It’s Family Time~The Joseph Morris Families

Joseph Morris was born 7 Aug 1842 in Anson County, North Carolina. He was a son of Wiley Morris and Charity Short and was one of eight children. His siblings were 2 brothers and 5 sisters.

Joseph Morris married Jane "Jenny” Burr about 1868. Jane "Jenny” Burr, born 25 Oct 1845 was a daughter of Lewis Burr and Mary Elizabeth Long. Her life was short lived when she passed away about 1872 at the age of 27.

Joseph Morris and Jane Burr had the following children:

i. Louis Arthur Morris, born 28 Nov 1869, Anson County, North Carolina; married Susan Delila Campbell; died 14 Jan 1944, Anson County, North Carolina.

ii. Mary Melissa Morris, born abt 1872; married James Daniel McDuffie, 1889; died abt 31 Aug 1909.

After the death of Jane, Joseph Morris and Jane’s sister Mary Elizabeth Burr were married on 3 Apr 1872. Mary Elizabeth Burr, daughter of Lewis Burr and Mary Elizabeth Long, was born 10 May 1844.

Joseph Morris and Mary Elizabeth Burr had the following children:

i. James Washington "Jim" Morris, born 24 Jan 1873, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married Elizabeth Jane Burr, 21 Jan 1904, Anson County, North Carolina; died 27 Oct 1944, Union County North Carolina.

ii. Luke Jackson Morris, born Jul 1876; married Rosa F. Campbell, 1903; died 26 May 1923.

iii. Mark Morris, born 11 Sep 1877; married Martha Elizabeth Campbell, 7 Jan 1900, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; died 4 Mar 1940, Columbia, Richland, South Carolina.

iv. John Walter Morris, born Sep 1880; married Nettie E. Griggs; married Timmie F. Griggs; married Rosa F. Campbell; died 21 Feb 1955, Wadesboro, Anson, North Carolina.

v. Lucy Ann Morris, born May 1883; died 13 Jan 1947, Morven, Anson, North Carolina.

vi. William Bay Morris, born 3 Dec 1884; married Hattie Irene Hurst; died 13 Jun 1952, McFarlan, Anson, North Carolina.

vii. Julian "Jule" Morris, born 24 Sep 1886, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married Minnie Gulledge, 20 Jul 1913, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; died 24 Oct 1971.

Joseph Morris died on 27 Aug 1919 at the age of 77 in Morven, Anson, North Carolina. He was buried on 28 Aug 1919 at Sandy Plains.

Mary Elizabeth Burr Morris died on 10 Mar 1925 at the age of 80 in Morven, Anson, North Carolina.

Joseph Morris is my 2nd Great GrandUncle.

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1. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database and digital images, (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 3 January 2020); Memorial page for Joseph Morris; (7 August 1842–27 August 1919); Find a Grave memorial # 35453466, Citing Sandy Plains United Methodist Church Cemetery; Morven, Anson County, North Carolina, USA.

2. 1850 U. S. Census, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, , Page: 180B (stamped); Line 9, Dwelling 1258, Family 1258, Household of Wiley MORRIS; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 11 June 2017); citing National Archives Microfilm M432 Roll 851.

3. 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.

4. 1880 U. S. Census, Anson County, North Carolina, population schedule, Gulledge, Anson, North Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 0003, Page: 361A(Stamped); Line 1, Dwelling 1, Family 1, Household of Joseph MORRIS; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : Viewed 3 January 2020); citing National Archives Microfilm T9, Roll 0951.

5. 1900 US Census, Anson County, North Carolina, population schedule, Morven, Anson, North Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 0007, Page: 18/144 (stamped); Line 91, Dwelling 330, Family 331, Household of Joseph MORRIS; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 3 January 2020); citing National Archives Microfilm T623, Roll 1181.

6. Joseph Morris, death certificate (Death Date: 27 Aug 1919), NC State Archives., North Carolina Deaths, 1908-67, Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina.

7. Chesterfield Genealogical Society, Chesterfield District Chronicle; Chesterfield County Genealogical Society, , Page 28; Submitted by Martha Rogers. Tombstone of Mr. Joseph Morris; 27 August 1919, Sandy Plains., Chesterfield County, South Carolina.

8. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database, "Record, Mary E. Burr Morris (10 May 1844–10 March 1925), Memorial # 35453846.

9. 1880 U. S. Census, Anson County, North Carolina, population schedule, Gulledge, Anson, North Carolina, ED 0003, Page: 361A(Stamped); Line 1, Dwelling 1, Family 1, Household of Joseph MORRIS.

10. 1900 US Census, Anson County, North Carolina, population schedule, Morven, Anson, North Carolina, ED 0007, Page: 18/144 (stamped); Line 91, Dwelling 330, Family 331, Household of Joseph MORRIS.

11. Mary E Morris, Morven, Anson, North Carolina, USA death certificate (Death Date: 1 Mar 1925).