Allen H. Morris
[son of ? Morris and ? ?]
born: c1849 - Georgia
died:
buried:
1870 Census - Blount County, Alabama
1880 Census - Blount County, Alabama
married: 20 Jun 1870 - Blount County, Alabama
1st wife: Melissa Cox
[daughter of ? Cox and ? ?]
born: c1850 - Alabama
died:
buried:
1870 Census - Blount County, Alabama
1880 Census - Blount County, Alabama

Children of Allen Morris and Melissa Cox Morris:

1. John Robert Morris
Cumberland Presbyterian Minister
born: 26 April 1870 - Alabama
died: 8 August 1956 - Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas
buried: Laurel Land Cemetery - Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas
1880 Census - Blount County, Alabama (living with parents)
1910 Census - Hill County, Texas
1920 Census - Lincoln County, Tennessee
1930 Census - Maury County, Tennessee
married: 1900 -
wife: Bessie Copeland
Cumberland Presbyterian Minister
[daughter of Charles Calvin Copeland and ? ?]
born: 20 June 1881 - Burleson, Johnson County, Texas
died: 31 January 1967 - Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas
buried:
1910 Census - Hill County, Texas
1920 Census - Lincoln County, Tennessee
1930 Census - Maury County, Tennessee

Children of John Robert Morris and Bessie Copeland Morris:

1.1. Allen C. Morris
born: 1909 - Texas
died before 1920 census
1910 Census - Hill County, Tennessee (living with parents)

1.2. Melissa Angeline Morris
born: 8 February 1912 - Hubbard, Bowie County, Texas
died:
buried:
1920 Census - Lincoln County, Tennessee (living with parents)
1930 Census - Maury County, Tennessee (living with parents)
married: 12 June 1940 -
husband: Glenn W. Okerson

1.3. Bessie Mozelle Morris
born: 29 June 1914 - Beech Grove, Coffee County, Tennessee
died: 21 December 2005 - Fort Worth, Texas
buried: Laurel Land Memorial Park - Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas
1920 Census - Lincoln County, Tennessee (living with parents)
1930 Census - Maury County, Tennessee (living with parents)
married: 29 October 1942 -
husband: Wile H. Willis
[son of ? Willis and ? ?]
born:
died:
buried: Laurel Land Memorial Park - Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas

Child of Bessie Mozelle Morris Willis and Wile H. Willis:

1.3.1. Diane Willis
husband: Charles Pelsue

 

1.4. John Rye Morris
born: 29 December 1915 - Petros, Morgan County, Tennessee
died:
buried:
1920 Census - Lincoln County, Tennessee (living with parents)
1930 Census - Maury County, Tennessee (living with parents)
married: 30 January 1940
wife: Mary Helen "Billie" Storey

1.5. Alma Mignon Morris
born: 30 August 1917 - Petersburg, Lincoln County, Tennessee
died:
buried:
1920 Census - Lincoln County, Tennessee (living with parents)
1930 Census - Maury County, Tennessee (living with parents)
married:
1st husband: Maurice Brooks

Children of Alma Mignon Morris Brooks and Maurice Brooks:

1.5.1. David Copeland Brooks

2nd husband of Alma Mignon Morris: ? Hawks

 

1.6. Ashley Copeland Morris
born: 15 November 1919 - Petersburg, Lincoln County, Tennessee
died:
buried:
1920 Census - Lincoln County, Tennessee (living with parents)
1930 Census - Maury County, Tennessee (living with parents)
married: 19 May 1940
wife: Mary Jean Chilner

 

 

2. Cora A. Morris
born: c1863 - Alabama
1880 Census - Blount County, Alabama (living with parents)

3. Carrie R. Morris
born: c1866 - Alabama
1880 Census - Blount County, Alabama (living with parents)

4. Mary E. Morris
born: c1868 - Alabama
1880 Census - Blount County, Alabama (living with parents)

5. Abbie D. Morris
born: 1869 - Alabama
died:
1880 Census - Blount County, Alabama (living with parents)

husband: ? Wurtz

6. Drew Morris
Not on 1880 census

 

[half brothers: J. M. Morris and Ready Morris]