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Stephen Edward Sr. Morris 1831 – 1902 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Sep 1831

Birth Location: , Craven, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1 Feb 1902

Death Location: Cayton, Craven, North Carolina, USA

Father: Calvin Morris

Mother: Sarah Reel

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Ipock

Children(s): Alfred Morris, Martha Morris, Calvin Morris, Mary Morris, Nancy Morris, Stephen Morris

Stephen Edward Sr. Morris was born in 1831 in , Craven, North Carolina, USA, the child of Calvin Morris and Sarah "Sally" Ann Reel. Stephen Edward Sr. Morris married Elizabeth "Betsy" Ipock, and had children including Alfred Bush "Ap" Morris, Martha Elizabeth Morris, Calvin Morgan Morris, Mary Eliza "Dolly" Morris, Nancy Lee "Nannie" Morris, Stephen Edward, Jr Morris. Stephen Edward Sr. Morris passed away in 1902 in Cayton, Craven, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Stephen Edward Sr. Morris was born in 1831 in , Craven, North Carolina, USA, the child of Calvin Morris and Sarah "Sally" Ann Reel.
  • Stephen Edward Sr. Morris married Elizabeth "Betsy" Ipock, and had children including Alfred Bush "Ap" Morris, Martha Elizabeth Morris, Calvin Morgan Morris, Mary Eliza "Dolly" Morris, Nancy Lee "Nannie" Morris, Stephen Edward, Jr Morris.
  • Stephen Edward Sr. Morris passed away in 1902 in Cayton, Craven, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Calvin Morris
1804 – 1842
Birth Location: Swift Creek, Craven, North Carolina, United States
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Sarah Reel
1806 – 1860
Birth Location: Beaufort, Carteret, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Ipock
1837 – 1923
Birth Location: Cayton, Craven, North Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Alfred Morris
1867 – 1962
Birth Location: , Craven, North Carolina, USA
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Martha Morris
1868 – 1951
Birth Location: , Craven, North Carolina USA
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Calvin Morris
1870 – 1893
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Mary Morris
1873 – 1929
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Nancy Morris
1875 – 1934
Birth Location: Ernul, Craven County, North Carolina, United States of America
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Stephen Morris
1879 – 1951
Birth Location: Ernul, Craven, North Carolina, USA
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Stephen Morris's Ancestors

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Stephen Morris
1831 – 1902
Birth Place: , Craven, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Calvin Morris
1804 – 1842
Swift Creek, Craven, North Carolina, United States
Sarah ("Sally" Ann) Reel
1806 – 1860
Beaufort, Carteret, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Thomas Morris
1785 –
England
Sally (Ann) Lewis
1787 – 1809
Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
John Reel
1782 – 1823
Craven, North Carolina, USA
Nancy Warren
1775 – 1846
Truitt, Craven, North Carolina, United States
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Stephen Morris's Descendants

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Stephen (Edward Sr.) Morris (4 Sep 1831 – 1 Feb 1902) m. Elizabeth ("Betsy") Ipock (5 Jan 1837 – 21 Nov 1923)
  1. 1. Alfred (Bush "Ap") Morris (25 Jan 1867 – 23 Apr 1962)
  2. 2. Martha (Elizabeth) Morris (25 Mar 1868 – 14 Jan 1951)
  3. 3. Calvin (Morgan) Morris (16 Apr 1870 – 16 Dec 1893)
  4. 4. Mary (Eliza "Dolly") Morris (abt 1873 – 1929)
  5. 5. Nancy (Lee "Nannie") Morris (Apr 1875 – 20 Mar 1934) m. Jessie (William) Whitehurst (19 Oct 1867 – 21 Nov 1946)
    1. 1. William (Bonner "Billie") Whitehurst (7 Nov 1891 – 13 Oct 1942)
    2. 2. Mamie Whitehurst (Apr 1893 – )
    3. 3. Jessie (Pauline) Whitehurst (22 Aug 1897 – 19 Dec 1959)
    4. 4. Julia Whitehurst (Nov 1898 – )
    5. 5. John (Morris) Whitehurst (3 November 1898 – 19 Aug 1960) m. Emily (Susan) Avery (29 Mar 1902 – 7 Oct 1970)
      1. 1. William (Richard) Whitehurst (abt 1921 – 29 Sep 2006) m. Queenie McLawhorn (abt 1922 – )
      2. 2. Medford (John) Whitehurst (13 Mar 1923 – 20 Jul 1990) m. Doris Irvine (abt 1928 – )
      3. 3. Mildred (Mae) Whitehurst (6 Jun 1925 – 30 Aug 1991)
      4. 4. Lillian (Joyce) WHITEHURST (25 Jun 1929 – 25 Feb. 1975) m. Samuel (Alexander (Jack)) Harris (1920 – 6 Aug 1966)
        1. 1. Brenda (Joyce) Harris (21 Jun 1949 – ) m. Milton (R) Harrell (19 Dec 1946 – )
        2. 2. Jackie (Ann) HARRIS (30 Nov 1950 – ) m. Walter (Thomas) DAIL (10-21-48 – )
        3. 3. Judy Harris (After Dec 1950 – ) m. Earl Elks
        4. 4. Emily (Sue) Harris (15 Apr 1954 – ) m. Bobby Grissom m. Roy Murphy
        5. 5. Samuel Harris (About 1959 – 1959)
        6. 6. Samuel (Alexander) Harris (17 Aug 1961 – ) m. Kris (Rene') Wisely (28 Apr 1966 – )
      5. 5. Margaret (Faye) WHITEHURST (Abt. 1930 – )
      6. 6. Ava (Maxine) Whitehurst (4 Mar 1933 – )
      7. 7. Robert (Samuel) Whitehurst (25 Dec 1934 – 21 Mar 2005)
      8. 8. Mary (Ellen) Whitehurst (29 Nov 1936 – ) m. Lesley Dixon (abt 1931 – )
      9. 9. Charlie (Randall Whitehurst) x (26 May 1939 – 27 Dec 2007) m. Judy (Elizabeth) Evans (11 Nov 1942 – 19 Jan 2003)
      10. 10. Josephine (Ann) Whitehurst (abt 1942 – ) m. Robert (Henry) Gregory (abt 1940 – abt 2019)
        1. 1. Scott Gregory
        2. 2. Randy Gregory
    6. 6. Sallie (Hill) Whitehurst (23 Dec 1903 – 26 Dec 1962)
    7. 7. Richard (D) Whitehurst (1907 – )
    8. 8. Mildred (A) Whitehurst (1908 – )
    9. 9. Alonza ("Lonnie") Whitehurst (16 Apr 1909 – 23 Jul 1965)
    10. 10. Ada (L) Whitehurst (1910 – )
    11. 11. Thelma (Macon) Whitehurst (5 Oct 1913 – 12 Dec 1915)
  6. 6. Stephen (Edward, Jr) Morris (9 Nov 1879 – 24 Feb 1951)

Stephen Morris's Timeline

2 Records

1831
4 Sep 1831
Birth of Stephen Edward Sr. Morris in , Craven, North Carolina, USA
, Craven, North Carolina, USA
1902
1 Feb 1902
Age 71
Death of Stephen Edward Sr. Morris in Cayton, Craven, North Carolina, USA
Cayton, Craven, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Sep 1831
    Event Place: , Craven, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Feb 1902
    Event Place: Cayton, Craven, North Carolina, USA
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