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Nelson J. Morris 1829–1915 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 May 1829

Birth Location: Covington, Fountain, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 17 Apr 1915

Death Location: Attica, Fountain County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: Benedict Morris

Mother: Lydia None

Spouse(s): Harriet Pyle, Margaret RAPA

Children(s): Mary Morris, John Morris, Julia Morris, Laura Bunnell, Arilla Bunnell

Nelson J. Morris was born in 1829 in Covington, Fountain, Indiana, USA, the child of Benedict Morris And Lydia. In 1870, Nelson J. Morris resided in Davis, Attica, Fountain, Indiana, USA. Nelson J. Morris married Harriet Pyle, Margaret Ellen Rapa, and had children including Arilla Bunnell, John Newton Morris, Julia May Morris, Laura J Bunnell, Mary Frances Morris. Nelson J. Morris passed away in 1915 in Attica, Fountain County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Nelson J. Morris was born in 1829 in Covington, Fountain, Indiana, USA, the child of Benedict Morris And Lydia.
  • In 1870, Nelson J. Morris resided in Davis, Attica, Fountain, Indiana, USA.
  • Nelson J. Morris married Harriet Pyle, Margaret Ellen Rapa, and had children including Arilla Bunnell, John Newton Morris, Julia May Morris, Laura J Bunnell, Mary Frances Morris.
  • Nelson J. Morris passed away in 1915 in Attica, Fountain County, Indiana, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benedict Morris
1789–1855
Birth Location: Greene County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Lydia None
1792–1855
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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Spouses(s)

Harriet Pyle
1832–1869
Birth Location: Chillicothe, Ross, Ohio, USA
HP
Margaret RAPA
1832–
Birth Location: Indiana
MR

Children(s)

Mary Morris
1857–1930
Birth Location: New Richmond, Montgomery, Indiana, USA
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John Morris
1864–1933
Birth Location: Warren County, Indiana, United States of America
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Julia Morris
1868–1878
Birth Location: IN
JM
Laura Bunnell
1859–1948
Birth Location: Fountain County, Indiana, USA
LB
Arilla Bunnell
1861–1888
Birth Location: Indiana
AB

Nelson Morris's Ancestors

Self
Nelson Morris
1829–1915
Birth Place: Covington, Fountain, Indiana, USA
Parents
Benedict Morris
1789–1855
Greene County, Pennsylvania, USA
Lydia
1792–1855
Pennsylvania
Grandparents
Richard (Morris) Jr.
1748–1810
Spesutia Lower Hundred Baltimore County Maryland
Mary Seals
1750–1811
Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
Ezekiel Morris
1744–1823
Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Mary (O'Neil) Linville
1749–1836
Lunenburg, Lunenburg County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Richard Morris
1709–1777
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Nelson Morris's Descendants

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Nelson (J.) Morris (18 May 1829–17 Apr 1915) m. Harriet Pyle (19 Feb 1832–29 Jan 1869) m. Margaret (Ellen) RAPA (Sep 1832–)
  1. 1. Mary (Frances) Morris 1857–1930 m. Thomas (Wesley) Bunnell 1855–1928
    1. 1. Thomas (Eldon) Bunnell 1876–1959 m. Lena (Leota) Fulwider 1876–1959
      1. 1. Ethel (Fay) Bunnell 1896–1986
      2. 2. Jacob (Wesley) Bunnell 1899–1976
      3. 3. Iva (Mae) Bunnell 1901–1974
    2. 2. Elsie (Laura Belle) Bunnell 1881–1957 m. Benjamin Fulwider 1873–1947
      1. 1. Robert (Olin) Fulwider 1899–1981
      2. 2. Mary Fulwider 1916–
      3. 3. Paul Fulwider 1911–
      4. 4. Glen Fulwider 1905–
    3. 3. Clyde (Nelson) Bunnell 1884–1956 m. Flossie (Ethel) Brown 1888–1951
      1. 1. Meble (Mae) Bunnell 1908–2003
      2. 2. Infant (Son) Bunnell 1904–1904
    4. 4. Edward (H) Bunnell 1890–
    5. 5. Robert (Newton) Bunnell 1879–1968 m. Winnie (F) Dazey 1879–1951
      1. 1. Frank Bunnell 1915–1992
      2. 2. Frances (D) Bunnell 1902–1993
      3. 3. Florence (L) Bunnell 1905–1914
      4. 4. Charles (R) Bunnell 1924–
      5. 5. Fern Bunnell 1919–
  2. 2. John (Newton) Morris 1864–1933 m. Luella Graves 1866–1930
    1. 1. Mabel Morris 1888–1952
    2. 2. Mary (Morris) Henderson 1889–1973
    3. 3. Mildred Smith 1903–1965
  3. 3. Julia (May) Morris 1868–1878
  4. 4. Laura (J) Bunnell 1859–1948 m. Stephen (A Douglas) Bunnell 1858–1914
    1. 1. Clayton (Morris) Bunnell 1896–1954
    2. 2. John (William) Bunnell 1883–1965
  5. 5. Arilla Bunnell 1861–1888 m. William Bunnell 1862–1937
    1. 1. Ora (Cleveland) Bunnell 1884–1925
    2. 2. Nancy (Myrtle) Bunell 1887–1950

Nelson Morris's Timeline

3 Records

1829
18 May 1829
Birth of Nelson J. Morris in Covington, Fountain, Indiana, USA
Covington, Fountain, Indiana, USA
1870
1870
Age 41
Nelson J. Morris resided here in Davis, Attica, Fountain, Indiana, USA
Davis, Attica, Fountain, Indiana, USA
1915
17 Apr 1915
Age 86
Death of Nelson J. Morris in New Richmond, Montgomery, Indiana, USA
New Richmond, Montgomery, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 May 1829
    Event Place: Covington, Fountain, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Davis, Attica, Fountain, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Apr 1915
    Event Place: New Richmond, Montgomery, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Attica, Fountain County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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