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Subject: Re: [MORRIS] Morris, John Genealogy
Date: Sat, 01 Sep 2007 09:07:10 -0400
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Deborah Crosby, who posted the letter written by Rev. Jonathan MORRIS, identified him as the brother of Isham MORRIS.
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http://www.poohbos.com/genealogy/fam/fam00125.html
Husband: Isaac MORRIS (son of John Morris born in England)
Born: 1762???????????? at: SC?
Married: ABT. 1795??????? at: Montgomery Co. NC?
?? Died: 1856???????????? at: Tallapoosa, Al?
Wife: Rebecca BEAN
?? Born: 6 MAY 1764?????? at: NC?
?? Died: 1847???????????? at: Tallapoosa, Al?
Child:
Name: Isham J. MORRIS
?? Born: 4 SEP 1804?????? at: Jackson Co. GA?
Married: 15 JUL 1829????? at: Pike, GA?
?? Died: 3 SEP 1863?????? at: Crenshaw, AL?
Spouses: Mary KENDALL?
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A while back I did a little research on this Isham MORRIS?because he was in Butler Co. Alabama at the same time as my g-gf Ivey Morris.??I had hoped I could find a connection.? Another Ivey Morris (one of very few!) was in Randolph Co. Ala. and I believe a Spencer Morris and the Musick family that connects to Isham also lived in Randolph or a neighboring county.
There was also a Wesley Morris that I've researched in Butler County who came to Butler Co. from Chambers Co. Ala.
Here's my post on Isham:
http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.alabama.counties.butler/1563/mb.ashx
Posted by Cheryll Morris Sumner in 2002
Classification: Query
Surnames: MORRIS, Kendall, Cook, Daniel, Bunting, Gafford, Payne, Bishop, Wright, Perdue, Nichols
So far, I have no parents or siblings for my g-gf Ivy MORRIS. I'm still trying to connect him to some of the other Morrises in Butler Co. in the 1860s. Ivy moved to Butler Co., Ala., from downtown Pensacola, Fla. (where he was a shoemaker), probably during or right after the War Between the States. He had been in Barbour Co., Ala. before that (1850s) and Laurens Co., GA before that (1837-1849) and NC before that (born there c. 1813-1815). He was in Pensacola in 1860, but in Butler Co. in time for the 1866 census. The war probably drove him from Pensacola, but I'm not sure why he moved to Butler Co.--might have had relatives there--possibly a James B. MORRIS, who seems to have died in the war. Lacking clues or facts, I'm grasping at straws. The wedding of one of Ivy's sons, Edward A. MORRIS to Adella COOK in 1867, was performed by Rev. W.H. MORRIS, so I've been looking for info on him, also Isham Morris, and his family. Here is what I've gathered, and I'm hoping someone can a!
dd to it.
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One Isham MORRIS married Mary Jane KENDALL 1829 in Pike Co., Ga.
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Oct. 2, 1856, one Isham MORRIS from Georgia bought 320 acres of land for $1300 in Butler County, Alabama, in S. 28 & 21 of Tsp. 10N, Rng. 17E.
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1857--W. H. MORRIS, member of Dawson Lodge 244 Oakey Streak
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Nov. 17, 1857-- Saletha MORRIS m. Theophilus DANIEL
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Sept. 12, 1862--Will of Isham MORRIS names heirs: Mary, wife; Elisha C. MORRIS (under 21); Isaac Y.[Z] T. MORRIS (under 21); ***W. H. MORRIS; Sarah BUNTING (wife of W. R. Bunting); Salitha DANIEL (wife of T. B. Daniel ); Martha A. M. GAFFORD (wife of W.D.); James _. (V.?) _. ( M. or W.) MORRIS (of Georgia); John W.[M?] MORRIS (of Macon Co., Alabama).
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1863--W. H. MORRIS, Pastor, South Butler Methodist Church
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March 1, 1865--William H. MORRIS married Mrs. E. Catherine PAYNE
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Dec. 15, 1866--Elisha C. MORRIS m. Lavinia BISHOP
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1878--William Hargrove MORRIS, pastor of Georgiana Methodist Church
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4-11-1878--Obit--Mary MORRIS, mother of Rev. W. H. MORRIS, died on the 3rd, aged 79. She leaves 96 descendants, all Methodists. Three of her 6 sons are Methodist ministers. [from the Greenville Advocate of 4/11/1878 [from book Butler County. Alabama Obituaries compiled by Marilyn Davis Barefield]
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[from the Greenville Advocate, Oct. 24, 1906]
Rev. W. H. MORRIS Dead
The Advocate is in receipt of a letter from Mr. C. G. MORRIS, of Atlanta, announcing the death in that city of his father, Rev. W. H. MORRIS. This sad event took place on the 15th inst. The remains were laid to rest in the Mount Zion Camp Ground Cemetery, where he had just returned from attending a camp meeting. Mr. Morris was born in that neighborhood and came to Butler Co. when a boy. He entered the ministry before the war and was preaching near Greenville during the war. He was the principal factor in the organization of the Methodist church in this city in 1864. For many years he was a member of the Alabama Conference and served the churches in many places in South Alabama.
His son says that he was sick several weeks and died peacefully and calmly, evincing much happiness over the neat approach to the pearly gates of Heaven.
There are a good many people in Greenville and surrounding counties who will hear of his death with genuine sorrow.
Of his immediate family he leaves a son and two grandchildren.
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[from the Greenville Advocate of 11-26-1902]
Obit of Mrs. W. H. MORRIS
News reached here Wednesday last of the death of Mrs. Catherine Wright MORRIS, wife of Rev. W. H. MORRIS, at Anniston. The body was brought here for burial, arriving that night, and was carried to the residence of Dr. J. L. PERDUE. Thursday morning relatives assembled there, and after a short service by Rev. L. H. S. Chappelle, followed the remains to Magnolia Cemetery.
Mrs. MORRIS was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William WRIGHT, and was born March 2, 1833. She was twice married, her last marriage occurring March 1st, 1865. At eleven years of age, she was converted and joined the Methodist church, and was ever a faithful, active member. She loved Greenville where most of her life had been spent, and enjoyed visiting here.
A devoted husband and two sons (rest is missing].
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Estate Record Book 20 (1901-1915) p. 470 (abstract) Oct. 18, 1905
E.C. MORRIS died in Anniston, Ala. Nov. 18, 1902 without a will; inhabitant of Calhoun Co. had real estate in Greenville, Ala.--The Old Tan Yard lot worth about $25.
Heirs of deceased:
2 sons: W.E. PAYNE, 52, Mobile, Ala. and C. G. MORRIS, 39, Atlanta, Ga.
3 grandchildren: Willie PAYNE, 17; Burnett PAYNE, 25; Oscar PAYNE, 15, all three children of Robert A. PAYNE, deceased.
Signed by husband/administrator W.H. MORRIS
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One of the Morrises in Laurens Co., GA, at the same time as my Ivy MORRIS migrated to Washington Co., FL. When I checked message boards there, I found this:
http://genforum.genealogy.com/cgi-bin/pageload.cgi?morris::f...
2. VASHTI N.6 NICHOLS (WILLIAM MARSHELL5, JOEL LAFAYETTE4, JOHN3, CONRAD GUNROD2, JOHN1) was born November 12, 1879 in Crenshaw County, Alabama, and died April 04, 1963 in Crenshaw County, Alabama. She married ISHAM KENDALL MORRIS November 07, 1909 in Crenshaw County, Alabama. He was born November 16, 1869 in Crenshaw County, Alabama, and died March 11, 1945 in Crenshaw County, Alabama.
More About VASHTI N. NICHOLS:
Burial: Mt. Zion United Church Cemetery, Crenshaw County, Alabama
Notes for ISHAM KENDALL MORRIS:
Isham owned and managed a water powered grist mill located on the Little Patsalgia River in north western Crenshaw County, Alabama.
More About ISHAM KENDALL MORRIS:
Burial: Mt. Zion Cemetey, NW Crenshaw Co, Alabama
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Crenshaw County, Alabama was formed at least partially from Butler Co. around 1866 or 1867.
I'd like to hear from anyone with Butler Co. MORRIS connections. Thanks.
Cheryll Morris Sumner
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