Morris, John L.

1892 - 1977  (84 years)

• Name	Morris, John L.
  Birth	15 Jul 1892	Indiana   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Census		1940 Census, Clay City Township, Clay County, Illinois, page 09b 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-4) (Township), image 18, page 09b The writing in the 1940 Federal census for Clay City, Illinois is sometimes difficult to read. Ancestry.com has attempted to index this census, but there are many transcription errors.
  Reference Number	MORR.J004
  _FGRAVE	26473542
  Military Service	World War I, Corporal, United States Army  [3]
  		Flag of the United States, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959, a…
  		United States Army
  		Corporal, United States Army (1905-Sep 1920)
  		World War I (1914 - 1918)
  Death	23 Mar 1977	Flora Care Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [2]
  	CPL U. S. Army World War I John L. Morris, 84, Clay City, died Wednesday at 1:10 p.m. in the Flora Care Center. He was born July 15,1892 in Elberfeld, Ind. to Thomas and Mary Heldt Morris. He was married to the former Patty Florence Poope who died in 1970. Surviving are sons the Rev. Jon L. Morris, Hutsonville, and Francis L., Clay City; and four grandchildren. He was a veteran of World War I. Services will be at the Cardascio Funeral Home, Clay City, where visitation will be. Burial will be in Clay City Cemetery; and the Rev. Robert Shook will officiate. There will be full military services. Taken from the Olney Daily Mail, Olney, IL, Mar, 1977.
  Burial	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [2]
  		Headstone, Morris, John L.
  Person ID	I30703	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2026

  
  

  Family	Poppe, Patty Florence,   b. 1901, Illinois d. 4 Dec 1970 (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	Y  [1]
  Children	1. Morris, Jon L.,   b. 1923, Montana d. Bef 7 Jun 2019 (Age < 96 years) + 2. Morris, Francis L. 'Fran',   b. 9 Nov 1928, Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee d. 7 Jun 2019, Helia Healthcare, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 90 years)
  Family ID	F10722	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 15 Jul 1892 - Indiana Death - 23 Mar 1977 - Flora Care Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois Burial - - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S849] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (District 13-4) (Township), image 18, page 9b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00087?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 3). [S16929] (Reliability: 2). [S9274] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Morris, John L., (http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=1561&GScid=105163&GRid=26473542&), none. (Reliability: 2).