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John Allen Morris

John Allen Morris

Male 1858 - 1945  (87 years)

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  • Name John Allen Morris 
    Birth 4 Feb 1858  Mason Co., (WV) VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 21 Sep 1945  Comfort,Sherman Dist.,BooneCo.,WV;burial: Wyant-Irwin Cem., Milton CabellCo.,WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I5023  forneyclark
    Last Modified 12 Apr 2024 

    Father John Warwick Morris,   b. 1833, Gallia Co., OH Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Harriet McCoy,   b. 1827   d. ABT. 1866 (Age 39 years) 
    Family ID F3644  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Emily Delilah "Emma" Lykins,   b. 25 Sep 1866, Mason Co., WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Sep 1939, Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV; burial: Wyant-Irwin Cem.,Milton, CabellCo., WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years) 
    Marriage 1 Jan 1883  Mason Co., WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Aretta Ester "Reta" Morris,   b. 24 May 1888, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jul 1979, Burial: Bias Chapel Cem., Cabel Co., WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years)
     2. Mary B. Morris,   b. 29 Jun 1890, Mason Co., WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Oct 1982, Lenoir, Loudon Co., TN; burial: Bias Chapel Cabell (or Mason) Co., WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years)
     3. Luvada "Vada" "Aunt Vadie" Morris,   b. Oct 1892, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Mar 1972, Boone Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 79 years)
     4. Athena Ernestine "Aunt Thenie" Morris,   b. 9 May 1895, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Aug 1975, Burial: Mt. Olive Cem., Mason Co.,WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
     5. Rilla Selena (twin) Morris,   b. 4 Jul 1897, Mason Co., WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Jan 1969, Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., OH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)
     6. William Sherman (twin) Morris,   b. 4 Jul 1897   d. Dec 1963 (Age 66 years)
     7. Arta M. (twin) Morris,   b. 10 Oct 1900   d. Jun 1983, Burial: Pineview Cem., Orgas, Boone Co., WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)
     8. Alta Jane (twin) Morris,   b. 10 Oct 1900, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
     9. Hazel Morris,   b. 24 Aug 1905, Mason Co., WV; lived in Racine, Boone Co., WV & Fraziers Bottom, Putnam Co., WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Dec 1981, Burial: Mt. Olive United Methodist Ch. Cem., Milton, Cabell Co., WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
     10. Verba "Virlie" Morris,   b. May 1909, Hannan Twp., Mason Co., WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Aug 1989 (Age ~ 80 years)
    Family ID F1968  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Apr 2024 

  • Photos
    Toney, Jesse Lee (1892-1973) & Arta M. (twin) Morris (1900-1983)& Ann Armstrong &  Alice 'Jane' Toney (1927-1999) &  John Allen Morris (1860-1945) &  Rilla Selena Morris  (1897-1969) &  William Sherman Morris (1897-1963) &  his two sons **SOME INDIVIDUALS APPEAR MORE THAN ONCE IN OUR TREE AND HAVE BEEN LINKED ACCORDINGLY.
    Toney, Jesse Lee (1892-1973) & Arta M. (twin) Morris (1900-1983)& Ann Armstrong & Alice "Jane" Toney (1927-1999) & John Allen Morris (1860-1945) & Rilla Selena Morris (1897-1969) & William Sherman Morris (1897-1963) & his two sons **SOME INDIVIDUALS APPEAR MORE THAN ONCE IN OUR TREE AND HAVE BEEN LINKED ACCORDINGLY.
    Group photo of the Toney and Morris families came from the Toney Collection by Mary Jane Vandale Wood. Of the four children at the left, the smaller girl is Ann Armstrong who is also a g-granddaughter of John Allen Morris. The taller girl is Alice "Jane" Toney Lynch Tamplin. The two boys are sons of William Sherman Morris; (L-R) Billy Joe Morris is the boy facing the camera & Robert Lee Morris is the boy looking to the side. The man next to the tall girl is Jesse Lee Toney & the woman beside him in a white dress is Arta M. (twin) Morris Toney. The man with the banded hat is John Allen Morris. The man with the Ivy League snap bill hat is William Sherman Morris & the woman shading her eyes is Rilla Selena Morris Toney. Brandon Morris identified the two young boys. Mary Jane Vandale Wood identified the other family members.
    Morris, John Allen (1860-1945) & Emily Delilah 'Emma' Lykins (1866-1939)
    Morris, John Allen (1860-1945) & Emily Delilah "Emma" Lykins (1866-1939)
    2-Persons photo of John Allen Morris & Emily Delilah "Emma" Lykins Morris was taken in WV, about 1936, and came from the Toney Collection by Mary Jane Vandale Wood.
    Morris, John Allen (1860-1945) & Emily Delilah 'Emma' Lykins (1866-1939)
    Morris, John Allen (1860-1945) & Emily Delilah "Emma" Lykins (1866-1939)
    2-Persons/ Hand-colored photo of (L-R) John Allen Morris & Emily Delilah "Emma" Lykins Morris probably was taken in WV in the 1930’s. This picture came from the Qualls/ Morris Collection by Willard Qualls via Mary Jane Vandale Wood.

    Headstones
    Morris, John Allen (1860-1945)
    Morris, John Allen (1860-1945)
    John Allen Morris (1860-1945); Wyant/ Irwin Cemetery, Cabell Co., WV, USA. Photo came from the Toney Collection by Mary Jane Vandale Wood.

    Albums  * Hand-colored Album (13)

  • Notes 
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      Source:
      Mary Jane Vandale Wood:
      Name
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      Source:
      Willard Qualls:
      John Allen Morris, b. February 04, 1858 in Mason Co., VA (WV); d. September 21, 1945 in Comfort, Boone Co., WV; m. January 1, 1883 in Mason Co., WV
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      Source:
      West Virginia Vital Research Records at West Virginia Division of Culture and History at http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_bcdetail.aspx?Id=2924540 :
      Birth Record: 1858
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      Source:
      SEE JOEL HAGER'S SITE FOR COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION AND REFERENCES:
      http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=hagerj&id=I287741
      Joel Hager's Southern West Virginia Research:
      Joel Hager:
      ID: I287741
      Name: John Allen Morris
      Given Name: John Allen
      Surname: Morris
      Sex: M
      Birth: 4 Feb 1860 in Cabell County, (West) Virginia
      Death: 21 Sep 1945 in Comfort, Sherman Dist., Boone County, West Virginia
      Burial: Wyant Cemetery, Milton, Cabell County, West Virginia
      Census: age 2 1860 Mason County, (West) Virginia
      Census: 1910 Hannan Twp., Mason County, West Virginia
      Census: 1920 Hannan Twp., Mason County, West Virginia
      _UID: D5A4A77986D94519A5E6A63CBEBFD0A8B860
      Change Date: 21 Feb 2006 at 20:34
      Father: John Warwick Morris b: Abt 1833 in Gallia County, Ohio
      Mother: Harriet C. McCoy b: Abt 1831 in Mason County, (West) Virginia
      Marriage 1 Unknown
      Married: Bef 1883
      Change Date: 21 Feb 2006
      Children
      John David Morris b: Oct 1883 in West Virginia
      Marriage 2 Emily Delilah Lykins b: 25 Sep 1866 in Mason County, West Virginia
      Married: Abt 1887
      Change Date: 21 Feb 2006
      Children
      Artella 'Reta' Ester Morris b: May 1888 in West Virginia
      Mary B. Morris b: Jun 1890 in West Virginia
      Luvada Morris b: Oct 1892 in West Virginia
      Athena E. Morris b: May 1894 in West Virginia
      Rilla Selena Morris b: 4 Jul 1897 in Mason County, West Virginia
      William Sherman Morris b: 4 Jul 1897 in Mason County, West Virginia
      Arta Morris b: Abt 1901 in West Virginia
      Alta Morris b: Abt 1901 in West Virginia
      Hazel Morris b: Abt 1906 in Hannan Twp., Mason County, West Virginia
      Verba 'Virlie' Morris b: May 1909 in Hannan Twp., Mason County, West Virginia
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