The 1850 Census shows Peter Reel, age 1, living in Beccaria, Clearfield, Pennsylvania with his parents, Samuel J. Reel, age 31 and Abigal S. Reel, age 21. His father is listed as a blacksmith, born in Pennsylvania. His mother is also listed as born in Pennsylvania. The image of the 1850 census:
After his father died, young Peter Reel found it difficult to live with his step-mother. He was adopted by Dr. James M. Stills, the brother of the founder of osteopathic medicine in the United States. On the 1870 census, Peter is listed as a farmer living with Dr. Stills. He told his family about making […]
The 1875 census of Eudora, Kansas, shows John Buck, Polly J. Buck and her three sons, Harmon, George, and Samuel. Samuel was born after her first husband, Samuel Jeremiah Reel, died. Her new husband is listed as saloon keeper. By 1875, her step-children, Peter and Mary Jane, had left home. Here is a copy of […]
My mom and I went to Kansas some years ago to investigate family stories. We knew that Samuel Jeremiah Reel, his wife Polly, and their children lived in Eudora, KS, a small German settlement near Lawrence. We were pretty frustrated when we could not find them in the 1860 census microfilm at the university. After […]
Peter Alexander Reel, father of Harriett Reel Morris, was serving as a policeman in 1880 in Los Angeles. Here is the 1880 census listing him as a policeman. Here is a photo of Peter in his uniform:
The attached image shows Mary Jane Reel listed in the 1870 Census. She is number 24, listed as a housekeeper for a local farmer, James Coussey. Mary Jane is the sister of Peter Alexander Reel. Their mother died in a landslide when Mary Jane was two years old and her brother was about four years […]
Here is a drawing of Peter Reel, the father of Harriett June Reel Morris. Peter must have been an interesting character. The drawing was probably done by his oldest daughter, Echo, who was a very good artist.
When my grandmother, Harriett June Reel Morris, had to move out of her little rented house in Pasadena, we found a lot of little notes all around the house. She used them to keep her in a good positive mood. Here is one that we managed to save: This one was addressed to Carl and […]
Here’s a quick overview of our family history. More details will follow as I have time to post things. Harriett June Reel met a charming young man at the fruit canning plant in Los Angeles where they both worked. Harriett sorted the fruit as it came down the conveyor belt. Lewis Augustine Morris was the […]
Welcome to the Morris Family Blog! We can use this to share information about our family, which includes the children and grandchilden of Lewis Reel Morris, Evelyn Mae Morris Lacko, Dick Morris, Kay (Caroline) June Morris Pulskamp, Carl Morris, and Marjorie Ellen Morris Zunich. Whenever possible, we will also include stories from the Morris family […]