William F. Morse

William Franklin Morse
Birth: MAY 1851 New York Note: Possibly May 17, 1851 1860 Census: 21 JUN 1860 Place: 21st Ward NYC District 3, New York Co, New York, USA Note: Living with parents, Hiram and Martha Morse. Note: Had at least two older brothers. Also, has 3 possible sets of parents: Hiram and Martha, Hiram and Nancy, and Noah and Sarah. Martha is probably a stepmother and Nancy is probably his real mother. Children of Hiram and Nancy are: Frederick, Clara, and William Franklin. Nancy died abt 1866 in New York State. Note: The fact that William had at least one brother, Fredrick, possibly two, and one sister, Clara, and that he worked in a lumber camp, I found out from Jean Dusenberry. In looking at her letter, she says that "William's mother was in her 50's when he was born so he was a lot younger than his brother(s) and sister". *1870 Census:* 27 JUL 1870 Place: 14th Election District, 12th Ward, New York City, New York Note: Living with his parents, Hiram and Martha Morse Occupation: Clerk in paper store Date: 1870 Place: New York, New York, New York, USA Note: I had heard that William had been sent to Germany to be a Catholic priest and came back at age 21, told his dad off, and disowned him; also, that he had helped to train John L. Sullivan in Boston while he continued his religious studies., and then, that he had inherited Chicago property from his mother's will, but lost it in the Chicago fire. - Barbara Morse Occupation: Worked in a lumber yard. William and Alice met because Alice's mom made William a shirt...
*1st Marriage:* 04 JUN 1873 Greenville, Michigan to Alice Lillian Blodgett Note: By Willard Potter, a Justice of the Peace. The witnesses to their marriage were Eugene Blodgett and Jessie Prior of Orleans, Ionia Co, Michigan.
*Birth of Son:* 22 DEC 1874 Name: Frank Alonzo Morse Place: Montcalm Co, Michigan
*Birth of Daughter:* 12 JAN 1878 Name: Eva May Morse
*Birth of Daughter:* 22 JUN 1879 Name: Maude Mae Morse 1880 Census: 07 JUN 1880 Place: Otisco, Ionia, Michigan, USA Note: Wife, Alice, and two children living in household.
*Birth of Daughter:* 30 DEC 1881 Name: Lula Belle Morse
*Birth of Son:* 12 JUL 1884 Name: Myron Benjamin Morse
*Birth of Son:* 30 MAY 1887 Name: Forrest Glen Morse
*Birth of Daughter:* 1 MAY 1890 Name: Hattie Alice Morse
*Birth of Daughter:* 11 NOV 1892 Name: Carrie Willetta Morse
*Birth of Son:* 8 NOV 1894 Name: Fred William Morse
*Birth of Daughter:* 8 OCT 1896 Name: Inez Ruth Morse
1900 Census: 18 JUN 1900 Place: Elbridge Twp, Oceana Co, Michigan, USA Note: Wife, Alice, and six children living in household. Occupation: Preacher Date: 1900 Place: Eldridge Twp, Oceana Co, Michigan, USA Note: Preached in many different churches. One in Grand Rapids, One in Fountain, the Batchelor church in Elbridge Twp, etc. Was said to have memorized the entire Bible. 1910 Census: 05 MAY 1910 Place: Elbridge Twp, Oceana Co, Michigan, USA Note: Wife, Alice, and three children living in household. Occupation: 1910 Place: Eldridge Township, Oceana, Michigan, Minister and Farmer
2nd Marriage: BET 1912-1920 to Lydia ? *1920 Census:* 21 JAN 1920 Place: Georgetown, Ottawa Co, Michigan Note: Wife, Lydia, living in household.
Death: 19 JAN 1927 Greenville, Montcalm Co, Michigan *Burial:* Elbridge Twp Cemetery, Hart, Oceana Co, Michigan Note: At the corner of 136th St. and Polk Rd. Click here for parents: Hiram Morse and Martha ?