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Ebenezer CENTER
(Abt 1776 –1835)
Mary Ann FETTER
(Abt 1789 –1857)
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Thomas Morris CENTER
(Abt 1812 –1891)

 

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1. Mary MAPES

Thomas Morris CENTER 2
  • Born: Abt December 1812, Fairfield County, Ohio, USA 3
  • Marriage (1): Mary MAPES on 18 September 1839 in Edgar County, Illinois, USA 1
  • Died: 19 September 1891, Franklin County, Kansas, USA about age 78
  • Buried: 1891, Pomona, Franklin County, Kansas, USA

bullet   Other names for Thomas were Moris CENTER,4 Morrie CENTER,5 Morris CENTER, H. CENTERS,6 Morris CENTERS 3 7 and Morris SENTER.8 9

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bullet  General Notes

Thomas Morris Center was born about 1813 in Ohio. He moved, with his parents, Ebenezer Center and Mary (Fetter) Center, to Illinois when he was still a child. Most of his records are under his middle name, Morris. He is referred to as "Thomas Morris" only in his Mother's estate packet. In September 1838 Morris Center purchased land in Edgar County, Illinois. On September 18, 1839, Thomas Morris Center married Mary Mapes in Edgar County, Illinois. They were still in Edgar County, Illinois during the 1840 Census and were farming. In May 1841, He purchased another 40 acres of land in Edgar County.

By 1850, Morris and Mary were in Missouri and their first child, Sarah, was born there about 1843. Their first son, Henry, was born there about 1850. Mary Ann followed in 1853 and Elmira was born about 1855, both in Missouri. In the 1857 & 1859 Kansas state census, they were living in Linn County, Kansas. More children followed: William J was born about 1860, Joseph W entered the world in December 1861. Friestone [sic] was born in 1865, and, finally, James W arrived about 1871.

In May 1865 they were in Marion, Douglas County, Kansas, moving on to Centropolis, Franklin County, Kansas sometime before 1870. On the March 1, 1875 Kansas census, his cousin, John Wesley Powell, son of Theophilus Powell and Rachael (Center) Powell is living with them. John started his practice as a physician there in Kansas. Morris died September 19, 1891 in Franklin County, Kansas.

—  bio by JG Bling, from FindAGrave

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bullet  Death Notes

Age at death 78 years, 9 months.

bullet  Burial Notes

Woodlawn Cemetery

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bullet  Recorded Events in His Life


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  • He appeared on the 1830 US Federal Census in 1830 in Edgar County, Illinois, USA. 10

    E Center household in Edgar County, Illinois:
    Free White Persons - Males - Under 5:       1 [Jonathan]
    Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9:       1 [Samuel]
    Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19:       1 [Morris]
    Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29:       1 [Willard]
    Free White Persons - Males - 50 thru 59:       1 [Ebenezer Center]
    Free White Persons - Females - Under 5:       1 [Lucy]
    Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14:       2 [Rachel, unkn]
    Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29:       1 [Barbara]
    Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39:       1 [Mary Fetter]
    Free White Persons - Under 20:       6
    Free White Persons - 20 thru 49:       3
    Total Free White Persons:       10
    Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored):       10
  • He appeared on the 1840 US Federal Census in 1840 in Edgar County, Illinois, USA.
    Name:       Rose Carton [Moris Centers]
    Home in 1840 (City, County, State):       Edgar, Illinois
    Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29:       1
    Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19:       1
    Persons Employed in Manufacture and Trade:       1
    Free White Persons - Under 20:       1
    Free White Persons - 20 thru 49:       1
    Total Free White Persons:       2
    Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves:       2
  • He worked as a farmer on 18 October 1850 in District No. 47, Lawrence County, Missouri, USA. 3

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  • He appeared on the 1850 US Federal Census on 18 October 1850 in District No. 47, Lawrence County, Missouri, USA. 3

Morris Centers   37  M   Farmer   Ohio
Mary             26  F            Ohio
Sally Morgan     18  F            Not Known
Sarah Centers     6  F            Mo
Henry             3  M            Mo


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  • He appeared on the Kansas State Census in 1857 in Linn County, Kansas Territory, USA. 7

    Centers, Morris    2 males, 4 females, 6 total

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  • He appeared on the Kansas State Census in 1859 in Centerville Township, Linn County, Kansas Territory, USA. 4

    Names of Voters, Date of Settlement, No. of Minors, No. of col. persons, Total No.:
    Moris Center, Nov 1856, 4, --, 6
  • He worked as a farmer on 7 August 1860 in Paris Township, Linn County, Kansas Territory, USA. 6

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  • He appeared on the 1860 US Federal Census on 7 August 1860 in Paris Township, Linn County, Kansas Territory, USA. 6

H Centers    45    M   Farmer   1860  500   Missouri
Mary         35    F                        Missouri
Sarah        15    F                        Missouri
Henry        11    M                        Missouri
Mary A        8    F                        Missouri
Elmira        5    F                        Missouri
William      7/12  M                        Kansas

  • He worked as a farmer on 23 May 1865 in Marion Township, Douglas County, Kansas, USA. 5

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  • He appeared on the Kansas State Census on 23 May 1865 in Marion Township, Douglas County, Kansas, USA. 5

Morrie Center     55  M   Farmer   800  800   Ohio     Married
Mary Center       42  F                       Ohio     Married
Henry Center      15  M   Farmer              Mo       Single, Attended School
Mary A Center     12  F                       Mo       Single, Attended School
Elmira Center     10  F                       Mo       Single, Attended School
Joseph W Center    5  M                       Kansas   Single, Attended School

  • He worked as a farmer on 1 June 1870 in Centropolis Township, Franklin County, Kansas, USA. 8

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  • He appeared on the 1870 US Federal Census on 1 June 1870 in Centropolis Township, Franklin County, Kansas, USA. 8

Senter Morris    57  M  W   Farmer          6000   Ohio
  "    Mary      47  F  "   Keeping House           "
  "    Sarah     27  "  "      "      "            Mo.
  "    Henry     23  M  "   Farm Laborer            "
  "    Mary A.   17  F  "   Keeping House           "
  "    Elvisa    15  "  "      "      "             "
  "    William   10  M  "                          Kansas
Friestone E       5  F  W                          Kansas

  • He worked as a farmer on 1 March 1875 in Centropolis Township, Franklin County, Kansas, USA. 9

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  • He appeared on the Kansas State Census on 1 March 1875 in Centropolis Township, Franklin County, Kansas, USA. 9

Henry Center      26  M  W   Farmer   1200   500   Mo.      Mo.
Morris Center     60  M  "     "                   Ohio      "    Cannot write
Mary      "       52  F  "   Cook                   "        "
Mary A    "       19  F  "     "                   Mo.       "
Elmira E. "       17  F  "   At School              "        "
Jas W.    "       14  M  "       "                 Ks.
Jno W Powell      25  M  "   Physician             Oregon   Ky.


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Thomas married Mary MAPES on 18 September 1839 in Edgar County, Illinois, USA.1 (Mary MAPES was born about September 1822 in Richland County, Ohio, USA,3 died on 21 April 1891 in Franklin County, Kansas, USA and was buried in 1891 in Pomona, Franklin County, Kansas, USA.)


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  1. Illinois State Archives and the Illinois State Genealogical Society, Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763 –1900, Database. Springfield, Illinois : Illinois State Archives (http://www.ilsos.gov/isavital/marriagesrch.jsp), Morris Center-Mary Mapes marriage, 19 Sept 1839, Edgar County, Illinois.
  2. Kirsty M. Haining.
  3. Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line] (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850. NARA microfilm publication M432, 1009 rolls. Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, DC), Morris Centers household, District No. 47, Lawrence County, Missouri, USA.
  4. Ancestry.com, Kansas State Census Collection, 1855 –1925 [database on-line] (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Original data: Kansas State Historical Society. Kansas Territorial and State Censuses, 1855 –1925), 1859, Centerville Township, Linn County (Morris Center).
  5. Ancestry.com, Kansas State Census Collection, 1855 –1925 [database on-line] (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Original data: Kansas State Historical Society. Kansas Territorial and State Censuses, 1855 –1925), 1865, Marion Township, Douglas County (Morrie Center).
  6. Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line] (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Eighth Census of the United States, 1860. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Records of the Bureau of the Census, National Archives, Washington, DC), H Centers household, Paris Township, Linn County, Kansas Territory, USA.
  7. Ancestry.com, Kansas State Census Collection, 1855 –1925 [database on-line] (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Original data: Kansas State Historical Society. Kansas Territorial and State Censuses, 1855 –1925), 1857, Linn County (Morris Centers houshold).
  8. Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line] (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Ninth Census of the United States, 1870, NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls; and Minnesota Census Schedules for 1870, NARA microfilm publication T132, 13 rolls. Records of the Bureau of the Census, National Archives, Washington, DC), Morris Senter household, Centropolis Township, Franklin County, Kansas, USA.
  9. Ancestry.com, Kansas State Census Collection, 1855 –1925 [database on-line] (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Original data: Kansas State Historical Society. Kansas Territorial and State Censuses, 1855 –1925), Henry Center household in 1875, Centropolis Township, Franklin County, Kansas, USA.
  10. Ancestry.com, 1830 United States Federal Census [database on-line] (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Fifth Census of the United States, 1830. NARA microfilm publication M19, 201 rolls. Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, DC), E. Center household, Edgar County, Illinois, USA; Series M19, roll 23, page 23, Family History Library film 0007648.


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