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Bernice M Morris 1893 – 1983 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Aug 1893

Birth Location: Daviess County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 31 Jul 1983

Death Location: Greenfield, Hancock, Indiana, United States

Father: John Councilman

Mother: Sarah Councilman

Spouse(s): Otis Morris

Children(s): Otis Morris, Elizabeth Morris, Charles Morris

The story of Bernice M Morris began in 1893 in Daviess County, Kentucky, USA. In 1910, Bernice M Morris resided in Owensboro Ward 2, Daviess, Kentucky. Bernice M Morris married Otis V Morris, and had children including Otis Vanvert Morris, Elizabeth Ann Morris, Charles Raymond Morris. Bernice M Morris passed away in 1983 in Greenfield, Hancock, Indiana, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Bernice M Morris began in 1893 in Daviess County, Kentucky, USA.
  • In 1910, Bernice M Morris resided in Owensboro Ward 2, Daviess, Kentucky.
  • Bernice M Morris married Otis V Morris, and had children including Otis Vanvert Morris, Elizabeth Ann Morris, Charles Raymond Morris.
  • Bernice M Morris passed away in 1983 in Greenfield, Hancock, Indiana, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Councilman
Birth Location: –
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Sarah Councilman
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Otis Morris
1891 – 1960
Birth Location: Thruston, Daviess County, Kentucky, United States of America
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Children(s)

Otis Morris
1916 – 1973
Birth Location: Owensboro, Daviess County, Kentucky, United States of America
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Elizabeth Morris
1919 – 1997
Birth Location: Daviess, Kentucky
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Charles Morris
1926 – 1970
Birth Location: Indiana
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Bernice Morris's Ancestors

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Bernice Morris
1893 – 1983
Birth Place: Daviess County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
John Councilman
Sarah (E) Councilman
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bernice Morris's Descendants

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Bernice (M) Morris (5 Aug 1893 – 31 Jul 1983) m. Otis (V) Morris (3 December 1891 – 12 April 1960)
  1. 1. Otis (Vanvert) Morris (2 December 1916 – 8 July 1973) m. Mabel (Josephine) Morris (19 October 1912 – 22 January 2003)
  2. 2. Elizabeth (Ann) Morris (16 Feb 1919 – 15 Jun 1997)
  3. 3. Charles (Raymond) Morris (09/14/1926 – 1970) m. Lois (Lucille) Swank (29 May 1916 – 28 September 2007)
    1. 1. Connie Morris (11 Feb 1953 – ) m. Ronald (Eugene) Buckley (5 February 1946 – )
      1. 1. Jennifer (Paige) Murray (28 Jul 1969 – )
        1. 1. Charles (Cade) Royer
        2. 2. Whitney Buckley
      2. 2. Kalen Buckley (6 January 1987 – )
      3. 3. Christian (Ross) Buckley (17 December 1990 – )

Bernice Morris's Timeline

8 Records

1893
5 August 1893
Birth of Bernice M Morris in Owensboro, Daviess County, Kentucky, United States of America
Owensboro, Daviess County, Kentucky, United States of America
1893
5 Aug 1893
Birth of Bernice M Morris in Daviess County, Kentucky, USA
Daviess County, Kentucky, USA
1910
1910
Age 17
Bernice M Morris resided here in Owensboro Ward 2, Daviess, Kentucky
Owensboro Ward 2, Daviess, Kentucky
1935
1935
Age 42
Bernice M Morris resided here in Rural, Shelby, Indiana
Rural, Shelby, Indiana
1940
1940
Age 47
Bernice M Morris resided here in Center Twp, Center, Hancock, Indiana, USA
Center Twp, Center, Hancock, Indiana, USA
1950
1950
Age 57
Bernice M Morris resided here in Cumberland, Marion, Indiana, USA
Cumberland, Marion, Indiana, USA
1983
July 1983
Age 90
Death of Bernice M Morris in Greenfield, Hancock County, Indiana, United States of America
Greenfield, Hancock County, Indiana, United States of America
1983
31 Jul 1983
Age 90
Death of Bernice M Morris in Greenfield, Hancock, Indiana, United States
Greenfield, Hancock, Indiana, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 August 1893
    Event Place: Owensboro, Daviess County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Aug 1893
    Event Place: Daviess County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Owensboro Ward 2, Daviess, Kentucky; Roll: T624_472; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0031; FHL microfilm: 1374485

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Owensboro Ward 2, Daviess, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Owensboro Ward 2, Daviess, Kentucky; Roll: T624_472; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0031; FHL microfilm: 1374485

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Shelby, Indiana
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Center Twp, Center, Hancock, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Cumberland, Marion, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Cumberland, Marion, Indiana; Roll: 5119; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 49-69

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: Jul 1983
    Event Place: Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: Findagrave, Bernice M Councilman Morris Jul 1983

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: July 1983
    Event Place: Greenfield, Hancock County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Jul 1983
    Event Place: Greenfield, Hancock, Indiana, United States

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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