Frank E. Morrison was a native of Nokomis, Illinois, he was born February 23, 1879 the third of five children born to William Morrison and Ella Gale.

He received his education in the schools at Oconee, Illinois, and was married at Oconee on September 2, 1903 to Miss Classena Wilmer.

In 1903, soon after his marriage he came to Marion where he became a telegraph operator for the Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad at the depot just off West Main Street. In 1905, he became the local agent for the railroad. Continue reading →