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Elmer Otto Morris 1872–1946 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 08 May 1872

Birth Location: Decatur, Ill

Death Date: 01 Dec 1946

Death Location: Salem Cemetery

Father: Cornelius Morris

Mother: Margaret Cox

Spouse(s): Myrtle Burt

Children(s): Martin Morris, Vane Morris

The story of Elmer Otto Morris began in 1872 in Decatur, Ill. Elmer Otto Morris married Myrtle Burt, and had children including Martin Burt Morris, Vane Morris. Elmer Otto Morris passed away in 1946 in Salem Cemetery.

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Biography

  • The story of Elmer Otto Morris began in 1872 in Decatur, Ill.
  • Elmer Otto Morris married Myrtle Burt, and had children including Martin Burt Morris, Vane Morris.
  • Elmer Otto Morris passed away in 1946 in Salem Cemetery.

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Spouses(s)

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Elmer Morris's Ancestors

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Elmer Morris
1872–1946
Birth Place: Decatur, Ill
Parents
Cornelius Neal Morris
1825–1907
Pickaway, Pickaway, Ohio, United States
Margaret (Emeline) Cox
1832–1899
Decatur, Ill
Grandparents
Thomas (Hilton) Morris
1794–1881
Great Choptank Parish, Cambridge, Dorchester, Maryland
Nancy Wolverton
1802–1832
Virginia, United States
Ephraim (Gover) Cox
1778–1851
Susquehannah Hundred, Harford, Maryland, United States
Nancy (Ann) WALKER
1799–1864
Yadkin, North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Mark Morris
1760–1822
Sarah Beidert?
1765–1837
Lewis Wolverton
1769–1815
Jane Foresman
1772–1846
William IV
1751–1833
Rachel Gover
1747–1807
Peter WALKER
–1834
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Morris
1750–1802
Sarah Windell
1769–1825
Daniel Woolverton
1739–1783
Hannah Chamberlain
1741–1819
Robert Foresman
1725–1806
Jane All
1728–1810
William II
1711–1782
Mary Goldhawk
1723–1790
Ephraim GLOVER
1720–1757
Elizabeth GITTINGS
1725–1807

Elmer Morris's Descendants

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Elmer (Otto) Morris (08 May 1872–01 Dec 1946) m. Myrtle Burt (1872–27 Nov 1964)
  1. 1. Martin (Burt) Morris 1894–
    1. 1. Annabel Morris 1924–
    2. 2. Martin (Burt) Morris 1919–1922
    3. 3. Marjorie (Janet) Morris 1922–
  2. 2. Vane Morris 1893–1967

Elmer Morris's Timeline

2 Records

1872
08 May 1872
Birth of Elmer Otto Morris in Decatur, Ill
Decatur, Ill
1946
01 Dec 1946
Age 74
Death of Elmer Otto Morris in Decatur, Ill
Decatur, Ill

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 08 May 1872
    Event Place: Decatur, Ill

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 3 Dec 1946
    Event Place: Decatur, Illinois
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Herald and Review - 3 Dec 1946 - Page 5, Obituary for Elmer O. Morris 3 Dec 1946

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01 Dec 1946
    Event Place: Decatur, Ill

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Salem Cemetery

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