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Dr Gershom Samuel Morrison

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Birth	:	14 Dec 1805 Steuben County, New York, USA
Death	:	23 May 1863 Anita, Cass County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Baxter Springs Cemetery, Baxter Springs, Cherokee County, USA
Coordinate	:	37.0318985, -94.7696991
Description	:	Son of Alexander & Sarah Towner Morrison, husb of Lura Coston. The territory now known as Grant Township (Cass County Iowa) constituted a part of what was called Lura Township, one of the seven original subdivisions of the county, named after the wife of the pioneer, Dr. Gershom S. Morrison. In 1870, Grant Township had an election at Morrison's School house, under the act making the civil and congressional townships uniform. The first settlers found little timber, Morrison's grove and a smaller one south of Anita, Being the only natural groves. Dr. G. S. Morrison was the pioneer of... Read More	Son of Alexander & Sarah Towner Morrison, husb of Lura Coston. The territory now known as Grant Township (Cass County Iowa) constituted a part of what was called Lura Township, one of the seven original subdivisions of the county, named after the wife of the pioneer, Dr. Gershom S. Morrison. In 1870, Grant Township had an election at Morrison's School house, under the act making the civil and congressional townships uniform. The first settlers found little timber, Morrison's grove and a smaller one south of Anita, Being the only natural groves. Dr. G. S. Morrison was the pioneer of the northeastern portion of Cass County, coming from Bureau County, Illinois, and entered a large tract of land about a mile southeast of where Anita now stands. Upon it he erected a large log cabin, in which he lived. He dropped his professional practice almost entirely and did what he could to develop the country, building roads and bridges. They staked out a road and bridged the stream for a distance of forty miles, from Dalmanutha, Guthrie County, to the Nishnabotna River, about two miles from Indiantown. In May, 1855, the Western Stage Company put a line of four-horse coaches from Des Moines to Council Bluffs, with Morrison's Station, a noted stop on the route as it had become well known from one side of the state to the other.

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Where is Dr Gershom Samuel Morrison's memorial?
Dr Gershom Samuel Morrison's memorial is located at: Baxter Springs Cemetery, Baxter Springs, Cherokee County, USA.
When did Dr Gershom Samuel Morrison death?
Dr Gershom Samuel Morrison death on 23 May 1863 in Anita, Cass County, Iowa, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Dr Gershom Samuel Morrison's memorial?
Latitude: 37.0318985
Longitude: -94.7696991

Family Members:

Spouse

Lura Coston Morrison

(1809 - 1867)

Children

John Coston Morrison

(1838 - 1879)

George Newel Morrison

(1841 - 1865)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Baxter Springs Cemetery
Baxter Springs, Cherokee County, USA
Coordinate: 37.0318985, -94.7696991

2. Baxter Springs City Cemetery Soldiers' Lot
Baxter Springs, Cherokee County, USA
Coordinate: 37.0320810, -94.7706520

3. Ferris Cemetery
Baxter Springs, Cherokee County, USA
Coordinate: 37.0459160, -94.7726380

4. Pleasantview Cemetery
Baxter Springs, Cherokee County, USA
Coordinate: 37.0675011, -94.7574997

5. Usrey Family Cemetery
Baxter Springs, Cherokee County, USA
Coordinate: 37.0784400, -94.7580200

6. Dockery Family Cemetery
Riverton, Cherokee County, USA
Coordinate: 37.0789700, -94.7950800

7. Lowell Cemetery
Lowell, Cherokee County, USA
Coordinate: 37.0388985, -94.7007980

8. Pence Cemetery
Baxter Springs, Cherokee County, USA
Coordinate: 37.0128100, -94.6936900

9. Quaker Valley Cemetery
Riverton, Cherokee County, USA
Coordinate: 37.0828018, -94.7174988

10. Beasley Cemetery
Treece, Cherokee County, USA
Coordinate: 37.0758018, -94.8311005

11. Gandy Cemetery
Riverton, Cherokee County, USA
Coordinate: 37.0670700, -94.6918900

12. Brush Creek Cemetery
Columbus, Cherokee County, USA
Coordinate: 37.1175003, -94.7733002

13. Stevenson Cemetery
Galena, Cherokee County, USA
Coordinate: 37.0749300, -94.6729100

14. Faith Community Cemetery
Galena, Cherokee County, USA
Coordinate: 37.0719300, -94.6709000

15. Greenlawn Cemetery
Columbus, Cherokee County, USA
Coordinate: 37.0446600, -94.8823900

16. Green Family Cemetery
Quapaw, Ottawa County, USA
Coordinate: 36.9690100, -94.6853800

17. Newman Cemetery
Ottawa County, USA
Coordinate: 36.9752998, -94.6761017

18. Stafford-Shapp Memorial Cemetery
Ottawa County, USA
Coordinate: 36.9373130, -94.7537270

19. Hill Crest Cemetery
Galena, Cherokee County, USA
Coordinate: 37.0757904, -94.6624374

20. Griffin Cemetery
Ottawa County, USA
Coordinate: 36.9353485, -94.7471237

21. Saint Marys Quapaw Cemetery
Ottawa County, USA
Coordinate: 36.9325400, -94.7543400

22. Beattie Family Cemetery
Quapaw, Ottawa County, USA
Coordinate: 36.9583028, -94.6838727

23. Hoffman-Quapaw Family Cemetery
Ottawa County, USA
Coordinate: 36.9425200, -94.7118800

24. Boston Mills-Cox Cemetery
Cherokee County, USA
Coordinate: 37.1096820, -94.6871280