Morrison, Eugene
EUGENE POAGE MORRISON
Born: April 6, 1880, Saline County
Died: September 30, 1949, Buried in Odessa Cemetery. Died in a truck accident just north of Odessa. (Fractured Skull and crushed chest MO Death Cert #34275).
Lived near Miami, Missouri, later moved southeast of Odessa, MO.
Married Ida Lee Ona Cameron in 1900. (Morrison-Cameron-Thornton line, click here to view)
Had two sons and two daughters:
Cameron Coffman b. July 25, 1901 d. Jan 10, 1986
Amanda Mae b. May 28, 1904 d. March 12, 1992
William Edward b. September 6, 1913 d. April 1, 1928 as a teen of diphtheria.
Marjory Enna died at birth, 1922
Sept 12, 1918 registered for the draft, WW 1.
All are buried at the Odessa Cemetery, Odessa, MO.
The book, Dickens Short Stories contains Eugene's signature on the first page. Copyright page was not present. The book was found as part of Sarah Lee Crabtree's collection.
The author of this website is named after Eugene, my middle name being Eugene. -- CEC
Shaw Chapel and Mt. Tabor Cook Book
Cook Book
Ladies' Aid Society
of
Mt. Tabor and Shaw Chapel Churches
Near Odessa Missouri
1916
Geo Scott Printing Company, Higginsville, MO
(As title page appears)
Note: Shaw Chapel and Mt Tabor Churches are located about eight miles southeast of
Odessa. The cookbook contains many names from families of the area. There are 212
pages recipes, advertisements, and advice. Some of the Morrison family names include Mrs.
E.P. Morrison, Mrs A.M Stanfield (Enna Morrison), Mrs. Jerome Cameron, Mrs. D.V. Reynolds,
and Edda Morrison. Also Maude Bedsaul's name appears. The Bedsaul name was the
name of the owners of the Earl Crabtree farm before he purchased it.
Example Recipes:
For Making Yeast
One-half cup of crumbled yeast, enough water to soak it. When soaked, ass one-cup
buttermilk and stir in Peacock flour to make stiff batter. When nice and light, thicken with
meal and make in cakes. Put in shade to dry. --E.P. Morrison (p. 74)
Cookies
Two eggs, three-fourths cup lard, one cup of molasses, one cup of brown sugar, three
teaspoons soda, one tablespoon ginger, one teaspoon of salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, one-half
cup of sour milk, nuts and raisins. These are fine. --Mrs. A.M. Stanfield (Enna Morrison)
(p. 112)
Angel Food Cake
Whites of eleven large eggs or twelve small ones beaten ten minutes, one and one-half cups
of sugar, scant; one teaspoon of lemon, one cup of Pride of the Kitchen flour with one level
teaspoon cream of tartar, sifted five times. Add sugar and lemon to the well beaten eggs.
Then add flour and cream of tartar lightly. Bake in ungreased pan from forty-five to fifty
minutes in a slow oven. --Mrs. E.P. Morrison (p. 121)
This book was part of a collection from Sarah Lee Crabtree (Morrison).
Census 1900 had Eugene living with his parents in Marshall, MO. His occupation was a farm laborer.
Census 1910 had him living in Washington, Lafayette County MO (SE of Odessa). His Occupation was a farmer. He owned his farm and had a mortgage on it.
Census 1920 had him living in Washington, Lafayette County MO. His Occupation was a farmer.
Census 1930 had him living in Washington, Lafayette County MO. His Occupation was a farmer. He did not have a Radio Set. He owned his home.
Census 1940 had him living in Washington, Lafayette County MO. His Occupation was a farmer. He rented his home. He had a 6th grade education.