Harrison County Iowa Genealogy

HISTORY OF HARRISON COUNTY, IOWA, 1891
BIOGRAPHIES
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DAVID MORROW

David MORROW, a farmer living on section 16, Raglan Township, came to Harrison County in the spring of 1856, in company with his parents, who located in Raglan Twp. He remained at home until he had reached the years of majority. His advantages for obtaining an education were very limited.

His father helped him procure a quarter-section of land, which he plowed up, and erected a house, barn and granary upon. He also dug wells and provided the same with a windmill, and set out an orchard of 100 apple trees, together with shade and ornamental trees; the present farm contains 240 acres, 50 acres of which are plow land, while the balance is in meadow and pasture, all surrounded with a good fence.

Mr. MORROW was born in Canada, is the son of Patrick and Elizabeth MORROW, natives of Ireland, whose ten children were as follows: Jane, William, Elizabeth, Anna, Hugh, Mary, David, Joseph, deceased; David, Salathiel and Matilda.

Our subject remained in Canada until seven years of age, and then came to Harrison County, Iowa. He was married April 2, 1877, to Catharine, daughter of Hugh and Ann STEWART, natives of Ireland, who had ten children, named as follows: John (deceased), Mary A., Catharine, Daniel, James T., Sarah A., Peter P., Rose (deceased), Jennie and Anna.

Mr. and Mrs. MORROW are the parents of four children, as follows: Lewis H., born January 30, 1878; Mary G., April 19, 1980; Jane R., May 21, 1882; Anna T., December 29, 1885. Mrs. MORROW passed from the scenes of this life, November 27, 1890. The family belong to the Roman Catholic Church.

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