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Jacob Morris 1802 – 1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1802

Birth Location: Montgomery, North Carolina

Death Date: 1850

Death Location: Lee, Virginia, United States

Father: Elias Morris

Mother: Mary West

Spouse(s): Almira Whisman

Children(s): Susanna Morris

Jacob Morris was born in 1802 in Montgomery, North Carolina, the child of Elias Solomon Morris and Mary Ann "Polly" West. Jacob Morris married Almira Emeline Whisman, and had children including Susanna Morris. Jacob Morris passed away in 1850 in Lee, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Jacob Morris was born in 1802 in Montgomery, North Carolina, the child of Elias Solomon Morris and Mary Ann "Polly" West.
  • Jacob Morris married Almira Emeline Whisman, and had children including Susanna Morris.
  • Jacob Morris passed away in 1850 in Lee, Virginia, United States.

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Spouses(s)

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Jacob Morris's Ancestors

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Jacob Morris
1802 – 1850
Birth Place: Montgomery, North Carolina
Parents
Elias Solomon Morris
1775 – 1859
Troy, Montgomery County, North Carolina, United States of America
Mary (Ann "Polly") West
1774 – 1858
Montgomery Co. North Carolina
Grandparents
John (Haton) Morris
1743 – 1820
Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina, United States of America
Mary (Elizabeth Wilkes) Ramey
1748 – 1839
Troy, Montgomery County, North Carolina, United States of America
John West
1748 – 1833
Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
Susanna Robinson
1752 – 1834
Spotsylvania, VA, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Morris
1714 – 1789
Mary Morris
1719 – 1769
Robert Ramey
1720 – 1800
Mary Holman
1721 – 1759
Hugh West
1728 – 1767
Elizabeth Minor
1738 – 1768
Hezekiah Robinson
1728 – 1796
Judith Southall
1732 – 1806
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jacob Morris's Descendants

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Jacob Morris (abt 1802 – 1850) m. Almira (Emeline) Whisman (abt 1814 – 1880)
  1. 1. Susanna Morris (3 Aug 1854 – 1891) m. Elijah (Oliver) Sturgill (4 Jan 1853 – 30 Mar 1934)
    1. 1. James (Newton "Newt") Sturgill (3 May 1876 – 22 Feb 1947) m. Rebecca (Jane) Daugherty (26 Jan 1871 – 1943-08-28) m. Sallie Clark (1874 – 1914)
      1. 1. William (Henry) Sturgill (4 Jan 1895 – )
      2. 2. Elijah Sturgill (3 May 1897 – 6 May 1967)
      3. 3. Alpha Sturgill (17 Jun 1897 – 12 Jan 1939) m. Emerson Hurst (18 Jul 1895 – 22 Jun 1977)
        1. 1. Edith Hurst (7 Nov 1915 – 16 Jul 1964) m. Ernest Allen (15 Jan 1910 – 30 Mar 1980)
      4. 4. Ora Sturgill (11 Jun 1900 – 29 July 1926)
      5. 5. James (Garland) Sturgill (abt 1903 – 19 May 1975)
      6. 6. Ishmael Sturgill (13 Oct 1904 – 3 Aug 1982)
      7. 7. Charlie Sturgill (11 Oct 1906 – )
      8. 8. Tice Sturgill (abt 1908 – 9 Aug 1984)
      9. 9. Rosa (Belle Sturgill) Johnson (abt 1910 – 5 April 2002)
      10. 10. Cecil Sturgill (1 Nov 1913 – 23 Dec 1998)
      11. 11. General (Grant) Sturgill (2 Jul 1909 – 12 Sept 1985)

Jacob Morris's Timeline

2 Records

1802
abt 1802
Birth of Jacob Morris in Montgomery, North Carolina
Montgomery, North Carolina
1850
1850
Age 48
Death of Jacob Morris in Lee, Virginia, United States
Lee, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1802
    Event Place: Montgomery, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Lee, Virginia, United States

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