Edgar Morris married Miss Ida Ann Ralston on 31 May 1864 at Adams County, Illinois.
At 10:30 in the morning, the Commissioners Court in session to consider the letter of a contract for the building of a jail and other purposes, W.A. Taylor, the keeper of the only saloon in Seymour, entered the court room, which is a 20x25 feet square, and after passing into the clerk's room, a small apartment cut off by partition in one corner of the court room, made some inquiries of the clerk, then returning to the court room quietly took a seat near the front door and not more than 12 feet from County Judge E.R. Morris, while presiding at the court.
Seizing upon a favorable opportunity, Taylor fired the fatal shot from a pistol that took effect in the head of Judge Morris, the ball entering above the left temple in the edge of the hair. A jerk and a few gasps and Judge Morris was dead, without speaking.
Taylor ran to his horse and rode away in a northwest direction. No one was prepared to follow. The rangers, Corp. Rush and four men had received marching orders and had started for their headquarter camp, Blanco canyon, 24 hours before. Sheriff Cunningham had left earlier in the week. Before leaving, Sheriff Cunningham had deputized Will Elkins. Elkins started in pursuit of Mr. Taylor arresting Mr. Taylor.
Judge Morris' remains were followed to the grave the next day by almost the entire population of the town. Business men closed their places of business.
His remains were moved to Illinois by his wife in 1892 when the family moved back to Illinois
Survived by his wife; two sons - Joseph and Isaac Morris.
Seymour Mercantile Burial Records
First County Judge of Baylor County, Texas.
Baylor County Judge, 1879-1880. Murdered while serving in office.
Baylor County was organized in 1879. When the county was organized, Judge W.B. Clements of Clay County came to preside since Baylor was attached to Clay County for judicial purposes and would be gone for several weeks.
Contributed by Searchers of Our Past
NB: Notices of the time indicate the remains were sent to Quincy, Illinois in 1880. (See below.)
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DIED
MORRIS -- At Seymour, Tex., June 10, EDGAR R. MORRIS, eldest son of the late Isaac N. and Mary A. Morris.
- The Quincy Whig, Thursday, July 1, 1880; page 8.
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The remains of the late Judge Edgar R. Morris arrived here on Saturday evening, from Texas. The funeral services will take place tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock, from the residence of his mother, Mrs. I. N. Morris.
- The Quincy Whig, Thursday, July 1, 1880; page 8.
At 10:30 in the morning, the Commissioners Court in session to consider the letter of a contract for the building of a jail and other purposes, W.A. Taylor, the keeper of the only saloon in Seymour, entered the court room, which is a 20x25 feet square, and after passing into the clerk's room, a small apartment cut off by partition in one corner of the court room, made some inquiries of the clerk, then returning to the court room quietly took a seat near the front door and not more than 12 feet from County Judge E.R. Morris, while presiding at the court.
Seizing upon a favorable opportunity, Taylor fired the fatal shot from a pistol that took effect in the head of Judge Morris, the ball entering above the left temple in the edge of the hair. A jerk and a few gasps and Judge Morris was dead, without speaking.
Taylor ran to his horse and rode away in a northwest direction. No one was prepared to follow. The rangers, Corp. Rush and four men had received marching orders and had started for their headquarter camp, Blanco canyon, 24 hours before. Sheriff Cunningham had left earlier in the week. Before leaving, Sheriff Cunningham had deputized Will Elkins. Elkins started in pursuit of Mr. Taylor arresting Mr. Taylor.
Judge Morris' remains were followed to the grave the next day by almost the entire population of the town. Business men closed their places of business.
His remains were moved to Illinois by his wife in 1892 when the family moved back to Illinois
Survived by his wife; two sons - Joseph and Isaac Morris.
Seymour Mercantile Burial Records
First County Judge of Baylor County, Texas.
Baylor County Judge, 1879-1880. Murdered while serving in office.
Baylor County was organized in 1879. When the county was organized, Judge W.B. Clements of Clay County came to preside since Baylor was attached to Clay County for judicial purposes and would be gone for several weeks.
Contributed by Searchers of Our Past
NB: Notices of the time indicate the remains were sent to Quincy, Illinois in 1880. (See below.)
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DIED
MORRIS -- At Seymour, Tex., June 10, EDGAR R. MORRIS, eldest son of the late Isaac N. and Mary A. Morris.
- The Quincy Whig, Thursday, July 1, 1880; page 8.
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The remains of the late Judge Edgar R. Morris arrived here on Saturday evening, from Texas. The funeral services will take place tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock, from the residence of his mother, Mrs. I. N. Morris.
- The Quincy Whig, Thursday, July 1, 1880; page 8.
Edgar Morris married Miss Ida Ann Ralston on 31 May 1864 at Adams County, Illinois.
At 10:30 in the morning, the Commissioners Court in session to consider the letter of a contract for the building of a jail and other purposes, W.A. Taylor, the keeper of the only saloon in Seymour, entered the court room, which is a 20x25 feet square, and after passing into the clerk's room, a small apartment cut off by partition in one corner of the court room, made some inquiries of the clerk, then returning to the court room quietly took a seat near the front door and not more than 12 feet from County Judge E.R. Morris, while presiding at the court.
Seizing upon a favorable opportunity, Taylor fired the fatal shot from a pistol that took effect in the head of Judge Morris, the ball entering above the left temple in the edge of the hair. A jerk and a few gasps and Judge Morris was dead, without speaking.
Taylor ran to his horse and rode away in a northwest direction. No one was prepared to follow. The rangers, Corp. Rush and four men had received marching orders and had started for their headquarter camp, Blanco canyon, 24 hours before. Sheriff Cunningham had left earlier in the week. Before leaving, Sheriff Cunningham had deputized Will Elkins. Elkins started in pursuit of Mr. Taylor arresting Mr. Taylor.
Judge Morris' remains were followed to the grave the next day by almost the entire population of the town. Business men closed their places of business.
His remains were moved to Illinois by his wife in 1892 when the family moved back to Illinois
Survived by his wife; two sons - Joseph and Isaac Morris.
Seymour Mercantile Burial Records
First County Judge of Baylor County, Texas.
Baylor County Judge, 1879-1880. Murdered while serving in office.
Baylor County was organized in 1879. When the county was organized, Judge W.B. Clements of Clay County came to preside since Baylor was attached to Clay County for judicial purposes and would be gone for several weeks.
Contributed by Searchers of Our Past
NB: Notices of the time indicate the remains were sent to Quincy, Illinois in 1880. (See below.)
_____________
DIED
MORRIS -- At Seymour, Tex., June 10, EDGAR R. MORRIS, eldest son of the late Isaac N. and Mary A. Morris.
- The Quincy Whig, Thursday, July 1, 1880; page 8.
_____________
The remains of the late Judge Edgar R. Morris arrived here on Saturday evening, from Texas. The funeral services will take place tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock, from the residence of his mother, Mrs. I. N. Morris.
- The Quincy Whig, Thursday, July 1, 1880; page 8.
At 10:30 in the morning, the Commissioners Court in session to consider the letter of a contract for the building of a jail and other purposes, W.A. Taylor, the keeper of the only saloon in Seymour, entered the court room, which is a 20x25 feet square, and after passing into the clerk's room, a small apartment cut off by partition in one corner of the court room, made some inquiries of the clerk, then returning to the court room quietly took a seat near the front door and not more than 12 feet from County Judge E.R. Morris, while presiding at the court.
Seizing upon a favorable opportunity, Taylor fired the fatal shot from a pistol that took effect in the head of Judge Morris, the ball entering above the left temple in the edge of the hair. A jerk and a few gasps and Judge Morris was dead, without speaking.
Taylor ran to his horse and rode away in a northwest direction. No one was prepared to follow. The rangers, Corp. Rush and four men had received marching orders and had started for their headquarter camp, Blanco canyon, 24 hours before. Sheriff Cunningham had left earlier in the week. Before leaving, Sheriff Cunningham had deputized Will Elkins. Elkins started in pursuit of Mr. Taylor arresting Mr. Taylor.
Judge Morris' remains were followed to the grave the next day by almost the entire population of the town. Business men closed their places of business.
His remains were moved to Illinois by his wife in 1892 when the family moved back to Illinois
Survived by his wife; two sons - Joseph and Isaac Morris.
Seymour Mercantile Burial Records
First County Judge of Baylor County, Texas.
Baylor County Judge, 1879-1880. Murdered while serving in office.
Baylor County was organized in 1879. When the county was organized, Judge W.B. Clements of Clay County came to preside since Baylor was attached to Clay County for judicial purposes and would be gone for several weeks.
Contributed by Searchers of Our Past
NB: Notices of the time indicate the remains were sent to Quincy, Illinois in 1880. (See below.)
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DIED
MORRIS -- At Seymour, Tex., June 10, EDGAR R. MORRIS, eldest son of the late Isaac N. and Mary A. Morris.
- The Quincy Whig, Thursday, July 1, 1880; page 8.
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The remains of the late Judge Edgar R. Morris arrived here on Saturday evening, from Texas. The funeral services will take place tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock, from the residence of his mother, Mrs. I. N. Morris.
- The Quincy Whig, Thursday, July 1, 1880; page 8.
Inscription
"My Husband."
Gravesite Details
Interment information has date of death as 10 June 1880.
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