JOHN MORROW, farmer, Sec. 5; P. O. Little Grant; was born in 1822 in County Down Ireland; is a son of John and Sarah Morrow; lived with his parents fourteen years; is a stone-mason by trade; he lived a short period in Scotland; in 1849, he came to the United States and settled in Livingston Co., N. Y.; lived there until 1857, then moved to Lancaster, Grant Co., Wis., for one year. In 1862, he enlisted in Co. D, 33d W. V. I., and served three years; was in fifteen battles. Was married in 1844 to Martha Addams, a daughter of James Addams, of Scotland; they had seven children - Sarah, John, Annie, Jane, Adam, Wills N. and Richard; he was married a second time to Helen Leighton, a widow of John Leighton; she was a daughter of Peter N. Thornton, of Bloomington, by whom he had four children, three living - Margaret, Agnes, Franklin and McBunless. Politics, Republican. Is a member of the United Brethren Church. Has 390 acres of land, valued at $6,000.

This biography generously submitted by Roxanne Munns.