Notes for Maria Paul MORRISON

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Notes for Maria Paul MORRISON

The family Bible given to Maria P. Snow from B. W. & M. A. Morrison on December 25, 1864, is still (as of 1999) in the possession of her great granddaughter, Susan Persia Thurtell Miller. This Bible lists the dates and places of birth of her children and her grandchildren, and the dates and places of death of her sons, father, and husband. She lists her name in this Bible as Maria P. Morrison and shows she was born April 24, 1842, in Groton, Vermont, and married Charles B. Snow on January 2, 1861, in Dallas County, Iowa.

Maria Morrison Snow lived with her son-in-law and daughter, Henry and Julia Mary (Mate) Snow Thurtell, for years, both in Nevada and in Washington, DC. The grandchildren always called her Nanny Snow. Old pictures in the possession of Susan Miller and RobRoy (Sandy) McGregor also refer to her as "Nanny Snow." Henry Leroy Thurtell, her grandson, always said her name was Maria (pronounced like Mariah) Morrison Snow.

Also in the possession of Susan Miller is a listing of births and deaths of the Morrison family in the handwriting of Mate Snow Thurtell written in the early 1930's with the annotation "The old family Bible was gone - no one knew anything about it. These names and dates were copied in the one Bible they have now." This shows her name as Elizabeth Maria Morrison, born April 24, 1842. A family record completed by Susan Miller on January 24, 1977, used this sheet to show her name as Elizabeth Maria Morrison.

The records of the Groton Town Clerk, Caledonia County, Vermont, researched in 1997 for Susan Miller by Jim Dresser (Jim@Dresser.net) confirm that the Town Clerk records show her as Maria P. Morrison, while the name of her sister, Betsey, is shown as Elizabeth M. Morrison.

She is shown as Maria Snow, a white female age 28 born in Vermont with an occupation of keeping house in the 1870 U.S. Census on Pages 1and 2 (or Page 640 on the right side) as living in Walnut Township, Dallas County, Iowa. The census was ennumerated August 2, 1870, and shows the Post Office as Dallas Center. Although relationships are not shown in the 1870 census, she is living with her husband, Charles B. Snow, age 37, a white male, born in Pennsylvania, whose occupation is shown as a farmer. The value of his real estate is shown as $13,375, and the value of his personal estate is shown as $1035. With them are Charles W. Snow, a white male age 5 born in Iowa, and George M, a white male age 2 born in Iowa. Shown with an occupation of "lives in family" is Julia A. Snow, a white female age 49, who was born in Pennsylvania. This is undoubtedly Charles Blanchard Snow's sister. John Kelley, age 17, a white male born in New York, is listed with them with an occupation of farm laborer.

Maria Snow is listed in the 1900 U.S. Census for Reno Town, Reno Township, Washoe County, Nevada (Enumeration District 42, Sheet 5, Ward of City 4). It was enumerated on June 4, 1900. She is living with her son-in-law and daughter, Henry and Julia M. Thurtell, at 719 Center, Reno, Nevada. Henry Thurtell is shown as a white male aged 35, born in June 1865 in Canada, who immigrated to the U.S. in 1866 and has lived in the U.S. 34 years and is a naturalized citizen. He is listed as a professor, who owns a farm but has a mortgage. It shows both his parents were born in "Canada Eng." He has been married to his wife for four years. She is listed as Julia M. Thurtell, age 29, born in June 1871 in Iowa, and is the mother of one child, who is living. Both her parents are shown as born in "Canada Eng." Both Henry and Julia are shown as able to read, write, and speak English. Listed with them is Henry's daughter, Persia, a white female age 5 born in July 1894 in Nevada, whose father was born in "Canada Eng." and mother was born in Nevada. Also listed with them is their son, Charlie, a white male born in June 1899 in Nevada, shown as 11/12 years old. His father is shown as born in "Canada Eng." and his mother in Iowa. Neither of the children is attending school. Maria Snow, Henry Thurtell's mother-in-law, is listed as a widow age 58, born in April 1842 in Vermont, whose parents were both born in Vermont. She is shown as the mother of four children, only one of whom is living. She is able to read, write, and speak English.

She is shown as Maria Snow, age 66 and a widow, white, born in Vermont with both parents born in Vermont, living with her daughter, Mary Thurtell, son-in-law, Henry Thurtell, and their children in the U.S. Census for Reno City, Washoe County, Nevada, for 1910 (Supervisor's District 171, Enumeration District 71, Sheet 7A). This shows they were living at 761 North Centre Street, Reno, Nevada. The census was enumerated on April 10, 1910.

She is shown as Marie Snow, age 77, born in Vermont, living with her son-in-law and daughter, Henry and Mate Snow Thurtell, at 1217 Delafield, Washington, DC, in the 1920 U.S. Census soundex for Washington, DC (Vol. 18, E.D. 329, Sheet 7, Line 32).

Timothy Morrison and his family are listed in the 1850 U.S. Census for Groton, Caledonia County, Vermont (Cale 137, lines 154-158). This shows Timothy Morrison, age 45, a farmer, owning real estate valued at $2800, living with his wife, Olive, age 42, and his children Harriet age 19, Christine age 16, Braley (should be Bradley) age 13, George age 11, Mariah age 8, and Betsey age 5. All of them were born in Vermont. The census was ennumerated on September 13, 1850, with the information as of June 1, 1850.

Timothy Morrison is also listed in the Vermont 1840 U.S. Census index (Cale 360, Groton). He is not listed in the Vermont 1820 or 1830 U.S. Census indexes.

The death certificate for Maria Morrison Snow lists her full name as Maria Paul Snow and shows that she died at her residence at 1217 Delafield Place, North West, Washington, DC, at 9 a.m. on January 5, 1934. A family record had shown her date of death as about January 1932. The death certificate shows she had resided in the District of Columbia for 22 years and that she was the widow of Charles B. Snow. It shows her date of birth as April 24, 1842, and that she was 91 years 8 months and 12 days old at the time of her death. It shows she was born in Vermont, and that her father, Timothy Morrison, was also born in Vermont. Her mother's maiden name and place of birth are shown as unknown, and her occupation is shown as none. The informant for the death certificate was her daughter, Mrs. Henry Thurtell, of 1217 Delafield Place, North West. The doctor signing the death certificate was W. P. Burns, M.D., 1028 Conn. Ave. This is undoubtedly William Patrick Burns, the husband of Persia Thurtell Burns, whose father was Henry Thurtell. The death certificate shows he attended the deceased from (date illegible) 1933 to January 5, 1934, and last saw her alive on January 4, 1934. The cause of death is shown as arterio-sclerosis - chronic myocarditis with a duration of 20 years. A contributory cause is shown as "Fracture neck(?) left femur" with a duration of two months and five days with an xray confirming diagnosis. The undertaker appears to be S. H. Hines Co., 2901 - 14th Street, North West, Washington, DC. The place of burial, cremation, or removal is shown as Groton, Vermont, as of January 7, 1934.

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