Morris, Jerman Baker^[1]

1827 - 1896  (68 years)

• Name	Morris, Jerman Baker
  Born	15 Mar 1827	, Patrick, Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Military Servic	21 Kentucky Infantry  [2]
  Died	19 Jan 1896
  Person ID	I14160	McClure-Harris
  Last Modified	8 Mar 2004

  
  

  Father	Morris, Samuel Coleman,   b. , , Virginia
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Baker, Susan Davis,   b. , , Virginia
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F3914	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Clack, Elizabeth Petty,   b. 25 Sep 1830, , Barren, Kentucky ,   d. 05 Dec 1921  (Age 91 years)
  Married	25 Sep 1853	, Barren, Kentucky
  Children	1. Morris, Mary Alice,   b. 26 Jul 1854, Junction City, Barren, Kentucky ,   d. 10 Dec 1936, , Hart, Kentucky  (Age 82 years)  [Birth]   2. Morris, Susan E.,   b. 1856, Junction City, Barren, Kentucky  [Birth]   3. Morris, Martha E.,   b. 1859, Junction City, Barren, Kentucky  [Birth]   4. Morris, William L.,   b. 1860, Junction City, Barren, Kentucky  [Birth]   5. Morris, Elizabeth L.,   b. 1862, Junction City, Barren, Kentucky  [Birth]   6. Morris, Katie,   b. Junction City, Barren, Kentucky  [Birth]   7. Morris, James S.,   b. 1864, Junction City, Barren, Kentucky  [Birth]   8. Morris, Nancy C.,   b. 1866, , , Kentucky  [Birth]   9. Morris, Harriet,   b. 1868, , , Kentucky  [Birth]   10. Morris, Jerman B.,   b. 1871, , , Kentucky  [Birth]   11. Morris, Jane Wood
  Last Modified	8 Mar 2004
  Family ID	F4937	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Kentucky: A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 3rd ed., 1886. Metcalfe County. JERMAN B. MORRIS was born March 5, 1827, in Patrick County, Va., andis the eldest of five sons and six daughters, seven lived to be grown,born to Samuel C. and Susan D. (Baker) Morris. Samuel C. Morris was bornand reared in Patrick County, Va. He was a farmer and immigrated with his family to Barren County, now Metcalfe, Ky., in March, 1837. He located on 200 acres of land, near Sulphur Well, which he improved. He wasborn in July, 1800, was a son of Samuel Morris and died March 18, 1884. Samuel Morris was born and reared in Goochland County, Va. He was a soldier in the war of 1812 and served as quartermaster; was also quartermaster in the Florida war. He was an extensive planter and slave owner, resided in different parts of Virginia, and family, about 1841, moved to west Tennessee, where he died, aged about seventy-eightyears. He was a son of Samuel Morris, who married Susannah Wade. They wereboth natives of Virginia. Samuel was a farmer, of English descent, and a firm Methodist. Mrs. Susan D. Morris, mother of Jerman Morris, was a daughter of Jerman Baker, who married Mildred James. They were also natives of Virginia, born, respectively, in Louisa and Franklin Counties. Jerman Baker was a farmer; was a member of the Virginia Legislature when the Richmond theater was burned in 1813. He was a son of William Baker, who married Nancy Thompson. Jerman Morris was reared on a farm and remained with his parents until he was twenty-one, whenhe went to Fulton County, Ky., and entered a store as salesman. Fouryears later he returned to Metcalfe, then Barren County, where he engaged in the mercantile business at Knob Lick, for five years; he then engagedat farming. September 21, 1861, he enlisted in Company B, Twenty-first Kentucky, Federal; was commissioned as captain to enlist a company.He was in all the engagements, etc., until his resignation. September16, 1862, he was discharged on account of ill health, and now draws a pension. He was engaged for six years at the mercantile business at Horse Cave, then engaged in farming. In 1879 he moved to Sulphur Well postoffice, Metcalfe County, where he purchased a small farm andengaged in the general merchandise business, also keeping hotel. He served a postmaster for two years and was elected police judge of Sulphur Well for two terms of two years each. He owns 105 acres of good land improved with a fine residence, etc., also seventy-five acres twomiles above Sulphur Well; also owns his old home of sixty-nine acres onGreen River, Hart County. Mr. Morris married, September 25, 1853, Elizabeth Clack, of Barren County, Ky., a daughter of William W. and Isabella (Petty) Clack. William W. Clack was a farmer and was sheriff anddeputy for thirteen years. He was a son of John Clack, who married Elizabeth Wood. They were born and reared in Virginia. John was an extensive farmer and slave owner, and an early settler of Barren County, having moved there about 1795. To Mr. and Mrs. Morris the following children were born: Mary A. King, Susan I. Owen, William L. (at JunctionCity), Martha E., Elizabeth L., Katie Masters, James S. (at Junction City), Martha E., Elizabeth L., Katie Masters, James S. (at Junction City), Hattie, Jerman B. B. and Jane Wood (deceased). Mr. Morris and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He is a Mason, wasformerly a Granger; in politics is a Republican and cast his first presidential vote for Taylor in 1848. ================================ 1880 United States Census Jerman B. MORRIS Self M Male W 53 KY Farmer VA VA Elizabeth MORRIS Wife M Female W 50 KY Keeps House KY KY Susan E. MORRIS Dau S Female W 24 KY At Home KY KY Martha E. MORRIS Dau S Female W 21 KY At Home KY KY William L. MORRIS Son S Male W 20 KY Works On Farm KY KY Elizabeth L. MORRIS Dau S Female W 18 KY At School KY KY James S. MORRIS Son S Male W 16 KY At School KY KY Nancy C. MORRIS Dau S Female W 14 KY At School KY KY Harriet MORRIS Dau S Female W 12 KY At School KY KY Jerman B. MORRIS Son S Male W 9 KY KY KY Sallie CARDEN Other S Female B 24 KY Servant KY KY Savanah CARDEN Dau S Female B 8 KY KY KY Mary CARDEN Dau S Female B 6 KY KY KY Martin BOMS Other S Male W 28 RI Brick Mason IRE NY Thomas M. QUISENBERY Other S Male W 29 KY Dry Goods Merchant KY KY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source Information: Census Place Fair View, Metcalfe, Kentucky Family History Library Film 1254434 NA Film Number T9-0434 Page Number 248D -------------------------------------------

  
  

• Sources

  [S186] GEDCOM file imported on 14 Aug 2002., Shane Symes. [S616] Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, (National Park Service) (Reliability: 3). UNION KENTUCKY VOLUNTEERS 21st Regiment, Kentucky Infantry Organized at Camps Hobson and Ward, Ky., and mustered in December 31, 1861, and January 2, 1862, at Green River Bridge, Ky. Attached to 11th Brigade, 1st Division, Army of the Ohio, to March, 1862. 11th Brigade, 5th Division, Army of the Ohio, to June, 1862. 7th Independent Brigade, Army of the Ohio, to July, 1862. 23rd Independent Brigade, Army of the Ohio, to August, 1862. 23rd Brigade, 5th Division, Army of the Ohio, to September, 1862. 23rd Brigade, 5th Division, 2nd Army Corps, Army of the Ohio, to November, 1862. 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, Left Wing 14th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to January, 1863. 3rd Brigade. 3rd Division, 21st Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to October, 1863. Unattached, Army of the Cumberland, to January, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 4th Army Corps, to June, 1865. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 4th Army Corps, to August, 1865. Dept. of Texas to December, 1865. SERVICE.-Duty at Green River Bridge, Ky., till March, 1862. Moved to Creelsboro; thence to Nashville, Tenn., and duty there till April 1. Moved to Columbia, Tenn., April 1-2; thence march to Shelbyville April 24, and duty there till June 11. Dumont's Expedition to Cumberland Mountain June 11-14. Expedition to Wartrace June 17-19. Moved to Tullahoma July 2, thence to Duck Bridge July 4. March to Louisville, Ky., in pursuit of Bragg August 20-September 19. Pursuit of Bragg into Kentucky October 1-22. Battle of Perryville October 8 (Reserve). Nelson's Cross Roads October 18. Pittman's Cross Roads October 19. Reconnoissance on Madison Road October 20. March to Nashville, Tenn., October 22-November l2, and duty there till December 26. Dobbins' Ferry, near Lavergne, December 9. Advance on Murfreesboro December 26-30. Battle of Stone River December 30-31, 1862, and January 1-3, 1868. At Murfreesboro till June. Middle Tennessee (or Tullahoma) Campaign June 23-July 7. Liberty Gap June 25-26. Occupation of Middle Tennessee till August 16. Passage of Cumberland Mountain and Tennessee River and Chickamauga (Ga.) Campaign August 16-September 22. Ringgold, Ga., September 11. Catlett's Gap September 15. At Whitesides during battle of Chickamauga September 19-20. At Chattanooga, Tenn., till October 1. Action at Anderson's (or Mountain Gap), near Smith's Cross Roads, October 1. Anderson's Cross Roads October 2. Duty in Sequatchie Valley till November 19. Chattanooga-Ringgold Campaign November 23-27. Tunnel Hill, Mission Ridge, November 24-25. Pursuit to Graysville November 26-27. Chickamauga Station November 26. March to relief of Knoxville November 28-December 18. At Chattanooga and Shellmound, Tenn., till January, 1864. Regiment veteranize January 11, 1864, and Veterans on furlough till March 30. Moved to Cleveland, thence to Blue Springs, Tenn., April 26. Atlanta (Ga.) Campaign May to September. Tunnel Hill May 6-7. Demonstrations on Rocky Faced Ridge and Dalton May 8-13. Buzzard's Roost Gap May 8-9. Battle of Resaca May 14-15. Near Kingston May 18-19. Near Cassville May 19. Advance on Dallas May 22-25. Operations on Pumpkin Vine Creek and battles about Dallas, New Hope Church and Allatoona Hills May 25-June 5. Burnt Hickory May 25. Operations about Marietta and against Kenesaw Mountain June 10-July 2. Pine Hill June 11-14. Lost Mountain June 15-17. Assault on Kenesaw June 27. Ruff's Station, Smyrna Camp Ground, July 4. Chattahoochie River July 5-17. Peach Tree Creek July 19-20. Siege of Atlanta July 22-August 25. Flank movement on Jonesboro August 25-30. Battle of Jonesboro August 31-September 1. Lovejoy Station September 2-6. Jonesboro September 5 and 12. Operations in North Georgia and North Alabama against Hood October 1-26. Moved to Nashville, Tenn.; thence to Pulaski, Tenn. Nashville Campaign November-December. Columbia, Duck River, November 24-27. Spring Hill November 29. Battle of Franklin November 30. Battle of Nashville December 15-16. Pursuit of Hood to the Tennessee River December 17-28. Moved to Huntsville, Ala., and duty there till March, 1865. Expedition to Bull's Gap and operations in East Tennessee March 15-April 22. At Nashville, Tenn., till June. Ordered to New Orleans, La., June 19; thence moved to Texas. Duty at Indianola and Victoria till December. Mustered out December 9, 1865. Regiment lost during service 3 Officers and 57 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 6 Officers and 152 Enlisted men by disease. Total 218. Jerman B. Morris (First_Last) Regiment Name 21 Kentucky Infantry Side Union Company B Soldier's Rank_In Capt. Soldier's Rank_Out Capt. Alternate Name Notes Film Number M386 roll 19