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Jacob Brake Morrison 1827–1912 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 APR 1827

Birth Location: Berlin, Lewis, (W) Virginia, USA

Death Date: 2 APR 1912

Death Location: Zona, Roane, West Virginia, USA

Father: Alexander Morrison

Mother: Margaret Brake

Spouse(s): Mary Eckard

Children(s): Margaret Morrison

Jacob Brake Morrison was born in 1827 in Berlin, Lewis, (W) Virginia, USA, the child of Alexander L Morrison And Margaret Polly Brake. Jacob Brake Morrison married Mary Ann Eckard, and had children including Margaret Jane Morrison. Jacob Brake Morrison passed away in 1912 in Zona, Roane, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Jacob Brake Morrison was born in 1827 in Berlin, Lewis, (W) Virginia, USA, the child of Alexander L Morrison And Margaret Polly Brake.
  • Jacob Brake Morrison married Mary Ann Eckard, and had children including Margaret Jane Morrison.
  • Jacob Brake Morrison passed away in 1912 in Zona, Roane, West Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alexander Morrison
1792–1873
Birth Location: Harrison County, Virginia, USA
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Margaret Brake
1789–1869
Birth Location: W Virginia or Hardy County, W, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Mary Eckard
1832–1891
Birth Location: Natural Bridge, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Margaret Morrison
1855–1938
Birth Location: Roane County, West Virginia, USA
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Jacob Morrison's Ancestors

Self
Jacob Morrison
1827–1912
Birth Place: Berlin, Lewis, (W) Virginia, USA
Parents
Alexander L Morrison
1792–1873
Harrison County, Virginia, USA
Margaret (Polly) Brake
1789–1869
W Virginia or Hardy County, W, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Archibald (Morrison) Sr.
1768–1856
Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America
Bridget Runyon
1771–1813
Harrison County, West Virginia, United States of America
JOHN (B. BRAKE) Jr.
1754–1838
Frederick Co, Va
Katherine (♥) Shook
1764–1838
Hampshire County, West Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Morrison
1737–1826
Mary Lowther
1740–1774
John Sr
1747–1807
Susannah Custer
1748–1823
Johan Sr
1725–1809
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Runyon
1710–1760
Rachel Trembley
1718–1797

Jacob Morrison's Descendants

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Jacob (Brake) Morrison (18 APR 1827–2 APR 1912) m. Mary (Ann) Eckard (4 SEP 1832–7 SEP 1891)
  1. 1. Margaret (Jane) Morrison 1855–1938 m. Thomas (Jefferson) Starcher 1851–1933
    1. 1. Jacob (Cecil) Starcher 1884–1974 m. Wilma (Frances) Starcher 1914–1985
      1. 1. Jerry (Nelson) Starcher 1939–2002
      2. 2. Howard (Auvil) Starcher 1948–2009
      3. 3. Mary (Jane) Bailey 1936–2019
      4. 4. Ruth (Evelyn) Casto 1937–2022

Jacob Morrison's Timeline

2 Records

1827
18 APR 1827
Birth of Jacob Brake Morrison in Berlin, Lewis, (W) Virginia, USA
Berlin, Lewis, (W) Virginia, USA
1912
2 APR 1912
Age 85
Death of Jacob Brake Morrison in Zona, Roane, West Virginia, USA
Zona, Roane, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 APR 1827
    Event Place: Berlin, Lewis, (W) Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 APR 1912
    Event Place: Zona, Roane, West Virginia, USA
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