Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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Hugh Morrison and Isabella Wilson




Husband Hugh Morrison 1 2 3

           Born: 1760 - Ulster, Northern Ireland 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 20 Nov 1839 - Pleasantville, Oil Creek Twp, Venango Co, PA 3
         Buried:  - Old Concord Cemetery, Allegheny Twp, Venango Co, PA
       Marriage: Abt 1790-1792



Wife Isabella Wilson 3

           Born: 1768 - Ulster, Northern Ireland 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 10 Jan 1853 - Canal Twp, Venango Co, PA 3
         Buried: 


         Father: William Wilson (      -      ) 3
         Mother: 




Children
1 M [Unk] Morrison 3

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 



2 M [Unk] Morrison 3

           Born: Abt 1790
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 



3 F Sarah Morrison 4

           Born: 1792 - ? Lancaster Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: John Lytle (1782-1837) 4
           Marr: 1814 - Venango Co, PA 4


4 M Thomas Morrison 4 5 6

           Born: 6 Nov 1794 - Centre Co, PA 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 7 Jun 1852 - Deerfield Twp, Warren Co, PA 4
         Buried:  - Old Tidioute Cemetery, Deerfield Twp, Warren Co, PA
         Spouse: Elizabeth Hunter (1794-      ) 5 6
           Marr: Abt 1818
         Spouse: Margaret Hunter (1798-1878) 5
           Marr: 1832 4


5 M Matthew Morrison 7 8

           Born: 14 Mar 1797 - Mifflin Co, PA 7 8
     Christened: 
           Died: 14 Sep 1867 - Butler Co, PA 7 8
         Buried:  - Penn Twp, Butler Co, PA
         Spouse: Elizabeth Howe (1801-1882) 7 8
           Marr: 1826 8


6 M James Morrison 9 10

           Born: 11 Apr 1799 - Pennsylvania 10
     Christened: 
           Died: 30 Nov 1863 - Venango Co, PA 10
         Buried:  - Sugarcreek Memorial Cemetery, Sugarcreek Twp, Venango Co, PA
         Spouse: Mary Foster (1799-1870) 9 10


7 M Joseph Morrison 11 12

           Born: 3 Jan 1802 or 1803 - Centre Co, PA 11 12
     Christened: 
           Died: 2 Feb 1874 - Deerfield, Warren Co, PA 11 12
         Buried:  - Sutton Hill Cemetery, Deerfield Twp, Warren Co, PA
         Spouse: Anna Beatty (1802/1804-Aft 1874) 11 13 14
           Marr: 1822 - Tidioute, Deerfield Twp, Warren Co, PA 12


8 M William Morrison 1 2 15

           Born: 8 Jul 1805 - Centre Co, PA 15
     Christened: 
           Died: 4 Apr 1884 - Derrick City, Foster Twp, McKean Co, PA 15
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Elizabeth McMaster (1809/1815-1859/1869) 1 2 15 16
           Marr: 2 Oct 1836 - Warsaw, Wyoming Co, NY 15


9 M John Boyd Morrison 15

           Born: 22 Aug 1808 - Venango Co, PA 15
     Christened: 
           Died: 17 Jul 1873 - Janesville, Rock Co, WI 15
         Buried:  - Lulu Falls Cemetery, Ashtabula Co, OH
         Spouse: Margaret McMasters (1808-      ) 15
           Marr: Abt 1830


10 F Nancy Elizabeth Morrison 17

           Born: 1813 17
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Robert Jordan Neill (1800-1871) 17



General Notes: Husband - Hugh Morrison


He came to Venango County, Pennsylvania, from Mifflin (now Centre) County; before that he and his wife were in Chester County, where they had settled after coming to America from Ireland.


General Notes: Wife - Isabella Wilson


She came from aristocratic family. Her father had employed Hugh Morrison to tutor her. The Wilson family forbad marriage between the two as the Morrison family was not wealthy.

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Sources


1 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 163.

2 George P. Donehoo, Pennsylvania - A History (NW) (New York, NY; Chicago, IL: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1926), Pg 35.

3 Mary Louise Morrison Ostman, Descendants of Hugh and Isabella Morrison of Venango County, PA (Privately published.), Pg 1.

4 Mary Louise Morrison Ostman, Descendants of Hugh and Isabella Morrison of Venango County, PA (Privately published.), Pg 2.

5 J. S. Schenck, History of Warren County, Pennsylvania (Syracuse, NY: D. Mason & Co., Publishers, 1887), Pg lxx.

6 Emma Siggins White, Genealogical Gleanings of Siggins and Other Pennsylvania Families (Kansas City, MO: Tiernan-Dart Printing Co., 1918), Pg 291.

7 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 901.

8 Mary Louise Morrison Ostman, Descendants of Hugh and Isabella Morrison of Venango County, PA (Privately published.), Pg 3.

9 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 1060.

10 Mary Louise Morrison Ostman, Descendants of Hugh and Isabella Morrison of Venango County, PA (Privately published.), Pg 5.

11 Helen M. Snyder, Genealogy of Robert Beatty 1760-1823 (Franklin, PA: Self-published.), Pg 81.

12 Mary Louise Morrison Ostman, Descendants of Hugh and Isabella Morrison of Venango County, PA (Privately published.), Pg 6.

13 J. G. White, A Twentieth Century History of Mercer County Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1909), Pg 718.

14 Alan R. Jones, Threads of Venango (Indiana, PA: A. G. Halldin Publishing Co., 1984), Pg 116.

15 Mary Louise Morrison Ostman, Descendants of Hugh and Isabella Morrison of Venango County, PA (Privately published.), Pg 7.

16 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Northern Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 958.

17 Mary Louise Morrison Ostman, Descendants of Hugh and Isabella Morrison of Venango County, PA (Privately published.), Pg 9.


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