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<span style="color:#006400">'''MORRIS, Albert Joshua'''</span> ( | [[File:Morris, Al.jpg|350px|thumbnail|right|<center>Albert Joshua Morris </center>]] | ||
[[File:Morris, Claude.jpg|350px|thumbnail|right|<center>Claude Morris </center>]] | |||
<span style="color:#006400">'''MORRIS, Albert Joshua'''</span> (1879-1960)[SS#552-22-4007], born in Iowa, he had a 20-year career working on the ''[[Vaquero]]'' as chief engineer and later captain in the 1920s and 1930s for Vail & Vickers. He and his family lived in Seal Beach and San Pedro. | |||
According to Al's son, Claude Morris (1918-2010): | |||
: “Papa, while working on the Western Enterprise diesel engine in the ''Vaquero'' lost an eye. He was removing a yoke holding starting cylinder air valve that had an air pressure behind it because of a leaky main air valve. With the yoke removed he taped the valve which blew out and it smashed his eye against his nose. He wore a glass eye the rest of his life.” | : “Papa, while working on the Western Enterprise diesel engine in the ''Vaquero'' lost an eye. He was removing a yoke holding starting cylinder air valve that had an air pressure behind it because of a leaky main air valve. With the yoke removed he taped the valve which blew out and it smashed his eye against his nose. He wore a glass eye the rest of his life.” | ||
Albert | Albert Joshua Morris (1879-1960) = Grace Mildred Roberts Morris (1882-1980) | ||
: 1. Hazel A. Morris (1902-1968) | |||
: 2. Harold Arthur Morris (1904-1973) | |||
: 3. David Robert Morris (1908-2003) ~ worked many seasons on the ''Vaquero'' | |||
: 4. Donald Walter Morris (1910-1999) | |||
: 5. Lucille R. Morris (1912-1996) | |||
: Peter Morris | : 6. Lyford Merril Morris (1915-1979) [SS#549-14-7644] = Louise F. Widrin | ||
: Kenneth Morris | : 7. Claude Russell Morris (1918-2010) = Frances E. Horton | ||
:: * Peter Morris | |||
:: * Kenneth Morris | |||
Al Morris kept the ''Vaquero'' Logbooks in the 1930s, three of which have survived and been transcribed. Each is 100 pages, hand-written daily. | |||
[https://www.islapedia.com/index.php?title=Vaquero_Logbooks Vaquero Logbooks] | |||
* October 1, 1932-January 19, 1934 | |||
* January 26, 1934-, August 24,1935 | |||
* September 3, 1935- April 8, 1937 | |||
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=====<span style="color:#006400">In the News~</span>===== | |||
''' August 11, 1939 [SPNP]:''' “Cattle Boat Skipper Here Rests After 20 Years Service. After 20 years as skipper of the Vail & Vickers 130-foot cattle boat ''Vaquero'', Captain A. J. Morris, 819 Averill St., is ashore for awhile to stretch his legs. The little ''Vaquero'' is laid up for repairs at her inner harbor wharf. Captain Morris' family of five sons and two daughters have grown up since he took command of the ''Vaquero''. One of the sons, Harold, is chief engineer on a tanker plying out of New York. Claude is elevator operator on the liner ''Matsonia'' and Lyford is assistant cashier on the ''Lurline''. David, although a musician, is with a transportation firm, and Donald is studying to be a doctor. Mr. and Mrs. Morris' two daughters are married, one residing in Compton, the other in Seattle. During Captain Morris' time on the ''Vaquero'', the little diesel-driven craft has transported freight to and from Mexican ports and was operated on a freight run from Santa Barbara to San Diego. She has been used exclusively as a cattle boat for the past ten years, running to Santa Rosa Island. The ''Vaquero'' was built here in 1914 by William Muller, who built the steamer ''Cabrillo'' and a number of tugs.” | |||
Latest revision as of 00:56, 22 January 2023
MORRIS, Albert Joshua (1879-1960)[SS#552-22-4007], born in Iowa, he had a 20-year career working on the Vaquero as chief engineer and later captain in the 1920s and 1930s for Vail & Vickers. He and his family lived in Seal Beach and San Pedro.
According to Al's son, Claude Morris (1918-2010):
- “Papa, while working on the Western Enterprise diesel engine in the Vaquero lost an eye. He was removing a yoke holding starting cylinder air valve that had an air pressure behind it because of a leaky main air valve. With the yoke removed he taped the valve which blew out and it smashed his eye against his nose. He wore a glass eye the rest of his life.”
Albert Joshua Morris (1879-1960) = Grace Mildred Roberts Morris (1882-1980)
- 1. Hazel A. Morris (1902-1968)
- 2. Harold Arthur Morris (1904-1973)
- 3. David Robert Morris (1908-2003) ~ worked many seasons on the Vaquero
- 4. Donald Walter Morris (1910-1999)
- 5. Lucille R. Morris (1912-1996)
- 6. Lyford Merril Morris (1915-1979) [SS#549-14-7644] = Louise F. Widrin
- 7. Claude Russell Morris (1918-2010) = Frances E. Horton
- * Peter Morris
- * Kenneth Morris
Al Morris kept the Vaquero Logbooks in the 1930s, three of which have survived and been transcribed. Each is 100 pages, hand-written daily.
Vaquero Logbooks
- October 1, 1932-January 19, 1934
- January 26, 1934-, August 24,1935
- September 3, 1935- April 8, 1937
In the News~
August 11, 1939 [SPNP]: “Cattle Boat Skipper Here Rests After 20 Years Service. After 20 years as skipper of the Vail & Vickers 130-foot cattle boat Vaquero, Captain A. J. Morris, 819 Averill St., is ashore for awhile to stretch his legs. The little Vaquero is laid up for repairs at her inner harbor wharf. Captain Morris' family of five sons and two daughters have grown up since he took command of the Vaquero. One of the sons, Harold, is chief engineer on a tanker plying out of New York. Claude is elevator operator on the liner Matsonia and Lyford is assistant cashier on the Lurline. David, although a musician, is with a transportation firm, and Donald is studying to be a doctor. Mr. and Mrs. Morris' two daughters are married, one residing in Compton, the other in Seattle. During Captain Morris' time on the Vaquero, the little diesel-driven craft has transported freight to and from Mexican ports and was operated on a freight run from Santa Barbara to San Diego. She has been used exclusively as a cattle boat for the past ten years, running to Santa Rosa Island. The Vaquero was built here in 1914 by William Muller, who built the steamer Cabrillo and a number of tugs.”
