Brissenden, Morris (b. 17 Jul 1827 - d. 7 Oct 1914): Carl Wayne Gray Genealogies

1827 - 1914 (87 years)

Name	Brissenden, Morris
Birth	17 Jul 1827	Edwards County, Illinois [1, 2, 3]
Gender	Male
Census		1870 Census, Clay City, Illinois, page 08 1870 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (Clay City), image 28, page 08
Census		1880 Census, Clay City Township, Clay County, Illinois, page 11 1880 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (District 155) (Clay City Township), image 11, page 11c
Occupation	Merchant [2]
Reference Number	BRIS.M004
Death	7 Oct 1914	Clay City, Clay County, Illinois [3]
Burial	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois [3]
Person ID	I28834	Carl Wayne Gray Research
Last Modified	30 Aug 2025

Father	Brissenden, John, b. 8 Oct 1796, Wood Church, County Kent, England d. 2 Dec 1872 (Age 76 years)
Mother	Mee, Elizabeth, b. 7 May 1797, Ruddington, Rushcliffe Borough, Nottinghamshire, England d. 23 Dec 1870, Illinois (Age 73 years)
Marriage	28 Oct 1820 [4]
Age at Marriage	He : 24 years - She : 23 years and 5 months.
Family ID	F11425	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Bagwell, Sarah M., b. 7 Jan 1835, Mount Carmel, Wabash County, Illinois d. 10 Apr 1915, Olney Sanitarium, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 80 years)

Marriage 22 Dec 1853 [1, 2, 5]

Age at Marriage He : 26 years and 5 months - She : 18 years and 11 months.

Children

+	1. Brissenden, John T., b. 18 Mar 1856 d. 27 Nov 1897 (Age 41 years)
>	2. Brissenden, James Henry, b. 1859, Illinois d. 1934 (Age 75 years)
+	3. Brissenden, Mary E., b. 16 Nov 1862, Illinois d. 25 May 1888, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois (Age 25 years)
+	4. Brissenden, Frederick William 'Fred', b. 16 Jan 1867, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 27 Dec 1941, Bridgeport, Lawrence County, Illinois (Age 74 years)
>	5. Brissenden, Frank Morris 'Jiggs', b. 21 Jan 1874, Illinois d. 1949 (Age 74 years)

Family ID F8307 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Event Map

	Birth - 17 Jul 1827 - Edwards County, Illinois
	Death - 7 Oct 1914 - Clay City, Clay County, Illinois
	Burial - - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois

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Notes

Early in life, he connected himself in business in Old Maysville, and at that time the firm with which he was connected bought up and slaughtered hogs of the surrounding county, built flat boats on the Little Wabash River and packed the products. When the river had its annual rise, the boats were floated out into the Big Wabash, then to the Ohio and on to the Mississippi and then to New Orleans.

Sources

[S16733] https://www.ancestry.com/, 1880 Census, Clay City Township, Clay County, Illinois, page 11, (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/6742/images/4240459-00201?usePUB=true&_phsrc=Jsm1&pId=20621191) (Reliability: 2).
[S16698] https://www.ancestry.com/, 1870 Census, Clay City, Illinois, page 08, (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7163/images/4263658_00080?usePUB=true&_phsrc=Leu29&pId=17032108) (Reliability: 2).
[S8470] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Brissenden, Morris, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=24071176), none. (Reliability: 2).
[S8779] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Brissenden, Elizabeth Mee, (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=102653203) (Reliability: 2).
[S8472] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Brissenden, Sarah M., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=24071186), none. (Reliability: 2).