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Tuesday, September 22, 2020

Tombstone Tuesday~James “Jim” Morris

James “Jim” Morris

b. 10 June 1853

d. 15 November 1918

bu. Brock Cemetery


James Morris was the 9th child born to Wiley Morris and his wife Charity Short. 

At age 21, James Morris married Susan Pressley.Her death certificate show her father as Levi Pressly; Mother No Record.

James Morris and Susan Pressley had 10 children of which 7 survived. All their known children are daughters.  

No known tombstone exists for James and Susan Morris. Death certificates for both have been cited.

James “Jim” Morris is my 2nd Great Grand Uncle.


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1. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database and digital images, (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed  3 December 2019); Memorial page for James Morris; (10 June 1853–15 November 1918); Find a Grave memorial # 116824605, Citing Brock Cemetery; Brocks Mill, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA.
2. 1860 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Chesterfield, South Carolina, Page: 128 (stamped); Line 12, Dwelling 490, Family 489, Household of and Wiley MORRIS; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 11 June 2017); citing  National Archives Microfilm M653_1217.
3. 1880 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Cheraw, Chesterfield, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 002, Page: 287 (stamped); Line 48, Dwelling 526, Family 530, Household of  James MORRIS; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 3 December 2019); citing National Archive  Microfilm T9, Roll 1225.
4. 1900 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Cheraw, Chesterfield, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 017, Page: 6B/25 (stamped); Line 100, Dwelling 110, Family 110, Household of James MORRIS; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : viewed 3 December 2019); citing National Archives Microfilm T623_1523.
5. South Carolina, Death Records, 1821-1961,  Images. Ancestry, (https://www.ancestry.com:  3 December 2019), South Carolina, Death Records, 1821-1961, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, Susan Morris; Certificate number 9740, 30 March 1942.

6. South Carolina, Death Records, 1821-1961, Images. Ancestry, (https://www.ancestry.com: 3 December 2019), South Carolina, Death Records, 1821-1961, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, James Morris; Certificate number 025425, 15 November 1918.
7. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database, "Record, Susan Pressly Morris (28 July 1852–30 March 1942), Memorial # 133822397.





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