John Morris, a native of the Emerald Isle, was born in 1837, and is one of six children born to Bartlett and Mary Morris, natives of Ireland, who died in 1863 and 1857, respectively. Our subject received his early education in Ireland, and at the age of twelve left his parents and immigrated to the United States, locating in Wheeling, Va. He worked on the railroad there for about eighteen months, and then went to Belmont County, Ohio, and began working on the Central Ohio Railroad, as section foreman. He then went to Pittsburgh, Penn., where he was engaged as foreman on the slack waters for about two years. About 1855 he came to Stewart County, Tenn., and from there to Laura Furnace. He then came to Nashville as train master. He was married in Nashville, in 1865, to Miss Ann Morrissey, a native of Canada, born in 1847, and the daughter of John and H. Morrissey. To this union were born eight children, viz.: John B., William H., Mary E., Margaret, Ellen, Agnes, Martin J. and Edna. Mr. Morris has always been a Democrat in politics and he and family are members of the Catholic Church.