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Earl Needham MORRIS 1882–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Oct 1882

Birth Location: Ashland, Clay, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 16 May 1940

Death Location: Lee County, Alabama, USA

Father: William MORRIS

Mother: Thurza Morris

Spouse(s): Evie Morris

Children(s): Earl MORRIS, Thursa Clackum, Willie MORRIS, Lessie Langley, Evie Clark, Needham MORRIS, Hugo MORRIS

Earl Needham MORRIS was born in 1882 in Ashland, Clay, Alabama, USA, the child of William Franklin Morris And Thurza Ann Emaline Lavonia Caldwell Morris. In 1900, Earl Needham MORRIS resided in Ashland, Clay, Alabama, USA. In 1910, Earl Needham MORRIS resided in Ashland, Clay, Alabama, USA. Earl Needham MORRIS married Evie Americus Brown Morris, and had children including Earl Needham Morris, Evie Nell Morris Clark, Hugo Morris, Lessie Lee Morris Langley, Needham Morris, Thursa Morris Clackum, Willie Govan Morris. Earl Needham MORRIS passed away in 1940 in Lee County, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • Earl Needham MORRIS was born in 1882 in Ashland, Clay, Alabama, USA, the child of William Franklin Morris And Thurza Ann Emaline Lavonia Caldwell Morris.
  • In 1900, Earl Needham MORRIS resided in Ashland, Clay, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1910, Earl Needham MORRIS resided in Ashland, Clay, Alabama, USA.
  • Earl Needham MORRIS married Evie Americus Brown Morris, and had children including Earl Needham Morris, Evie Nell Morris Clark, Hugo Morris, Lessie Lee Morris Langley, Needham Morris, Thursa Morris Clackum, Willie Govan Morris.
  • Earl Needham MORRIS passed away in 1940 in Lee County, Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Earl MORRIS's Ancestors

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Earl MORRIS
1882–1940
Birth Place: Ashland, Clay, Alabama, USA
Parents
William Franklin MORRIS
1854–1929
Tallapoosa County, Alabama, USA
Thurza (Ann Emaline Lavonia CALDWELL) Morris
1859–1897
Randolph County, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
John (Nicholson Owen) CALDWELL
1834–1917
Meriwether County, Georgia, USA
Analiza (Benager KILGORE) Caldwell
1835–1905
Monroe County, Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Earl MORRIS's Descendants

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Earl (Needham) MORRIS (25 Oct 1882–16 May 1940) m. Evie (Americus BROWN) Morris (Nov 1880–25 Mar 1965)
  1. 1. Earl (Needham) MORRIS 1910–1976 m. Helen (E HAMMETT Morris) Duffee 1912–2001
  2. 2. Thursa (MORRIS) Clackum 1913–1976 m. J (D Malone) CLACKUM 1925–1992
    1. 1. William (Morris) CLACKUM 1940–2019
    2. 2. Anna CLACKUM 1948–2016
  3. 3. Willie (Govan) MORRIS 1913–2005 m. Wanda (TIDWELL) Morris 1924–2005
  4. 4. Lessie (Lee MORRIS) Langley 1915–1999 m. Coley (Frank) LANGLEY 1902–1986
    1. 1. Francis (Lee) LANGLEY 1946–1967
  5. 5. Evie (Nell MORRIS) Clark 1918–2006 m. Grady (Levi) CLARK 1910–1969
    1. 1. Bobby (Joyce CLARK) Pollard 1940–2017
    2. 2. John (Morris) CLARK 1943–1956
    3. 3. Grady (Wayne) CLARK 1946–1956
  6. 6. Needham MORRIS 1923–1923
  7. 7. Hugo MORRIS 1908–1983 m. Jewell (Evelyn HENDERSON) Morris 1915–2006

Earl MORRIS's Timeline

8 Records

1882
25 Oct 1882
Birth of Earl Needham MORRIS in Ashland, Clay, Alabama, USA
Ashland, Clay, Alabama, USA
1900
1900
Age 18
Earl Needham MORRIS resided here in Ashland, Clay, Alabama, USA
Ashland, Clay, Alabama, USA
1910
1910
Age 28
Earl Needham MORRIS resided here in Ashland, Clay, Alabama, USA
Ashland, Clay, Alabama, USA
1917
1917
Age 35
Earl Needham MORRIS resided here in Clay County, Alabama, USA
Clay County, Alabama, USA
1930
1930
Age 48
Earl Needham MORRIS resided here in Waverly, Lee, Alabama, USA
Waverly, Lee, Alabama, USA
1935
1935
Age 53
Earl Needham MORRIS resided here in New Harmony and Waverly, Chambers, Alabama, USA
New Harmony and Waverly, Chambers, Alabama, USA
1940
Jan 1940
Age 58
Earl Needham MORRIS resided here in New Harmony and Waverly, Chambers, Alabama, USA
New Harmony and Waverly, Chambers, Alabama, USA
1940
16 May 1940
Age 58
Death of Earl Needham MORRIS in Waverly, Chambers, Alabama, USA
Waverly, Chambers, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Oct 1882
    Event Place: Ashland, Clay, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [4] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Alabama; Registration County: Clay County
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Ashland, Clay, Alabama; Roll: 8; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0109
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [9] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Ashland, Clay, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Ashland, Clay, Alabama; Roll: 8; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0109

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Ashland, Clay, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917
    Event Place: Clay County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Alabama; Registration County: Clay County

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Waverly, Lee, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: New Harmony and Waverly, Chambers, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Jan 1940
    Event Place: New Harmony and Waverly, Chambers, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 May 1940
    Event Place: Waverly, Chambers, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lee County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

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