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

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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.

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Senate District 1
Jan 12, 1897 - Jan 8, 1901
Legislatures: 25th ⁽²⁾ 26th ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Atlanta / Cass
Counties in district: 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.

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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 Information top

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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