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Angus Morrison

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Supplemental future-Brooks settler with a documented place-based connection to Barney. Angus Morrison, born about 1819, later served as Brooks County's first ordinary in 1858–1859 and returned to the office in later terms. Compiled county history identifies him as the son of Daniel Morrison and Catherine McCrimmon and the husband of Louisa Pike. Those family relationships remain secondary-supported.

The traditional claim that Angus arrived as a teacher in 1834 is retrospective and unusually early: he would have been about fourteen. It should not be treated as a verified arrival date. Compiled land history places him on District 12, Lot 362, but the underlying deed has not been inspected.

The Morrison home at Barney

A June 25, 1937, Valdosta Daily Times article places the old Angus Morrison home at Barney. William Arthur Webb and Mary Morrison returned there for their fiftieth wedding anniversary, held in the room where they had married. The paper described the house as nearly a century old, built from hand-hewn timbers, and occupied in 1937 by Daniel A. Morrison.

The newspaper directly establishes the historic home's Barney location and identifies Mary Morrison Webb. It does not state Mary's exact relationship to the pioneer Angus. The place connection is therefore verified, while the complete family descent through Mary and Daniel A. remains secondary-supported.

Identity cautions

Later records name Angus Morrison Jr. and other men of the same name. A 1913 deed cannot be assigned to the 1819–1873 pioneer. Catherine's reported maiden surname McCrimmon is also kept separate from McCranie.

Sources

  • Valdosta Daily Times, June 25, 1937, p. 8, report of the Webb anniversary and Morrison reunion at the old Angus Morrison home; Newspapers.com image 890575852.
  • Folks Huxford, compiled Morrison family sketch and Brooks County settlement account, pp. 507–509.
  • Brooks County officer summaries identifying Angus Morrison's service as ordinary beginning in 1858.