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Betty Morris 1892–1997 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1892

Birth Location: Iowa, USA

Death Date: 5 Feb 1997

Death Location: Walnut Township, Adair County, Iowa, United States of America

Father: Melvin Shell

Mother: Ella Stevens

Spouse(s): Charlie Orton, George Morris

Children(s): Floyd Shell, Shirley Morris, Gladys Morris

In 1892, Betty Morris entered the world in Iowa, USA, born to Melvin Lafette Shell And Ella May Stevens. In 1900, Betty Morris resided in Adel, Dallas, Iowa, USA. In 1905, Betty Morris resided in Dallas, Iowa, United States. Betty Morris married Charlie W Orton, George Walker Morris, and had children including Benjamin Morris, Floyd Dean Shell, Gladys Morris, Shirley Ann Morris. Betty Morris passed away in 1997 in Walnut Township, Adair County, Iowa, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1892, Betty Morris entered the world in Iowa, USA, born to Melvin Lafette Shell And Ella May Stevens.
  • In 1900, Betty Morris resided in Adel, Dallas, Iowa, USA.
  • In 1905, Betty Morris resided in Dallas, Iowa, United States.
  • Betty Morris married Charlie W Orton, George Walker Morris, and had children including Benjamin Morris, Floyd Dean Shell, Gladys Morris, Shirley Ann Morris.
  • Betty Morris passed away in 1997 in Walnut Township, Adair County, Iowa, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Melvin Shell
1867–1933
Birth Location: Lafette, Indiana, United States
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Ella Stevens
1870–1958
Birth Location: Terre Haute, Indiana, USA
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Spouses(s)

Charlie Orton
1871–1958
Birth Location: Colfax, Jasper, Iowa, United States
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George Morris
1895–1986
Birth Location: Illinois
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Children(s)

Floyd Shell
1918–1986
Birth Location: Dexter, Iowa
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Shirley Morris
1937–1982
Birth Location: Bettendorf, Scott, Iowa
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Gladys Morris
1933–2016
Birth Location: Iowa
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Betty Morris's Ancestors

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Betty Morris
1892–1997
Birth Place: Iowa, USA
Parents
Melvin Lafette Shell
1867–1933
Lafette, Indiana, United States
Ella (May) Stevens
1870–1958
Terre Haute, Indiana, USA
Grandparents
Jacob (M) Shell
1823–1914
Casstown, Miami County, Ohio, USA
Bittie Flint
1826–1918
Indiana
Benjamin (Franklin) Stevens
1826–1901
Kentucky
Sarah (Jane) Costin
1833–1917
, Harlan, Kentucky
Great-Grandparents
John Schell\Shell
1783–1849
Elizabeth Shell
1794–1848
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Sr
1764–1809
Margaret Havens
1768–1821

Betty Morris's Descendants

1.
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Betty Morris (1892–5 Feb 1997) m. Charlie (W.) Orton (20 August 1871–28 Apr 1958) m. George (Walker) Morris (5 Oct 1895–2 Aug 1986)
  1. 1. Floyd (Dean) Shell 1918–1986 m. Nellie (Marie) Shell 1923–1988
    1. 1. Roger (Ray) Shell 1945–2004
    2. 2. Allan (Leo) Shell 1948–1998
    3. 3. Wayne (Fay) Shell 1950–2005
  2. 2. Shirley (Ann) Morris 1937–1982
  3. 3. Gladys Morris 1933–2016

Betty Morris's Timeline

12 Records

1892
1892
Birth of Betty Morris in Iowa, USA
Iowa, USA
1900
1900
Age 8
Betty Morris resided here in Adel, Dallas, Iowa, USA
Adel, Dallas, Iowa, USA
1905
1905
Age 13
Betty Morris resided here in Dallas, Iowa, United States
Dallas, Iowa, United States
1910
1910
Age 18
Betty Morris resided here in Lincoln, Dallas, Iowa, USA
Lincoln, Dallas, Iowa, USA
1915
1915
Age 23
Betty Morris resided here in Cass, Guthrie, Iowa, USA
Cass, Guthrie, Iowa, USA
1930
1930
Age 38
Betty Morris resided here in Stuart, Stuart, Guthrie, Iowa, USA
Stuart, Stuart, Guthrie, Iowa, USA
1932
abt 1932
Age 40
Betty Morris resided here
None
1935
1935
Age 43
Betty Morris resided here in Rural, Guthrie, Iowa
Rural, Guthrie, Iowa
1940
1940
Age 48
Betty Morris resided here in Thompson Twp, Thompson, Guthrie, Iowa, USA
Thompson Twp, Thompson, Guthrie, Iowa, USA
1950
1950
Age 58
Betty Morris resided here in Casey, Adair, Iowa, USA
Casey, Adair, Iowa, USA
1973
1973
Age 81
Betty Morris resided here in Iowa
Iowa
1997
5 Feb 1997
Age 105
Death of Betty Morris in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States
Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1892
    Event Place: Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Adel, Dallas, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Adel, Dallas, Iowa; Roll: 427; Page: 14; Enumeration District: 0002; FHL microfilm: 1240427

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1905
    Event Place: Dallas, Iowa, United States
    Record Source: Iowa State Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Lincoln, Dallas, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Lincoln, Dallas, Iowa; Roll: T624_399; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0010; FHL microfilm: 1374412

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1915
    Event Place: Cass, Guthrie, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Iowa, U.S., State Census Collection, 1836-1925

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Stuart, Stuart, Guthrie, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Stuart, Guthrie, Iowa; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0021; FHL microfilm: 2340392

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: abt 1932
    Record Source: Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Title: Iowa Birth Records, 1888-1904

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Guthrie, Iowa
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Thompson, Guthrie, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01163; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 39-25

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Thompson Twp, Thompson, Guthrie, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Thompson, Guthrie, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01163; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 39-25

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Casey, Adair, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Casey, Adair, Iowa

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1973
    Event Place: Iowa
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Feb 1997
    Event Place: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Walnut Township, Adair County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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