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ennis Morris (c. 1630 - 1690), who received a land grant
in Accomack County, Virginia, c. 1671 - 72. His son Dennis (c. 1655 - 1692)
had a son Jacob Morris, who lived in the Pocomoke Hundred c.1723/ 24.
His son was Joseph Morris (c. 1712-1788), his son Jacob Morris
(c. 1745 - 1822), then James Morris (1780 -1873), who married Polly
Pollitt. (refs.
L. Paul Morris from various original documents)
The County Court Notebook Dec 1925- Ljungstedt, Milnor Genealogical Publishing Co. Balt. 1972
Dennis Morris being charged with concealing tithes in 1696, pleads that he was living in the Govt. of Penna. from April to July, and John Morris makes himself security. Accomac County Va. 4 Feb 1696 x-221
REQUEST: I am posting the following
information on the Descendants of Dennis Morris I who died in 1690 in Accomac
Co., VA to speed up the search for all his descendants. Several people have been able to link
into the first four generations that were posted. The additional two generations hopefully help more people.
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can update this information. Thanks, Paul Morris
Descendants of Dennis Morris I
Generation
No. 1
1. DENNIS1
MORRIS I was born Abt. 1630, and
died 1690 in Accomac Co., VA.
Child
of DENNIS MORRIS I is:
2.
i. DENNIS2 MORRIS II, b.
Abt. 1645; d. 1692, Accomac Co., VA.
Generation
No. 2
2. DENNIS2
MORRIS II (DENNIS1)
was born Abt. 1645, and died 1692 in Accomac Co., VA. He married ELIZABETH STERLING 16 November
1670 in Norfolk Co., VA, daughter of RICHARD STERLING. She was born Abt. 1645, and died Aft.
November 1703.
Notes
for DENNIS MORRIS II:
1689
Dennis Morris gave to his eldest son John, 200 acres in land section A138,
patented to Nicholas Millechops, part sold to Morris Dennis (Dennis Morris)
in 1674.
Children
of DENNIS MORRIS and ELIZABETH STERLING
are:
3.
i. ANN3 MORRIS, b. Abt.
1671; d. 1724.
4.
ii. JOHN MORRIS, b. Abt.
1673; d. 1721, Somerset Co., MD.
5.
iii. DENNIS MORRIS III,
b. Abt. 1675; d. Abt. 1716, Accomac Co., VA.
iv. JOSEPH MORRIS, b. Abt.
1677; m. COMFORT GILLETT.
v. SARAH MORRIS, b. Abt.
1679; m. MR. REED.
6.
vi. ELIZABETH MORRIS, b. Bet.
1679 - 1681, Virginia.
7.
vii. JACOB MORRIS, b. Abt.
1685, Accomac Co., VA; d. Abt. 1727, Wicomico Hundred, Somerset Co., MD.
viii. MARY MORRIS, b. Abt.
1685.
Generation
No. 3
3. ANN3
MORRIS (DENNIS2, DENNIS1)
was born Abt. 1671, and died 1724. She
married (1) JOSEPH
BLAKE. He was born Abt. 1661, and died 1703 in
Accomac Co., VA. She married
(2) MR. MORRIS
Aft. 1703.
Children
of ANN MORRIS and JOSEPH BLAKE
are:
i. DENNIS4 BLAKE.
ii. NAOMI BLAKE, m. MR. TULL.
iii. RACHEL BLAKE.
iv. JOSEPH BLAKE, d. Abt.
1732; m. REBECCA.
Children
of ANN MORRIS and MR. MORRIS
are:
v. GILBERT4 MORRIS, d. 1744.
vi. JOHN MORRIS.
vii. ELIZABETH MORRIS.
4. JOHN3
MORRIS (DENNIS2, DENNIS1)
was born Abt. 1673, and died 1721 in Somerset Co., MD. He married SARAH. She
died in 1734. JOHN MORRIS resided Bet. 1703 - 1721, Baltimore Hundred, Somerset
Co., MD. Baltimore Hundred, Somerset Co., MD is now Sussex Co., DE.
Children
of JOHN MORRIS and SARAH are:
i. JOHN4 MORRIS.
ii. CHARLES MORRIS, b. Abt.
1705. CHARLES MORRIS
died a
single person
8.
iii. DENNIS MORRIS IV, b.
Abt. 1709.
iv. WILLIAM MORRIS, b. Abt.
1714.
v. KATHERINE MORRIS.
vi. TABITHA MORRIS.
vii. JEMINA MORRIS. JEMINA MORRIS
died a
single person.
5. DENNIS3
MORRIS III (DENNIS2, DENNIS1)
was born Abt. 1675, and died Abt. 1716 in Accomac Co., VA. He married ESTHER BEAVENS,
daughter of ROWLAND BEAVENS and MARY AWBREY.
Children
of DENNIS MORRIS and ESTHER BEAVENS
are:
i. JOSEPH4 MORRIS, d. Worcester
Co., MD.
ii. TABITHA MORRIS.
iii. ELIZABETH MORRIS.
iv. MARY MORRIS.
v. BEAVENS MORRIS, d. 1768,
Worcester Co., MD; m. ELIZABETH.
6. ELIZABETH3
MORRIS (DENNIS2, DENNIS1)
was born Bet. 1679 - 1681 in Virginia.
She married (1) ROBERT
PITT in Virginia. He was born in Virginia, and died 1714.
She married (2) NATHANIEL ANDREWS,
son of WILLIAM ANDREWS and COMFORT HAGGOMAN. He was born Abt. 1679 in Northampton Co.,
VA, and died Bef. 02 May 1721 in Virginia.
Children
of ELIZABETH MORRIS and ROBERT PITT are:
i. JOHN4 PITT.
ii. ROBERT PITT.
iii. MARTHA PITT.
iv. JABEZ PITTS, b. Virginia;
m. ELIZABETH ANDREWS; b. Northampton Co., VA.
Child
of ELIZABETH MORRIS and NATHANIEL ANDREWS
is:
v. ELIZABETH4 ANDREWS, b. Northampton
Co., VA; m. JABEZ PITTS; b. Virginia.
7. JACOB3
MORRIS (DENNIS2, DENNIS1)
was born Abt. 1685 in Accomac Co., VA, and died Abt. 1727 in Wicomico Hundred,
Somerset Co., MD. He married
JUDITH Bef. 1705. JACOB MORRIS resided
in 1723, Pocomoke Hundred, Somerset
Co., MD. JACOB MORRIS
s will was probated 23 May 1727, Somerset Co., MD. JUDITH
resided in 1727, Wicomico Hundred, Somerset Co., MD.
Children
of JACOB MORRIS and JUDITH are:
i. MARK4 MORRIS, b. Abt.
1705.
ii. JACOB MORRIS II, b.
Abt. 1711.
9.
iii. JOSEPH MORRIS, b. Abt.
1712; d. Abt. 1788, Somerset Co., MD.
10.
iv. TEMPERANCE MORRIS, b. Bet.
1712 - 1716, Accomac Co., VA.
v. JEMINA MORRIS, b. Aft.
1714.
11.
vi. JOHN MORRIS, b. Abt.
1720; d. 1773, Worcester Co., MD.
12.
vii. DENNIS MORRIS, b. Abt.
1725, Delaware; d. 01 May 1794, Broadkill Hundred, Sussex Co., DE.
viii. JOSHUA MORRIS, b. Abt.
1724.
Generation
No. 4
8. DENNIS4
MORRIS IV (JOHN3, DENNIS2, DENNIS1)
was born Abt. 1709. He married
REBECCA.
Child
of DENNIS MORRIS and REBECCA is:
i. JUDITH5 MORRIS.
9. JOSEPH4
MORRIS (JACOB3, DENNIS2, DENNIS1)
was born Abt. 1712, and died Abt. 1788 in Somerset Co., MD. He married (1) MARY ANN STEVENS 20 November 1739. She died Bef. 1756. He
married (2) ELIZABETH MALONE 14 December
1756, daughter of STEPHEN
MALONE and ANN. She
died Aft. 1788.
Children
of JOSEPH MORRIS and MARY STEVENS
are:
i. MARY5 MORRIS, b. 26
June 1743.
13.
ii. JACOB MORRIS, b. 01
July 1745, Stepney Parish, Somerset Co., MD; d. 22 April 1822, Somerset Co.,
MD.
iii. JOSEPH MORRIS, b. 01
February 1747/48.
Children
of JOSEPH MORRIS and ELIZABETH MALONE
are:
iv. BENJAMIN5 MORRIS, b. 01
May 1759.
14.
v. JOHN MALONE MORRIS, b. 18
November 1761, Stepney Parish, Somerset Co., MD; d. 1816, Somerset Co., MD.
vi. MARY ANN MORRIS, b. 05
April 1764.
vii. ROBERT HUNTER MORRIS, b. 25
March 1769; d. 1812, Somerset Co., MD; m. NANCY MARSHALL.
viii. ELIZABETH MORRIS, b. 02
May 1772.
10. TEMPERANCE4
MORRIS (JACOB3, DENNIS2, DENNIS1)
was born Bet. 1712 - 1716 in Accomac Co., VA. She married THOMAS
HUMPHRIES 23 April 1736, son of
THOMAS HUMPHRIES and MARY GILLIS. He died 1771 in Stepney Parish, Somerset
Co., MD.
Children
of TEMPERANCE MORRIS and THOMAS HUMPHRIES are:
i. JEMINA5 HUMPHRIES, b. 05
July 1738, Stepney Parish, Somerset Co., MD.
ii. THOMAS HUMPHRIES, b. 19
November 1739, Stepney Parish, Somerset Co., MD.
iii. JOHN HUMPHRIES, b. 13
April 1741, Stepney Parish, Somerset Co., MD.
iv. JACOB HUMPHRIES, b. 01
March 1742/43, Stepney Parish, Somerset Co., MD.
15.
v. JOSEPH HUMPHRIES, b. 14
January 1744/45, Stepney Parish, Somerset Co., MD; d. 19 May 1804, Somerset
Co., MD.
vi. MARY HUMPHRIES, b. 13
January 1745/46, Stepney Parish, Somerset Co., MD.
vii. RACHEL HUMPHRIES, b. 03
February 1748/49, Stepney Parish, Somerset Co., MD.
11. JOHN4
MORRIS (JACOB3, DENNIS2, DENNIS1)
was born Abt. 1720, and died 1773 in Worcester Co., MD. He married MARY SHERMAN
01 October 1744. She died 1792
in Worcester Co., MD.
Children
of JOHN MORRIS and MARY SHERMAN
are:
i. SAMUEL5 MORRIS, b. 27
July 1746.
ii. JOHN MORRIS, b. 21
July 1748.
iii. ELIZABETH MORRIS, b. 05
May 1750; m. DAVID RAGLAN.
iv. JONATHAN MORRIS, b. 27
March 1752.
v. MARY MORRIS, b. 28
July 1754; m. STEPHEN TOADVINE.
16.
vi. JOSHUA MORRIS, b. 18
January 1757; d. 1819, Worcester Co., MD.
vii. ANNA MORRIS, b. 29
July 1759.
viii. ISAAC MORRIS, b. 18
June 1761.
ix. TEMPERANCE MORRIS, b. 30
August 1763; m. MR. ANDERSON.
x. ELEANOR MORRIS, b. Abt.
1765.
17.
xi. JACOB MORRIS, b. Abt.
1767.
12. DENNIS4
MORRIS (JACOB3, DENNIS2, DENNIS1)
was born Abt. 1725 in Delaware, and died 01 May 1794 in Broadkill Hundred,
Sussex Co., DE. DENNIS MORRIS
s will was probated 14 May 1794, Sussex Co., DE.
Children
of DENNIS MORRIS are:
18.
i. JUDITH5 MORRIS, b. Abt.
1745, Delaware; d. Aft. March 1794, Broadkill Hundred, Sussex Co., DE.
ii. JOSHUA MORRIS.
iii. DENNIS MORRIS.
iv. ELIZABETH MORRIS, m. LEVI MESSICK.
v. EUNICE MORRIS, m. RICHARD COVERDALE.
vi. JOANNA MORRIS, b. Aft.
1740; m. ZACHARIAH REED; b. Aft. 1740.
19.
vii. GEORGE MORRIS.
Generation
No. 5
13. JACOB5
MORRIS (JOSEPH4, JACOB3, DENNIS2, DENNIS1)
was born 01 July 1745 in Stepney Parish, Somerset Co., MD1, and died 22 April 1822 in Somerset Co., MD. He married (1) DAUGHTER POLLITT,
daughter of THOMAS POLLITT and CATRON. She
was born Aft. 1753, and died Bef. 1788. He married (2) ELEANOR HEATH
Aft. 1788, daughter of WILLIAM
HEATH and MARY. She
was born 01 May 1766, and died Abt. July 1827.
Children
of JACOB MORRIS and DAUGHTER POLLITT
are:
i. JACOB6 MORRIS, b. Abt.
1775, Somerset Co., MD; d. 13 November 1817.
20.
ii. WILLIAM MORRIS, b. Abt.
1778, Somerset Co., MD; d. 1824.
21.
iii. JAMES MORRIS, b. 18
December 1780, Somerset Co., MD; d. 31 October 1873, Nutters Dist., Wicomico
Co., MD.
22.
iv. LEVIN MORRIS, b. 28
May 1782, Somerset Co., MD; d. 11 November 1841.
Children
of JACOB MORRIS and ELEANOR HEATH
are:
23.
v. THOMAS6 MORRIS, b. 18
June 1789, Somerset Co., MD; d. 18 December 1838.
24.
vi. JOHN MORRIS, b. Abt.
1792, Somerset Co., MD; d. 12 December 1825.
vii. JOSIAH MORRIS, b. December
1794, Somerset Co., MD; d. 17 August 1824.
25.
viii. ELIZABETH MORRIS, b. 06
January 1796, Somerset Co., MD; d. 22 June 1857.
14. JOHN MALONE5 MORRIS (JOSEPH4, JACOB3, DENNIS2, DENNIS1)
was born 18 November 1761 in Stepney Parish, Somerset Co., MD, and died 1816
in Somerset Co., MD. He married
(1) ELIZABETH. He married (2) PRISCILLA HEATH,
daughter of WILLIAM HEATH and MARY. She
was born Bet. 1740 - 1770 in Somerset Co., MD.
Children
of JOHN MORRIS and PRISCILLA HEATH
are:
i. JOSEPH6 MORRIS.
26.
ii. JOHN HOLBROOK MORRIS, b. Abt.
1796; d. Aft. 1825.
iii. ELEANOR L. MORRIS, m. Mr.
GILLIS, Bef. 1816.
iv. MARY MORRIS, m. SOLOMON DORMAN, 10 October
1809, Somerset Co., MD.
15. JOSEPH5
HUMPHRIES (TEMPERANCE4 MORRIS, JACOB3, DENNIS2, DENNIS1)
was born 14 January 1744/45 in Stepney Parish, Somerset Co., MD, and died
19 May 1804 in Somerset Co., MD.
Child
of JOSEPH HUMPHRIES is:
27.
i. TEMPERANCE6 HUMPHRIES, b. 1770,
Worcester Co., MD; d. 20 November 1833, Union Co., IN.
16. JOSHUA5
MORRIS (JOHN4, JACOB3, DENNIS2, DENNIS1)
was born 18 January 1757, and died 1819 in Worcester Co., MD. He married AMELIA.
Children
of JOSHUA MORRIS and AMELIA are:
i. JOSHUA6 MORRIS II.
ii. JOHN MORRIS.
28.
iii. JEPTHA MORRIS, b. Abt.
1792; d. 1847.
29.
iv. MARY MORRIS, b. Abt.
1783.
30.
v. PRISCILLA MORRIS, b. Abt.
1796; d. Bef. 1858.
31.
vi. ISAAC MORRIS.
17. JACOB5
MORRIS (JOHN4, JACOB3, DENNIS2, DENNIS1)
was born Abt. 1767. He married
(1) SARAH TIGHMAN HAYMAN. He married (2) NANCY BENSON
22 January 1822 in Somerset Co., MD.
Child
of JACOB MORRIS and SARAH HAYMAN
is:
i. JANE6 MORRIS, b. 28
March 1798, Stepney Parish, Somerset Co., MD; m. HENRY POLLITT, 18 March
1817.
18. JUDITH5
MORRIS (DENNIS4, JACOB3, DENNIS2, DENNIS1)
was born Abt. 1745 in Delaware, and died Aft. March 1794 in Broadkill Hundred,
Sussex Co., DE. She married LUKE CLENDANIEL. He was born Abt. 1745 in
Delaware, and died 1788 in Broadkill Hundred, Sussex Co., DE. LUKE CLENDANIEL
s will was written 07 January 1788, Broadkill Hundred, Sussex Co., DE.
LUKE CLENDANIEL s will was probated 05 February 1788, Sussex Co.,
DE.
Children
of JUDITH MORRIS and LUKE CLENDANIEL are:
i. LUKE6 CLENDANIEL, b. Abt.
1765, Delaware; d. 17 June 1833, Milton, Sussex Co., DE.
ii. WILLIAM CLENDANIEL.
iii. JERIMIAH CLENDANIEL.
19. GEORGE5
MORRIS (DENNIS4, JACOB3, DENNIS2, DENNIS1)
Children
of GEORGE MORRIS are:
i. JERIMIAH6 MORRIS.
ii. JACOB MORRIS.
iii. NOAH MORRIS.
Generation
No. 6
20. WILLIAM6
MORRIS (JACOB5, JOSEPH4, JACOB3, DENNIS2, DENNIS1)
was born Abt. 1778 in Somerset Co., MD, and died 1824. He married CHARLOTTE DISHAROON 12 January 1808 in Somerset Co., MD, daughter of JOSHUA DISHAROON and EBBY.
Children
of WILLIAM MORRIS and CHARLOTTE DISHAROON are:
i. NANCY7 MORRIS, b. 16
June 1810, Somerset Co., MD; d. 10 March 1875, Quantico Dist., Wicomico Co.,
MD; m. MATTHIAS HOPKINS DISHAROON, 21 January
1828, Somerset Co., MD; b. 14 May 1808, Somerset Co., MD; d. 27 June 1877,
Quantico Dist., Wicomico Co., MD.
MATTHIAS HOPKINS DISHAROON and NANCY MORRIS DISHAROON
were listed in the 1860 Census, Salisbury, Somerset Co., MD. MATTHIAS HOPKINS DISHAROON and NANCY MORRIS DISHAROON
were listed in the 1870 Census, Quantico Dist. HH 32, Wicomico Co., MD.
NANCY MORRIS was buried
Rockawalkin United Methodist Church (aka Ebenezer Church) cemetery, Wicomico
Co., MD. MATTHIAS HOPKINS DISHAROON buried
Rockawalkin United Methodist Church (aka Ebenezer Church) cemetery, Wicomico
Co., MD.
ii. THOMAS MORRIS, m. LUCINDA E. ANDERSON, 21 February
1837, Somerset Co., MD.
iii. WILLIAM MORRIS.
iv. LEVIN MORRIS.
v. ALFRED MORRIS.
21. JAMES6
MORRIS (JACOB5, JOSEPH4, JACOB3, DENNIS2, DENNIS1)
was born 18 December 1780 in Somerset Co., MD, and died 31 October 1873 in
Nutters Dist., Wicomico Co., MD. He
married (1) POLLY
POLLITT 05 December 1810 in Worcester Co., MD, daughter
of SAMUEL POLLITT and BETSEY HEATH. She was born 08 November 1791, and died
07 May 1831. He married (2) SALLY DISHAROON 09 January 1833 in Somerset Co., MD, daughter of JOHN DISHAROON and ELIZABETH COVINGTON. She
was born 21 September 1804, and died 12 April 1880 in Nutters Dist., Wicomico
Co., MD. JAMES MORRIS
and SALLY DISHAROON MORRIS
were listed in the 1850 Census, Worcester Co., MD, JAMES was listed as a farmer. JAMES MORRIS
buried Morris Family Graveyard, Nutters Dist., Wicomico Co., MD. SALLY DISHAROON buried Morris Family Graveyard, Nutters Dist., Wicomico Co., MD.
Children
of JAMES MORRIS and POLLY POLLITT
are:
i. REBECCA STEWARD7 MORRIS, b. 24
September 1811; d. 23 January 1865; m. JOSIAH HAYMAN, 15 April
1828, Worcester Co., MD; d. 23 April 1835. REBECCA STEWARD MORRIS HAYMAN was listed
in the 1860 Census, Somerset Co., MD. REBECCA STEWARD MORRIS buried
Burial: Zion Church cemetery, Atkinsons Dist., Worcester Co., MD.
ii. ELIZABETH SARAH MORRIS, b. 20
October 1813, Somerset Co., MD; d. 15 November 1842, Somerset Co., MD; m.
LEVIN GILLIS IV, 14
April 1832, Somerset Co., MD; b. 1810.
iii. MARY ANN MORRIS, b. 10
December 1815; d. 26 October 1843; m. ISAAC COVINGTON, 04 March
1835, Somerset Co., MD; b. Abt. 1796; d. 1857.
iv. SUSAN MORRIS, b. 03
May 1817; d. 29 September 1833, Morris Family Graveyard, Worcester Co., MD.
v. WILLIAM POLLITT MORRIS, b. 14
August 1819; d. 01 September 1897; m. MARY CAROLINE STANFORD, 18 January
1843, Somerset Co., MD; b. 27 June 1822; d. 22 June 1903. WILLIAM POLLITT MORRIS and MARY CAROLINE STANFORD were
listed in the 1870 Census, Nutters Dist., Wicomico Co., MD. WILLIAM POLLITT MORRIS buried
St. John's Methodist Church cemetery, Fruitland, Wicomico Co., MD. MARY CAROLINE STANFORD buried
St. John's Methodist Church cemetery, Fruitland, Wicomico Co., MD.
vi. LEAH JANE MORRIS, b. 10
June 1821; d. 29 October 1834, Morris Family Graveyard, Worcester Co., MD.
vii. MATILDA MORRIS, b. 02
January 1823; d. 16 April 1899; m. THEODORE HAYMAN, 14 December
1847, Worcester Co., MD; b. 25 September 1818; d. 16 December 1857.
MATILDA MORRIS HAYMAN was listed
in the 1860 Census, Trappe Dist., Somerset Co., MD. MATILDA MORRIS buried
St. John's Methodist Church cemetery, Fruitland, Wicomico Co., MD, St. John's
Methodist Church cemetery, Fruitland, Wicomico Co., MD. THEODORE HAYMAN
buried
St. John's Methodist Church cemetery, Fruitland, Worcester Co., MD.
viii. JACOB MORRIS, b. 11
January 1825; d. 29 October 1881; m. ANNE ELISA MORRIS, 07 March
1855, Somerset Co., MD; b. 15 August 1834; d. 15 August 1903.
ix. SAMUEL JAMES MORRIS, b. 05
May 1827; d. 29 January 1876; m. EMELINE COULBOURN, 14 November
1864, Somerset Co., MD; b. 20 February 1843, Worcester Co., MD. SAMUEL JAMES MORRIS buried
Morris Family Graveyard, Nutters Dist., Wicomico Co., MD.
x. AMANDA MORRIS, b. 17
July 1828; d. 25 June 1908; m. JACOB H. POLLITT, 23 May
1866, Worcester Co., MD; b. 30 March 1830; d. 13 March 1893. AMANDA MORRIS buried
Zion Church cemetery, Atkinsons Dist., Worcester Co., MD. JACOB H. POLLITT buried
Zion Church cemetery, Atkinsons Dist., Worcester Co., MD.
Children
of JAMES MORRIS and SALLY DISHAROON are:
xi. JOHN WASHINGTON7 MORRIS, b. 14
December 1834, Nutters Dist., Worcester Co., MD; d. 03 May 1910; m. CATHERINE WATSON, 06 October
1873, Wicomico Co., MD; b. September 1848.
xii. LEVIN FOUNTAIN MORRIS, b. 22
March 1836, Nutters Dist., Worcester Co., MD; d. 26 September 1903, Talbot
Co., MD; m. (1) ELIZABETH ANN WRIGHT, 25 October 1859; m. (2) ELIZABETH ANN CARNES, Aft.
1860; b. March 1841; d. 25 December 1915.
LEVIN FOUNTAIN MORRIS was baptized
02 November 1837, by Rev. Ferdinand Jacobs at Wicomico Presbyterian Church,
Salisbury, MD. LEVIN FOUNTAIN MORRIS
buried Loudon
Park Cemetery, Baltimore, MD. ELIZABETH ANN CARNES buried
Loudon Park Cemetery, Baltimore, MD.
xiii.
THOMAS COVINGTON MORRIS, b. 26
December 1838, Nutters Dist., Worcester Co., MD; d. 17 March 1911, Salisbury,
Wicomico Co., MD; m. (1) ELIZABETH ANN FOOKS, 20 March
1861, Somerset Co., MD; b. 27 September 1836, Nutters Dist., Worcester Co.,
MD; d. 18 December 1873, Nutters Dist., Wicomico Co., MD; m. (2) ELIZA CATHERINE WILLIAMS, 04 November
1877, Wicomico Co., MD; b. 14 January 1850; d. 08 April 1891, Wicomico Co.,
MD; m. (3) HATTIE CULLEN, Aft. 1891; d. Aft. 04 August
1903. THOMAS COVINGTON MORRIS was named
for his Uncle Thomas Morris who died 18 Dec 1838. THOMAS COVINGTON MORRIS was baptized
09 May 1839, by Rev. Ferdinand Jacobs at Wicomico Presbyterian Church, Salisbury,
MD. THOMAS COVINGTON MORRIS
and ELIZABETH ANN FOOKS were listed
in 1870 Census: 1870, Salisbury Dist., Wicomico Co., MD.
THOMAS COVINGTON MORRIS
buried Wicomico
Presbyterian Church cemetery, Salisbury, Wicomico Co., MD. ELIZABETH ANN FOOKS buried
Morris Family Graveyard, Nutters Dist., Wicomico Co., MD. ELIZA CATHERINE WILLIAMS buried
Rockawalkin United Methodist Church (aka Ebenezer Church) cemetery, Wicomico
Co., MD. ELIZA died when she fainted and fell in fireplace; died of her burns.
THOMAS COVINGTON MORRIS
divorced
04 August 1903, from HATTIE CULLEN,
having
married her at an unknown date.
22. LEVIN6
MORRIS (JACOB5, JOSEPH4, JACOB3, DENNIS2, DENNIS1)
was born 28 May 1782 in Somerset Co., MD, and died 11 November 1841. He married (1) NANCY POLLITT
28 November 1811 in Worcester Co., MD, daughter of SAMUEL POLLITT
and BETSEY HEATH. She
was born 15 November 1789, and died Bef. 1815. He married (2) MARY R. CRAFT 10 January 1815 in Somerset Co., MD. She died Bef. 1821 in Somerset Co., MD.
He married (3) ELIZABETH ANN FULTON JONES
24 May 1821 in Somerset Co., MD, daughter of JOHN JONES
and ELIZABETH. She died 28 January 1844.
Child
of LEVIN MORRIS and MARY CRAFT
is:
i. ANNE MARIA7 MORRIS, b. 03
November 1818; d. 04 May 1887, Salisbury, Wicomico Co., MD; m. WILLIAM FREENY, 13 June
1836, Somerset Co., MD; b. 14 May 1803; d. 24 December 1858, Salisbury, Somerset
Co., MD. ANNE MARIA MORRIS buried
Wicomico Presbyterian Church cemetery, Salisbury, Wicomico Co., MD. WILLIAM FREENY buried
Wicomico Presbyterian Church cemetery, Salisbury, Wicomico Co., MD.
Children
of LEVIN MORRIS and ELIZABETH JONES
are:
ii. LEVIN WESLEY7 MORRIS, b. 20
May 1822; d. 15 January 1824.
iii. WARREN JONES MORRIS, b. 18
March 1824; d. 23 September 1862; m. CAROLINE POLLITT, 08 October
1845; b. Abt. 1825. WARREN JONES MORRIS and CAROLINE POLLITT
were listed
in 1850 Census, Trappe Dist., Somerset Co., MD.
Notes for WARREN JONES MORRIS: In Elizabeth Jones will of 1844, his
grandmother, gave the family bible to Warren.
iv. ZIPPORAH MORRIS, b. 21
October 1825; d. 20 August 1829.
v. ROBERT JOHN JONES MORRIS, b. 01
November 1830; d. 10 April 1841.
vi. ANNE ELISA MORRIS, b. 15
August 1834; d. 15 August 1903; m. JACOB MORRIS, 07 March
1855, Somerset Co., MD; b. 11 January 1825; d. 29 October 1881.
vii. MARY CAROLINE MORRIS.
23. THOMAS6
MORRIS (JACOB5, JOSEPH4, JACOB3, DENNIS2, DENNIS1)
was born 18 June 1789 in Somerset Co., MD, and died 18 December 1838. He married ANN CRAFT
25 January 1819 in Somerset Co., MD.
She was born 19 September 1800, and died 06 May 1839.
Child
of THOMAS MORRIS and ANN CRAFT
is:
i. THOMAS7 MORRIS,
JR., b. Aft.
1819.
24. JOHN6
MORRIS (JACOB5, JOSEPH4, JACOB3, DENNIS2, DENNIS1)
was born Abt. 1792 in Somerset Co., MD, and died 12 December 1825. He married NANCY ANNE POLLITT 23 August 1825 in Somerset Co., MD, daughter of
JOHN POLLITT. She
died Abt. 1876.
Child
of JOHN MORRIS and NANCY POLLITT
is:
i. HENRY EDWIN LONG7 MORRIS, b. 09
September 1826; d. 1862; m. EMILINE J. POLLITT, 23 March
1844, Somerset Co., MD; b. 1825; d. 1874.
25. ELIZABETH6
MORRIS (JACOB5, JOSEPH4, JACOB3, DENNIS2, DENNIS1)
was born 06 January 1796 in Somerset Co., MD, and died 22 June 1857. She married LEVIN POLLITT
12 April 1825 in Somerset Co., MD, son of JOHN POLLITT. He was born 15 April 1797, and died 20
February 1885.
Children
of ELIZABETH MORRIS and LEVIN POLLITT
are:
i. JOSIAH MORRIS7 POLLITT, b. 12
February 1826; d. 17 December 1892; m. REBECCA AMANDA HAYMAN, 03 February
1847, Worcester Co., MD; b. 25 June 1825; d. 11 April 1893.
ii. JACOB H. POLLITT, b. 30
March 1830; d. 13 March 1893; m. AMANDA MORRIS, 23 May
1866, Worcester Co., MD; b. 17 July 1828; d. 25 June 1908. JACOB H. POLLITT
buried
Zion Church cemetery, Atkinsons Dist., Worcester Co., MD. AMANDA MORRIS buried
Zion Church cemetery, Atkinsons Dist., Worcester Co., MD.
iii. THOMAS L. POLLITT, b. 20
October 1833.
iv. CAROLINE POLLITT, b. 1835.
26. JOHN HOLBROOK6 MORRIS (JOHN MALONE5, JOSEPH4, JACOB3, DENNIS2, DENNIS1)
was born Abt. 1796, and died Aft. 1825.
He married BRIDGET E. KIBBLE
19 September 1820 in Somerset Co., MD, daughter of GEORGE KIBBLE
and ROSETTA COLLINS. She
was born 1799, and died 1879. BRIDGET E. KIBBLE
buried Baltimore, MD.
Children
of JOHN MORRIS and BRIDGET KIBBLE
are:
i. ADELINE7 MORRIS, d. Aft.
1835.
ii. LOUISA PRISCILLA
H. MORRIS, b. 1826; d. 1904; m. DANIEL MATHENEY, Bef.
1843; b. 1821; d. 1894. LOUISA PRISCILLA
H. MORRIS buried Baltimore, MD.
27. TEMPERANCE6
HUMPHRIES (JOSEPH5, TEMPERANCE4 MORRIS, JACOB3, DENNIS2, DENNIS1)
was born 1770 in Worcester Co., MD, and died 20 November 1833 in Union Co.,
IN. She married WILLIAM FLINT,
son of THOMAS FLINT and SARAH. He
was born Aft. 1767 in Worcester Co., MD, and died Bet. 1810 - 1814. TEMPERANCE HUMPHRIES buried New Hope Cemetery, Union Co., IN.
Children
of TEMPERANCE HUMPHRIES and WILLIAM FLINT
are:
i. JOHN7 FLINT, b. Bet.
1792 - 1793, Worcester Co., MD.
ii. DORCAS FLINT, b. 21
September 1795, Worcester Co., MD.
iii. THOMAS FLINT, b. 20
June 1798, Worcester Co., MD.
iv. GEORGE W. FLINT, b. 19
July 1801, Stepney Parish, Somerset Co., MD.
v. MARIA L. FLINT, b. 01
July 1804, Stepney Parish, Somerset Co., MD.
vi. JOSEPH HUMPHRISS FLINT, b. 20
March 1807, Stepney Parish, Somerset Co., MD.
28. JEPTHA6
MORRIS (JOSHUA5, JOHN4, JACOB3, DENNIS2, DENNIS1)
was born Abt. 1792, and died 1847. He
married ELIZA WHITE 18 March 1817 in Worcester Co., MD.
Children
of JEPTHA MORRIS and ELIZA WHITE
are:
i. DR. LEWIS WHITE7 MORRIS, b. 10
November 1823; d. 12 October 1878, Princess Anne Dist., Somerset Co., MD;
m. (1) SARAH ANNE SOMMERS, 20 February
1849, Somerset Co., MD; m. (2) CLARA ESTELLE SLEMMONS, 01 November
1856, Somerset Co., MD; b. 1835.
ii. JOSIAH MORRIS, b. Abt.
1826. JOSIAH MORRIS was listed
in the 1850 Census, Worcester Co., MD.
iii. JAMES W. MORRIS, b. Abt.
1827; d. February 1850.
iv. PIERCY ANN MORRIS, b. Abt.
1828.
v. ALFRED H. MORRIS, b. Abt.
1838; d. October 1859.
vi. JEPTHA W. MORRIS, b. Abt.
1840. JEPTHA W. MORRIS was listed
in the 1850 Census, Worcester Co., MD.
vii. MARTHA ANN MORRIS, b. Abt.
1841; m. DR. FRANCIS MARION SLEMMONS, 13 May
1861, Worcester Co., MD. FRANCIS SLEMMONS and MARTHA MORRIS married
13 May 1861, Worcester Co., MD.
29. MARY6
MORRIS (JOSHUA5, JOHN4, JACOB3, DENNIS2, DENNIS1)
was born Abt. 1783. She married
(1) KIRK GUNBY 12 February 1802 in Worcester Co., MD. She married (2) JOHN LAWS 28
August 1819 in Somerset Co., MD.
Children
of MARY MORRIS and KIRK GUNBY
are:
i. SALLY7 GUNBY, b. 1805;
m. JOHN NOBLE, 23 September 1823. JOHN NOBLE and SALLY GUNBY married
23 September 1823 Somerset Co., MD.
ii. WILLIAM GUNBY, b. 22
February 1806; d. 20 December 1868; m. JANE M. SOMERS, 16 June
1829, Somerset Co., MD; b. 29 March 1813; d. 21 August 1887. WILLIAM GUNBY buried
Parsons cemetery, Wicomico Co., Salisbury, MD. JANE M. SOMERS buried
Parsons cemetery, Wicomico Co., Salisbury, MD. WILLIAM GUNBY and JANE SOMERS
married 16 June
1829, Somerset Co., MD.
iii. JOSHUA GUNBY.
iv. MARY A. J. GUNBY, b. 04
March 1814; d. 12 July 1857; m. LEVIN PHILLIPS, 20 August
1839, Somerset Co., MD; b. 18 May 1796, Delaware; d. 15 July 1863. MARY A. J. GUNBY buried
Levin Phillips Farm graveyard, Mardela, Wicomico Co., MD. LEVIN PHILLIPS buried
Levin Phillips Farm graveyard, Mardela, Wicomico Co., MD. LEVIN PHILLIPS and MARY GUNBY married
20 August 1839, Somerset Co., MD.
v. AMELIA GUNBY, b. 1815;
m. LEMUEL COLLINS, 09 July 1828, Worcester Co.,
MD. LEMUEL COLLINS and AMELIA GUNBY married
09 July 1828, Worcester Co., MD.
vi. JAMES K. GUNBY, b. 1817;
m. ELEANOR A.; b. 1827.
Children
of MARY MORRIS and JOHN LAWS are:
vii. PRISCILLA F.7 LAWS, b. Abt.
1822; m. JOSEPH W. RIGGIN, 22 October 1855, Somerset Co.,
MD. PRISCILLA F. LAWS buried Riggin
cemetery, Wicomico Co., MD. JOSEPH RIGGIN and PRISCILLA LAWS married
22 October 1855, Somerset Co., MD
viii. MARGARET H. LAWS, b. 22
May 1823; d. 24 November 1887; m. JOHN H. RIGGIN, 28 January
1864, Somerset Co., MD. MARGARET H. LAWS buried Riggin
cemetery, Wicomico Co., MD. JOHN RIGGIN and MARGARET LAWS married 28 January
1864, Somerset Co., MD
30. PRISCILLA6
MORRIS (JOSHUA5, JOHN4, JACOB3, DENNIS2, DENNIS1)
was born Abt. 1796, and died Bef. 1858.
She married BENJAMIN
VINCENT 14 January 1823 in Worcester
Co., MD. He was born 1784 in
Delaware. BENJAMIN VINCENT
and PRISCILLA MORRIS married 14 January 1823, Worcester Co., MD
Children
of PRISCILLA MORRIS and BENJAMIN VINCENT
are:
i. WILLIAM P.7 VINCENT.
ii. JOHN HENRY VINCENT, b. Abt.
1824; m. CAROLINE E. E. POLLITT, 27 February 1855, Somerset
Co., MD. JOHN VINCENT and CAROLINE POLLITT
married 27 February
1855, Somerset Co., MD
iii. JOSHUA J. VINCENT, b. Abt.
1832; m. MARY TILGHMAN, 24 December 1855, Worcester
Co., MD. JOSHUA VINCENT and MARY TILGHMAN married
24 December 1855, Worcester Co., MD
iv. THOMAS H. VINCENT, b. Abt.
1834; m. CAROLINE H. TOADVINE, 23 March 1858, Worcester Co.,
MD; b. 1835. THOMAS VINCENT and CAROLINE TOADVINE
married 23 March 1858, Worcester Co., MD
v. ANN AMELIA VINCENT, b. 29
June 1838; d. 23 November 1911; m. ALFRED ISAIAH HAYMAN; b. 1835.
31. ISAAC6
MORRIS (JOSHUA5, JOHN4, JACOB3, DENNIS2, DENNIS1) He married MARY PITT BOSTON 24 November 1808 in Dorcester Co., MD. ISAAC MORRIS
and MARY BOSTON
married 24 November 1808, Dorcester Co., MD
Children
of ISAAC MORRIS and MARY BOSTON
are:
i. JOSHUA7 MORRIS, d. 1834,
Lost at sea.
ii. ELIZABETH MORRIS, b. Abt.
1817.
Endnotes
1. James Morris -Polly Pollitt Family Bible, Births, Jacob Morris
the father of James Morris was born September 27, 1745 and departed this life
April 22, 1822, age 76 years, 5 months & 5 days.
Will of James Morris (1780-1873)
Thomas C. Morris, Executor
In the name of God, Amen, I, James Morris of Wicomico County, in the state
of Maryland being inform and weak
in body but of sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding, considering
the certainty of death and the
uncertainty of the time thereof and being desirous to settle my worldly affairs
and thereby be the better prepared
to leave this world when it shall please God to call me hence, do therefore
make and publish this, my last Will
and Testament in manner and form following, that is to say:
First and principally, I commit my soul into the hands of Almighty God, and
my body to the earth to be decently
buried at the discretion of my Executor hereafter named, and after my debts
and funeral charges are paid, I
devise and bequeath as follows:
Item the 1st: I give to my beloved wife Sally Morris one half of my
home farm during her lifetime and all of my
household furniture and one carriage to be disposed of as she may think best
so to do after or at her death and
at her death her one half of the farm to go to Thomas C. Morris and his heirs
forever.
Item the 2nd: I give to my son Thomas C. Morris one half of my home
farm, and also I give to him a tract of land
in Worcester County containing fifty acres called Carey s Folly and also
a small lot adjoining containing five
acres called Colliers Lot to him and his heirs forever and also Thomas C.
Morris shall pay unto Levin F. Morris
or his heirs the sum of four hundred dollars at the death of his mother Sally
Morris. The outlines of the Land that
is to be divided is joining William P. Morris, Josiah McGrath, Michael Carey
and John Robinson then with a
straight line until it strikes timbered range and then to the beginning containing
four hundred acres more or less.
Item the 3rd: I give to my son, Samuel J. Morris all the land that
I own adjoining the mills, and one half of the mills
to him and his heirs forever, and if his heirs shall die before they come
of age, his half to go to William P. Morris
and Amanda Pollitt and the land also to the said William P. Morris and Amanda
Pollitt if his heirs shall die
before they come of age and my son, Samuel J. Morris shall pay unto Emmay
Paton the sum of fifty dollars at
my death.
(Note:
James Morris and Polly Pollit's son Samuel James Morris
who was born 5 May 1827. He died 29 Jan 1876 and was buried on the Morris
Farm in Worcester Co., MD. He married (only once) Emiline Coulbourn
on 14 Nov 1864 in Somerset Co., MD.
Emeline was born 20 Feb 1843 in Worcester Co., MD. She was the daughter of
William Henry Coulbourn and Mary Duncan. Samuel James Morris
and Emeline Coulbourn had at least one son, Samuel Morris born
about 1867 in Worcester Co., MD as per the 1870 Census. After Samuel James
Morris died, no record of Emeline or their son Samuel.- ref. L Paul Morris,2000)
Item the 4th: I give to my son William P. Morris one fourth of the
mills also I give to William P. Morris one tract of
land called Hog Range or a swamp called Justuces Swamp adjoining the lands
of Henry Robinson all of the
land lying on the south side of a road from the corner of John Morris s New
Ground until it strikes a line of a tract
of land called Careys Folly to him and his heirs forever and also William
P. Morris Morris shall pay unto Emmay
Payton the sum of twenty five dollars at my death.
Item the 5th: I give unto my son Jacob Morris one fourth of the mills
to him and his heirs forever and also to pay
unto Emmay Paton the sum of twenty five dollars at my death.
Item the 6th: I give unto my daughter Matilda Hayman all of my railroad
shares, twelve in number to her and her
heirs forever.
Item the 7th: I give unto my son John Morris all of the lands that
he has got in cultivation called the New Ground
at the south end of my home field at this time also one tract of land called
Hopewell Containing seventy nine
acres more or less. Also one tract called Timber Range containing one hundred
and sixty nine acres more or
less, to him and his heirs forever.
Item the 8th: I give unto my daughter Amanda Pollitt one tract of
land called Holefast containing ninety acres that
I bought of Jane Pollitt the deeds will show.
Item the 9th: And lastly I do hereby constitute and appoint my son
Thomas C. Morris to be sole executive of this
my last Will and Testament. Revoking and annulling all former wills by me
heretofore made, ratifying and
confirming this to be my Last Will and none other. In testimony whereof I
have hereunto set my hand and seal
this eighth day of February, Eighteen Hundred and Seventy one. And also if
any of my heirs shall bring in any
account against one of any of my estate it shall cut them out of the legacy
that I have left them.
James Morris (Seal)
Signed, sealed and delivered by James Morris the above named testament as
for his last Will and Testament in
the presents of we, who at his request in his presence and in the presence
of each other have subscribed our
names as witnesses hereto February 8, 1871.
Benjamin H. Parker
Samuel W. Parker
Leven W. Fooks
James Morris died in 1873.
Index of persons:
James Morris of Wicomico County
Sally Morris, wife
Thomas C. Morris, son and Executor
Samuel J. Morris, son
William P. Morris, son
Jacob Morris, son
Matilda Hayman, daughter
John Morris, son
Amanda Pollitt, daughter
Levin F. Morris [son]
Emmay Paton [Payton] [granddaughter]
Josiah McGrath, neighbor
Michael Carey, neighbor
John Robinson, neighbor
Henry Robinson, neighbor
Jane Pollitt, sold land to James Morris
Benjamin H. Parker, witness
Samuel W. Parker, witness
Leven W. Fooks, witness
Index of bequests:
home farm, 400 a.
household furniture
one carriage
Carey s Folly, 50 a., Worcester County
Colliers Lot, 5 a., Worcester County
the land adjoining the mills
the mills
Hog Range or a swamp called Justuces Swamp
all of the land lying on the south side of a road from the corner of John
Morris s New Ground until it strikes a
line of a tract of land called Careys Folly
twelve railroad shares
New Ground, at the south end of my home field
Hopewell Containing, 79 a.
Timber Range, 169 a.
Holefast, 90 a.
$100 to Emmay Paton
Total acreage = 793 a. plus land adjoining the mills, the mills, Hog Range,
New Ground and land on south side of
the road.
The above record was found in a secret compartment, one of three, in the
desk of James Morris (1780 - 1873) on 7
August 1985. The desk was in the house of Dorothy C. Morris, 717 South Division
Street, Salisbury, MD. Miss
Morris died on 24 Jul 1985. The desk and its contents were given to Louis
P. Morris, Sr., of Gradyville, PA. On 31
July 1998, Mr. Morris son, L. Paul Morris, Jr., became the owner of the
James Morris desk when Mr. and Mrs.
Louis P. Morris, Sr. moved to a retirement home. L. Paul Morris, Jr. can be
reached at Yonaguska Farm, P. O. Box
201, Gradyville, PA 19039-0201 or paulinho@erols.com
Family Bible of Sarah Martha Riggin and Levin Merrill Morris
King James Version
No publication date
Written in first dedication page:
This Bible was given to Martha Morris by her beloved husband
[Masonic Symbol]
L. Merrill Morris in the year 1921, 533 S. Division St., Salisbury, Maryland
Written in second dedication page:
Presented to my wife Sarah Martha Morris
by
Levin Merrill Morris, 533 S Div St, Salisbury, Md.
Clippings from the Salisbury Advertiser
Newspaper articles and obituaries
pasted in frontispiece and on first three pages:
frontispiece, page one, column one.
Millwork Owner,
Merrill Morris, Dies
A funeral service for L. Merrill Morris, 67, owner of Morris Millwork Co.
here, will be conducted at his late home at 533 South Division Street tomorrow
at 2:30 p.m. by Rev. R. P. Edwards, pastor of the Cheriton, Va., Methodist
Church. Burial will be in Parsons Cemetery.
Morris, in ill health for about four years, died late Sunday in his home.
He was the son of the late Thomas C. and Eliza C. Morris.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. S. Martha Morris; a daughter, Miss Dorothy
C. Morris, and a brother, Upshur W. Morris, all of Salisbury.
Friends may call at the Morris home tonight.
[handwritten at bottom: a mistake he was 68 yrs died Sept 1 - 1946]
CARD OF THANKS
WE wish to thank relatives and friends for their expressions of sympathy and
many kindnesses during the recent death of our husband and father. L. Merrill
Morris. Also for floral tributes and use of cars.
Wife and daughter, Dorothy.
SURPRISE PARTY IS
GIVEN MERRILL MORRIS [handwritten in: 1941]
A surprise birthday party was given L. Merrill Morris on his 63rd birthday
by Morris Millwork and Company employees last night.
His brother, Robert Morris was master of ceremonies assisted by Chief William
Chatham and James Chatham. Those present were: Levin Powelll, Edgar Purnell,
Joseph Smith, Walter Timmons, Leonard Timmons, Chester Littleton and son,
Ernest Smullen, Frank Jones, Zed Wells, Oscar Smith, and Fred Fooks, Mrs.
Robert Morris and daughter Rebecca, Mrs. James Chatham and Mrs. Frank Jones.
DEATHS and
FUNERALS
[handwritten in: died Sept. 20 - 1952]
Miss Mary C. Riggin
Miss Mary Catherine Riggin, 77, daughter of the late John W. and Martha Wimbrow
Riggiin of Salisbury, died last night in her home, 637 S. Division St., after
a prolonged illness.
She is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Martha Morris and Mrs. Annie Godfrey,
both of Salisbury; a brother, William T. Riggin of Philadelphia; and several
nieces and nephews.
Funeral arrangements are pending.
Service Schedule
Miss Mary C. Riggin. Tomorrow, 1 p.m. in the late home at 637 S. Division
St., with Dr. R. P. Edwards of Richmond, Va., officiating. Burial, Parsons
Cemetery. Friends call tonight [illegible]
frontispiece, page one, column
two.
J. Edgar Harvey,
Attorney.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
This is to give notice that the subscribers has obtained from the Orphan's
Court for Wicomico County, Maryland, letters of administration on the personal
estate of
L. MERRILL MORRIS
late of said County, deceased. All persons having claims against the deceased
are hereby warned to exhibit same with the vouchers thereof legally authenticated
to the subscribers on before
March 1st 1947
Or they may otherwise by be excluded from all benefit of said estate.
All persons indebted to said estate are requested to make immediate payment.
Given under my hand and seal this 9th day of September, 1946.
DOROTHY C. MORRIS,
Administratrix.
533 So. Division St.,
Salisbury, Md.
Test: J. Asbury Holloway,
Register of Wills.
Sept. 11-18-25, Oct. 2.
Active at 95
[photo of Leah Martha Wimbrow Riggin]
Although a recent birthday party anniversary closed her ninety-fifth year,
Mrs. Martha Riggin of 521 South Division Street, a mother, grandmother, and
great grandmother, continues her sewing and actively engages in other household
activities. She quilts and crochets easily. She was widowed 25 years ago by
the death of her husband, John Wesley Riggin.
John Riggin and Will Riggin, Philadelphia, two of her six children, are twins.
Nutter M. Riggin, another son, lives in Autobon, N.J., and three daughters,
Miss Mary Riggin, Mrs. W. G. Godfrey, and Mrs. Merrill Morris are Salisburians.
She has six grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
frontispiece, page one, column
three.
Gas Kills Man
Christmas Eve
Wife is Overcome
After Finding Him
The death of John Wesley Riggin, 78, of 404 South Division St., on Christmas
Eve was attributed to "accidental death by gas poisoning."
When his wife, Mrs. Emma Sermon Riggin, 74, returned home shortly after 5
p.m. she found her husband lying unconscious on the kitchen floor. Two gas
jets were open.
After calling for help, she lost consciousness.
The fire department ambulance took them to the hospital. Mr. Riggin, a retired
carpenter, could not be revived.
Mrs. Riggin was still in the hospital today and her condition was described
as "good."
Reports of Dr. Charles T. Fisher, acting deputy medical examiner, and City
Police, were that death was accidental.
Police said that Mr. Riggin had an attack of nausea in the kitchen and in
falling struck to stove, turning on the two burners.
Mr. Riggin was a member of the Bethesda Methodist Church. He was the son of
the late John Wesley and Martha Wimbrow Riggin of Wicomico County.
Besides his wife, he leaves three sisters, Mrs. Annie Godfrey, Miss Mary Riggin
and Mrs. Martha Morris of Salisbury, and a twin brother, William T. Riggin
of Philadelphia. Another brother, Nutter M. Riggin, lives in Autobon, N.J.
Funeral arrangements have not been completed.
MRS. RIGGIN, ONE OF
CITY'S OLDEST, DIES
Mrs. Martha Riggin, one of Salisbury's oldest citizens, active until about
18 months ago, died last night at the age of 97 at her home, 521 South Division
St. Her husband was the late John Wesley Riggin and she is survived by their
six children.
Her sons and daughters are: William T. Riggin, Philadelphia; John W. Riggin,
Salisbury; N. M. Riggin, Autobon, N.J.; Miss Mary Riggin, Mrs. L. Merrill
Morris, and
Mrs. Annie Godfrey, all of Salisbury. Mrs. Barclay [handwritten in: Blanche]
Riggin of Philadelphia is a daughter-in-law.
Five grandchildren who survive are: Mrs. Clyde Smith, Herman Riggin, Mrs.
George Walker of Philadelphia, Miss Dorothy Morris of Salisbury and George
Riggin of Audobon, N.J.
Six great-grandchildren survive.
Funeral services will be held at her home at 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon
with the Rev. Irvin Collins and the Rev. Mr. Holland officiating. Internment
will be in Parsons Cemetery.
frontispiece, page two, column
one.
ELOISE RIGGIN
Miss Eloise Riggin, 18 year old daughter of Mr. And Mrs. John W. Riggin, South
Division Street, died this morning at 6:30 o'clock, at the Peninsula General
Hospital after an illness of six months. Death was attributed to heart trouble
and to typhoid, from which Miss Riggin had been suffering for many weeks.
Poor health caused Miss Riggin to leave Temple University, in Philadelphia,
during the spring. She had been a student there not quite a year. During the
previous year she attended Southern College in Petersburg, Va., but left there
to take up work at Temple.
She was well known in Salisbury, having spent most of her live here. Friends
in all parts of the city will hear of her death with deepest grief.
Funeral arrangements have not yet been made.
FUNERAL SERVICES
FOR MISS RIGGIN
Funeral services for Miss Eloise Riggin, who died Wednesday morning after
a critical illness of many weeks, will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock
from Bethesda Methodist Protestant Church.
The Rev. R. L. Shipley, D.D., of Newark, N.J., will officiate, assisted by
the Rev. F. R. Holland. Internment will be in Parsons Cemetery.
John Wesley Riggin
Mr. John Wesley Riggin for many years one of the best know residents of Wicomico
County, died at his home on South Division St., Jan 8, after a st [illegible]
paralysis. He had been in failing health for some time up until Dec 27 and
was able to walk, about, when he was stricken with paralysis and never regained
consciousness. Deceased was 68 years of age and had been a member of the M.
P. Church for more than 40 years. He was a good and kind husband and one of
the most devoted fathers to his children by most every one who knew him he
had been a hard worker and a good and honest man. He is survived by a widow
and seven children, Messes Wm. T., Nutter and Chas. H. Riggin, of Phila.,
Mrs. Woodland Godfrey, of Cape Charles, Va., Mrs. Merrill Morris, Mr. John
W. Riggin, and Miss Mary Riggin of this city.
Funeral services were held at his home Sunday afternoon conducted by Rev.
Warner of the M. P. church and assisted by Rev. Martindale [illegible] took
place in the family burial ground in Parsons Cemetery.
frontispiece, page two, column
two.
Sudden Death of Mr. Thos.
C. Morris
Friends and relatives were shocked to learn of the sudden death of Mr. Thomas
C. Morris on Friday evening about seven o'clock at his home in this city.
He had been failing in health for several months, yet he seemed better apparently
and had returned to his post of duty at the L. W. Gunby Co. hardware store.
On Wednesday he complained of feeling worse and remained at home the two days
following and after eating a light supper Friday evening he returned to his
arm chair when death overtook him and his life went out without a struggle.
Mr. Morris is the last member of a well known family of nineteen of Nutters
District. He was the son of the late Jas. And Sally Morris and was born December
28, 1836, being 72 years of age and was reared on a farm near Fruitland.
For several years Mr. Morris lived on a farm near Salisbury. After leaving
the farm he came to Salisbury and formed a partnership with Mr. Benjamin H.
Parker, under the name of Parker and Morris, and for several years they conducted
a grocery business on South Division Street. His first wife was Miss Lizzie
Fooks and by this union two sons survive, H. Louis Morris of Chester, Pa,
and T. Preston Morris of this city. His second wife was Miss Eliza C. Williams,
daughter of the late Luther Williams, there being five children by this union,
Mrs. Wm. J. Thomas, of Chester, Pa, L. Merrill, Upshur W., Robert E. and Miss
Alice C. Morris, all of this city. Deceased was an elder of the Wicomico Presbyterian
Church, having served for nearly half a century filling the place of his father
in his declining years.
Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at three o'clock at the Presbyterian
Church and internment made in the church yard. His cheerful and gentle disposition
had won for him a host of friends who feel his loss with deep regret and extend
their sympathy to the bereaved family.
FUNERAL SERVICES TODAY
Miss Alice C. Morris, aged 31 years, a well known and highly esteemed young
lady, died at Chester Hospital yesterday afternoon following an illness of
brief duration. The young lady was taken ill Monday night, complaining of
a severe headache and on Thursday morning, her condition becoming alarming,
she was removed to the hospital. She sank rapidly until death relieved her
of suffering yesterday.
Deceased is survived by one sister and five brothers, Mrs. William Thomas,
of Cartertown, Thomas P., H. Louis, L. M., Upshur and Robert Morris.
The funeral will occur this afternoon, services to be conducted at the home
of her brother, Councilman H. Louis Morris, 312 West Seventh street. The internment
will be made at Saulsbury, Md., Sunday afternoon.
frontispiece, page two, column
three
H. LOUIS MORRIS,
LOCAL BUILDER,
DIES AT AGE OF 59
Complications Set in Fol-
lowing Operation in Hos-
pital
Former Chester Council-
man and Prominent in
Masonic Circles
H. Louis Morris, a prominent contractor, and builder of Chester died at 6
o'clock last night at the Taylor Hospital as the result of complications which
set in following an operation. Mr. Morris would have celebrated his fifty-ninth
birthday today.
The deceased, who has been a resident of Chester for the past forty years,
is survived by his widow, Mrs. Georgie Hilghman Morris, three sons, Howard
F. Morris, Howard I. Morris and A. Gilbert Morris and one daughter, Miss Grace
A. Morris. He is also survived by three brothers and one sister.
Mr. Morris during his life in Chester took a prominent part in many activities
of public interest. He was a member of the last select council under the old
city government.
Mr. Morris was engaged in the contracting business for thirty years and during
that time supervised some of the largest enterprises in the county. The Franklin
school, Horace Mann school and many buildings of the Viscose Company of Marcus
Hook were erected by him.
Mr. Morris was active in many lodges and organizations. He held membership
in the Chester Lodge, No. 236, F. and A. M.; Chester Chapter, No. 258, R.
A. M.; Chester Commandery, No. 66, Knights Templar; the Philadelphia Consistory,
Lu Lu Temple , A.A. O. N. M. S., and the Shrine Club of Delaware County. He
was a very active member of the Chester Masonic Association and was a leader
in the erection of the Masonic Temple at Ninth and Welsh streets.
He was the first Grand Tall Cedar of the Penn Forest, No. 21, Tall Cedars
of Lebanon, and also took a leading part in the founding of the Chester unit.
He was connected with the Keystone Masonic Club, P. O. S. of A., Modern Woodmen
of America and the Theodore Hyatt Council, I. O. A.
The funeral will be held from his late home Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
The Rev. Francis M. Taitt, pastor of St. Paul's Protestant Episcopal Church,
will conduct the services. Chester Lodge, F. and A. M., will conduct services
at the grave.
Nutter M. Riggin
AUDOBON, N.J. - Nutter M. Riggin, 78, formerly of Salisbury, died at his home
here Saturday after a long illness.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Irene Riggin; a daughter, Mrs. George Walker
of Philadelphia, two grandchildren, Joan and George Walker, Jr.; one brother,
William T. Riggin, Philadelphia and three sisters, Miss Mary Riggin, Mrs.
Martha Morris, and Mrs. Annie Godfrey, all of Salisbury.
Funeral will be held Wednesday, 2 p.m., in the Oaklynn Funeral Home. Internment
will be in a local cemetery.
page three, column one.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
2 - Card of Thanks
We wish to thank our friends, relatives and neighbors for cards, flowers and
many acts of kindness during the recent illness and bereavement of our sister,
Mary C. Riggin
The Riggin Family
Mrs. W. G. Godfrey
Mrs. Annie Riggin Godfrey, 71, died last night in Peninsula General Hospital
after a long illness.
Her husband was the late Woodland G. Godfrey. She was the daughter of the
late John W. and Martha Wimbrow Riggin.
Mrs. Godfrey owned and operated a Texaco filling station on South Division
St. She was a member of St. Andrew's Methodist Church.
She is survived by a brother William T. Riggin of Philadelphia and a sister,
Mrs. Martha Morris of Salisbury. Several nieces and nephews also survive.
Funeral services will be held in the Hill and Johnson Funeral Home Wednesday
at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Elmer L. Bennett, pastor of St. Andrew's Methodist
Church, officiating. Internment will be in Parsons Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home tomorrow after 7:30 p.m.
William T. Riggin
LANSDOWNE, Pa. - William T. Riggin, 86, died yesterday in the University of
Pennsylvania Hospital where he had been a patient for four weeks.
He was [t]he husband of the late Mrs. Martha Bussells Riggin and son of the
late John W. and Martha L. Riggin of Salisbury.
He is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Beulah Smith, a son, Herman Riggin, of
Philadelphia three grandchildren and a sister, Mrs. Martha Morris of Salisbury.
Funeral services will be held Monday at 2 p.m. in the Oliver Blair Funeral
Home in Philadelphia. Internment will be in the Fernwood Cemetery in Lansdowne,
Pa.
page three, column two.
Mrs. W. T. Riggin
[handwritten in: ~~~ Feb. 17 - 1962]
Word has been received here of the death yesterday in her home in Philadelphia
of Mrs. Martha Riggin, 86, wife of W. T. Riggin, both former Salisburians.
Mrs. Riggin was a daughter of the late Gillis and Charlotte Bussells of Salisbury.
Surviving are her husband and two children, Mrs. Clyde Smith and Herman Riggin,
all of Philadelphia.
A funeral service will be held Monday at 2 p.m. from the Oliver Blair Funeral
Home in Philadelphia. Burial will be in Fernwood Cemetery in East Landsdowne,
Pa.
Notice To Creditors
Harvey & Cropper
Attorneys
This is to give notice that the subscribers has obtained from the Orphan's
Court for Wicomico County, Maryland, letters of testamentary on the personal
estate of
ANNIE M. GODFREY
late of said County, deceased.
All persons having claims against the deceased are hereby warned to exhibit
same with the vouchers thereof legally authenticated to the subscribers on
before
June 1st 1958
Or they may otherwise by be excluded from all benefit of said estate.
All persons indebted to said estate are requested to make immediate payment.
Given under my hand and seal this 8th day of November, 1957.
DOROTHY C. MORRIS,
Executrix.
717 So. Division St.,
Salisbury, Md.
Test: J. Asbury Holloway,
Register of Wills.
11-13, 11-20, 11-27, 12-4
page three, column three.
Mrs. L. M. Morris
Mrs. Martha Riggin Morris, 75, wife of the late L. Merrill Morris of Salisbury,
former owner of the Morris Millwork Co., and daughter of the late John w.
and Martha Wimbrow Riggin, died late Saturday in her home, 717 S. Division
St., after an illness of several months.
After her husband's death several years ago, Mrs. Morris operated the business
in partnership with her daughter, Miss Dorothy C. Morris, who, with several
nieces and nephews, survives her.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. tomorrow from the Hill and Johnson
Funeral Home by the Rev. Dr. Howard M. Amoss, pastor of the Bethesda Methodist
Church. Burial will be in Parsons Cemetery.
Friends may call tonight from 7:30 p.m. to 9 at the funeral home.
Upshur Morris,
Businessman, Dies
Upshur William Morris, 84, native Salisburian and business executive, died
Saturday in Deer's Head State Hospital. Ill since last December, Mr. Morris
had been a patient at Deer's Head for the past 11 days. His home was at 216
Morris Drive.
He was born in Salisbury, a son of the late Thomas Covington and Eliza Williams
Morris.
Mr. Morris had been associated with his brothers, Robert and Merrill, in the
Morris Millworks. After dissolution of the partnership, Mr. Morris operated
the U. W. Morris Lumber Co. on Kendall St. Upshur St. in Salisbury was named
after him.
About 1940, Mr. Morris turned to real estate activity and built the Cru-Mor
Apartments on N. Division St., considered one of the first major apartment
buildings in Salisbury. During the past ten years, he developed Magnolia Terrace
at Coulbourne's Pond and also built an apartment house in Ocean City.
Former memberships included the Salisbury Rotary Club and Wicomico Presbyterian
Church.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Myrtle Lee Vick Morris; a daughter, Mrs. Ruth
Morris Adshead, and a grandson, Grayson Winterbottom IV, both of Cambridge;
and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the Hill Funeral Home.
The Rev. Frank R. Mood, pastor of Milford's Bible Presbyterian Church, will
officiate. Internment will be in Parsons Cemetery.
page four, column one.
J. EDGAR HARVEY
Attorney at Law
Salisbury, Md.
Notice To
Creditors
This is to give notice that the subscribers has obtained from the Orphan's
Court for Wicomico County, Maryland, letters of Testamentary on the personal
estate of
SARAH M. MORRIS,
also known as S. Martha Morris,
late of said County, deceased.
All persons having claims against the deceased are hereby warned to exhibit
same with the vouchers thereof legally authenticated to the subscribers on
before
May 1st 1960
Or they may otherwise by be excluded from all benefit of said estate.
All persons indebted to said estate are requested to make immediate payment.
Given under my hand and seal this 7th day of October, A.D. 1959.
DOROTHY C. MORRIS,
Executrix.
717 So. Division St.,
Salisbury, Md.
Test: J. Asbury Holloway,
Register of Wills.
10-10, 10-17, 10-24, 10-31
Mrs. John Riggin
Mrs. Emma Riggin, 85, died yesterday in the John B. Parsons Home for the Aged
after a long illness.
Born in Worcester County, she was the daughter of the late John W. and Sarah
Sturgis Sirman. She was the wife of the late John W. Riggin of Salisbury.
She is survived by four sisters, Mrs. Leander Shockley of Hebron, Mrs. Carl
Twilley of Salisbury, Mrs. Kinser Dryden of Baltimore, and [Mrs.] Lawrence
Sistane in Florida.
Funeral services will be held tomorrow from the home. The Rev. Howard A. Amoss,
pastor of Bethesda Methodist Church, will officiate. Internment will be in
Parsons Cemetery. Friends may call at the home tomorrow from 1 to 2 p.m.
page four, column two.
Mrs. R. E. Morris
[handwritten in: 4/20/70]
Mrs. Bessie M. Morris, 84, 401 S. Division died Saturday in Spring Hill Sanitarium.
She was the widow of Robert E. Morris, a local business man, who died in 1945.
Born in Wicomico County, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Drucilla
Chatham.
Her only child, Mrs. Floyd Hill, Fort Wayne, Ind., survives along with a grandson,
Robert M. Hastings; three step-grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. Marshall
Mitchell, Salisbury.
Mrs. Morris was a member of the St. Andrew's United Methodist Church.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, in Hill Funeral Home. Friends
may call an hour before the service. Burial will be in Parsons Cemetery.
The Rev. Chester Wilcox, pastor of St. Andrew's, will officiate.
DEATHS and
FUNERALS
[handwritten in: Feb 23 - 77]
Mrs. Floyd Hill
Mrs. Rebecca Morris Hill, 57, of Russell Ave., died suddenly at home Wednesday
of an apparent heart attack.
Since her return to Salisbury in 1976, she had been making her home with an
aunt, Mrs. Ida Mitchell. Mrs. Hill had lived for a number of years in ft.
Wayne, Ind. , and in Mexico.
Born in Salisbury, she was a daughter of the late Robert E. and Bessie Chatham
Morris. Her husband, Floyd Hill, died in 1975. Mrs. Hill was a graduate of
the Chiropodist School of Temple University in Philadelphia.
Her only immediate survivor is a son, Merrill Robert Hastings of Dyer, Inc.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in the Hill-baker-Bounds
Funeral Home. The Rev. Howard L. Gordy Jr. Of Trinity United Methodist Church
will officiate. Internment will be in Parsons Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday.
page four, column three.
Hamilton P. Fox, Esq.
P. O. Box 212
Salisbury, Maryland 21801
STATE OF MARYLAND
NOTICE
OF APPOINTMENT
AND
NOTICE
TO CREDITORS
ESTATE NO. 8211
TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF Rebecca Morris Hill, 1105
Russell Ave., Salisbury, Md.
This is to give notice that the undersigned, Robert Merrill Hastings whose
address is 9234 Prairie Avenue, Highland, Indiana 46322 was, on February 28,
1977, appointed
personal representative of the estate of Rebecca Morris Hill who died on February
23, 1977 with a will.
All persons having any objections to such an appointment(or to the probate
of the decedent's will) shall file the same with the Register of Wills of
Wicomico county on or before September 1, 1977.
All persons having claims against the decedent must present their claims to
the undersigned, or file the same with the said Register of Wills on or before
September 1, 1977.
Any claim not so filed on or before such date or any extension thereof provided
by law, shall be unenforceable thereafter.
Robert Merrill Hastings
Personal Representative
s A. Liloise Lambertson
Register of Wills
Wicomico County,
Maryland
True Copy, Test:
3-7, 3-14, 3-21
At end of Old Testament:
This certifies
that Levin Merrill Morris
of Chester, Pa.
And Sarah Martha Riggin
of Salisbury, Md.
Were united by me in the bonds of Holy Matrimony
At Salisbury, Md. On the Twenty fourth day of
April in the year of our Lord 1907
In the Presence of
Upshur Morris
Annie M. Riggin
Signed
Rev. Wilson F. Beale
of the Presbyterian Church
Salisbury, Md.
Next page: Marriages
Levin Merrill Morris and
Sarah Martha Riggin was married
in the year of our Lord April 24th
Nine-teen Hundred & seven - 1907
Next page: Births
Dorothy Catherine Morris was born
in the year of our Lord Sept 6th
Nineteen Hundred & eight - 1908
Next Page: Deaths
Levin Merrill Morris departed from this
life September 1st 1946
Sarah Martha Morris departed from
this life September 19, 1959
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next page: Family Temperance Pledge
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backpiece, inner, column one.
SOUTH SALISBURY FIRE
BURNS MILL AND HOME.
Wood Working Plant of U. W. Morris
& Bro. Totally Destroyed And
Residence of Mr. Chatham
Damaged By Flames.
A disastrous fire, totally destroying the wood working mill and lumber yard
owned by Messrs. U. W. Morris & Bro., occurred last Saturday afternoon.
The residence of Mr. John Chatham, situated near the mill, was also destroyed.
Mr. Chatham was able to save most of his furniture and his loss amounted to
about $600.00, covered by insurance. The loss to Morris Brothers will aggregate
about $5000.00, upon which there was insurance amounting to about $2000.00.
The fire started from a hot box in the main line shaft which ran under the
floor of the mill. When the fire was discovered the blaze was breaking through
the entire length of the shaft boxing and while the employees made almost
superhuman efforts to extinguish the flames, the blaze made rapid headway
and soon enveloped the entire building. They then turned their efforts to
saving a smaller building filled with manufactured lumber ready for shipment
and this building with its contents was saved.
Although the fire department worked hard to save the surrounding buildings
so much time elapsed between the time the alarm was sent in and the arrival
of the apparatus that they fire was beyond control when the firemen were ready
to go to work. In the first place the fire engine horses were being used to
work on the streets when the alarm was sounded and considerable time was taken
up in driving them to city hall and hitching them to the engine. When the
department did arrive on the scene it was found that there were no fire plugs
within reasonable distance and it was necessary to attach the hose to the
plug in the lumber yards of the Jackson Brothers Company and run under several
railroad tracks. This also consumed a great deal of time and in the meantime
the flames were rapidly gaining headway.
It is largely due to the citizens who formed bucket brigades and the fact
that there was scarcely any wind that the fire was confined to the two buildings
which were destroyed.
Morris Brothers express their thanks to all those who so willingly assisted
in the work of extinguishing the flames and to Jackson Brothers Company for
use of the water.
backpiece, inner, column two.
NORMAL SCHOOL
WILL RECEIVE
INDOOR FLAG
Junior Order Of United Ameri-
can Mechanics To Present
Auditorium Gift
PLAN CEREMONIALS
FOR FEBRUARY 22
Program Will Be Private Affair,
Attended By State Councillor
And Invited Guests
Preparations are being made by the Wicomico County Association of the Junior
Order of United American Mechanics for elaborate ceremonials which will accompany
the presentation of a handsome flag and pedestal to the Salisbury State Normal
School on February 22.
The flag will be placed in the main auditorium of the building. It will be
made of silk, 5 x 8 feet in size and raised from a stalwart base of oak.
According to tentative plans the Association will assemble at the Court house
in the city and march in a body to the school. The services will be held in
doors at 7:30 in the evening and will be attended only by members of the Order
and visiting Juniors from adjoining counties, and especially invited guests.
The State Councillor will probably be present for the occasion and there will
be prominent speakers from out of town. The program has not been announced,
as yet.
The Wicomico Association is composed of 5 local lodges. They are Surprise
Council, of Salisbury, Parsonsburg Council, of Parsonsburg, Wicomico Council,
of Pittsville, Stonewall Council, of Powellville, and White Haven Council,
White Haven. There are about 700 members in all.
Surprise Council has a membership of 160, including Dr. R. L. Shipley among
the number.
It has been the custom of the Junior Order to present all newly erected public
schools and churches with a flag.
The Wicomico Association was organized over a year ago and has been steadily
growing ever since. The officers elected elected at a session held here last
week are, president, A. Percy White, 1st vice president, L. Merrill Morris,
2nd vice president, George Causey, recording secretary, Joshua White, treasurer,
Walter Farlow.
A modern orphans home at Tiffin, Ohio, is being conducted by the Junior Order
of American Mechanics and ground has been broken a larger home in South Carolina.
backpiece, inner, column three.
AUTO AND MOTORCYCLE
COLLIDE IN SALISBURY
Accident Happened Sunday Afternoon
At "Five Points."
TWO MEN ON MOTORCYCLE SE-
VERELY INJURED.
James Chatham Had Ankle Broken
And Foot Mashed - Merrill Morris
Sustained A Broken Wrist And Ser-
ious Internal Injuries
In a collision between an automobile and a motorcycle at "Five Points"
this city, late Sunday afternoon, two men were seriously and painfully injured
and the machines were badly damaged.
The automobile driven by H. C. Hudson, was proceeding up North Division street,
at a very moderate speed, it is said by onlookers, when at the intersection
of North Division and East Church streets, his car was crashed into by a motorcycle
on which was ridding Merrill Morris and James Chatham, who were returning
from a trip to Ocean City.
It is stated that the drivers of both machines had sounded the usual alarms
for corners, and that Hudson had his car in second gear, showing that he was
proceeding at a moderate rate of speed. The force of the collision, however,
was great, as the big car passed partly over the motorcycle and two riders
and had to be jacked up to release the two men. It was soon found that Morris
and Chatham were seriously injured, and that Morris was unconscious. He had
sustained a broken wrist and internal injuries. Chatham sustained a fractured
ankle and badly crushed foot. An ambulance was speedily summoned and the two
men hurried tot the hospital. It was a long time before Morris regained consciousness.
Both men are quite seriously injured and it will be several weeks, perhaps,
before they fully recover.
The cause of the accident seems to be hard to fix, as conflicting stories
are told by persons who saw the accident.
backpiece, outer, column one.
Death of a Young Man
The quotation, "In the midst of life we are in death," seems never
so true as when some dear friend , in the bloom and vigor of life, is stricken
down and dies.
The grim monster is no respector of persons. He enters the peasant's hovel
and the monarch's palace indiscriminately -- Every second records a death.
Homes are darkened and hearts are saddened, and yet the world moves on in
its busy bustling way, as if a human was nothing but a drop in the Ocean of
life that is lost amid its vast surroundings.
At his home in Nutter's two weeks ago last Tuesday, Mr. Levin Riggins, a young
man in the morning of life, full of expectations and possibilities, was stricken
down with typhoid fever, which worked with such rapidity the young man lived
but a few days.
Mr. Riggin was a member of the Methodist Protestant Church, and for several
years he was a leader in the Sunday school at Union M. P. Church. His remains
were interred in the family burying ground.
The death of Mr. Riggin has cast a gloom over his many friends in this vicinity.
He will be remembered as a kind and loving friend and a consistent christian
gentleman. We extend our heart-felt sympathy to the family and friends of
our departed friend in their deep sorrow, praying that they may be sustained
by the presence of the Almighty Friend, who has said, "When thou passeth
through the rivers they shall not overflow thee," and who likewise declared
that "all things work together for him that love God.
A FRIEND
backpiece, outer, column two.
Obituary
It is with a sad heart that I send you the intelligence of the death of
James L. Riggin of Long Ridge, who died on the 18th inst. For two weeks
before his death he had suffered with the typhoid fever. He bore his affliction
with christian fortitude, ever ready to receive the summons from his master,
he patiently awaited the end. He was a licensed exhorter of the Methodist
Protestant Church and delighted in fulfilling the duties which his position
demanded of him.
He leaves father, mother, three sisters and four brothers to mourn his loss.
They are comforted by the assurance that their loss is his gain.
A FRIEND
Somerset Co. Marriages
Morris Jacob m. Benson Nancy
22 Jan 1822
Morris John m. Pollitt Anne 23 Aug 1825
Morris John H. m. Cotman Biddy 19 Sep 1820
Morris Joshua m. Kibble Henrietta 13 Jun 1820
Morris Joshua m. White Emeline 06 Aug 1830
Morris Levin m. Craft Mary R. 10 Jan 1815
Morris Levin m. Jones Eliza Ann F. 22 May 1821
Morris Neheniah m. Codrey Polly 02 Sep 1829
Morris Robert m. Collins Rebecca 07 Oct 1828
Morris Samuel m. Furbos Eleanor 11 May 1829
Morris Thomas m. Craft Ann 25 Jan 1819
Morris William m. Disharoon Charlotte 12 Jan 1808
Morris William m. Disharoon Esther 10 Dec 1811
Morris William m. Harris Nancy 04 Jul 1803
Banks Thomas m. Morris Elizabeth
13 May 1828
Pollitt Levin m. Morris Elizabeth 12 Apr 1825
Pollitt Henry m. Morris Jane 18 Mar 1817
Dorman Solomon m. Morris Mary 10 Oct 1809
Disharoon Mathias H. m. Morris Nancy 21 Jan 1828
Hitch William m. Morris Nancy 23 Oct 1827
White Beauchamp m. Morris Polly 19 Jun 1820
Bounds William m. Morris Sally 22 Mar 1824
