I used to visit him and Clara Eberhart during the war years when I was stationed out there, before going overseas, etc. Joe later came back and stayed with us for a while and then he lived in the Woods Government Home in Milwaukee, Wis. He passed away up there. Morris Brown's father must have been a son or whatever to a brother of Joseph D. Morris. I know that Morris Brown's mother was Louise. ... He was a US Army veteran, was a prisoner of war for over 3 years in the Pacific."
Robert Morris Brown stated, "[he] was a brilliant man. Dick Silverman was right when he said that Joe was a spry old guy in his time. There was nothing that Joe couldn't do well. Liquor was his downfall and women too [being] married 4 times. The last time was in 1939 out in Los Angeles [and ended] in a divorce. During their lifetimes Joe and my mother [Lou] always were very close ... Joe moved to Los Angeles about 1937. [His sister,] Clara moved there in Feb 1938. They were friends; talked via phone every day; saw one another once a week or so. During WW II Joe was a volunteer worker for the Red Cross. Station wagon; worked day and night; did a superb job. In 1946 after the war, Joe moved up to Lake Hughes and lived there until after the death of Clara in 1949. Clara suffered a stroke in Jun 1949. In August I had to ask the court in Pasadena to declare Clara incompetent and have the bank take over her estate, both real and personal. It broke my heart to have to sign those papers, but it had to be done. My Aunt Clara passed away on December 27, [1949], and on December 31st Joe and I took Clara back to Kirkland. The last time I saw Joe was in September of 1952. He was in the VA Hospital in Los Angeles. Yes, Joe did stay for a period with the Silvermans in Dekalb ... but eventually Joe went to live at the VA home/hospital in Woods, Wisconsin where he passed away in April 1955."
Juanita had been married before, to Roy Henry Shores (div) and had a daughter, Dorothy Gladys Shores. Joseph & Juanita separated on Mar 5, 1925, two months after their marriage, Patricia was born eight months later on Nov 17, 1925, and the divorce was final on Mar 23, 1927. In 1930 Juanita was still in Rockford, Illinois with her two children and her mother.
Julius Silverman stated, "Joseph L. Morris was a spry old guy in his day, he was in charge of the Red Cross up in LA Calif. during the war (WW II). I used to visit him and Clara Eberhart during the war years when I was stationed out there, before going overseas, etc. Joe later came back and stayed with us for a while and then he lived in the Woods Government Home in Milwaukee, Wis. He passed away up there. Morris Brown's father must have been a son or whatever to a brother of Joseph D. Morris. I know that Morris Brown's mother was Louise. ... He was a US Army veteran, was a prisoner of war for over 3 years in the Pacific."
Robert Morris Brown stated, "[he] was a brilliant man. Dick Silverman was right when he said that Joe was a spry old guy in his time. There was nothing that Joe couldn't do well. Liquor was his downfall and women too [being] married 4 times. The last time was in 1939 out in Los Angeles [and ended] in a divorce. During their lifetimes Joe and my mother [Lou] always were very close ... Joe moved to Los Angeles about 1937. [His sister,] Clara moved there in Feb 1938. They were friends; talked via phone every day; saw one another once a week or so. During WW II Joe was a volunteer worker for the Red Cross. Station wagon; worked day and night; did a superb job. In 1946 after the war, Joe moved up to Lake Hughes and lived there until after the death of Clara in 1949. Clara suffered a stroke in Jun 1949. In August I had to ask the court in Pasadena to declare Clara incompetent and have the bank take over her estate, both real and personal. It broke my heart to have to sign those papers, but it had to be done. My Aunt Clara passed away on December 27, [1949], and on December 31st Joe and I took Clara back to Kirkland. The last time I saw Joe was in September of 1952. He was in the VA Hospital in Los Angeles. Yes, Joe did stay for a period with the Silvermans in Dekalb ... but eventually Joe went to live at the VA home/hospital in Woods, Wisconsin where he passed away in April 1955."
s/o Joseph D. Morris & Nellie P. "Helen" Dunnigan (Dunning). Married to 1)Olivia Gortner on Mar 12, 1912 in Milwaukee, WI, and 2)Juanita Woodard, d/o John Milton Woodard & Martha Ellen Dove, on Jan 12, 1925 in Rockford, IL. He enlisted in the Army on Apr 26, 1898 in Chicago, and fought in the Spanish American War. He was a Private in Co. G, 2nd Regiment, Illinois Infantry. Discharged Aug 27, 1898.
Juanita had been married before, to Roy Henry Shores (div) and had a daughter, Dorothy Gladys Shores. Joseph & Juanita separated on Mar 5, 1925, two months after their marriage, Patricia was born eight months later on Nov 17, 1925, and the divorce was final on Mar 23, 1927. In 1930 Juanita was still in Rockford, Illinois with her two children and her mother.
Julius Silverman stated, "Joseph L. Morris was a spry old guy in his day, he was in charge of the Red Cross up in LA Calif. during the war (WW II). I used to visit him and Clara Eberhart during the war years when I was stationed out there, before going overseas, etc. Joe later came back and stayed with us for a while and then he lived in the Woods Government Home in Milwaukee, Wis. He passed away up there. Morris Brown's father must have been a son or whatever to a brother of Joseph D. Morris. I know that Morris Brown's mother was Louise. ... He was a US Army veteran, was a prisoner of war for over 3 years in the Pacific."
Robert Morris Brown stated, "[he] was a brilliant man. Dick Silverman was right when he said that Joe was a spry old guy in his time. There was nothing that Joe couldn't do well. Liquor was his downfall and women too [being] married 4 times. The last time was in 1939 out in Los Angeles [and ended] in a divorce. During their lifetimes Joe and my mother [Lou] always were very close ... Joe moved to Los Angeles about 1937. [His sister,] Clara moved there in Feb 1938. They were friends; talked via phone every day; saw one another once a week or so. During WW II Joe was a volunteer worker for the Red Cross. Station wagon; worked day and night; did a superb job. In 1946 after the war, Joe moved up to Lake Hughes and lived there until after the death of Clara in 1949. Clara suffered a stroke in Jun 1949. In August I had to ask the court in Pasadena to declare Clara incompetent and have the bank take over her estate, both real and personal. It broke my heart to have to sign those papers, but it had to be done. My Aunt Clara passed away on December 27, [1949], and on December 31st Joe and I took Clara back to Kirkland. The last time I saw Joe was in September of 1952. He was in the VA Hospital in Los Angeles. Yes, Joe did stay for a period with the Silvermans in Dekalb ... but eventually Joe went to live at the VA home/hospital in Woods, Wisconsin where he passed away in April 1955."
Juanita had been married before, to Roy Henry Shores (div) and had a daughter, Dorothy Gladys Shores. Joseph & Juanita separated on Mar 5, 1925, two months after their marriage, Patricia was born eight months later on Nov 17, 1925, and the divorce was final on Mar 23, 1927. In 1930 Juanita was still in Rockford, Illinois with her two children and her mother.
Julius Silverman stated, "Joseph L. Morris was a spry old guy in his day, he was in charge of the Red Cross up in LA Calif. during the war (WW II). I used to visit him and Clara Eberhart during the war years when I was stationed out there, before going overseas, etc. Joe later came back and stayed with us for a while and then he lived in the Woods Government Home in Milwaukee, Wis. He passed away up there. Morris Brown's father must have been a son or whatever to a brother of Joseph D. Morris. I know that Morris Brown's mother was Louise. ... He was a US Army veteran, was a prisoner of war for over 3 years in the Pacific."
Robert Morris Brown stated, "[he] was a brilliant man. Dick Silverman was right when he said that Joe was a spry old guy in his time. There was nothing that Joe couldn't do well. Liquor was his downfall and women too [being] married 4 times. The last time was in 1939 out in Los Angeles [and ended] in a divorce. During their lifetimes Joe and my mother [Lou] always were very close ... Joe moved to Los Angeles about 1937. [His sister,] Clara moved there in Feb 1938. They were friends; talked via phone every day; saw one another once a week or so. During WW II Joe was a volunteer worker for the Red Cross. Station wagon; worked day and night; did a superb job. In 1946 after the war, Joe moved up to Lake Hughes and lived there until after the death of Clara in 1949. Clara suffered a stroke in Jun 1949. In August I had to ask the court in Pasadena to declare Clara incompetent and have the bank take over her estate, both real and personal. It broke my heart to have to sign those papers, but it had to be done. My Aunt Clara passed away on December 27, [1949], and on December 31st Joe and I took Clara back to Kirkland. The last time I saw Joe was in September of 1952. He was in the VA Hospital in Los Angeles. Yes, Joe did stay for a period with the Silvermans in Dekalb ... but eventually Joe went to live at the VA home/hospital in Woods, Wisconsin where he passed away in April 1955."
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