From "The History of North Washington" Published 1904

Transcribed by: Nancy Grubb (nancyg@theofficenet.com)
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THOMAS E. MORRISON 
Thomas E. Morrison resides six miles north from Valley and is known as
one of the substantial and prosperous farmers and stockmen of the section.
He is a man of uprightness and is always allied on the side of the subst-
antial development and material progress of the community, while he also
labors assiduoudly for the success of his own private enterprises.
   Thomas E. Morrison was born in Port Hope, Canada,on May 25, 1875, the
son of Thomas R. and Sarah (Stapels) Morrison,natives of Canada and imm-
igrants to the United States in 1877. They located first in New York and 
in 1890 came to Butte, Montana, where they lived eight years, then removed
to Helena, where they now reside. They are the parents of eleven children.
Our subject was educated in Rochester, New York,and at the age of fourteen
went to work is a large box factory in that city. Three years were spent
in that business and then he gave himself to the plumbing trade. After two
and one-half years at that,he went to work in the Anaconda mines and three
months later returned to Rochester. After one winter there he came again
to the west,locating in Butte, and engaging in the concentrator. Five years
were spent at this and then he went to Virginia City and worked in the
mines until the date of his settlement in Stevens county. Since then he has
devoted himself to general farming and stock raising.
   The marriage of Mr.Morrison and Miss Vina Lamb occured in 1899 and to 
them one son has been born, Henry. Mrs. Morrison's parents, George and Anna
(Medsger) Lamb, are natives of Missouri, and came west in 1891. They are
now living in Virginia City,Montana, and are the parents of six children.
Mr. Morrison is an active Republican and is a believer in good government
and strong. He is a member of the W.W.
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