Marcus Morris was a perfect example of the American dream. He worked hard and went from dirt poor to owning 127 business houses and residences at his death. His worth was estimated at $150,000 to $200,000 in January of 1907 when he died at age 59.
This building was constructed circa 1860 1. The city directories list the tenants of this building as:
1892
Marcus Morris (Dry Goods)
1903
Marcus Morris (Dry Goods, Clothing, etc.)
1906
Marcus Morris (Dry Goods)
219 ½- J.B. Goins (Physician)(col.)
1911
219 ½ – J.B. Goins (Physician)(col.), R. Calhoun Sayer (Brickmason), Hughes Hall (col.)
1937
219 1/3 – C.G. and Robert M. Perkins, William and Charles Bentley
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2. “Pike County Directory: Louisiana City Business Directory (1892-1893).” n.d. Louisiana, Missouri.
3. Prather, Charles E. n.d. “Louisiana City Directory (1903-1904).” Louisiana, Missouri.
4. Hackman & Co., R. E. n.d. “Louisiana City Directory (1906).” Louisiana, Missouri.
5. Hackman & Co., R. E. n.d. “Louisiana City Directory (1911).” Louisiana, Missouri.
6. “Artkraft Directory Publishers: Business Directory.” 1937. Louisiana, Missouri.