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Jesse Morris 1805 – 1873 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Jul 1805

Birth Location: North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 19 Sep 1873

Death Location: Smith, Texas, United States

Father: Lawerence Maurice

Mother: Penelope Samuels

Spouse(s): Violette Rucker

Children(s): John Morris, Sarah Morris, Thomas Morris, Lorenzo Morris, Mary Morris, Nancy Morris, Eliza Morris, William Morris, Stacey Morris, Robert Morris, Samuel Morris, Jourdan Morris, Jesse Morris

In 1805, Jesse Morris entered the world in North Carolina, United States, born to Lawerence Morris or Maurice and Penelope Samuels. In 1850, Jesse Morris resided in My Subdivision, Smith, Texas. In 1860, Jesse Morris resided in Flora, Smith, Texas, United States. Jesse Morris married Violette Rucker, and had children including John Calvin Morris, Sarah Ann Amanda Morris, Thomas R Morris, Lorenzo Hall Morris, Mary Jane Morris, Nancy Minerva Morris, Eliza Ann Amanda Morris, William Elliott Morris, Stacey E Morris, Robert Green Morris, Samuel Jefferson Morris, Jourdan Anderson Morris, Jesse Rucker Morris. Jesse Morris passed away in 1873 in Smith, Texas, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1805, Jesse Morris entered the world in North Carolina, United States, born to Lawerence Morris or Maurice and Penelope Samuels.
  • In 1850, Jesse Morris resided in My Subdivision, Smith, Texas.
  • In 1860, Jesse Morris resided in Flora, Smith, Texas, United States.
  • Jesse Morris married Violette Rucker, and had children including John Calvin Morris, Sarah Ann Amanda Morris, Thomas R Morris, Lorenzo Hall Morris, Mary Jane Morris, Nancy Minerva Morris, Eliza Ann Amanda Morris, William Elliott Morris, Stacey E Morris, Robert Green Morris, Samuel Jefferson Morris, Jourdan Anderson Morris, Jesse Rucker Morris.
  • Jesse Morris passed away in 1873 in Smith, Texas, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lawerence Maurice
1779 – 1849
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
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Penelope Samuels
1784 – 1849
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Violette Rucker
1809 – 1881
Birth Location: Rutherford, Tennessee, United States
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Children(s)

John Morris
1829 –
Birth Location: Hamilton, Tennessee, United States
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Sarah Morris
1831 – 1833
Birth Location: Hamilton, Tennessee, United States
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Thomas Morris
1832 – 1872
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
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Lorenzo Morris
1834 – 1855
Birth Location: Hamilton, Tennessee, United States
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Mary Morris
1839 – 1873
Birth Location: Bedford, Bedford, Tennessee, United States
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Nancy Morris
1840 – 1903
Birth Location: Bedford, Bedford, Tennessee, United States
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Eliza Morris
1842 – 1883
Birth Location: Bedford, Bedford, Tennessee, United States
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William Morris
1844 – 1909
Birth Location: Bedford, Bedford, Tennessee, United States
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Stacey Morris
1845 – 1869
Birth Location: Bedford, Bedford, Tennessee, United States
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Robert Morris
1847 – 1860
Birth Location: Bedford, Bedford, Tennessee, United States
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Samuel Morris
1849 – 1925
Birth Location: Bedford, Bedford, Tennessee, United States
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Jourdan Morris
1851 – 1881
Birth Location: Smith, Texas, United States
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Jesse Morris
1854 – 1901
Birth Location: Lindale, Smith, Texas, United States
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Jesse Morris's Ancestors

Self
Jesse Morris
1805 – 1873
Birth Place: North Carolina, United States
Parents
Lawerence Morris or Maurice
1779 – 1849
North Carolina, United States
Penelope Samuels
1784 – 1849
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jesse Morris's Descendants

1.
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Jesse Morris (11 Jul 1805 – 19 Sep 1873) m. Violette Rucker (7 May 1809 – 17 Jul 1881)
  1. 1. John (Calvin) Morris (10 Aug 1829 – )
  2. 2. Sarah (Ann Amanda) Morris (19 Feb 1831 – 19 Jul 1833)
  3. 3. Thomas (R) Morris (2 Oct 1832 – 1872)
  4. 4. Lorenzo (Hall) Morris (16 Oct 1834 – 22 Aug 1855)
  5. 5. Mary (Jane) Morris (26 Jan 1839 – Dec 1873)
  6. 6. Nancy (Minerva) Morris (22 Aug 1840 – 1903) m. Robert (William) Chapman (22 Jun 1822 – 29 Nov 1879)
    1. 1. Kezia (Jane) Chapman (Jan 1859 – 1891)
    2. 2. Benjamin Chapman (1866 – 1870)
    3. 3. Thomas (A) Chapman (Jan 1867 – 1900)
    4. 4. Violet (Manerva) Chapman (23 Sep 1870 – 26 Jul 1940) m. Robert (F) Smith (Jan 1866 – )
      1. 1. Elbert (F) Smith (Dec 1890 – )
      2. 2. Ray (W) Smith (abt 1892 – )
      3. 3. Roy Smith (Feb 1895 – )
      4. 4. Lillian Smith (Sep 1896 – )
      5. 5. Dewey Smith (Jul 1898 – )
      6. 6. S (Dewie) Smith (abt 1899 – )
    5. 5. Samuel (W) Chapman (1872 – )
    6. 6. Charles (C) Chapman (Nov 1875 – 3 Feb 1940)
    7. 7. John Chapman (1877 – )
    8. 8. Airobelle Chapman (Nov 1879 – )
  7. 7. Eliza (Ann Amanda) Morris (28 Jul 1842 – 2 Jan 1883)
  8. 8. William (Elliott) Morris (15 Feb 1844 – 20 Jan 1909) m. Narcissus (Ellen) Bartley (Jun 1848 – 29 Aug 1929)
    1. 1. Mattie (Euphemia) Morris (Jul 1880 – Dec 1932) m. Byron (L) Arthur (abt 1874 – )
      1. 1. Winston (Morris) Arthur (6 Dec 1903 – 8 Sep 1960)
  9. 9. Stacey (E) Morris (17 Oct 1845 – 1869)
  10. 10. Robert (Green) Morris (15 Jul 1847 – 14 Mar 1860)
  11. 11. Samuel (Jefferson) Morris (30 Oct 1849 – 29 Aug 1925) m. Sarepta (Jane) Copeland (20 Dec 1852 – 21 Nov 1930)
    1. 1. Wm (C) Morris (Oct 1875 – )
    2. 2. Willie Morris (abt 1875 – )
    3. 3. Miller Morris (Aug 1877 – 21 Jan 1949)
    4. 4. Alice Morris (1879 – )
    5. 5. Fred Morris (Mar 1881 – )
    6. 6. Homer Morris (Mar 1889 – )
    7. 7. Winnie Morris (Aug 1892 – )
  12. 12. Jourdan (Anderson) Morris (15 Feb 1851 – 8 Oct 1881) m. Wilmuth (Sarah Jane) Barron (02 Aug 1858 – 12 Dec 1899)
    1. 1. John (Winstead) Morris (17 Feb 1875 – 21 Sep 1877)
    2. 2. Minnie (Beatrice) Morris (27 Aug 1876 – 22 Mar 1926) m. Winfred (Valentine) Cates (18 Nov 1873 – 21 Jan 1952)
      1. 1. Ethel (Lucille) Cates (11 Nov 1897 – 19 Mar 1977) m. Bert (Bunyon) Rhodes (30 Apr 1893 – 12 Mar 1944) m. Adrian (Olivea) Darling (8 Sep 1898 – 21 Jun 1984)
        1. 1. Dorothy (Fairy Brue Fay) Rhodes (18 Aug 1917 – 29 Jun 2002) m. Richard (Lloyd Townsend Dick) Barbee (30 June 1913 – 1 Apr 2005)
        2. 2. Minnie (Larue) Rhodes (5 Aug 1919 – 2 Feb 1924)
        3. 3. Willie (Augustine) Rhodes (4 Sep 1921 – 28 Apr 2006) m. Voaid (Thomas) Mitchell (28 Aug 1921 – 26 Feb 1992) m. Benonia (Bennie Giles) James (25 Aug 1920 – 25 Aug 1971) m. Kenneth (Leroy) Koontz (4 Feb 1922 – 15 Dec 2004) m. Phil (T) Vosquez (abt 1917 – )
        4. 4. Mary (Bonnie Jean) Rhodes (24 Nov 1924 – 26 Jul 1993) m. Tomas (Tommy Lagmay) Darapiza (7 Mar 1911 – 30 Apr 1981) m. Russell (Neil) Gilbertson (16 Oct 1925 – 20 Nov 1995) m. Richard (Lee) Morris (24 Dec 1927 – 25 Mar 2008) m. Donald (Ray) Morlock (31 Jan 1934 – 18 Mar 2008)
        5. 5. Lillian (Maomi) Rhodes (21 Nov 1926 – 6 Mar 2004) m. John (Clebourne) Fauvor (19 Feb 1923 – 23 Mar 1996) m. Paul (Ray) Thompson (24 Aug 1936 – 20 Jan 1982)
        6. 6. Betty (Lou) Rhodes (11 Dec 1929 – 15 Sep 2014) m. Rufus (Sequoyah) Guthrie (12 Aug 1928 – 19 Feb 2008) m. Larry (Leroy) Gilbertson (18 July 1927 – 1 May 2000) m. Kenneth (Lyle) Summers (15 Sep 1933 – 14 Oct 1996)
      2. 2. Aubrey (Vollie) Cates (18 May 1900 – 22 Apr 1992) m. Hattie (Edith) Biggerstaff (14 Jan 1907 – 13 Oct 2004)
        1. 1. Aubrey (V) Cates (20 May 1937 – )
      3. 3. Roy (Thomas) Cates (25 Aug 1902 – 26 Sep 1903)
      4. 4. Dolly (Dimple) Cates (20 Jul 1904 – 10 Apr 1967) m. Marion (Groom) Dysart (5 Jun 1903 – 18 Jul 1968)
        1. 1. Wanda (Lee) Dysart (18 Jun 1925 – 4 May 1972) m. Carl (August) Grasso (19 Mar 1920 – 10 Sep 1971)
        2. 2. Don (H) Dysart (abt 1936 – )
      5. 5. Sadie (Ruth) Cates (22 May 1908 – 19 Jan 1986) m. George (Washington Riggins,) Jr. (23 Jan 1901 – 27 Aug 1992) m. Donald (Lee) Mitchell (10 Jan 1906 – 21 Oct 1934)
        1. 1. Cleveland (Lee "Clevo") Mitchell (22 Oct 1930 – 5 Mar 2004)
      6. 6. Clarence (Morris) Cates (28 Nov 1910 – 20 Feb 1950)
      7. 7. George (Frankin Buddy) Cates (8 Jan 1913 – 9 August 1971) m. Marguerite Whiteley (11 Oct 1913 – 12 May 1992)
        1. 1. Sylvan (Lomar) Cates (abt 1940 – )
      8. 8. Ancil (Bruce) Cates (5 Mar 1916 – 6 Feb 2009)
    3. 3. George (Thomas) Morris (12 Dec 1879 – 28 Sep 1935) m. Avie (A) Clark (23 Apr 1880 – 22 Nov 1962)
      1. 1. Clara Morris (17 Jun 1898 – 15 Sep 1900)
      2. 2. Nora (Lorene) Morris (15 Dec 1899 – 4 Nov 1975)
      3. 3. Jorden (Green) Morris (13 Nov 1902 – 30 Dec 1966)
      4. 4. Jerry Morris (29 Nov 1904 – 1905)
      5. 5. Elliott (Clark) Morris (14 Mar 1911 – 11 Jan 1978)
      6. 6. Paul (Jefferson) Morris (29 Nov 1914 – 20 May 1975)
      7. 7. George (Thomas) Morris (8 Apr 1926 – 30 Nov 1983)
    4. 4. Serepta (Reppie Jordan) Morris (21 Dec 1880 – 15 Dec 1961) m. JAMES (MOSLEY) BROWN (22 Feb 1881 – 16 Apr 1925)
      1. 1. Anna (L) Brown (abt 1907 – )
      2. 2. James (W) Brown (abt 1909 – )
      3. 3. Winnie (F) Brown (abt 1915 – )
      4. 4. Ed Brown (abt 1917 – )
  13. 13. Jesse (Rucker) Morris (4 Feb 1854 – 21 Mar 1901) m. Amanda (Joanna) Wells (23 Oct 1856 – 20 Dec 1897)
    1. 1. William (Jesse) Morris (abt 1876 – 1963)
    2. 2. Ellen Morris (1878 – )
    3. 3. Albert (Chapman) Morris (5 Jun 1880 – 28 Sep 1957)
    4. 4. Calvin (Rucker) Morris (14 Jul 1882 – 2 Oct 1884)
    5. 5. Josie (Bell) Morris (Feb 1885 – 2 Aug 1951)
    6. 6. Amy (Della) Morris (2 Feb 1888 – 1974)
    7. 7. Bessie (Beatrice) Morris (14 Oct 1892 – )
    8. 8. Ruby (Irene) Morris (1 Nov 1896 – 6 Sep 1906)
    9. 9. Fannie (Mae) Morris (9 Jan 1890 – 30 Mar 1969)

Jesse Morris's Timeline

6 Records

1805
11 Jul 1805
Birth of Jesse Morris in North Carolina, United States
North Carolina, United States
1850
1850
Age 45
Jesse Morris resided here in My Subdivision, Smith, Texas
My Subdivision, Smith, Texas
1860
1860
Age 55
Jesse Morris resided here in Flora, Smith, Texas, United States
Flora, Smith, Texas, United States
1860
1860
Age 55
Jesse Morris resided here in Smith County, TX
Smith County, TX
1870
1870
Age 65
Jesse Morris resided here in Garden Valley, Smith, Texas
Garden Valley, Smith, Texas
1873
19 Sep 1873
Age 68
Death of Jesse Morris in Smith, Texas, United States
Smith, Texas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Jul 1805
    Event Place: North Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Garden Valley, Smith, Texas; Roll: M593_1605; Page: 289; Image: 178.
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: My Subdivision, Smith, Texas; Roll: M432_915; Page: 79A; Image: .
    [3] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Flora, Smith, Texas; Roll: ; Page: 25; Image: 53.
    [4] Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Sep 1873
    Event Place: Smith, Texas, United States
    Record Source: Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Smith County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Flora, Smith, Texas, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Flora, Smith, Texas; Roll: ; Page: 25; Image: 53.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: My Subdivision, Smith, Texas
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: My Subdivision, Smith, Texas; Roll: M432_915; Page: 79A; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Smith County, TX
    Record Source: Texas Census, 1820-90

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Garden Valley, Smith, Texas
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Garden Valley, Smith, Texas; Roll: M593_1605; Page: 289; Image: 178.
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