lines. His entire life has been actuated by a spirit of enterprise that is manifest in his public relations as well as in his private business affairs. He is resolute and determined, accomplishing what he undertakes and his success is the logical sequence of his industry, close application and business integrity.
FRANK E. MORRIS.
Frank E. Morris, who has engaged continuously in the livery business in Ames since 1893 and is also identified with agricultural interests in Story county, was born in Whiteside county, Illinois, about two miles east of Morrison, on the 30th of July, 1868. His parents, Willard and Adaline (Leonard) Morris, were both natives of Schenectady, New York, the former born June 22, 1825, and the latter in 1830. They were married in the Empire state and on coming to the middle west settled in Illinois, where they remained for about eighteen years, after which they arrived in Story county, Iowa. The mother's death occurred in January, 1901, but the father still survives and makes his home upon a farm north of Ames. In their family were seven children: Addie, the wife of Chet F. Davis, living three miles east of Gilbert, Iowa; Ella, the wife of Lester Rosenfeld, whose home is a half mile east of Kelley; Joie, the wife of William Kannan, residing on the home farm with her father; Walter, a resident of Franklin township; Frank E., of this review; Gertie, at home; and Lynn, who is conducting a livery stable in Ames.
Frank E. Morris resided upon the old home farm in Illinois, upon which his birth occurred, until he came to Iowa in October, 1875, in company with his parents, who made their way direct to Ames. The family home was established upon a farm near that city, and there he continued to aid in the cultivation and development of the fields until 1893, when he took up his abode in the city and established a livery barn. In the spring of 1909 he erected his present livery stable, which is the largest building in Ames. It is three stories and basement, with gable roof, is fifty-one by one hundred feet and fifty-one feet in height. It is built of glazed brick and is used exclusively for the livery business. Its location is at the corner of Main and Bamette avenue, and Mr. Morris has about twenty-five head of horses, together with vehicles of all kinds, and three hearses and a number of closed carriages for funeral use. His livery barn is accorded a liberal patronage, and the business has grown along substantial and gratifying lines. In addition to this Mr. Morris owns eighty acres of valuable farm land in Franklin township, three miles north of the city, and one hundred and sixty acres in Milford township.
In 1894 occurred the marriage of Mr. Morris and Miss Ella Dodds, who was born in Franklin township, in 1872, and is a daughter of Robert Dodds. They have three children: Glenn, Clair and Ralph.