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Lela Morris 1897–1933 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 DEC 1897

Birth Location: Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 14 DEC 1933

Death Location: Tarboro, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States

Father: John Morris

Mother: Jennie Gatlin

Spouse(s): Cooper Sr

Children(s): Roy Abrams, Cooper Jr, Walter Abrams, Thelma Abrams, Mavourneen Abrams, Elma Abrams

Lela Morris was born in 1897 in Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA, the child of John Walter Morris And Jennie Gatlin. In 1910, Lela Morris resided in Walnut Creek, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA. In 1920, Lela Morris resided in Walnut Creek, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA. Lela Morris married Cooper Pitt Abrams Sr, and had children including Cooper Pitt Abrams Jr, Elma King Abrams, Lela Abrams, Mavourneen Abrams, Roy Thomas Abrams, Thelma Proctor Abrams, Walter Vernon Abrams. Lela Morris passed away in 1933 in Tarboro, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • Lela Morris was born in 1897 in Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA, the child of John Walter Morris And Jennie Gatlin.
  • In 1910, Lela Morris resided in Walnut Creek, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1920, Lela Morris resided in Walnut Creek, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA.
  • Lela Morris married Cooper Pitt Abrams Sr, and had children including Cooper Pitt Abrams Jr, Elma King Abrams, Lela Abrams, Mavourneen Abrams, Roy Thomas Abrams, Thelma Proctor Abrams, Walter Vernon Abrams.
  • Lela Morris passed away in 1933 in Tarboro, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lela Morris's Ancestors

Self
Lela Morris
1897–1933
Birth Place: Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
Parents
John Walter Morris
1867–1939
Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
Jennie Gatlin
1872–1939
Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Patrick (HENRY) Gatlin
1825–1900
Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
Louisa stallings
1840–1900
Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lela Morris's Descendants

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Lela Morris (24 DEC 1897–14 DEC 1933) m. Cooper (Pitt Abrams) Sr (22 MAR 1892–27 OCT 1955)
  1. 1. Roy (Thomas) Abrams 1922–1996 m. Ruby (Elizabeth) Pittman 1926–2007
  2. 2. Cooper (Pitt Abrams) Jr 1919–2000 m. Cora (Isabelle) Murphy 1920–2013
    1. 1. Wanda (Sue) Abrams 1948–1987 m. Marshall (Wayne) Webb 1947–2018
    2. 2. Lelia (Florence) Abrams 1943–1991 m. James (Linwood) Nunnery 1940–1989
  3. 3. Walter (Vernon) Abrams 1927–1995 m. Lizzie (Leigh) Lancaster 1926–2008
  4. 4. Thelma (Proctor) Abrams 1925–2018 m. Charlie (Daniel) Garris 1919–1971
  5. 5. Mavourneen Abrams 1930–2003 m. Ervin (Buck) Owens 1923–1999
  6. 6. Elma (King) Abrams 1925–2018

Lela Morris's Timeline

6 Records

1897
24 DEC 1897
Birth of Lela Morris in Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
1910
1910
Age 13
Lela Morris resided here in Walnut Creek, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
Walnut Creek, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
1920
1920
Age 23
Lela Morris resided here in Walnut Creek, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
Walnut Creek, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
1930
1930
Age 33
Lela Morris resided here in Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
1933
15 DEC 1933
Age 36
Burial of Lela Morris in Greenwood Cemetery, Tarboro, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Greenwood Cemetery, Tarboro, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
1933
14 DEC 1933
Age 36
Death of Lela Morris in Tarboro, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Tarboro, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 DEC 1897
    Event Place: Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, Lena Morris, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, Lena Morris, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, Lena Morris, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, Lena Morris in entry for Cooper Abrams, "North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979"
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, Lena Morris, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, Lela Morris Abrams, "Find A Grave Index"
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, Lela B Abrams in household of Cooper P Abrams, "United States Census, 1920"
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, Lela Abrams in household of Cooper Abrams, "United States Census, 1930"
    [9] FamilySearch Family Tree, Lila Morris Abrams, "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994"
    [10] FamilySearch Family Tree, Leland Morris in household of John H Morris, "United States Census, 1910"

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 15 DEC 1933
    Event Place: Greenwood Cemetery, Tarboro, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, Lela Morris Abrams, "Find A Grave Index"
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, Lila Morris Abrams, "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994"

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Walnut Creek, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 DEC 1933
    Event Place: Tarboro, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, Lela Morris Abrams, "Find A Grave Index"
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, Lila Morris Abrams, "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994"

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Walnut Creek, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA

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