photograph of Reuben Morrell
c. 1905Black and white head to waist portrait of Reuben Morrell.
The fourth son of Frederick and Harriet Woodley Morrell (nee Davey), Reuben was born at Northam on 11 May 1855. He left Northam in August 1875 and came to Greenough to farm with his brother John. Reuben later purchased Ironbarks Farm from George Brand. He married Elizabeth Jane Duncan on 14 February 1888 at St James' Church, Greenough, the wedding having to be delayed a week due to catastrophic flooding of the Greenough River. The couple lived at Ironbarks, were they raised a family of four sons and four daughters. Reuben came to be regarded as a “pillar of society.” He served on the Greenough Road Board for eight years, was a lay preacher for the Church of England, and a keen supporter of agricultural shows as a means of improving farming methods. Reuben died on 10 October 1919 and is buried in the Greenough Cemetery.
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Photographers imprint in lower left corner, R. Morrell written on back in ink and pencil.
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