Posted on: Wood Co. Wi Bios Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Wi/WoodBios/10138 Surname: BURNWORTH, CASPER, COMPEAU, COX, DAY, EAGER, HALL, HANSEN, HART, MERCER, MORRISON, SALISBURY, THEISEN, TODD, WOOD ------------------------- James H. and Martha Ellen (HART) MORRISON Biography James and Martha Ellen were both born in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. James, the son of William and Susan (HALL) was born May 7, 1836 and Martha Ellen, the daughter of Moses Jefferson and Ann Maria (BURNWORTH) HART, who was born August 1, 1839. They were married on July I, 1856 in Stewart Township in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. At the breaking out of the civil war, he was the first to enlist for the cause, on August 21, 1862, faithfully serving in Company F in the 14th regiment of the Pennsylvania Cavalry. He was honorably discharged on May 30, 1865. While at the battle of Winchester, VA he was wounded by a musket ball which struck him in the left side just above the hip joint. At the same time he was wounded in the right had by a saber. The horse on which he was riding was shot and killed. The horse fell on James injuring his back. At the Marshfield Historical society you will find his bayonet and the horse bit that his horse wore. After the end of the Civil War, with his family (parents, children, brothers and sisters) they came to Nasonville, Wood County, Wisconsin. When Jamess father William died, each of his children were given 50 acres. They had 11 Children; John born and died on March 15, 1858; next was Abigail who was born on March 15, 1858 who married Andrew Faulkner MERCER, the son of Joseph , Jr. And Anna (DAY) MERCER; next came Ross who married Abigail EAGER; the Joseph who married Maggie WOOD. Three years later Isaac was born and he married Nettie M COX SALISBURY; Eliza Jane was born 2 years later and married George COMPEAU 1882; Orlando who never married; Leander was born in 1874 and married Ella Jane TODD; followed by Vernon and he married Mary HANSEN; the came Aseneth who married John THEISEN and last came Oral CASPER in 1881 and he married Lottie LEAKY. In 1929, Martha Ellen was the oldest living settler in Nasonville. She had lives for 60 years on the same farm and was the head of five generation. James was a upright, honest, hard working (even with his injuries from the Civil War) and a public benefactor in the community. James was a justice of peace, as was his father and followed by his son-in-law, Andrew Faulkner MERCER, His grandson James MERCER and his great grand-son-in-law, Robert MEYER. They no longer have justice-of-peace so the next generation could not follow. James died on July 31, 1909 and Martha died on September 08, 1931. They both died in Nasonville and are buried in the Nasonville cemetery. Submitted by Marlys Steckler Link: Marlys Steckler Homepage URL: <http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiwood/resource/r-marlys.htm>