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John Henry MORRIS

John Henry MORRIS

Male 1854 - 1923  (~ 69 years)

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  • Name John Henry MORRIS 
    Born CA 1854  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    • Birth date given in death record as 18 Oct 1859. But age 21 in his 1874 marriage record and age 26 in the 1880 Census puts it in about 1853 or 1854.
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1874  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Census 1880  New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation coal miner  [3] 
    Occupation farm laborer  [1] 
    Died 19 Jan 1923  Flemington, Taylor Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Buried WOLF SUMMIT  [3] 
    Person ID I127839  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 16 Jun 2020 

    Father William MORRIS,   b. 8 Jan 1828, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Feb 1891, Sunnyside (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years) 
    Mother Mary Jane TETER,   b. CA 1829, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F28693  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lucinda "Cindy" COSTILOW,   b. CA 1853, Barbour Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 29 Mar 1874  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Notes 
    • 1880 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (New Milton District), enumerated on Jun 17 1880:
      John H. Morris, 26, farm laborer; wife Lucinda, 27, cannot read/write; son Alvin D, 4; dau Sissy D, 3; son Lafayette, 6 months, birth month December; sister-in-law Margaret Costalo, 19, single; niece Infant Costalo, 1 month, birth month May.
      NOTE: The next enumerated household was that of Lucinda's parents. [4, 5]
    Children 
    +1. Alvin D. MORRIS,   b. 5 Sep 1875, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Sep 1957, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     2. Sissy D. MORRIS,   b. CA 1877
     3. Lafayette "Lafe" MORRIS,   b. Dec 1879, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Sep 1953, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 73 years)
    Family ID F55688  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S2082] 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District).

    2. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, MR p. 95, Line 29 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=254496&Type=Marriage.

    3. [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx), http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=992082&Type=Death.

    4. [S1567] Marriage record of son.

    5. [S1604] Death record of son.