Friday, January 2, 2015

Morris ancestor great great aunt Constance

Constance "Daisy" Morris Glick was one of my great-grandfather's sisters

Dr. and Mrs. Glick lived in Metcalf, IL for several years before moving to Kentland, IN. They spent the bulk of their adult years living and working in Kentland. Their graves are in the Fairlawn cemetery which is located about 3/4 mile or so south of Kentland and about 1/3 mile west of Indiana Route 41. A narrow strip of grass next to the country road makes this marker easy to locate.

Constance Elizabeth Morris Glick was born on June 9, 1875 and died on August 27, 1966 at 91 years of age. She and Doctor Orval Glick were married on April 24, 1900 and had about 49 years together. Constance attended De Pauw University and taught before getting married. During the years in Kentland, she belonged and was active in many church and civic organizations: Kentland Presbyterian Church and its women's association, Kentland chapter of DAR, Kentland Library board, Kentland Reading Club, and Kentland Woman's Club.

Constance and Orval had 2 children: Horace Maxwell (Max) Glick and Margaret Glick Stevens. Both of their children and their spouses spent the bulk of their adult years in nearby Remington, IN and are buried in the Remington cemetery. (Remington is about 15 miles east of Kentland. Both communities are along Route 24.

Orval Everett Glick was born on November 19, 1873 in Metcalf, IL and died on August 25, 1949 at 76 years of age. Dr. Glick was also very active in each community besides his doctoring belonging to Kentland Presbyterian Church, Kentland Masonic Lodge, the Modern Woodmen, the American Medical Association, the Indiana State Medical Association, the Newton County (IN) Medical Society, and as a medical examiner for selective service during WWI and WWII.

Genealogy connections:
Samuel Dresbach Morris and Margaret Allison Morris (Rebecca's great-great grandparents) had 5 daughters and 2 sons with another daughter only living less than 14 months. Margaret had a son (or possibly an Allison relative) named David Allison who only lived about 15 years.
*Son: William Henry Morris (1867-1941)=Rebecca's great-grandfather
*Son: Isaac Chester Morris (1873-1937)
*Daughter: Rachel Isabella Morris Barnes (1864-1916)
*Daughter: Catherine May Morris Thompson (1871-1942)
*Daughter: Constance Elizabeth Morris Glick (1875-1966)
*Daughter: Jessica Morris (1878-1879; 1 yr 1m 21 days according to grave marker)
*Daughter: Margaret Morris Colley (1880-1951)
*Daughter: Marie Morris Darley (1883- ?)