Thanks for the follow up. Annie grew up largely in Lambertville. Her own father in Scotland put her mother Isabella and her on the ship to join Isabella's brother John Reid (my great-great grandfather) in Lambertville and the family has been there ever since. Annie's father promised to join them, but never did. John Reid went back and forth across the Atlantic five times and into Canada to try to find his brother-in-law. He never did. John invited his sister and niece to live with him, and John raised Annie as if she were one of his own. In fact, one of John's children had Annie listed as a sister in his obituary, which would confuse anyone who didn't know the back story. Annie and John Morrison never had kids of their own. Annie would have considered the cousins listed in her obituary as her 'sisters,' and all the Reid family cared for her greatly. My mom knew them all. If any of you know Lambertville people well, then you'll know my late great-aunt Kitty Holcombe, the town nurse. She was John Reid's granddaughter. So it's entirely possible that Annie and John Morrison are buried separately, especially since I've done more research into my notes going back to 1985 and discovered that theirs may not have been the happy marriage that I first thought. The rest of the family didn't like John Morrison. Annie would have been in charge of her husband's arrangements in 1941, but her cousins would have been in charge of Annie's arrangements in 1961. I'm only surprised they didn't bring her home to Lambertville to bury with the rest of the family. That's the biggest reason why I think perhaps John was buried in Ewing and she was put next to him. If the cousins had intended to bury them separately, they would have put her in John Reid's plot with her mother Isabella and some of the Reid children who died young. Thanks again to everyone who is weighing in on this. I truly appreciate your assistance, and promise to pay it forward. Regards, Mary Jo From: kaysfo@aol.com [mailto:kaysfo@aol.com] Sent: Thursday, 12 April 2012 10:41 AM To: mjcmartin@optusnet.com.au Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] John Morrison - Greenwood or Ewing? I'll try to get it done tomorrow. I am betting that they are buried separately. I wonder why she ended up in Lambertville. The only survivors mentioned were a couple of female cousins. I believe the obit said they both lived in Lambertville. Kay -----Original Message----- From: Mary Jo C. Martin <mjcmartin@optusnet.com.au> To: kaysfo <kaysfo@aol.com> Sent: Wed, Apr 11, 2012 8:15 pm Subject: RE: [NJHUNTER] John Morrison - Greenwood or Ewing? Kay: Would you do that for me? I'd really appreciate it. Try Ewing first. You are very kind. I've just been reading through all my notes on this couple. It appears that the marriage wasn't so happy after all. A letter I got in 1985 from a cousin tells me that John may have been a womanizer. So maybe they weren't buried in the same place. Sheesh. I'd love to know. Regards, Mary Jo -----Original Message----- From: njhunter-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:njhunter-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of kaysfo@aol.com Sent: Thursday, 12 April 2012 9:22 AM To: njhunter@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] John Morrison - Greenwood or Ewing? My offer still holds to call Greenwood Cemetery and Ewing Cemetery, and it won't cost me or you a penny. Kay
Hi MaryJo, I always like seeing you on here again. As soon as I get a chance, I'll get Harry to take me over to Ewing and take a photo of their graves. They're 28B, right along Carleton Avenue and buried next to each other. Can't wait to see how far they are from my family! I was just there last Saturday! If you happen to be on Facebook, look for New Jersey Memories. I started that FB page because rootsweb doesn't permit photos and we wanted to share photos with one another. We're the original rootsweb NJMemories group and there are a bunch of us on Facebook. I'll try to get back to you with a photo ASAP. At least we know where they are now! Sharon Harry and Sharon Moore Colquhoun Yardville, NJ Our family website http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hscc/ From: Mary Jo C. Martin <mjcmartin@optusnet.com.au> To: njhunter@rootsweb.com Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2012 6:54 PM Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] John Morrison - Greenwood or Ewing? Thanks for the follow up. Annie grew up largely in Lambertville. Her own father in Scotland put her mother Isabella and her on the ship to join Isabella's brother John Reid (my great-great grandfather) in Lambertville and the family has been there ever since. Annie's father promised to join them, but never did. John Reid went back and forth across the Atlantic five times and into Canada to try to find his brother-in-law. He never did. John invited his sister and niece to live with him, and John raised Annie as if she were one of his own. In fact, one of John's children had Annie listed as a sister in his obituary, which would confuse anyone who didn't know the back story. Annie and John Morrison never had kids of their own. Annie would have considered the cousins listed in her obituary as her 'sisters,' and all the Reid family cared for her greatly. My mom knew them all. If any of you know Lambertville people well, then you'll know my late great-aunt Kitty Holcombe, the town nurse. She was John Reid's granddaughter. So it's entirely possible that Annie and John Morrison are buried separately, especially since I've done more research into my notes going back to 1985 and discovered that theirs may not have been the happy marriage that I first thought. The rest of the family didn't like John Morrison. Annie would have been in charge of her husband's arrangements in 1941, but her cousins would have been in charge of Annie's arrangements in 1961. I'm only surprised they didn't bring her home to Lambertville to bury with the rest of the family. That's the biggest reason why I think perhaps John was buried in Ewing and she was put next to him. If the cousins had intended to bury them separately, they would have put her in John Reid's plot with her mother Isabella and some of the Reid children who died young. Thanks again to everyone who is weighing in on this. I truly appreciate your assistance, and promise to pay it forward. Regards, Mary Jo From: kaysfo@aol.com [mailto:kaysfo@aol.com] Sent: Thursday, 12 April 2012 10:41 AM To: mjcmartin@optusnet.com.au Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] John Morrison - Greenwood or Ewing? I'll try to get it done tomorrow. I am betting that they are buried separately. I wonder why she ended up in Lambertville. The only survivors mentioned were a couple of female cousins. I believe the obit said they both lived in Lambertville. Kay -----Original Message----- From: Mary Jo C. Martin <mjcmartin@optusnet.com.au> To: kaysfo <kaysfo@aol.com> Sent: Wed, Apr 11, 2012 8:15 pm Subject: RE: [NJHUNTER] John Morrison - Greenwood or Ewing? Kay: Would you do that for me? I'd really appreciate it. Try Ewing first. You are very kind. I've just been reading through all my notes on this couple. It appears that the marriage wasn't so happy after all. A letter I got in 1985 from a cousin tells me that John may have been a womanizer. So maybe they weren't buried in the same place. Sheesh. I'd love to know. Regards, Mary Jo -----Original Message----- From: njhunter-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:njhunter-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of kaysfo@aol.com Sent: Thursday, 12 April 2012 9:22 AM To: njhunter@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] John Morrison - Greenwood or Ewing? My offer still holds to call Greenwood Cemetery and Ewing Cemetery, and it won't cost me or you a penny. Kay Visit the Hunterdon County GenWeb page at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NJHUNTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message