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Simon Joshua Morriss Full Name: Simon Joshua Morriss Other surnames: Morris Date of birth: April 15, 1843 Date of death: May 18, 1902 Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District S 1 Jan 12, 1897 - Jan 8, 1901 25th (2)   26th (1)   Democrat Atlanta / Cass   Bowie, Cass, Marion, Morris (1) 26th Legislature - Roll of holdover Senators, 1/10/1899, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal. (2) 25th Legislature - Roll of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/12/1897, p. 1. Senate Journal.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Resolutions and Journal entries 28th Legislature, R.S., 1/22/1903, p. 83, Dr. S.J. Morris. Resolutions - Memorial. Biographical Sketches Biographical sketch, Simon J. Morriss, M.D., pp. 39-41. Born 4/15/1843 in Talladega County, Alabama, married Mary L. Taylor 9/15/1865. Texas State Government: A Volume of Biographical Sketches and Passing Comment, 25th Legislature, 1897. Military Service Notes Confederate States Army, Private, 1st Lieutenant, and Captain, 10th Alabama Infantry, enlisted 6/4/1861. Simon Joshua Morriss, death date 5/18/1902 in Cass County, widow Mrs. Mary Morriss of Atlanta, Cass County, marriage date 9/9/1865 in Talladega County, Alabama. Pension File No. 23498, Alabama, Texas and Virginia, U.S., Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958. Ancestry.com. Other Resources Death notice, "Dr. S.J. Morriss Dead: Was an Ex-State Senator and Prominent East Texas Citizen," 5/19/1902, p. 10. Death date 5/18/1902. "Dr. Morriss served four years as State Senator from the First District of Texas." Dallas Morning News. Census of 1880 - S.J. Marris, Cass County, age 37, born circa 1843 in Alabama, physician, spouse Mary, daughters Lucy, Arney, Lillie, Bell, Eula, and Kate. Census of 1900 - Simon J. Morriss, Atlanta, Cass County, age 53, born April 1847 in Alabama, physician, spouse Mary L.L.A., daughters E. Ama and Eula L. FamilySearch. 1880 1900 Dr. S.J. Morriss, birth date 4/15/1843, death date 5/18/1902, burial in Pine Crest Cemetery, Atlanta, Cass County. Find a Grave. Photographs Photograph. S.J. Morriss, 26th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. S.J. Morriss, 25th Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 25th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, west wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board. 26th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, west wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 26th R.S. - 1899 Contingent Expenses   Educational Affairs   Engrossed Bills   Finance   Internal Improvements   State Asylums (Chair)  State Penitentiaries   25th R.S. - 1897 Agricultural Affairs   Contingent Expenses   Education   Finance   General Land Office   Internal Improvements   Penitentiaries   Public Debt   Public Health (Chair)  State Affairs   State Asylums

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