The History of the Yakima Valley, Washington, Comprising Yakima, Kittitas and
Benton Counties, The S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1919, Volume II, page 861 

JOSIAH H. MORRISON.

Josiah H. Morrison is the owner of an excellent farm property of eighty acres in
Yakima county and its development has not only been to him a source of
individual profit but has contributed also to the advancement of agricultural
interests in this section. Mr. Morrison is a native of Illinois. He was born on
the 16th of March, 1865, a son of John L. and Caroline (Billic) Morrison, the
former a native of Illinois, while the latter was born in Pennsylvania. The
father removed with his fancily from Illinois to Bates county, Missouri, in 1866
and after residing there for eleven years came to the northwest in 1877,
settling in Polk county. Oregon. In the fall of 1880 he removed to Yakima county
and Josiah H. Morrison and his father took up a homestead on Nob Hill and proved
up on the property. Afterward they sold that land and each purchased a ranch on
the Ahtanum. The father is now living retired, making his home in Yakima in the
enjoyment of a rest which he has truly earned and richly merits. His wife passed
away in 1874.

Josiah H. Morrison was reared to farm life and early became familiar with
practical and progressive methods of ranching through the assistance which he
rendered his father. Since his father's retirement he has concentrated his
efforts and attention upon the development of his eighty acres of land, on
which he raises hay, grain and hops. He also has a considerable amount of live
stock upon his place and is engaged in the dairy business. His activities are
always prompted by a most progressive spirit and by a laudable ambition that
produces good results.

On the 1st of January, 1893, Mr. Morrison was united in marriage to Miss Carrie
Minner, a native of Oregon and a daughter of William H. Minner, one of the
pioneers of that state. The children of this marriage are as follows: Lester is
engaged in ranching and is married and has one child. Gerald was a member of the
United States army, having served with the military band of his regiment, the
Twenty-seventh Artillery. He married Hazel Shanks, of Spokane, and they have
one child, Gerald, Jr. Prudence is the only successful woman mail carrier of the
northwest and in her official capacity is popular in Yakima. By her enterprise
and attention to duty and her desire to make her own living she has not only
gained credit for herself but proves that she comes of an industrious family.
Fleda and Mildred, who are both yet at home, are attending school.

Mr. Morrison belongs to the Brotherhood of American Yeomen. His study of
political questions and issues has led him to give his support to the democratic
party, for he believes that its platform contains the best elements of good
government. He has membership in the Christian church as has the family and his
life is guided by high and honorable principles. He is loyal to his convictions
and no trust reposed in Josiah H. Morrison is ever betrayed. He is classed with
the pioneer farmers of Yakima who have done much to develop the agricultural
possibilities of the state and his success is the merited reward of his labor.

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Submitted to the Washington Bios Project in January 2008 by Jeffrey L. Elmer.
Submitter has no additional information about the subject of this article.