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 1844 - 1884 (40 years)
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| Name |
Benjamin Franklin Morris [1] |
| Birth |
Abt 1842 |
Texas  [1] |
| Born |
1844 |
Paris, Lamar Co., Texas [2] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
1 Mar 1884 |
San Luis Obispo, California [2] |
| Buried |
2 Mar 1884 |
Lady Sutcliff Cem., San Luis Obispo, California [2] |
| Person ID |
I9886 |
Bishir Family |
| Last Modified |
5 Oct 2016 |
| Father |
Joseph Gibson Morris, b. Abt 1808, Wilkesville, Gallia Co., Ohio ? , d. Abt 1880, San Simeon, California (Age ~ 72 years) |
| Mother |
Electa “Lecta” Stowell, b. Abt 1823, Wilkesville, Gallia, Ohio , d. Aft 1898, Merced, California ? (Age ~ 76 years) |
| Married |
Abt 1840 |
Lamar Co., Texas [2] |
| Family ID |
F6976 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 1 |
Emmaline “Emma” Jane Monroe, b. Abt 1854, Arkansas , d. 26 Jul 1875, San Simeon, California (Age ~ 21 years) |
| Married |
16 Mar 1870 |
San Luis Obispo, California [2] |
| Children |
| + | 1. Sarah “Sadie” Amelia Morris, b. 25 Dec 1871, San Simeon, California , d. 15 Aug 1936, Carpenteria, California (Age 64 years) |
| + | 2. Etta Elizabeth Morris, b. Mar 1874, San Simeon, California , d. 17 Aug 1916, Fresno, California (Age ~ 42 years) |
| + | 3. Rebecca “Bessie” Marion Morris, b. 26 Jul 1875, San Simeon, California , d. 26 Apr 1929, Santa Margarita, California (Age 53 years) |
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| Last Modified |
5 Oct 2016 |
| Family ID |
F7016 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 2 |
Amanda “Mandy” Allen Laird, b. 25 Apr 1853, Elizabeth, Calloway Co., Missouri , d. 30 Apr 1926, Santa Maria, California (Age 73 years) |
| Married |
31 Oct 1877 |
San Luis Obispo, California [2] |
| Children |
| | 1. Benjamin Franklin Morris, b. 14 Feb 1879, San Simeon, California , d. 16 Oct 1953, San Luis Obispo, California (Age 74 years) |
| | 2. Mary Jane Morris, b. 13 Dec 1880, San Simeon, California , d. 13 Jan 1882, San Simeon, California (Age 1 years) |
| + | 3. Josephine Goldie Morris, b. 2 Nov 1882, San Simeon, California , d. 16 Dec 1954, San Francisco, San Francisco Co., California (Age 72 years) |
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| Last Modified |
5 Oct 2016 |
| Family ID |
F7369 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
- Shot during a altercation with George Walker on Higuera Street, San Luis Obispo, California 03-01-1884 in San Luis
Obispo, San Luis Obispo Co., CA Burial: Old Section - Section 5, Lot 5, Plot 3 03-02-1884 Lady Sutcliff Cemetery, San Luis Obispo, CA
Name: Benjamin Franklin Sr. Morris Sex: M Birth: 1844 in Paris, Lamar Co., TX Note: The Morris family came from Lamar County, Texas
between 1851-1852 and settled in the Bakersfield area. They came to San Luis Obispo about 1854 and went into ranching. They
bought property near Cambri a which later became the Hearst Ranch. The years from their arrival about 1854 were spent in
development of county and acquiring property in farming and cattle raising. They had their own stables an d were breeders of fine
horses. In 1867 Benjamin was listed as Tax/Voter for the year 07-29-1867 in district Tule River of Tulare Co., being from TX. In 1880
Benjamin was listed in the Coulterville, M ariposa Co., newspaper as Justice of the Peace. Per 1850 U.S. Federal census Benjamin F.
Morris is living in Precinct 9, Lamar, Texas, born abt 1842 Texas Son Per 1867 California Voter Registers (1866-1898) Benjamin Franklin
Morris is living in Tule River Precinct, Tulare County, California, age 24, born abt 1843 Texas Laborer. Registered 29 July 1867. Per 1869
California Voter Registers (1866-1898) Benjamin Franklin Morris is living in Hot Springs, San Luis Obispo County, California, age 25,
born abt 1844 Texas Laborer. Registered 24 August 1869. Per 1870 U.S. Federal census Benjamin Morris is living in Arroyo Grande, San
Luis Obispo Co., CA, born abt 1844 Texas Head Married Farm Laborer, spouse name Emma Per 1880 U.S. Federal census Benjamin F.
Morris is living in San Simeon, San Luis Obispo, CA, born 1843 Texas Head Married Farmer, spouse name Amanda L., both parents
born OH On Saturday evening of 01 March 1884 Benjamin was killed in a duel on Higuera St. in front of the main hotel with George
Walker. They were friends at one time, but a dispute over a horse and then Benj amin be-friended Walker's ex-wife after their divorce,
and this led to bad feelings and consequently a confrontation ending with Benjamin getting killed. Benjamin rode into town on Higuera
St., in fr ont of the Central Hotel, dismounted and seeing Walker said "look out!". Both drew their pistols and fired at each other. Morris
shot Walker in the thigh Walker shot once and Benjamin shot 2-3 times , one being a shot near the heart. Per a newspaper article from
San Luis Tribune, 03-1884, it stated Benjamin's mother and sister living in Mariposa Co. and that his two brothers, Elijah and Joseph G .
Jr. came down from Wyoming to be at the funeral - twc 2007
Source of the following information: Memories of the Benjamin F. Morris Family, as told by Hazel M. Finley Guy (his grandaughter), recorded by Terry Guy (Hazel's grandson) in 1981 and text edited by Wayne T. Scott, my brother:
"My grandfather [Benjamin Sr.] was shot and killed on the street, Higuera St. in San Luis Obispo. My grandfather had a contest with an other man whose name was Mr. Walker. This Mr. Walker stepped out of a building and as my granfather dismounted to tie his horse to the hitching rack, he shot him from under the horse's neck twice. H itting him near the heart once and a little higher on the shoulder the second time. My grandfather was not aware that this man was anywhere near, of that he was in this
tempermant. My grandfather, a s he fell, drew his gun and shot Mr. Walker, but hit him too low, near the groin. They rushed Mr. Walker
to the hospital, but he was crippled to the extent that he limped after that but he didn't har m him in any other way. After this happened
to my grandfather and his burial in the old Odd Fellows Cemetery in San Luis Obispo, Amanda (Ben's wife) bought a stone for his
grave [a huge stone as I ha ve seen] paid $1,500 for it which was a lot of money in that day and age, and then the family broke up and .
. . . " [the story she tells was that Mr. Walker and Benjamin had a horse race and Mr. Wal ker lost. "Grandfather had his own stables,
raised his own horses and had some that was pretty good. This Mr. Walker came after my grandfather to race him. Race on of the
horses he felt he could be at. I don't know what the wager was or whether there was a wager. I don't know but anyway my grandfather
beat him in this horse race. And so my mom tells me that that's what it was all about"]
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