John H. Morriss (1847-1903)

REGIMENT: Co. B, 9 IL Inf.	MUSTER-IN: Jan. 30, 1865
RANK: Private	WHERE: Alton, IL
AGE: 18	MUSTER-OUT: July 09, 1865
HAIR: Black	WHERE: Louisville, KY
EYES: Blue	BIRTH: 1847
COMPLEXION: Dark	DEATH: 1903
HEIGHT: 5' 8"	BURIAL: June 16, 1903
OCCUPATION: Farmer	SECTION: H
NATIVITY: Illinois	LOT: 966
RESIDENCE: Troy, IL	GRAVE: 1
ENLISTED: Jan. 30, 1865	MARKER: GHS
WHERE: Alton, IL	CONDITION: New
PERIOD: 1 Year

Edwardsville Intelligencer June 17, 1903
CONSTABLE JOHN MORRISS OF COLLINSVILLE, DIES FROM INJURIES
Information About What is Going on in the City and Its Environments

John H. Morriss, constable of Collinsville, who was injured in an electric car collision ten days ago, is dead. He passed away very suddenly at noon at his home. The accident took place at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, June 5. Two cars crashed together on a curve near the western city limits of Collinsville. The track there is hidden by a hedge which curves with the rails, and the front ends of the cars were completely demolished by the shock.

Mr. Morriss had almost gotten in the clear, and was drawing his right foot out of danger when it was caught and crushed off just above the ankle. Amputation was performed and was repeated and the patient was considered in no great straits. The shock, however, proved to have been to great, and his heart suddenly ceased to beat.

What arrangements have been made for the funeral is not known here. Mr. Morriss was 60 years old and leaves a wife and, a number of children, nearly all grown.

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