Morris, John Devinold^[1]

1856 - 1944  (87 years)

• Name	Morris, John Devinold
  Born	9 Apr 1856	Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah Territory USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	25 Mar 1944	American Falls, Power, Idaho USA   [1]
  Buried	Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah USA   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I156	A367
  Last Modified	22 Feb 2023

  
  

  Father	Morris, John Newland,   b. 16 Feb 1823, Llandysul, Carmarthenshire, Wales ,   d. 27 Jan 1905, Rockland, Power, Idaho USA  (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Devinold, Phoebe,   b. 10 Nov 1830, Solva, Whitchurch, Pembrokeshire, Wales ,   d. 24 Aug 1891, Rockland, Power, Idaho USA  (Age 60 years)
  Married	9 Dec 1853	Letterson, Pembrokeshire, Haverfordwest, Wales   [1]
  Notes	John Newland MORRIS and Phoebe DEVONALD were converted to the gospel,and jointed the Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints in Wales. He preached in every country in Wales. He could quote passages from the Boble by the hundreds (From Grandson Ed Morris). John Newland MORRIS was born on February 16 1823 Llandysul Cardinganshire, South Wales. The story said christened March 23 1923 (I think it meant March 23, 1823). The family lived in Brigham City and they moved to Rockland Idaho. In her later years Phoebe was almost helpless. She suffered from "Dropsy", and was terribly bloated from the water in her tissues. John Newland MORRIS and his father planted the first half bushel of wheat in Rockland. JNM was a very dominant personality and when he ask for silent none of the children would dared whisper. There was a big celebration in Rockland not sure what it was for, but the chuch was full of people. The closing number on the program was "POETRY" BY JOHN MORRIS. It was common thing in Rockland because he was such a creative entertainer. He took his place at the center stage, and the conregation called out the subjects. Usually it would be a name, and if so, he would create a verse spontaneously, then another, and another. Sometimes places would be called out, or things fruits or flowers, etc. He would hold an audience's attention in pleasure, and happiness for many hours. And this he did on January 27 1905 when he was 82 years old. That night he passed away. [1]
  Family ID	F774	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Morgan, Elizabeth,   b. 10 May 1863, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales ,   d. 1 Oct 1901, Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah USA  (Age 38 years)  [1]
  Married	18 Jan 1883	Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah Territory USA   [1]
  Children	1. Morris, Annie Elizabeth,   b. 26 Oct 1883, Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah USA ,   d. 31 Oct 1975, Los Angeles County, California, USA  (Age 92 years)   2. Morris, David John,   b. 23 Aug 1885, Rockland, Power, Idaho USA ,   d. 22 Aug 1937, American Falls, Power, Idaho USA  (Age 51 years)   3. Morris, Mabel,   b. 21 Jan 1888, Rockland, Power, Idaho USA ,   d. 15 May 1973  (Age 85 years)   4. Morris, Lloyd,   b. 4 Nov 1890, Mendon, Cache, Utah Territory USA ,   d. 29 Jan 1897  (Age 6 years)   5. Morris, Harry Leon,   b. 18 Sep 1893, Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah USA ,   d. 1 Sep 1940, Rockland, Power, Idaho USA  (Age 46 years)   6. Morris, Thomas Melvin,   b. 26 Jul 1896, Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah Territory USA ,   d. 4 Mar 1973  (Age 76 years)   7. Morris, Mary Geneva,   b. 23 Sep 1901, Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah USA ,   d. 20 Oct 1998, Wellsville, Cache, Utah USA  (Age 97 years)
  Last Modified	6 Feb 2019
  Family ID	F13	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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• Notes

  John Devonald MORRIS was the second child born to John Newland MORRIS and Phoebe Devonald in Brigham City, Utah he was born on 9 April 1856. I knew Uncle John as an older man, but one Memorial Day, in Rockland, I was visiting with a cousin, Thomas Melvin MORRIS who was Uncle John's son and he said, "did you know, Julia, that dad and his father (John Devonald MORRIS) planted the first 1/2 bushel of wheat in this valley?" I was so happy to know that. When our dear Uncle John was living with us, I asked mother, "where is his wife?;" and she told me the following. "In 1901 a little girl was born to them, and ten days later, Uncle John's wife (Elizabeth MORGAN) passed away." I thought, that is more sad than my grandmother's passing, because she left a tiny little baby, and my mother was three years old when her mother had died. I learned this when very young. It has been more than forty years since my mother told me this, and I still feel a sadness inside when I think of Uncle John. He had married Elizabeth MORGAN on 18 January 1883 (this is on the same day my mother's parents were married.) He was twenty-seven years old and his wife was nineteen. Seven children were born, four boys and three girls. How happy those years must have been. When he found himself alone, he also found relatives who wanted to help. They took the children, and raised them, but these stories are to others to tell. I want to tell of the sweet little old men who was my Uncle John. His hair was white as snow, and he had very blue eyes. They twinkled when he talked. He was very bent, and walked with a cane. He worked or rested all the time. Mother said "a weed wouldn't dare show itself in the garden." He would work then go over to the apple tree that stood near the gate, slide down the trunk, lay his cane aside, and sitting against the base of the trunk, nod. Soon he would be in the garden again. He was quite a philosopher. One hot summer day my mother, Phoebe Alvaretta Johnson JACOBS, who was the 4-H leader for me, and my friends was hostess for the Power County Home Demonstration Agent. This lady had come over to demonstrate "home canning." Mother knew that the puffed sleeves in my 4-H dress had to come out, a second time. I had basted those gathers by hand twice, and she knew I would not take this news graciously. So she said "Julia Victoria, why don't you go get you 4-H dress, and show it to (I don't remember her name);" So I did, and very soon "the sky was falling". Pride in my dress was wiped away as she said, "it is very pretty but these sleeves are called "puffed" because they should be a gathered. I'm afraid when you basted them your stitches were just a little to long because the fabric lays in tiny pleats. Can you see right here, and here, etc.?" I was crushed! I put the dress away, and was out in the orchard crying when Uncle John came over, and asked what had happened. I sobbed out the whole story. He patted me, then said, "you know Julia, they will ask 'who did it' not 'how long did it take';" All of these many years I have quoted that great lesson he taught me so long ago. And I will be eternally grateful to Uncle John for it brought the quality of his life into my life. He passed away on 24 March 1944 Story by Julia Victoria Jacobs BECK Interred at Brigham City Cemetery, Brigham City, Utah.

  
  

• Sources

  [S230] Family Genealogies and Facts, LeeAnn (nee Murray) Clark . [S770] Find a Grave: John Devonald Morris, Brigham City Cemetery, Brigham City, Utah, ID: 14852718. Find a Grave , database and images ( https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14852718/john-devinold-morris : accessed 22 February 2023 ), memorial page for John Devinold Morris (9 Apr 1856–25 Mar 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 14852718 , citing Brigham City Cemetery, Brigham City, Box Elder County, Utah, USA; Maintained by SMS (contributor 46491005 ).