William Michael Morrett

William married Clara Luella Rader, daughter of Phillip Rader Jr. and Margaret Stradley, on 19 Oct 1882 in Akron, Fulton County, Indiana. (Clara Luella Rader was born on 19 Dec 1864 in Akron, Fulton County, Indiana and died on 22 Oct 1914.)

  Marriage Notes:

The following is from a history gathered by Elizabeth Morrett Riley:

Clara and William were married by Rev J.B. Bair, of the Baptist Church of Chili, in the presence of a number of relatives and friends. They chose the 19th day of the month because both of their birthdays were on the 19th.

Clara and William lived with her parents for several years and then bought the farm when Philip and Margaret moved to Akron, Indiana.

William purchased the north forty of the Morrett homestead from his sisters after the death of his father - Samuel Morrett.

The following is from a history gathered by Lucille Rader (daughter of Albert Wilbur Rader):

What about the Rader homestead? The home was a two-story white frame house, with two front doors, one leading into the parlor, the other into the dining room. At the rear was a summer kitchen and the milk house. The barn was across the road. Across a ten acre field, was a lake, sometimes called the Rader Lake, where the family and friends enjoyed the fishing and the fish which the lake afforded.
Back of the house and to the west was a huckleberry marsh. In season, folks came from far and near to pick berries on the shores. I remember seeing buckets and baskets of berries waiting to be weighed and divided. There was a small porch across the two front doors. I remember that Fay and I often set up a millinery whop there, using leaves of all shapes and sizes for the hats, trimming them with closer and other flowers.

William next married Adeline Frampton Gardner on 24 Aug 1920. (Adeline Frampton Gardner was born WFT Est 1858-1902 in Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona and died on 1 Apr 1947 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• None-Ending, 17 Feb 1936, Akron, Indiana.

  Marriage Notes:

William and Adeline moved to the Morrett homestead near Silver Lake, Indiana in 1923.
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