Jess Cowan my ggrandfather was born I
think in Smith Center Kansas, he had a
brother named Scott Cowan, also of Smith
Center Kansas. Jesse married Sara(h)?
she died in 1918. Jesse and Sara only
had 2 children Stella who married Rusty
Morris, they lived in Eckley Colorado,
and Ray ( my grandfather ). According to
my father Ira, Jesse had a stroke and
moved in with Stella and her husband in
Eckley Colorado. Jesse passed away while
in Colorado living with Stella. Still
looking?
Thanks,
Lori
In 1920 Eckley, Irvin is the
second of eleven kids of Jasper Morris,
a drayman. In 1910 they had been
in Alma, Nebraska, with six kids.
The Eckley cemetery has a Stella
Morris - 1904 - 1988, and two male
Morris. One, Merle 1911 - 1933 and
another Ora G., 1906 -1953. ( Jimmy Brophy of Yuma said Rusty ran the Eckley
pool hall for a long time so
"Rusty" probably is Ervin or Ora (Jimmy wasn't born until
1930, and wouldn't have remembered
Merle).
The 1937 county directory has Morris,
I. H. (w) Stella - Eckley, Section Man,
(Violet, Dallas). (don't see that name
in the 1934 directory)
The 1940 census has Ervin H., 38
born in Nebraska, a laborer on the
railroad, with Stella M. 36, born in
Kansas. They have Dallas R. 17 a
farm laborer and Violet G. 16- both kids
born in Colorado.
Stella Morris was a charter member of
the Eckley LYLO (Ladies Young Ladies Old
) Home Demonstration Club.
Violet
Grace Warner
[Violet Grace Morris] |
|
| Birth Date: |
30 Sep 1923 |
| Birth Place: |
Colorado |
| Death Date: |
4 Aug 1994 |
| Death Place: |
San Luis Obispo |
| Mother's Maiden Name: |
Cowan |
| Father's Surname: |
Morris |
Violet had joined the Marine Corps in
1943
November 7, 1946
May 1950 
May 1950 
March 1954 
December 1959 
May 1988 
May 1988
| Name: |
Dallas
Morris |
|
| Born: |
13 Aug 1922 |
| Last Benefit: |
80226 Lakewood, Jefferson,
Colorado, United States of
America |
| Died: |
Jan 1984 |
One MyHeritage tree has Dallas Rex
Morris 1922-1984 marrying Donna Marie
Smith February 28,1925- September 2,
1982 and three children.. It has
Ervin Henry Morris (Rusty) dying January
1, 1973
The tree has a note "Divorced"
-- so that may be why there's no Donna
Morris in Fort Logan Cemetery. And
why Dallas isn't in the class reunion
photos from 1979.
This must be the same Donna M.
Smith in Eckley in 1940, living with her
aunt and uncle Albert and Maud Owens.
And her parents might be in Riverside
California
The 1937 directory has "Owens, Albert
(w) Maud - Eckley, Barber and Cream
Station, (Donie, Marie)."
The
1934 directory only has Maud running a
creamery in Eckley - no mention of
Albert. They're buried in Crown
Hill Cemetery, Denver, Maud
1893-1967 and Albert 1894-1963
South Dakota Birth Index has Albert
Pierce Owens born February 24, 1894 in
Brown County to John W. Owens and Mary
Roberts
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Holyoke Enterprise, Holyoke, Colorado,
July 6, 1917
PHILLIPS COUNTY'S CONTINGENT
Local Boys Won't Wait for Compulsory
Service, but Enlist in the National
Guard
As the time approaches for the selection
of men under the compulsory service act,
a number of the boys have decided to
enlist and go as a local unity of
Company A. Colorado National Guard, 2nd
Infantry.
This is a company being recruited by
Captain H.E. Isley of Denver and
Lieutenant O.B. Kalbaugh of Eckley.
About twenty-five members were secured
and passed this week by the Captain who
was in Holyoke on Saturday. At an early
date the boys will be assembled at some
common point and sworn into the service
of the United States government. The
number required under conscription will
be called about August 5th and a portion
of these will no doubt be used to
recruit the regular army to full war
strength. Others will go to Fort Riley,
Kansas, for intensive training until the
spring campaign next year.
The boys who enlisted at Haxtun are:
.....,Albert Owens, ........
===============================================
That Haxtun location sure makes the 1900
census with George C. Smith farming in
the eastern part of Logan County - very
near Haxtun, with wife Sarah Smith and
stepchildren Mary Garwood born 1884 in
Arkansas, Jacob S. Garwood born 1889 in
Colorado, and Maud Goddard born 1893 in
Colorado, very tempting. All three
kids had parents born in Arkansas.
Bet the "Garwood" should be "Goddard".
Maud might be the wife of Clifford
Goddard in 1910 Phillips County, and by 1920 Clifford had married Clara -
different ages, and had a bunch of
step-children. So maybe Maud and
Clifford split, and then Maud married
Albert Owens. If so, Maud may be
the mother of Jessie.Goddard Smith
Jones.
One Ancestry tree has Clifford Goddard
and Maude Smith as parents of Jessie
Goddard Jones. There's a Jessie
Jones dying 1987 in the Holyoke
cemetery, in the same plot at William
Clifford Goddard and Clarissa.A Goddard.
| Ora Joslin wrote in
September 1914:
Lucy, Rosa and I went to Ladies
Aid again yesterday, at Mrs.
Ford’s. Didn't have far to go.
Mrs. Clarkson went with us.
They meet next time with Mrs.
Goddard about five miles from
here. We want to go if
possible. She is a real nice
little woman. Has two children,
a little boy "Dene"
that makes me think of Leonard,
he is so little and frail, and a
baby girl that is just as frail
looking as the boy.
Dene
was sick yesterday, had some
fever and looked so tired. Said
she didn't know as she ought to
have come, but thought the ride
might make him feel better. It
was quite
cool, and only four
miles. You know that isn't very
far in this country. Of course
we had a dandy time and a good
supper. There were only eight
ladies there but the house is
small so it was enough to be
comfortable. |
| |
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Holyoke
Enterprise,
Holyoke,
CO,
January
16,
1975
LAST
RITES
FRIDAY
FOR
C.
GODDARD
Funeral
services
were
held
last
Friday
afternoon
from
the
First
Christian
Church
in
Holyoke
for
W.C.
"Cliff"
Goddard
who
passed
away
in
his
sleep
Monday
evening,
January
6.
He
was
92
years
of
age.
Dale
Arnold,
minister
of
the
church,
officiated
at
the
services.
Burial
was
in
Holyoke
Memorial
Park.
William
Clifford
Goddard
was
the
oldest
son
of
Samuel
D.
and
Mary
E.
Goddard.
He
was
born
in
Ravanna,
Missouri,
on
September
15,
1883.
He
came
to
Phillips
County
at
the
age
of
four
when
his
parents
came
by
wagon
to
settle
north
of
Paoli.
There
he
lived
with
his
six
brothers
and
one
sister.
It
was
a
happy
childhood
in
the
pioneer
home.
The
income
was
mainly
from
cattle
raising
and
Mr.
Goddard
continued
in
this
profession
until
he
retired
a
few
years
ago.
While
on
the
school
board
over
60
years
ago,
he
met
the
teacher,
Clarissa
Pendleton
Latta.
Their
friendship
increased,
and
on
December
24,
1914,
in
the
G.M.
Hitt
home,
they
were
united
in
marriage.
Each
had
a
daughter
by a
previous
marriage,
Mrs.
Jessie
Jones
of
Anchorage,
Alaska
and
Mrs.
Junia
Richmond
of
Gibbstown,
New
Jersey.
After
the
school
term,
60
years
ago,
Cliff
and
Clara
moved
to a
homestead
southwest
of
Holyoke,
where
they
were
making
their
home
at
the
time
of
Mr.
Goddard's
death.
Two
years
after
moving
to
their
home,
twin
daughters
were
born,
Mrs.
Velma
Sprague
and
Mrs.
Verda
Pollock.
A
few
years
later
Mrs.
Willa
Zick
and
Mrs.
Edythe
Rossi
were
born,
making
a
family
of
six
daughters.
During
the
depression,
when
it
was
difficult
to
make
a
living
with
cattle
and
farming,
Mr.
Goddard
worked
as
deputy
sheriff
for
a
number
of
years.
He
also
served
many
years
on
the
school
board
and
the
high
school
board.
Mr.
Goddard
passed
away
in
his
sleep
Monday
night.
On
Monday
he
had
participated
in
ordering
some
new
clothes
and
helped
in
the
plans
being
made
to
celebrate
their
60th
wedding
anniversary.
December
24th
was
the
date,
and
the
anniversary
had
been
celebrated
in
several
small
groups,
but
on
January
18
it
was
hoped
to
have
a
bigger,
better
one.
Mr.
Goddard
will
continue
to
live
in
the
hearts
of
his
wife,
six
daughters,
six
grandchildren,
five
great
grandchildren,
one
sister,
and
four
brothers.
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Holyoke
Enterprise,
Holyoke,
CO,
March
13,
1975
RITES
FOR
MRS.
GODDARD
MARCH
12
Funeral
services
were
held
Wednesday,
March
12,
1975,
from
the
First
Christian
Church
in
Holyoke
for
Mrs.
W.C.
Goddard,
who
passed
away
March
8,
at
the
Sheridan
Manor
Nursing
Home.
Dale
Arnold,
minister
of
the
church
officiated
at
the
services.
Interment
was
in
Holyoke
Memorial
Park.
Clarissa
Ann
Pendleton
Goddard
was
the
second
child
of
seven
children
of
James
Howard
Douglas
and
Mary
Elizabeth
Low
Pendleton.
She
was
born
in
Idaho
Falls,
Colorado
on
November
12,
1882.
Mr.
Pendleton
was
a
carpenter
and
designer
of
houses.
Part
of
Clara's
early
life
was
spent
in
Kansas
where
her
father
was
to
contract
and
build
houses.
When
this
was
finished,
they
moved
to
Boulder,
Colorado,
where
they
made
their
permanent
home.
Her
father
designed
and
built
their
home
on
University
Avenue,
and
it
was
a
happy
home
on
the
mountain
side,
with
parents,
one
brother
and
five
sisters.
While
the
younger
children
were
still
small,
Mr.
Pendleton
died
leaving
a
mother
and
several
small
children.
Together
they
all
worked
and
managed
high
school
and
college
for
those
who
wanted
it.
Clara
chose
the
teaching
profession
and
taught
school
in
the
Haxtun
and
Holyoke
area
where
she
met
Cliff
Goddard
who
was
a
member
of
the
school
board.
Their
friendship
increased
and
they
were
married
on
December
24,
1914
in
the
G.M.
Hitt
home.
Each
had
a
daughter
by a
previous
marriage,
Mrs.
Jessie
Jones
of
Anchorage,
Alaska,
and
Mrs.
Junia
Richmond
of
Gibbstown,
New
Jersey.
After
the
school
term,
Cliff
and
Clara
moved
to a
homestead
southwest
of
Holyoke
where
they
made
their
home
for
sixty
years.
They
were
living
at
the
homestead
at
the
time
of
Mr.
Goddard's
death
on
January
6,
1975.
Two
years
after
moving
to
their
home,
twin
daughters
were
born,
Mrs.
Velma
Sprague
and
Mrs.
Verda
Pollock.
A
few
years
later,
Mrs.
Willa
Zick
and
Mrs.
Edythe
Rossi
were
born,
making
a
family
of
six
daughters.
Clara
passed
away
on
March
8,
at
the
age
of
92
years
after
two
months
of
illness.
Preceding
her
in
death
were
her
loving
husband,
Cliff,
her
parents,
one
brother
and
three
sisters.
Surviving,
besides
her
children,
are
two
sisters,
Amy
and
Grace
Pendleton
of
California,
six
grandchildren,
five
great
grandchildren
as
well
as
many
relatives
and
friends.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
June
Latta
Richmond
is
buried
in
Boulder
-
September
4,
1908
-
March
3,
1982,
wife
of
Max
V.
Richmond
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
MSGT Dallas Morris and Mrs. Donna M.
Morris were on a military flight to
Frankfurt in 1955. Dallas was 33,
Donna 30. They had Danney Morris 8
and Debra Morris 4 with them.
.
.
The 1940 Fort Morgan, Colorado census has a Sarah Bell, WIDOWED, born
Missouri 1899, working as a cook on a WPA project. She has Mildred, 18,
Harvey 17, and Meritha 14, all born in Arkansas. In 1935 they had lived in
Hope Arkansas. So this must be our Sarah Gardner./ Edman / Cowan.
Harvey enlisted in the army in Denver
in 1943 - said he had farming experience
and was single.
| Harvey
D.
Cowan |
|
| Last Residence: |
80643 Keenesburg, Weld,
Colorado, United States of
America |
| Born: |
10 Mar 1923 |
| Died: |
21 Feb 1999 |
HARVEY DALE COWAN, 75,
of Keenesburg died Feb.
21. Services were Feb.
27. Mr. Cowan was born
in Eckley
on March 10, 1923. He
married Virginia Lee
Lundock, 1942. He
retired as a serviceman
for Mountain Bell after
31 years of service. He
was former governor of
the Moose Lodge and a
member of a Wyoming
Masonic Lodge. Survivors
include his wife;
daughters Joann
Brockleman of Georgia,
Heather of Keenesburg.
Rocky Mountain News (CO)
Date: March 5, 1999
Dallas R Morris was born on 08/13/1922 and died on 01/26/1984 at the age of
61.
Dallas Morris is buried in Ft. Logan National Cemetery, which is located in Denver,
CO.
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