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John Silas Morris 1878–1949 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Jan 1878

Birth Location: Lincoln County, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 9 Jul 1949

Death Location: Milton, Cabell County, West Virginia, United States of America

Father: Benjamin Morris

Mother: Sarah Smith

Spouse(s): Missouri Dailey, Dolly Morris

Children(s): Lillie Morris, Albert Morris, Lenner*Lenor Morris, Essie*Ersie Morris, Egberet*Egbert Morris, Ottie Morris, Oralcie Morris, Velma Morris, Ralph Morris, Delsie Morris, Velma Marris, James Marris

John Silas Morris was born in 1878 in Lincoln County, West Virginia, USA, the child of Benjamin Walter Morris And Sarah Margaret Morris Newe Smith. In 1910, John Silas Morris resided in Carroll, Lincoln, West Virginia, USA. In 1917, John Silas Morris resided in Cabell County, West Virginia, USA. John Silas Morris married Dolly Morris, Missouri F Dailey, and had children including Albert Winfield Morris, Delsie Morris, Egberet Egbert Sherman Morris, Essie Ersie Mae Morris, James Marris, Lenner Lenor M Morris, Lillie V Morris, Oralcie L Morris, Ottie Cline Morris, Ralph Junior Morris, Velma Irene Clark Nee Morris, Velma Marris. John Silas Morris passed away in 1949 in Milton, Cabell County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John Silas Morris was born in 1878 in Lincoln County, West Virginia, USA, the child of Benjamin Walter Morris And Sarah Margaret Morris Newe Smith.
  • In 1910, John Silas Morris resided in Carroll, Lincoln, West Virginia, USA.
  • In 1917, John Silas Morris resided in Cabell County, West Virginia, USA.
  • John Silas Morris married Dolly Morris, Missouri F Dailey, and had children including Albert Winfield Morris, Delsie Morris, Egberet Egbert Sherman Morris, Essie Ersie Mae Morris, James Marris, Lenner Lenor M Morris, Lillie V Morris, Oralcie L Morris, Ottie Cline Morris, Ralph Junior Morris, Velma Irene Clark Nee Morris, Velma Marris.
  • John Silas Morris passed away in 1949 in Milton, Cabell County, West Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Morris's Ancestors

Self
John Morris
1878–1949
Birth Place: Lincoln County, West Virginia, USA
Parents
Benjamin Walter Morris
1830–1897
Virginia, United States
Sarah (Margaret Morris, newe) Smith
1849–1940
Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Morris's Descendants

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John (Silas) Morris (6 Jan 1878–9 Jul 1949) m. Missouri (F) Dailey (Mar 1882–19 Sep 1911) m. Dolly Morris (abt 1890–10 Nov 1976)
  1. 1. Lillie (V) Morris 1903–1977 m. Austin (Albert) Wooten 1900–1937
    1. 1. Shellie (Louise Rigsby, nee) Wooten 1926–1997 m. Ernest (Edward) Rigsby 1924–1994
      1. 1. Larry (R.) Rigsby 1946–2011
    2. 2. Joy Wooten 1937–1972
    3. 3. Opha\Othar (Sanford) Wooten 1924–1984
    4. 4. Lois (Alberta) Wooten-Mallett 1927–1988
    5. 5. Auline (Jewel) Wooten-Donalson 1933–2015
    6. 6. Imogene Wooten-McKinney 1934–2012
  2. 2. Albert (Winfield) Morris 1899–1960
  3. 3. Lenner*Lenor (M) Morris 1906–2002
  4. 4. Essie*Ersie (Mae) Morris 1909–1968
  5. 5. Egberet*Egbert (Sherman) Morris 1914–2004
  6. 6. Ottie (Cline) Morris 1916–1994
  7. 7. Oralcie (L) Morris 1919–1999
  8. 8. Velma (Irene Clark, nee) Morris 1922–2003
  9. 9. Ralph (Junior) Morris 1931–2005
  10. 10. Delsie Morris 1920–
  11. 11. Velma Marris 1922–
  12. 12. James Marris 1924–

John Morris's Timeline

7 Records

1878
6 Jan 1878
Birth of John Silas Morris in Lincoln County, West Virginia, USA
Lincoln County, West Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 32
John Silas Morris resided here in Carroll, Lincoln, West Virginia, USA
Carroll, Lincoln, West Virginia, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 39
John Silas Morris resided here in Cabell County, West Virginia, USA
Cabell County, West Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 42
John Silas Morris resided here in Grant, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
Grant, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 52
John Silas Morris resided here in Union, Union, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
Union, Union, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
1949
9 Jul 1949
Age 71
Death of John Silas Morris in Kanawha, West Virginia, United States
Kanawha, West Virginia, United States
1949
9 Jul 1949
Age 71
Burial of John Silas Morris in Milton, Cabell County, West Virginia, United States of America
Milton, Cabell County, West Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Jan 1878
    Event Place: Lincoln County, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Carroll, Lincoln, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Cabell County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: West Virginia; Registration County: Cabell County

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Grant, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Union, Union, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Union, Kanawha, West Virginia; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 0082; FHL microfilm: 2342273

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Jul 1949
    Event Place: Kanawha, West Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 9 Jul 1949
    Event Place: Milton, Cabell County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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