Ephraim Morrill was a carpenter, and moved to Concord sometime around 1842. His first wife Mahala died in 1856 when his only son Charles was twelve. Charles was sent to live with his Aunt Susan Gay in New London where he attended private school for the remainder of his youth. Ephraim remarried one year later. In 1869 he removed to Hamilton County, Iowa.

[1]Charles Henry Morrill, Morrills and Reminiscences (Chicago and Lincoln: University Publishing Company, 1917), back fold-out page.

[2]1870 US Census , Hamilton IA, p. 290a.

[3]Ann Lisa Pearson, Morrill/Morrell Families Association Newsletter , 2(3): 4.