Rev. Elijah Newton Morris and Lucindy Frances Elliott
Husband Rev. Elijah Newton Morris
Born: Sep 1841 - Graves County, KY Baptized: Died: Oct 1916 - Van Zandt County, TX Buried: - Morris Cemetery, Van Zandt County, TX Find A Grave ID: 31845232
Father: Thomas Bannister Morris {FGID: 31844930} Mother: Sarah Dodson {FGID: 44325399}
Marriage: 1860 - Van Zandt County, TX
Wife Lucindy Frances Elliott
Born: Dec 1843 - Harrison County, TX Baptized: Died: Jan 1929 - TX Buried: - Morris Cemetery, Van Zandt County, TX Find A Grave ID: 31845534
Children
1 F Mary Elizabeth (Betty) Morris
Born: Baptized: Died: Buried:
2 F Mary Alice Morris
Born: Baptized: Died: Buried:
3 M Bird Polk Morris
Born: Baptized: Died: Buried:
4 F Mollissa H. Morris
Born: 13 Dec 1860 - TX Baptized: Died: 28 Jan 1885 Buried: - Morris Cemetery, Van Zandt County, TX Find A Grave ID: 26514742Spouse: Cornelius Samuel Pierce {FGID: 26536872}
5 F Frances Newton Morris
AKA: Mary Frances Morris Born: 9 Sep 1862 Baptized: Died: 4 Feb 1934 Buried: - Morris Cemetery, Van Zandt County, TX Find A Grave ID: 44819179Spouse: Samuel Houston (Sam) Fugate {FGID: 44819163}
6 M William Thomas Morris
Born: Mar 1867 - Rusk County, TX Baptized: Died: Aug 1950 - Van Zandt County, TX Buried: - Morris Cemetery, Van Zandt County, TX Find A Grave ID: 17836856Spouse: Margaret Annie Morris {FGID: 17837264}
7 F Sarah Ann Morris
AKA: Margaret Sally Morris Born: 9 Jul 1867 Baptized: Died: 25 Feb 1946 - TX Buried: - Old Bethel Cemetery, Phalba, Van Zandt County, TX Find A Grave ID: 89949814Spouse: James Henry (Bud) Woolverton {FGID: 89949791}
8 M John Wiley Morris
Born: 19 Nov 1874 Baptized: Died: 20 Oct 1963 Buried: - Morris Cemetery, Van Zandt County, TX Find A Grave ID: 44819808Spouse: Rena Augusta Woolverton {FGID: 44819830}
9 M James Elijah (Lige) Morris
Born: 4 Jan 1877 - TX Baptized: Died: 7 Apr 1919 - TX Buried: - Morris Cemetery, Van Zandt County, TX Find A Grave ID: 44324745Spouse: Pearl Phillips {FGID: 44819313}
10 M Asa A. Morris
Born: 15 Sep 1881 Baptized: Died: 23 Apr 1882 - Van Zandt County, TX Buried: - Morris Cemetery, Van Zandt County, TX Find A Grave ID: 44326655
11 F Lydia E. Morris
Born: 10 Sep 1882 - Van Zandt County, TX Baptized: Died: 20 Oct 1882 - Van Zandt County, TX Buried: - Morris Cemetery, Van Zandt County, TX Find A Grave ID: 44326811
General Notes: Husband - Rev. Elijah Newton Morris
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BIRTH
Sep 1841
Graves County, Kentucky, USA
DEATH
Oct 1916 (aged 75)
Van Zandt County, Texas, USA
BURIAL
Morris Cemetery
Van Zandt County, Texas, USA
MEMORIAL ID
31845232
Rev Elijah Newton Morris is my gr-gr grandfather.
He was the son of Thomas Bannister Morris & Sarah (Serena). He married Lucindy Frances Elliott and together they had at least 11 known children:
- Mary Frances
- William Thomas (my great grandfather)
- Margaret Sally (Sarah Ann)
- Mary Elizabeth (Betty)
- John Wiley
- James Elijah (Lige)
- Mary Alice
- Asa A
- Lydia E
- Bird Polk
Newton Elijah owned land in southern Van Zandt County the Big Rock Area, also known as the China Grove Community, also known as the Denman area. On FM Road 1256 he donated land for the Morris Family Cemetery which is used not only for the Morris family but by the entire community. According to the Texas Historical Commission, he purchased the land in 1886. Elijah's grave states that he was a CSA CO H 10 TX CAV.
There is much written about Rev Elijah. You can find him in the Handbook of Texas, in papers at Van Zandt County Genealogical Society, on a Texas Historical Marker and in the Texas Handbook Bibliography.
Family links:
Parents:
Thomas Bannister Morris (1809 - 1885)
Sarah Dodson Morris (1807 - 1866)
Spouse:
Lucindy Frances Elliott Morris (1843 - 1929) m. 1860
Children:
Mollissa H. Morris Pierce (1860 - 1885)*
Frances Newton Morris Fugate (1862 - 1934)*
Sarah A. Morris Woolverton (1867 - 1946)*
William Thomas Morris (1867 - 1950)*
John Wiley Morris (1874 - 1963)*
James Elijah Morris (1877 - 1919)*
Asa A. Morris (1881 - 1882)*
Lydia E. Morris (1882 - 1882)*
Siblings:
Lucy Ann Morris Flowers Gilliland 1836-1887
Elijah Newton Morris (1841 - 1916)
John Polk Morris (1844 - 1921)*
*Calculated relationship
Created by: Melanie Ward
Added: 30 Nov 2008
Find a Grave Memorial ID: 31845232
memorial page for Rev Elijah Newton Morris (Sep 1841–Oct 1916), Find a Grave Memorial ID 31845232, citing Morris Cemetery, Van Zandt County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Melanie Ward (contributor 46880944).
General Notes: Wife - Lucindy Frances Elliott
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=31845534
Birth: Dec., 1843
Harrison County
Texas, USA
Death: Jan., 1929
Texas, USA
Lucindy Frances was my great great grandmother.
She was the daughter of William Alexander Elliott & Lucinda Clementia Ingram. She married Rev Elijah Newton Morris in 1860 in Van Zandt County Texas and together they had at least 11 children.
See Rev Elijah Newton Morris for names of their children.
Family links:
Parents:
William Alexander Elliott (1827 - 1871)
Lucinda Clementine Ingram Elliott (1828 - 1905)
Spouse:
Elijah Newton Morris (1841 - 1916)*
Children:
Mollissa H. Morris Pierce (1860 - 1885)*
Frances Newton Morris Fugate (1862 - 1934)*
Sarah A. Morris Woolverton (1867 - 1946)*
William Thomas Morris (1867 - 1950)*
John Wiley Morris (1874 - 1963)*
James Elijah Morris (1877 - 1919)*
Asa A. Morris (1881 - 1882)*
Lydia E. Morris (1882 - 1882)*
Siblings:
Lucindy Frances Elliott Morris (1843 - 1929)
Samuel Columbus Elliott (1854 - 1899)*
William Henry Elliott (1856 - 1926)*
Adolphus Ingram Elliott (1859 - 1930)*
James Alexander Elliott (1861 - 1934)*
Nancy Appolonia Willett Elliott Curtsinger (1877 - 1940)*
*Calculated relationship
Burial:
Morris Cemetery
Van Zandt County
Texas, USA
Created by: Melanie Ward
Record added: Nov 30, 2008
Find A Grave Memorial# 31845534
Notes: Marriage
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=31845232
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