Morris was the son of Luther Banks and Mary E. Saunders, who married on 17 Jun 1858 in Delaware Co., Indiana. I found four children for them—Olive “Ollie” Cordelia (b. ca. 1859), Morris Luther (30 Sep 1860 – 23 Oct 1948), Sarah (12 Dec 1864 – 20 Jan 1907) and Thomas F. (17 Mar 1867 – 1 Sep 1870).
Morris’ parents and older sister appeared together on the 1860 Census, living in Mount Pleasant, Delaware Co., Indiana. Luther Banks, aged 26, was farming for a living. Mary, aged 18, was home with 1-year-old Cordelia (aka Olive/Ollie), and six months pregnant with Morris.
By the time the 1870 Census came around, the family was living in Bourbon, Marshall Co., Indiana. Luther Banks, aged 37, was working a new farm. Mary, aged 28, was home tending to the household and the four children—Ollie, aged 11, Morris, aged 9, Sarah, aged 5, and Thomas, aged 3.
Sadly, six years after that census, the family lost wife and mother Mary on 12 Dec 1876, aged 35. It would have been a somber Christmas that year.
Luther mourned his loss for two years before deciding to remarry. He wed Magdeline “Maggie” Senour (nee Plummer) on 11 Jul 1878 in Marshall Co., Indiana. It was also a second marriage for Maggie. She had previously married John H. Senour on 28 Dec 1854, and she brought sons Omar E. (24 May 1862 – 8 Nov 1904) and Otis J. (4 Mar 1866 – 18 Nov 1933) with her to the marriage. John had died in 1875.
I couldn’t find Morris in 1880. He wasn’t with his father, step-mother and step-siblings. On 18 Dec 1884, Morris married Delia Martin. According to Delia on both the 1900 and the 1910 Census, the couple had five children together—Owen (18 Nov 1885 – 14 May 1953), Coral (19 Oct 1888 – 8 Apr 1975), Mabel M. (23 Mar 1891 – aft. 1966), Alice B. (1 Nov 1892 – 13 Sep 1979), and Mary Grace (3 May 1897 – 17 Mar 1959).
The 1900 Census is the first opportunity to see the family together. They were living in Center Township in Marshall Co., Indiana. Morris Banks, aged 39, was farming for a living. Delia, aged 38, reported that she had had five children, all of them still living. All five were still at home—Owen, aged 14, Coral, aged 11, Mabel, aged 9, Alice, aged 7, and 3-year-old Grace.
There were three weddings and a funeral in the decade following that census. The funeral was to honor the memory of Morris’ father Luther Banks, who passed on 7 Mar 1908 at age 75. Three months later, the family cast off their mourning frocks and donned more festive attire for the first of the three weddings. On 24 Jun 1908, son Owen married Florence Minnie Deacon. Two months later, daughter Mabel married Charles Ray Thomas on 1 Aug 1908. A year later, Morris and Delia again put on their Sunday best to watch daughter Coral walk down the aisle with Urben Guy Roahrig on 3 Apr 1909.
The rest of the family was still in Center Township a decade later when the 1910 Census was enumerated. Morris Banks, aged 49, was busy with the farm. Delia, aged 48, again reported that all five of her total of five children were still alive. Only the two youngest were still at home—Alice, aged 17, and Grace, aged 13.
Two years after that census, daughter Alice married Lloyd Stephenson Staley on 1 Dec 1912, and a year later, daughter Mary Grace wed Amos Silveus on 4 Oct 1913, both marriages taking place in Marshall County.
When the 1920 Census came around, Morris and Delia’s nest was empty. Morris, aged 59, was still actively farming. Delia, aged 58, was keeping house.
The 1930 Census still placed them in Center Township in Marshall County. Morris, aged 69, was still working the farm. Delia, aged 68, had the house as her domain.
Four years after that census, Morris and Delia achieved gold status. (From: The Culver Citizen, Culver, IN – Wed 19 Dec 1934 pg. 2) “Couple Celebrates 50th Anniversary. Fifty years ago on December 16 (it was actually on the 18th) Mr. and Mrs. Morris Banks, of near Culver, exchanged nuptial vows at Warsaw with Elder Benjamin of the Baptist church reading the service. The wedding date fell this year on Sunday, and as it was the golden anniversary, the couple was honored at a family dinner carried out as a pot-luck affair. A gold and white color motif was in keeping with the wedding theme, and the table was centered with the wedding cake in gold and white, the gift of a daughter, Mrs. Roahrig, of Bourbon. Places were laid for Mrs. N.G. Roahrig and daughters, Thelma and Marilee, Mr. and Mrs. Guy Roahrig and children and Chester Hall, of Bourbon, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Roahrig, Jr., and daughter, of Monon, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Thomas and Devon a Agnes, Mrs. Dehlia Underrwood and son, Dickie, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Staley and family. Morris Banks and Miss Eleanor Head, of Plymouth, and Mr. and Mrs. Same Wallace and Faye, Annabelle, Mary Alice and Eldon Silveus, of Bourbon, and Mr. and Mrs. Owen Banks and son Floyd, of this city. Reminiscing the couple told of the wedding fifty years ago when the temperature hovered around zero and the couple made the trip to Warsaw through deep snow. The Banks have lived on their Culver farm since that day fifty years ago. They have five children, nineteen grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.” Wow!
Two years later, death parted the couple, claiming Delia on 17 Jul 1936, victim of pneumonia at age 74.
After losing Delia, Morris went to live with daughter Alice at 116 N. Walnut St. in Plymouth, Marshall Co., Indiana. Head of household was Morris son-in-law Lloyd Staley, aged 47 and the manager of a farm equipment business/roofing. Alice, aged 47, was home with their two daughters—Johanna, aged 17 and Sue Carol, aged 8. Morris Banks, aged 79, was noted as a retired farmer.
At Christmastime, Morris was surround by his family. (From: The Culver Citizen, Culver, IN – Wed 3 Jan 1940 pg. 5) “Mr. and Mrs. Owen Banks entertained on Christmas Eve to a turkey dinner and gift exchange their sons with their wives and lady friends. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Morris Banks of Pontiac, Mich., Mr. and Mrs. Fred Banks of Winamac, Alice Sensibaugh of near Argos, Theresa Perry of near Culver, and Mr. Banks father, Morris Banks, of near Bourbon.”
There was a celebration for Morris’ eighty-seventh birthday. (From: The Culver Citizen, Culver, IN – Wed 8 Oct 1947 pg. 9) “Mr. and Mrs. Owen Banks entertained at dinner Sunday evening honoring the birthday of Morris Banks Sr. of Plymouth. Those present besides the honored guest were Mr. and Mrs. Sam Wallace and Mrs. Coral Roahrig of Bourbon, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Staley and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Thomas of Plymouth, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Banks and family of Pontiac, Mich., Mr. and Mrs. Morris Banks and daughter and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Banks and sons and Mr. and Mrs. Louis Banks and daughter.”
The following year, a month after celebrating his eighty-eight birthday, Morris departed this life on 23 Oct 1948.
Morris’ parents and older sister appeared together on the 1860 Census, living in Mount Pleasant, Delaware Co., Indiana. Luther Banks, aged 26, was farming for a living. Mary, aged 18, was home with 1-year-old Cordelia (aka Olive/Ollie), and six months pregnant with Morris.
By the time the 1870 Census came around, the family was living in Bourbon, Marshall Co., Indiana. Luther Banks, aged 37, was working a new farm. Mary, aged 28, was home tending to the household and the four children—Ollie, aged 11, Morris, aged 9, Sarah, aged 5, and Thomas, aged 3.
Sadly, six years after that census, the family lost wife and mother Mary on 12 Dec 1876, aged 35. It would have been a somber Christmas that year.
Luther mourned his loss for two years before deciding to remarry. He wed Magdeline “Maggie” Senour (nee Plummer) on 11 Jul 1878 in Marshall Co., Indiana. It was also a second marriage for Maggie. She had previously married John H. Senour on 28 Dec 1854, and she brought sons Omar E. (24 May 1862 – 8 Nov 1904) and Otis J. (4 Mar 1866 – 18 Nov 1933) with her to the marriage. John had died in 1875.
I couldn’t find Morris in 1880. He wasn’t with his father, step-mother and step-siblings. On 18 Dec 1884, Morris married Delia Martin. According to Delia on both the 1900 and the 1910 Census, the couple had five children together—Owen (18 Nov 1885 – 14 May 1953), Coral (19 Oct 1888 – 8 Apr 1975), Mabel M. (23 Mar 1891 – aft. 1966), Alice B. (1 Nov 1892 – 13 Sep 1979), and Mary Grace (3 May 1897 – 17 Mar 1959).
The 1900 Census is the first opportunity to see the family together. They were living in Center Township in Marshall Co., Indiana. Morris Banks, aged 39, was farming for a living. Delia, aged 38, reported that she had had five children, all of them still living. All five were still at home—Owen, aged 14, Coral, aged 11, Mabel, aged 9, Alice, aged 7, and 3-year-old Grace.
There were three weddings and a funeral in the decade following that census. The funeral was to honor the memory of Morris’ father Luther Banks, who passed on 7 Mar 1908 at age 75. Three months later, the family cast off their mourning frocks and donned more festive attire for the first of the three weddings. On 24 Jun 1908, son Owen married Florence Minnie Deacon. Two months later, daughter Mabel married Charles Ray Thomas on 1 Aug 1908. A year later, Morris and Delia again put on their Sunday best to watch daughter Coral walk down the aisle with Urben Guy Roahrig on 3 Apr 1909.
The rest of the family was still in Center Township a decade later when the 1910 Census was enumerated. Morris Banks, aged 49, was busy with the farm. Delia, aged 48, again reported that all five of her total of five children were still alive. Only the two youngest were still at home—Alice, aged 17, and Grace, aged 13.
Two years after that census, daughter Alice married Lloyd Stephenson Staley on 1 Dec 1912, and a year later, daughter Mary Grace wed Amos Silveus on 4 Oct 1913, both marriages taking place in Marshall County.
When the 1920 Census came around, Morris and Delia’s nest was empty. Morris, aged 59, was still actively farming. Delia, aged 58, was keeping house.
The 1930 Census still placed them in Center Township in Marshall County. Morris, aged 69, was still working the farm. Delia, aged 68, had the house as her domain.
Four years after that census, Morris and Delia achieved gold status. (From: The Culver Citizen, Culver, IN – Wed 19 Dec 1934 pg. 2) “Couple Celebrates 50th Anniversary. Fifty years ago on December 16 (it was actually on the 18th) Mr. and Mrs. Morris Banks, of near Culver, exchanged nuptial vows at Warsaw with Elder Benjamin of the Baptist church reading the service. The wedding date fell this year on Sunday, and as it was the golden anniversary, the couple was honored at a family dinner carried out as a pot-luck affair. A gold and white color motif was in keeping with the wedding theme, and the table was centered with the wedding cake in gold and white, the gift of a daughter, Mrs. Roahrig, of Bourbon. Places were laid for Mrs. N.G. Roahrig and daughters, Thelma and Marilee, Mr. and Mrs. Guy Roahrig and children and Chester Hall, of Bourbon, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Roahrig, Jr., and daughter, of Monon, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Thomas and Devon a Agnes, Mrs. Dehlia Underrwood and son, Dickie, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Staley and family. Morris Banks and Miss Eleanor Head, of Plymouth, and Mr. and Mrs. Same Wallace and Faye, Annabelle, Mary Alice and Eldon Silveus, of Bourbon, and Mr. and Mrs. Owen Banks and son Floyd, of this city. Reminiscing the couple told of the wedding fifty years ago when the temperature hovered around zero and the couple made the trip to Warsaw through deep snow. The Banks have lived on their Culver farm since that day fifty years ago. They have five children, nineteen grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.” Wow!
Two years later, death parted the couple, claiming Delia on 17 Jul 1936, victim of pneumonia at age 74.
After losing Delia, Morris went to live with daughter Alice at 116 N. Walnut St. in Plymouth, Marshall Co., Indiana. Head of household was Morris son-in-law Lloyd Staley, aged 47 and the manager of a farm equipment business/roofing. Alice, aged 47, was home with their two daughters—Johanna, aged 17 and Sue Carol, aged 8. Morris Banks, aged 79, was noted as a retired farmer.
At Christmastime, Morris was surround by his family. (From: The Culver Citizen, Culver, IN – Wed 3 Jan 1940 pg. 5) “Mr. and Mrs. Owen Banks entertained on Christmas Eve to a turkey dinner and gift exchange their sons with their wives and lady friends. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Morris Banks of Pontiac, Mich., Mr. and Mrs. Fred Banks of Winamac, Alice Sensibaugh of near Argos, Theresa Perry of near Culver, and Mr. Banks father, Morris Banks, of near Bourbon.”
There was a celebration for Morris’ eighty-seventh birthday. (From: The Culver Citizen, Culver, IN – Wed 8 Oct 1947 pg. 9) “Mr. and Mrs. Owen Banks entertained at dinner Sunday evening honoring the birthday of Morris Banks Sr. of Plymouth. Those present besides the honored guest were Mr. and Mrs. Sam Wallace and Mrs. Coral Roahrig of Bourbon, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Staley and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Thomas of Plymouth, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Banks and family of Pontiac, Mich., Mr. and Mrs. Morris Banks and daughter and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Banks and sons and Mr. and Mrs. Louis Banks and daughter.”
The following year, a month after celebrating his eighty-eight birthday, Morris departed this life on 23 Oct 1948.
Morris was the son of Luther Banks and Mary E. Saunders, who married on 17 Jun 1858 in Delaware Co., Indiana. I found four children for them—Olive “Ollie” Cordelia (b. ca. 1859), Morris Luther (30 Sep 1860 – 23 Oct 1948), Sarah (12 Dec 1864 – 20 Jan 1907) and Thomas F. (17 Mar 1867 – 1 Sep 1870).
Morris’ parents and older sister appeared together on the 1860 Census, living in Mount Pleasant, Delaware Co., Indiana. Luther Banks, aged 26, was farming for a living. Mary, aged 18, was home with 1-year-old Cordelia (aka Olive/Ollie), and six months pregnant with Morris.
By the time the 1870 Census came around, the family was living in Bourbon, Marshall Co., Indiana. Luther Banks, aged 37, was working a new farm. Mary, aged 28, was home tending to the household and the four children—Ollie, aged 11, Morris, aged 9, Sarah, aged 5, and Thomas, aged 3.
Sadly, six years after that census, the family lost wife and mother Mary on 12 Dec 1876, aged 35. It would have been a somber Christmas that year.
Luther mourned his loss for two years before deciding to remarry. He wed Magdeline “Maggie” Senour (nee Plummer) on 11 Jul 1878 in Marshall Co., Indiana. It was also a second marriage for Maggie. She had previously married John H. Senour on 28 Dec 1854, and she brought sons Omar E. (24 May 1862 – 8 Nov 1904) and Otis J. (4 Mar 1866 – 18 Nov 1933) with her to the marriage. John had died in 1875.
I couldn’t find Morris in 1880. He wasn’t with his father, step-mother and step-siblings. On 18 Dec 1884, Morris married Delia Martin. According to Delia on both the 1900 and the 1910 Census, the couple had five children together—Owen (18 Nov 1885 – 14 May 1953), Coral (19 Oct 1888 – 8 Apr 1975), Mabel M. (23 Mar 1891 – aft. 1966), Alice B. (1 Nov 1892 – 13 Sep 1979), and Mary Grace (3 May 1897 – 17 Mar 1959).
The 1900 Census is the first opportunity to see the family together. They were living in Center Township in Marshall Co., Indiana. Morris Banks, aged 39, was farming for a living. Delia, aged 38, reported that she had had five children, all of them still living. All five were still at home—Owen, aged 14, Coral, aged 11, Mabel, aged 9, Alice, aged 7, and 3-year-old Grace.
There were three weddings and a funeral in the decade following that census. The funeral was to honor the memory of Morris’ father Luther Banks, who passed on 7 Mar 1908 at age 75. Three months later, the family cast off their mourning frocks and donned more festive attire for the first of the three weddings. On 24 Jun 1908, son Owen married Florence Minnie Deacon. Two months later, daughter Mabel married Charles Ray Thomas on 1 Aug 1908. A year later, Morris and Delia again put on their Sunday best to watch daughter Coral walk down the aisle with Urben Guy Roahrig on 3 Apr 1909.
The rest of the family was still in Center Township a decade later when the 1910 Census was enumerated. Morris Banks, aged 49, was busy with the farm. Delia, aged 48, again reported that all five of her total of five children were still alive. Only the two youngest were still at home—Alice, aged 17, and Grace, aged 13.
Two years after that census, daughter Alice married Lloyd Stephenson Staley on 1 Dec 1912, and a year later, daughter Mary Grace wed Amos Silveus on 4 Oct 1913, both marriages taking place in Marshall County.
When the 1920 Census came around, Morris and Delia’s nest was empty. Morris, aged 59, was still actively farming. Delia, aged 58, was keeping house.
The 1930 Census still placed them in Center Township in Marshall County. Morris, aged 69, was still working the farm. Delia, aged 68, had the house as her domain.
Four years after that census, Morris and Delia achieved gold status. (From: The Culver Citizen, Culver, IN – Wed 19 Dec 1934 pg. 2) “Couple Celebrates 50th Anniversary. Fifty years ago on December 16 (it was actually on the 18th) Mr. and Mrs. Morris Banks, of near Culver, exchanged nuptial vows at Warsaw with Elder Benjamin of the Baptist church reading the service. The wedding date fell this year on Sunday, and as it was the golden anniversary, the couple was honored at a family dinner carried out as a pot-luck affair. A gold and white color motif was in keeping with the wedding theme, and the table was centered with the wedding cake in gold and white, the gift of a daughter, Mrs. Roahrig, of Bourbon. Places were laid for Mrs. N.G. Roahrig and daughters, Thelma and Marilee, Mr. and Mrs. Guy Roahrig and children and Chester Hall, of Bourbon, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Roahrig, Jr., and daughter, of Monon, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Thomas and Devon a Agnes, Mrs. Dehlia Underrwood and son, Dickie, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Staley and family. Morris Banks and Miss Eleanor Head, of Plymouth, and Mr. and Mrs. Same Wallace and Faye, Annabelle, Mary Alice and Eldon Silveus, of Bourbon, and Mr. and Mrs. Owen Banks and son Floyd, of this city. Reminiscing the couple told of the wedding fifty years ago when the temperature hovered around zero and the couple made the trip to Warsaw through deep snow. The Banks have lived on their Culver farm since that day fifty years ago. They have five children, nineteen grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.” Wow!
Two years later, death parted the couple, claiming Delia on 17 Jul 1936, victim of pneumonia at age 74.
After losing Delia, Morris went to live with daughter Alice at 116 N. Walnut St. in Plymouth, Marshall Co., Indiana. Head of household was Morris son-in-law Lloyd Staley, aged 47 and the manager of a farm equipment business/roofing. Alice, aged 47, was home with their two daughters—Johanna, aged 17 and Sue Carol, aged 8. Morris Banks, aged 79, was noted as a retired farmer.
At Christmastime, Morris was surround by his family. (From: The Culver Citizen, Culver, IN – Wed 3 Jan 1940 pg. 5) “Mr. and Mrs. Owen Banks entertained on Christmas Eve to a turkey dinner and gift exchange their sons with their wives and lady friends. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Morris Banks of Pontiac, Mich., Mr. and Mrs. Fred Banks of Winamac, Alice Sensibaugh of near Argos, Theresa Perry of near Culver, and Mr. Banks father, Morris Banks, of near Bourbon.”
There was a celebration for Morris’ eighty-seventh birthday. (From: The Culver Citizen, Culver, IN – Wed 8 Oct 1947 pg. 9) “Mr. and Mrs. Owen Banks entertained at dinner Sunday evening honoring the birthday of Morris Banks Sr. of Plymouth. Those present besides the honored guest were Mr. and Mrs. Sam Wallace and Mrs. Coral Roahrig of Bourbon, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Staley and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Thomas of Plymouth, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Banks and family of Pontiac, Mich., Mr. and Mrs. Morris Banks and daughter and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Banks and sons and Mr. and Mrs. Louis Banks and daughter.”
The following year, a month after celebrating his eighty-eight birthday, Morris departed this life on 23 Oct 1948.
Morris’ parents and older sister appeared together on the 1860 Census, living in Mount Pleasant, Delaware Co., Indiana. Luther Banks, aged 26, was farming for a living. Mary, aged 18, was home with 1-year-old Cordelia (aka Olive/Ollie), and six months pregnant with Morris.
By the time the 1870 Census came around, the family was living in Bourbon, Marshall Co., Indiana. Luther Banks, aged 37, was working a new farm. Mary, aged 28, was home tending to the household and the four children—Ollie, aged 11, Morris, aged 9, Sarah, aged 5, and Thomas, aged 3.
Sadly, six years after that census, the family lost wife and mother Mary on 12 Dec 1876, aged 35. It would have been a somber Christmas that year.
Luther mourned his loss for two years before deciding to remarry. He wed Magdeline “Maggie” Senour (nee Plummer) on 11 Jul 1878 in Marshall Co., Indiana. It was also a second marriage for Maggie. She had previously married John H. Senour on 28 Dec 1854, and she brought sons Omar E. (24 May 1862 – 8 Nov 1904) and Otis J. (4 Mar 1866 – 18 Nov 1933) with her to the marriage. John had died in 1875.
I couldn’t find Morris in 1880. He wasn’t with his father, step-mother and step-siblings. On 18 Dec 1884, Morris married Delia Martin. According to Delia on both the 1900 and the 1910 Census, the couple had five children together—Owen (18 Nov 1885 – 14 May 1953), Coral (19 Oct 1888 – 8 Apr 1975), Mabel M. (23 Mar 1891 – aft. 1966), Alice B. (1 Nov 1892 – 13 Sep 1979), and Mary Grace (3 May 1897 – 17 Mar 1959).
The 1900 Census is the first opportunity to see the family together. They were living in Center Township in Marshall Co., Indiana. Morris Banks, aged 39, was farming for a living. Delia, aged 38, reported that she had had five children, all of them still living. All five were still at home—Owen, aged 14, Coral, aged 11, Mabel, aged 9, Alice, aged 7, and 3-year-old Grace.
There were three weddings and a funeral in the decade following that census. The funeral was to honor the memory of Morris’ father Luther Banks, who passed on 7 Mar 1908 at age 75. Three months later, the family cast off their mourning frocks and donned more festive attire for the first of the three weddings. On 24 Jun 1908, son Owen married Florence Minnie Deacon. Two months later, daughter Mabel married Charles Ray Thomas on 1 Aug 1908. A year later, Morris and Delia again put on their Sunday best to watch daughter Coral walk down the aisle with Urben Guy Roahrig on 3 Apr 1909.
The rest of the family was still in Center Township a decade later when the 1910 Census was enumerated. Morris Banks, aged 49, was busy with the farm. Delia, aged 48, again reported that all five of her total of five children were still alive. Only the two youngest were still at home—Alice, aged 17, and Grace, aged 13.
Two years after that census, daughter Alice married Lloyd Stephenson Staley on 1 Dec 1912, and a year later, daughter Mary Grace wed Amos Silveus on 4 Oct 1913, both marriages taking place in Marshall County.
When the 1920 Census came around, Morris and Delia’s nest was empty. Morris, aged 59, was still actively farming. Delia, aged 58, was keeping house.
The 1930 Census still placed them in Center Township in Marshall County. Morris, aged 69, was still working the farm. Delia, aged 68, had the house as her domain.
Four years after that census, Morris and Delia achieved gold status. (From: The Culver Citizen, Culver, IN – Wed 19 Dec 1934 pg. 2) “Couple Celebrates 50th Anniversary. Fifty years ago on December 16 (it was actually on the 18th) Mr. and Mrs. Morris Banks, of near Culver, exchanged nuptial vows at Warsaw with Elder Benjamin of the Baptist church reading the service. The wedding date fell this year on Sunday, and as it was the golden anniversary, the couple was honored at a family dinner carried out as a pot-luck affair. A gold and white color motif was in keeping with the wedding theme, and the table was centered with the wedding cake in gold and white, the gift of a daughter, Mrs. Roahrig, of Bourbon. Places were laid for Mrs. N.G. Roahrig and daughters, Thelma and Marilee, Mr. and Mrs. Guy Roahrig and children and Chester Hall, of Bourbon, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Roahrig, Jr., and daughter, of Monon, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Thomas and Devon a Agnes, Mrs. Dehlia Underrwood and son, Dickie, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Staley and family. Morris Banks and Miss Eleanor Head, of Plymouth, and Mr. and Mrs. Same Wallace and Faye, Annabelle, Mary Alice and Eldon Silveus, of Bourbon, and Mr. and Mrs. Owen Banks and son Floyd, of this city. Reminiscing the couple told of the wedding fifty years ago when the temperature hovered around zero and the couple made the trip to Warsaw through deep snow. The Banks have lived on their Culver farm since that day fifty years ago. They have five children, nineteen grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.” Wow!
Two years later, death parted the couple, claiming Delia on 17 Jul 1936, victim of pneumonia at age 74.
After losing Delia, Morris went to live with daughter Alice at 116 N. Walnut St. in Plymouth, Marshall Co., Indiana. Head of household was Morris son-in-law Lloyd Staley, aged 47 and the manager of a farm equipment business/roofing. Alice, aged 47, was home with their two daughters—Johanna, aged 17 and Sue Carol, aged 8. Morris Banks, aged 79, was noted as a retired farmer.
At Christmastime, Morris was surround by his family. (From: The Culver Citizen, Culver, IN – Wed 3 Jan 1940 pg. 5) “Mr. and Mrs. Owen Banks entertained on Christmas Eve to a turkey dinner and gift exchange their sons with their wives and lady friends. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Morris Banks of Pontiac, Mich., Mr. and Mrs. Fred Banks of Winamac, Alice Sensibaugh of near Argos, Theresa Perry of near Culver, and Mr. Banks father, Morris Banks, of near Bourbon.”
There was a celebration for Morris’ eighty-seventh birthday. (From: The Culver Citizen, Culver, IN – Wed 8 Oct 1947 pg. 9) “Mr. and Mrs. Owen Banks entertained at dinner Sunday evening honoring the birthday of Morris Banks Sr. of Plymouth. Those present besides the honored guest were Mr. and Mrs. Sam Wallace and Mrs. Coral Roahrig of Bourbon, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Staley and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Thomas of Plymouth, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Banks and family of Pontiac, Mich., Mr. and Mrs. Morris Banks and daughter and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Banks and sons and Mr. and Mrs. Louis Banks and daughter.”
The following year, a month after celebrating his eighty-eight birthday, Morris departed this life on 23 Oct 1948.
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