Doddridge County Roots

A West Virginia Genealogy

Family: Charles Kester MORRIS / Eliza Jane BRITTON (F4198)

m. 1874


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  • Charles Kester MORRISFather | Male
    Charles Kester MORRIS

    Born  Oct 1846  Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  27 Feb 1905  Wirt Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Married  1874  [1, 2]  Jackson Co, WV  [1, 2] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father   
    Mother   

    Eliza Jane BRITTONMother | Female
    Eliza Jane BRITTON

    Born  Jun 1850   
    Died  17 Jul 1905  Wirt Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Father  Gustavus S. BRITTON | F3492 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Elizabeth MUSGRAVE | F3492 Group Sheet 

    Eliza Eslacher MORRISChild 1 | Female
    Eliza Eslacher MORRIS

    Born     
    Died     
    Buried     

    John Edwin MORRISChild 2 | Male
    + John Edwin MORRIS

    Born  27 Oct 1880  Jackson Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  9 Mar 1967  Newark, Licking Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Kirkersville Cemetery, Kirkersville, Licking Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Ida Oma SQUIRES | F576 
    Married  28 Jun 1905  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Rachel Elva MORRISChild 3 | Female
    + Rachel Elva MORRIS

    Born  10 Jul 1888   
    Died  21 Sep 1966  Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  ___ BYRD | F4199 
    Married     

  • Notes 
    • 1880 Census, Jackson Co, WV, enumerated on Jun 19 1880:
      Charles Morris, 27 (sic), b. Ohio, farmer; wife Eliza J, 28; dau Etta, 5; dau Elizabeth, 1.

      1900 Census, Wirt Co, WV (Reedy District), enumerated on Jun 16 1900:
      Charles K. Morris, 53, b. Oct 1846 in Ohio, farmer, married 26 yrs; wife Eliza J, 49, b. Jun 1850, mother of 9 children (8 still living); dau Mary E, 20, b. Jun 1879, single; son John E, 18, b. Oct 1881, single; son Augustus, 18, b. Jan (Jun ?) 1882; dau Soia E, 14, b. Aug 1885; dau Rachel E, 12, b. Jul 1887; dau Aruma (?) E, 9, b. Feb 1891; son Harold I, 7, b. Oct 1892. [3]

  • Sources 
    1. [S2315] Jackson County Marriage Records, Ripley, WV.
      The marriage license was issued on Mar 27 1874. (The 1900 Census for Charles K. & Eliza J. Morris states that they were married for 26 years.)

    2. [S2198] 1900 Census, Wirt County, WV.

    3. [S115] Descendants of Wilson Britton, (Richard Lyle "Dickie" Britton (1941-2000) (self-published, 1992)).