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Joseph Wesley Morris 1866 – 1928 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Sep 1866

Birth Location: Elbert, Georgia, United States

Death Date: 8 May 1928

Death Location: Chambers, Alabama, United States

Father: Richard Morris

Mother: Francis Hamrick

Spouse(s): Cora Hill

Children(s): Laura Morris, Rosa Morris, Robert Morris, Virginia Morris

Joseph Wesley Morris was born in 1866 in Elbert, Georgia, United States, the child of Richard Ivey Morris and Francis C. Hamrick. In 1910, Joseph Wesley Morris resided in Langdale, Shawmut and River View, Chambers, Alabam. Joseph Wesley Morris married Cora Lavinia Hill, and had children including Laura Roberta Morris, Rosa C Morris, Robert E. Morris, Virginia Morris. Joseph Wesley Morris passed away in 1928 in Chambers, Alabama, United States.

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Biography

  • Joseph Wesley Morris was born in 1866 in Elbert, Georgia, United States, the child of Richard Ivey Morris and Francis C. Hamrick.
  • In 1910, Joseph Wesley Morris resided in Langdale, Shawmut and River View, Chambers, Alabam.
  • Joseph Wesley Morris married Cora Lavinia Hill, and had children including Laura Roberta Morris, Rosa C Morris, Robert E. Morris, Virginia Morris.
  • Joseph Wesley Morris passed away in 1928 in Chambers, Alabama, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

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Children(s)

Joseph Morris's Ancestors

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Joseph Morris
1866 – 1928
Birth Place: Elbert, Georgia, United States
Parents
Richard Ivey Morris
1818 – 1888
Elbert, Georgia, United States
Francis (C.) Hamrick
1844 – 1869
Elbert, Georgia
Grandparents
Joseph Morris
1793 – 1854
Wilkes, Georgia, United States
Nancy (Elizabeth) Allgood
1781 – 1865
Mecklenburg, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Morris
1755 – 1801
Elizabeth
1761 – 1833
John Allgood
1751 – 1839
Sarah Willis
1760 – 1830
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Allgood
1718 – 1751
Mary Hames
1723 – 1754
William Willis
1720 – 1792
Elizabeth Davis
1732 – 1782

Joseph Morris's Descendants

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Joseph (Wesley) Morris (14 Sep 1866 – 8 May 1928) m. Cora (Lavinia) Hill (8May1876 – 15Jun1966)
  1. 1. Laura (Roberta) Morris (14 May 1898 – 16 Feb 1940) m. Pierce Ritcherson (1897 – )
    1. 1. Joe Ritcherson (abt 1921 – )
  2. 2. Rosa (C) Morris (2 Sep 1900 – 28Nov1979) m. Lewis (Jordan) Pate (12 Dec 1901 – 14 Oct 1988)
    1. 1. Lewis (Jordan) Pate (18 Mar 1934 – 17 Jul 2018) m. Shirley (Faye) Seamans (3Apr 1938 – )
      1. 1. Jefferey (William) Pate (11 Mar 1960 – ) m. Kathy (Louise) Adair (26 May 1959 – )
        1. 1. William (Wesley) Pate
        2. 2. Sarah (Elizabeth) Pate
      2. 2. Brian (Lewis) Pate (26May1962 – )
  3. 3. Robert (E.) Morris (14 Sep 1904 – 12 Oct 1998) m. Signa Fleming m. Mary Jane
    1. 1. Robert (E.) Morris
  4. 4. Virginia Morris (1914 – 2001) m. Thomas Thompson ( – 1990)

Joseph Morris's Timeline

3 Records

1866
14 Sep 1866
Birth of Joseph Wesley Morris in Elbert, Georgia, United States
Elbert, Georgia, United States
1910
1910
Age 44
Joseph Wesley Morris resided here in Langdale, Shawmut and River View, Chambers, Alabama
Langdale, Shawmut and River View, Chambers, Alabama
1928
8 May 1928
Age 62
Death of Joseph Wesley Morris in Chambers, Alabama, United States
Chambers, Alabama, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Sep 1866
    Event Place: Elbert, Georgia, United States
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Langdale, Shawmut and River View, Chambers, Alabama; Roll: T624_5; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 35; Image: 702.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Langdale, Shawmut and River View, Chambers, Alabama
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Langdale, Shawmut and River View, Chambers, Alabama; Roll: T624_5; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 35; Image: 702.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 May 1928
    Event Place: Chambers, Alabama, United States

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