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Joshua Covington Morrison 1864–1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Oct 1864

Birth Location: Ashville, St. Clair County, Alabama, USA

Death Date: Jan 21 1942

Death Location: Pelvna, Madison, Alabama

Father: James Sr

Mother: Rutha Layton

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Joshua Covington Morrison was born in 1864 in Ashville, St. Clair County, Alabama, USA, the child of James Washington Morrison Sr And Rutha F Layton. Joshua Covington Morrison passed away in 1942 in Pelvna, Madison, Alabama.

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Biography

  • Joshua Covington Morrison was born in 1864 in Ashville, St. Clair County, Alabama, USA, the child of James Washington Morrison Sr And Rutha F Layton.
  • Joshua Covington Morrison passed away in 1942 in Pelvna, Madison, Alabama.

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Joshua Morrison's Ancestors

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Joshua Morrison
1864–1942
Birth Place: Ashville, St. Clair County, Alabama, USA
Parents
James Washington Morrison Sr
1828–1866
Carroll County, Georgia USA
Rutha (F) Layton
1830–1876
Carroll, Georgia
Grandparents
Thomas (Gaston Layton) Sr
1806–1869
Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA
Clarissa Elsberry
1808–1886
Spartanburg, Union, South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Layton
1790–1841
Sarah Gaston
1790–1840
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hugh Rev
1751–1836
Martha McClure
1754–1836

Joshua Morrison's Timeline

2 Records

1864
Oct 1864
Birth of Joshua Covington Morrison in Ashville, St. Clair County, Alabama, USA
Ashville, St. Clair County, Alabama, USA
1942
Jan 21 1942
Age 78
Death of Joshua Covington Morrison in Pelvna, Madison, Alabama
Pelvna, Madison, Alabama

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Oct 1864
    Event Place: Ashville, St. Clair County, Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jan 21 1942
    Event Place: Pelvna, Madison, Alabama

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