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William F "Billy" Morris 1764 – 1840 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1764

Birth Location: Craven, Orangeburg County, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1840

Death Location: Washington Parish, Louisiana, USA

Father: Thomas Morris

Mother: Mary Sorrell

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Children(s): Anjarona Morris

William F "Billy" Morris was born in 1764 in Craven, Orangeburg County, South Carolina, USA, the child of Thomas Haton Morris and Mary Ann Sorrell. William F "Billy" Morris had children including Anjarona Elizabeth Morris. William F "Billy" Morris passed away in 1840 in Washington Parish, Louisiana, USA.

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Biography

  • William F "Billy" Morris was born in 1764 in Craven, Orangeburg County, South Carolina, USA, the child of Thomas Haton Morris and Mary Ann Sorrell.
  • William F "Billy" Morris had children including Anjarona Elizabeth Morris.
  • William F "Billy" Morris passed away in 1840 in Washington Parish, Louisiana, USA.

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William Morris's Ancestors

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William Morris
1764 – 1840
Birth Place: Craven, Orangeburg County, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Thomas Haton Morris
1714 – 1822
Worcester, City of Worcester, Worcestershire, England
Mary (Ann) Sorrell
1714 – 1769
Virginia
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William Morris's Descendants

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William (F "Billy") Morris (1764 – 1840)
  1. 1. Anjarona (Elizabeth) Morris (11 Dec 1794 – 21 Aug 1864) m. Zephaniah (Gideon) (Giddens) (05 July 1789 – 17 February 1870)
    1. 1. William (G.) Gideon (8 Nov 1813 – 2 Oct 1897) m. Charlotte (P.) Morris-Gideon (30 March 1819 – 22 Feb 1897)
      1. 1. Mary (E) Gideon (15 Apr 1853 – 05 Oct 1904) m. John (H) Shell (15 Apr 1853 – 02 Jan 1926)
        1. 1. Johnie Shell (05 Apr 1877 – 15 Aug 1972)
        2. 2. Charles (P Charlie) Shell (14 Feb 1880 – 1907)
        3. 3. Susie (Mae) Shell (08 Feb 1882 – 26 Oct 1904) m. Robert (Chesley) Britton (17 Jan, 1879 – 15 Apr 1909)
        4. 4. James (Myrtle) Shell (Sep 1884 – 1912)
        5. 5. Fannie Shell (Apr 1890 – )

William Morris's Timeline

2 Records

1764
1764
Birth of William F "Billy" Morris in Craven, Orangeburg County, South Carolina, USA
Craven, Orangeburg County, South Carolina, USA
1840
1840
Age 76
Death of William F "Billy" Morris in Washington Parish, Louisiana, USA
Washington Parish, Louisiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1764
    Event Place: Craven, Orangeburg County, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Washington Parish, Louisiana, USA

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