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Violet Frances "Viola" Morris 1888–1968 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 05 Jul 1888

Birth Location: Mountain Home (Baxter County), Baxter County, Arkansas, USA

Death Date: 30 May 1968

Death Location: Paden, Okfuskee County, Oklahoma, United States of America

Father: Cornelious Morris

Mother: Sarah Tally

Spouse(s): John WHITSON, James Morris, Lee Shell

Children(s): William Thomas), Thomas Twin, Julia Whitson, Allie Whitson, Veda Whitson, Maude Whitson, Willie Whitson, Gladys Morris, Ruth Morris

In 1888, Violet Frances "Viola" Morris entered the world in Mountain Home (Baxter County), Baxter County, Arkansas, USA, born to Cornelious Dickson Morris And Sarah M C Tally. In 1910, Violet Frances "Viola" Morris resided in Union, Marion, Arkansas, USA. Violet Frances "Viola" Morris married James Hubert Morris, John Allen Whitson, Lee Franklin Shell, and had children including Allie Whitson, Gladys Arminda Morris, Julia Mae Whitson, Maude Whitson, Ruth Jane Sarilda Morris, Thomas Allen Tom Whitson Twin, Veda Ann Whitson, William Henry Bill Whitson Twin To Thomas, Willie Whitson. Violet Frances "Viola" Morris passed away in 1968 in Paden, Okfuskee County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1888, Violet Frances "Viola" Morris entered the world in Mountain Home (Baxter County), Baxter County, Arkansas, USA, born to Cornelious Dickson Morris And Sarah M C Tally.
  • In 1910, Violet Frances "Viola" Morris resided in Union, Marion, Arkansas, USA.
  • Violet Frances "Viola" Morris married James Hubert Morris, John Allen Whitson, Lee Franklin Shell, and had children including Allie Whitson, Gladys Arminda Morris, Julia Mae Whitson, Maude Whitson, Ruth Jane Sarilda Morris, Thomas Allen Tom Whitson Twin, Veda Ann Whitson, William Henry Bill Whitson Twin To Thomas, Willie Whitson.
  • Violet Frances "Viola" Morris passed away in 1968 in Paden, Okfuskee County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Violet Morris's Ancestors

Self
Violet Morris
1888–1968
Birth Place: Mountain Home (Baxter County), Baxter County, Arkansas, USA
Parents
Cornelious Dickson Morris
1850–1916
Greensboro, Choctaw County, Mississippi
Sarah (M C) Tally
1850–1911
Wayne, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
James Talley
1808–1879
Bladenboro, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth (Tally) Martin
1811–1891
Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
George Talley
1767–1837
Mary McDaniel
1770–1845
Nathaniel Martin
1755–1841
Frances Turner
1765–1841
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Talley
1736–1815
Jane *
1745–1816
John McDaniel
1744–1817
Mary Ely
1748–1780
Benjamin MARTIN
1734–1754
Arabella MORGAN
1730–1774
Henry Turner
1721–1809
Nancy Kimbrough
1739–1843

Violet Morris's Descendants

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Violet (Frances "Viola") Morris (05 Jul 1888–30 May 1968) m. John (Allen) WHITSON (20 Jan 1876–16 Feb. 1975) m. James (Hubert) Morris (5 August 1893–25 June 1948) m. Lee (Franklin) Shell (abt 1876–)
  1. 1. William (Henry "Bill" WHITSON (TWIN to) Thomas) 1907–1991 m. Ollie (Myrtle) Mears 1910–2002
    1. 1. Samuel (Lee Roy) Whitson 1920–
    2. 2. Ida (Sue George-McConnell) Whitson 1932–2012
    3. 3. Ralph (Melton) Whitson 1930–2012
    4. 4. Betty (Lou "Becky") Whitson 1935–1989
    5. 5. Anna (Mae Whitson) (Heisey)\(Carpitcher) 1937–1988
    6. 6. Paul (Duane) Whitson 1942–2018
    7. 7. William (Donald (Billy Don)) Whitson 1940–2009
  2. 2. Thomas (Allen "Tom'" Whitson) Twin 1906–1978 m. Malanda ("Aggie") Conner 1918–1993
    1. 1. Thomas (Eugene) Whitson 1940–2007 m. Sherron (Jean) Sawyer 1948–1999
  3. 3. Julia (Mae) Whitson 1910–2002
  4. 4. Allie Whitson 1910–
  5. 5. Veda (Ann) Whitson 1912–1986 m. Garland (Odell) Cooper-Adams 1907–1990
    1. 1. Erma Cooper 1935–2014 m. David (Conklin) Ferguson 1930–2014
  6. 6. Maude Whitson 1906–1906
  7. 7. Willie Whitson 1916–
  8. 8. Gladys (Arminda) Morris 1921–1987
  9. 9. Ruth (Jane Sarilda) Morris 1919–2006

Violet Morris's Timeline

3 Records

1888
05 Jul 1888
Birth of Violet Frances "Viola" Morris in Mountain Home (Baxter County), Baxter County, Arkansas, USA
Mountain Home (Baxter County), Baxter County, Arkansas, USA
1910
1910
Age 22
Violet Frances "Viola" Morris resided here in Union, Marion, Arkansas, USA
Union, Marion, Arkansas, USA
1968
30 May 1968
Age 80
Death of Violet Frances "Viola" Morris in Paden, Okfuskee, Oklahoma, USA
Paden, Okfuskee, Oklahoma, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 05 Jul 1888
    Event Place: Mountain Home (Baxter County), Baxter County, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Union, Marion, Arkansas; Roll: T624_57; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0091; FHL microfilm: 1374070
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Union, Marion, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Union, Marion, Arkansas; Roll: T624_57; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0091; FHL microfilm: 1374070

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 May 1968
    Event Place: Paden, Okfuskee, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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