Married on 27 Sep 1866.
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Wellington enlisted in Company F 10th West Virginia Infantry. He served until the close of the civil War. He was a soldier. He was with General Grant's forces when Lee surrendered, was in a number of battles and slightly wounded once. He served the public as County Superintendent of Schools, Deputy sheriff, deputy clerk of the Circuit Court, one term as Clerk of the court, several terms as mayor of his town.

Info from FAG Member #47535929, from a book written by Granville Price Morrison, a 1st cousin of Wellington's.
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History of Braxton County and Central WV (1919), pp. 406-409
WELLINGTON FLETCHER MORRISON.
Wellington Fletcher Morrison, son of James W. Morrison, married Sarah E. Berry who was born in Braxton county, Dec. 13, 1847. Their children were born as follows: Flora Virginia (died young), Minerva L. (died young), Laura Belle (married Edgar G. Rider), Spurgeon (died while attending public school), Sarah May (died in infancy), James T. B., Lizzie Gertrude (married Cary C. Hines), Audrey (married Carl Walker).
He was elected Township Clerk in 1869, was Deptuy [sic] Sheriff, 1868-70, Superintendent of Schools, 1871-72, Deputy Clerk of the Circuit Court, 1873-78, and Clerk of the Circuit Court. 1879-85. He was also engaged in the mercantile business at Sutton in partnership with his brother for many years. Mr. Morrison served as private in Co. F. 10th West Virginia Infantry during the Civil war, was in many engagements. He celebrated the 58th anniversary of His marriage recently, since which time his companion has passed away.
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Hardesty's West Virginia Counties
Volume 3
Pg. 96 & 97

Wellington F. Morrison, born June 30, 1845, married Sarah E. Berry, who was born in Braxton county, December 13, 1847. Their children were born: Flora Virginia, July 16, 1867, died March 29, 1876; Minerva L., March 13, 1869, died February 3, 1872; Laura Belle, November 7, 1871; Spurgeon, November 27, 1873; Sarah May, May 12, 1876, died October 20, 1877; James T., December 1, 1878; Lizzie Gertrude, February 10, 1881 —the living children all at home. Sarah E., wife of W. F. Morrison, was a daughter of Joel and Elizabeth (Cummings) Berry, who came from Loudoun county, Virginia, in 1818, to this county, then Nicholas.

At the age of sixteen, in April, 1862, Wellington F. Morrison entered the Federal army, serving as a private ir1 Company F, 10th West Virginia Infantry. This regiment was engaged in various skirmishes in West Virginia, until October, 1862, when they went to Winchester, in the Virginia valley, where they were in active service until May, 1863, and then returned to West Virginia. They remained here until the Spring of 1864, taking part in the battles of Beverly and Droop Mountain, and then returned to the Virginia Valley campaign. They were under General Crook, in the "Mulligan Brigade," and Mr. Morrison was within 30 feet of that General when he fell at Kernstown, July 4, 1864. They were under Sheridan in all his battles of 1864, among them Maryland Heights, Snickers Gap, Winchester, Fishers Hill, Cedar Creek. From the valley, in December, 1864, they were transferred to the army of the James, in front of Richmond, and engaged in all the marches, countermarches, and engagements of the campaign that ended with the surrender of Lee. Mr. Morrison passed through all this service unharmed (at Kernstown he had thirty-three bullet holes through his clothes when the engagement ended), and received honorable discharge near the close of the war, May 3, 1865.

He was elected township clerk in 1869; was deputy sheriff, 1868-70; was superintendent of schools, 1871-2; deputy clerk of the circuit court, 1873-8. On the 1st of January, 1879, he entered upon the duties of clerk of circuit court, elected for the term of six years. He is in the mercantile business in partnership with his brother at Sutton, Morrison & Bro., and is a farmer and grazier.

Postoffice address Braxton C. H.

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