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Benjamin Morris 1865 – 1921 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: November 1865

Birth Location: Leavenworth, Crawford, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 31 Mar 1921

Death Location: Port Fulton, Clark, Indiana, USA

Father: Frances Morris

Mother: Nancy Bloomfelter

Spouse(s): Mary Carver

Children(s): Lela Collins

The story of Benjamin Morris began in 1865 in Leavenworth, Crawford, Indiana, USA. Benjamin Morris married Mary "Mollie" Jane Carver, and had children including Lela May Collins. Benjamin Morris passed away in 1921 in Port Fulton, Clark, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Morris began in 1865 in Leavenworth, Crawford, Indiana, USA.
  • Benjamin Morris married Mary "Mollie" Jane Carver, and had children including Lela May Collins.
  • Benjamin Morris passed away in 1921 in Port Fulton, Clark, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Frances Morris
1840 – 1893
Birth Location: Warren County, Kentucky, USA
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Nancy Bloomfelter
1844 – 1932
Birth Location: Warsaw, Gallatin, Kentucky, United States
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Spouses(s)

Mary Carver
1869 – 1962
Birth Location: Leavenworth, Crawford, Indiana, USA
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Children(s)

Lela Collins
1894 – 1966
Birth Location: –
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Benjamin Morris's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Morris
1865 – 1921
Birth Place: Leavenworth, Crawford, Indiana, USA
Parents
Frances Marion Morris
1840 – 1893
Warren County, Kentucky, USA
Nancy (Ellen Grigsby Morris) Bloomfelter
1844 – 1932
Warsaw, Gallatin, Kentucky, United States
Grandparents
Zachariah Morris
1814 – 1891
Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, USA
Keziah (Adaline Dillon) (Morris)
1814 – 1891
Tennessee, USA
William (John) Griggsby
1815 – 1907
Warsaw, Gallatin County, Kentucky, USA
Nancy Jones
1813 – 1907
Kentucky
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Morris's Descendants

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Benjamin Morris (November 1865 – 31 Mar 1921) m. Mary ("Mollie" Jane) Carver (May 1869 – 10 July 1962)
  1. 1. Lela (May) Collins (23 October 1894 – Jan 1966) m. Charles (Richard) Collins (1891 – 5 August 1956)
    1. 1. Alice (Lornie) Collins (12 Mar 1922 – 24 Aug 1993) m. James (Elmer) House (14 Aug 1916 – 13 Nov 2005)
      1. 1. James (Kenneth) House (28 March 1943 – 30 April 2021) m. Mary (Louise) Mitchell (2 November 1941 – 28 January 2003)
        1. 1. Brenda House (25 Nov 1966 – ) m. Andrew (Calvin) Haggard (abt 1965 – )

Benjamin Morris's Timeline

2 Records

1865
November 1865
Birth of Benjamin Morris in Leavenworth, Crawford, Indiana, USA
Leavenworth, Crawford, Indiana, USA
1921
31 Mar 1921
Age 56
Death of Benjamin Morris in Port Fulton, Clark, Indiana, USA
Port Fulton, Clark, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: November 1865
    Event Place: Leavenworth, Crawford, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Mar 1921
    Event Place: Port Fulton, Clark, Indiana, USA
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