Descendants of Charles Woolverton

Cornelius Morris and Mary Jane Ward

Husband Cornelius Morris
           Born: 6 Oct 1825 - OH
       Baptized: 
           Died: 9 Dec 1907
         Buried:  - Salem Cemetery, Decatur, Macon County, IL
         Father: Thomas Hilton Morris {FSID: LZ25-LC6} ¹
         Mother: Nancy Wolverton {FSID: LCPV-3QP, FGID: 115246571} ² ³
       Marriage: 
   Other Spouse: Margaret Emeline Cox - 1848
Wife Mary Jane Ward
           Born: 18 Nov 1833 - Decatur, Decatur Township, Macon County, IL
       Baptized: 
           Died: 9 Mar 1916 - Winslow, Navajo County, AZ
         Buried:  - Salem Cemetery, Decatur, Macon County, IL
Children
General Notes: Husband - Cornelius Morris

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Birth: Oct. 6, 1825
Ohio, USA
Death: Dec. 9, 1907

After a residence In Macon county of three score years and ten, more years than constitute the span of life for
most people, Cornelius Morris passed away shortly after 5 o'clock Monday evening at the family residence, 526 East William street. Mr. Morris was born in Ohio nearly
eighty-three years ago. Seventy years ago, when about 13 years old, he came, to Macon county and has made this his
home ever since. The family has resided on East William street for many years. Mr. Morris had been failing for the
past few years and his death was not unexpected. His trouble was a general breaking down of the system, due to
old age. He Is survived by his wife, three sons and four daughters. The children are Thomas,Elmer and George Morris, all of whom live near Elwin, Mrs. C.W.Frew?, Mrs. E.W. Barkman and Mrs. Samuel Jameson, all of Decatur and Mrs. Leonard Light of Champaign. The funeral of Mr. Morris will be held at 1 o'clock Wednesday afternoon from Salem church, southwest of Decatur. The cortege will leave the residence at noon. Interment will be at Salem cemetery.

Decatur, Il Review Dec 10, 1907 p12

Family links:
Parents:
Thomas Hilton Morris (1794 - 1881)

Spouses:
Margaret Emeline Cox Morris (1832 - 1899)*
Mary Jane Ward Vaughan (1833 - 1916)*

Children:
Nancy Ann Morris (1849 - 1861)*
Mary Elizabeth Morris Frew (1850 - 1917)*
Margaret M Morris Jamison (1853 - 1943)*
Lewis J. Morris (1856 - 1875)*
Infant Morris (1858 - 1858)*
Thomas Franklin Morris (1861 - 1931)*
Amanda Ellen Morris Barkman (1864 - 1924)*
George William Morris (1867 - 1935)*
Ada Abelma Morris Light (1870 - 1953)*
Elmer Otto Morris (1872 - 1946)*

Siblings:
Sarah Ann Morris Ward (1820 - 1907)*
Isaac Morris (1821 - 1843)*
Lewis Charles Morris (1824 - 1888)*
Cornelius W. Morris (1825 - 1907)
John Morris (1829 - 1888)*
Jane Morris Kendall (1836 - 1908)*
Douglas Morris (1857 - 1889)*
Viola Morris (1858 - 1877)*

*Calculated relationship

Inscription:
82y 1m 2d

Burial:
Salem Cemetery
Decatur
Macon County
Illinois, USA

Maintained by: Peggy Lee
Originally Created by: kpet
Record added: Nov 08, 2009
Find A Grave Memorial# 44091946
General Notes: Wife - Mary Jane Ward

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Birth: Nov. 18, 1833
Decatur
Macon County
Illinois, USA
Death: Mar. 9, 1916
Winslow
Navajo County
Arizona, USA

Family links:
Parents:
Lewis Banton Ward (1809 - 1882)
Elizabeth Walker Ward (1813 - 1852)

Spouses:
Cornelius W. Morris (1825 - 1907)
Samuel B.N. Vaughan (1831 - 1893)*

Children:
James Lewis Vaughan (1853 - 1949)*
Luvenia Palestine Vaughan (1857 - 1862)*

Siblings:
Alfred W Ward (1831 - 1920)*
Mary Jane Ward Vaughan (1833 - 1916)
Elizabeth Ward Parker (1836 - 1887)*
Robert W.B. Ward (1838 - 1906)*
Caroline T. Ward Moore (1840 - 1918)*
Harriet Ward Gardner (1843 - 1928)*
Rebecca Ellen Ward Rose (1846 - 1937)*
Lewis Jasper Ward (1848 - 1927)*
Nancy Ann Ward (1852 - 1853)*
Sarah Frances Ward Wicks (1855 - 1942)**
Margaret Ward Trisler (1857 - 1942)**
Lucy May Ward Carter (1861 - 1922)**
William Franklin Ward (1862 - 1932)**

*Calculated relationship
**Half-sibling

Burial:
Salem Cemetery
Decatur
Macon County
Illinois, USA

Created by: kpet
Record added: Oct 16, 2009
Find A Grave Memorial# 43186790
Notes: Marriage

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Sources

1. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://www.familysearch.org : accessed 13 Jul 2017), entry for Thomas Hilton Morris, person ID LZ25-LC6.
2. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://www.familysearch.org : accessed 13 Jul 2017), entry for Nancy Wulverton, person ID LCPV-3QP.
3. WikiTree Wolverton Family.

Sources

1 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://www.familysearch.org : accessed 13 Jul 2017), entry for Thomas Hilton Morris, person ID LZ25-LC6.

2 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://www.familysearch.org : accessed 13 Jul 2017), entry for Nancy Wulverton, person ID LCPV-3QP.

3 WikiTree Wolverton Family.

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