David Morris, born in Wales, on July 26, 1863, came to the United States in 1884. He married at Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1891, Martha Henderson, who was born March 23, 1859 at Cincinnati. After their marriage, they came to North Dakota to live on the Morris homestead in Bordulac Township. Their only son, James, who was born on the farm, later became Chief Justice of the North Dakota Supreme Court.
Mr. Morris died on December 24, 1903. After his death, Mrs. Morris continued to live on the farm until she went back to Ohio, where her son could be educated. Mrs. Morris made her home with her son until her death on July 26, 1937. She and her husband are both buried in Ohio.
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 9B