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Emma Elizabeth Morris 1825–1903 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1825

Birth Location: Westbury, Wiltshire, England

Death Date: 3 Jan 1903

Death Location: Algona, Kossuth County, Iowa, USA

Father: Prince Morris

Mother: Sarah Dennis

Spouse(s): Joseph Foster, Walter Atwood

Children(s): Eunice Foster, Frances Foster, Benjamin Foster, Alice Atwood, Walter Atwood

The story of Emma Elizabeth Morris began in 1825 in Westbury, Wiltshire, England. In 1850, Emma Elizabeth Morris resided in Salisbury, LaSalle, Illinois. In 1860, Emma Elizabeth Morris resided in Arispie, Bureau, Illinois, United States. Emma Elizabeth Morris married Joseph Henry Foster, Walter Atwood, and had children including Alice Morris Atwood, Benjamin Gilman Foster, Eunice L Foster, Frances E Fannie Foster, Walter A Atwood. Emma Elizabeth Morris passed away in 1903 in Algona, Kossuth County, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Emma Elizabeth Morris began in 1825 in Westbury, Wiltshire, England.
  • In 1850, Emma Elizabeth Morris resided in Salisbury, LaSalle, Illinois.
  • In 1860, Emma Elizabeth Morris resided in Arispie, Bureau, Illinois, United States.
  • Emma Elizabeth Morris married Joseph Henry Foster, Walter Atwood, and had children including Alice Morris Atwood, Benjamin Gilman Foster, Eunice L Foster, Frances E Fannie Foster, Walter A Atwood.
  • Emma Elizabeth Morris passed away in 1903 in Algona, Kossuth County, Iowa, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Prince Morris
1781–1875
Birth Location: Westbury, Wiltshire, England
PM
Sarah Dennis
1788–1861
Birth Location: Westbury, Wiltshire, England
SD

Spouses(s)

Joseph Foster
1831–1905
Birth Location: Stockholm, St Lawrence, New York, USA
JF
Walter Atwood
1824–1852
Birth Location: New Hampshire, USA
WA

Children(s)

Eunice Foster
1857–1940
Birth Location: Arispie, Bureau, Illinois
EF
Frances Foster
1858–1893
Birth Location: Arispie, Bureau, Illinois
FF
Benjamin Foster
1865–1907
Birth Location: Illinois
BF
Alice Atwood
1850–1851
Birth Location: Illinois
AA
Walter Atwood
1852–1903
Birth Location: Salisbury (Peru), La Salle County, Illinois, USA
WA

Emma Morris's Ancestors

Self
Emma Morris
1825–1903
Birth Place: Westbury, Wiltshire, England
Parents
Prince William Morris
1781–1875
Westbury, Wiltshire, England
Sarah Dennis
1788–1861
Westbury, Wiltshire, England
Grandparents
Mordecai Morris
1751–
Westbury, Wiltshire, England
Ann Smith
1755–
England
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Morris
1725–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Emma Morris's Descendants

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Emma (Elizabeth) Morris (abt 1825–3 Jan 1903) m. Joseph (Henry) Foster (Sep 1831–Sep 1905) m. Walter Atwood (abt 1824–27 Aug 1852)
  1. 1. Eunice (L.) Foster 1857–1940 m. David (S.) Gilmore 1832–1910
    1. 1. Nellie (Emma Grace) Gilmore 1884–
      1. 1. Wellis 1885–
        1. 1. Donald (G) Decker 1914–1984 m. Annette D. 1913–
    2. 2. Donald (Foster) Gilmore 1894–1954 m. Alice (L) Cotton 1899– m. Nettie (H) Root 1894–1949
      1. 1. John (Mahlon) Gilmore 1921–1990 m. Nancy (Jane) Robbins 1925–1985
    3. 3. Lila (Mabel) Gilmore 1878–1959 m. Earl (E) Shoemaker 1875–1932
      1. 1. Clarence (W) Shoemaker 1901–1994
      2. 2. Everett (L) Shoemaker 1904–1977
      3. 3. Edna (M.) Shoemaker 1903–
  2. 2. Frances (E. "Fannie") Foster 1858–1893 m. J. (Frank) Gilmore 1859–
  3. 3. Benjamin (Gilman) Foster 1865–1907 m. Mary ("May") Richardson 1866–
    1. 1. Myra (Evelyn) Foster 1895–1955 m. Albert (L) Boerman 1892–1970
      1. 1. Myra Boerman 1913–2002 m. James Kusta 1907–
      2. 2. Herman (Albert) Boerman 1914–1920
      3. 3. Betty (Eleanor) Boerman 1922–
      4. 4. Albert (Foster) Boerman 1925– m. Mavis (Louise) Eldridge 1930–2011
  4. 4. Alice (Morris) Atwood 1850–1851
  5. 5. Walter (A.) Atwood 1852–1903 m. Sarah (Anna ("Sarah Annie")) Higgins 1855–1923
    1. 1. Walter (E.) Atwood 1874–1935 m. Rebecca (A) Vansell 1877–1952
      1. 1. Thelma Atwood 1899–
      2. 2. Warren (Leroy "Curley") Atwood 1900–1951
      3. 3. Alvin (W) Atwood 1906–1963 m. Collette (R. "Lola" Winters) Zertler 1906–1986
        1. 1. William (Walter) Atwood 1926–1991
        2. 2. Leda (Arlene) Atwood 1929–2005
      4. 4. Leo (M.) Atwood 1908–1956
    2. 2. Eunice (Adele) Atwood 1894–1971 m. Donald (Preston) Reed 1890–1978
      1. 1. Donald (Gilbert) Reed 1914–1999 m. Lydia Lind 1917–2008
        1. 1. Noel (Bruce) Reed 1949–2020
    3. 3. Pearl (L.) Atwood 1891–1967 m. Harvey (Joseph "Harry") Vancil 1888–1938 m. Daniel (S.) Bishop 1883–
    4. 4. Beryl Atwood 1891–1958
    5. 5. Emma (Jane) Atwood 1888–1962 m. George Gutzmer 1874–1950
    6. 6. Annabelle Atwood 1886–1916 m. Leroy (Matthew) Peak 1876–1906 m. John (L.) Hartzell 1851–1909
      1. 1. Leroy (Matthew) Peak 1906–1984 m. Lillian (Augusta) Bowlby 1912–2002
        1. 1. Patsy (Leann) Peak 1933–1950
      2. 2. Pearl Peak –1905
    7. 7. Maude (Alice) Atwood 1881–1947 m. Otto (Jacob) Wymer 1879–1934
      1. 1. Maleta Wymer 1905–1983 m. Russell (P.) Post 1898–1966
      2. 2. Lavona (P.) Wymer 1908–1997
    8. 8. LeRoy (James "Roy") Atwood 1884–1945 m. Pearl (Luella Ray) Riggs 1889–
    9. 9. Orval (Edward) Atwood 1879–1942
    10. 10. Otis (Jonathan "John") Atwood 1877–1955 m. Caroline (Agnes "Carrie" "Carolyn") Myers 1876–1965
      1. 1. Francis Cook 1912–1989 m. Domenica (Margaret "Catherine") Seruto 1914–1995
        1. 1. Robert (Dale) Cook 1940–2021
      2. 2. John (Harrison Atwood) Cook 1908–1998 m. Leona (Clara) Berres 1917–2007
      3. 3. Mary (Madeline) Atwood 1906–2004 m. Stanley (Bryan) Ballard 1895–1973
        1. 1. Mary (Katherine) Ballard 1924–2004 m. Charles (Anthony) Quanty 1921–1997
        2. 2. Frances (Bernice) Ballard 1926– m. Richard (Allen) Wood 1923–
      4. 4. Laveta (Catherine) Atwood 1903–1994 m. William (Bryan) Shelley 1897–1984
        1. 1. Rosemary (Ann) Shelley 1924–2005 m. Francis (Patrick "Frank") Hogan 1915–1982
        2. 2. William (Bryan Shelley) Jr. 1927–2008
        3. 3. Patricia (Jean) Shelley 1929–1998 m. Raymond (Louis Weber) Sr. 1928–2014

Emma Morris's Timeline

7 Records

1825
abt 1825
Birth of Emma Elizabeth Morris in Westbury, Wiltshire, England
Westbury, Wiltshire, England
1850
1850
Age 25
Emma Elizabeth Morris resided here in Salisbury, LaSalle, Illinois
Salisbury, LaSalle, Illinois
1860
1860
Age 35
Emma Elizabeth Morris resided here in Arispie, Bureau, Illinois, United States
Arispie, Bureau, Illinois, United States
1870
1870
Age 45
Emma Elizabeth Morris resided here in Mendota, La Salle, Illinois, United States
Mendota, La Salle, Illinois, United States
1880
1880
Age 55
Emma Elizabeth Morris resided here in Mendota, La Salle, Illinois, USA
Mendota, La Salle, Illinois, USA
1888
1888
Age 63
Emma Elizabeth Morris resided here in Algona, Kossuth, Iowa, USA
Algona, Kossuth, Iowa, USA
1903
3 Jan 1903
Age 78
Death of Emma Elizabeth Morris in Algona, Kossuth County, Iowa, USA
Algona, Kossuth County, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1825
    Event Place: Westbury, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Iowa State Census Collection
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Mendota, La Salle, Illinois; Roll: 223; Family History Film: 1254223; Page: 391D; Enumeration District: 073; Image: 0304
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Mendota, La Salle, Illinois; Roll: M593_244; Page: 375A; Image: 24; Family History Library Film: 545743
    [4] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Arispie, Bureau, Illinois; Roll: M653_158; Page: 519; Image: 519; Family History Library Film: 803158
    [5] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Salisbury, LaSalle, Illinois; Roll: M432_115; Page: 216B; Image: 85
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Salisbury, LaSalle, Illinois
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Salisbury, LaSalle, Illinois; Roll: M432_115; Page: 216B; Image: 85

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Arispie, Bureau, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Arispie, Bureau, Illinois; Roll: M653_158; Page: 519; Image: 519; Family History Library Film: 803158

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Mendota, La Salle, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Mendota, La Salle, Illinois; Roll: M593_244; Page: 375A; Image: 24; Family History Library Film: 545743

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Mendota, La Salle, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Mendota, La Salle, Illinois; Roll: 223; Family History Film: 1254223; Page: 391D; Enumeration District: 073; Image: 0304

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1888
    Event Place: Algona, Kossuth, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Iowa State Census Collection

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Jan 1903
    Event Place: Algona, Kossuth County, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Algona, Kossuth County, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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