Husband: Samuel Morris
Resided: (settled 1818) in Lost Creek, Harrison Co, (W)VA 1 Father: Mother:
Wife: Rebecca Smith 1,2
Married: Jan-20-1796 in Freehold, Monmouth Co, NJ 3
Born: 1772 in New Jersey 4
Died: Oct-17-1844 5
Buried: (no marker) in Arnold (aka Old Hill) Cemetery, Weston, Lewis Co, WV 6
Resided: (settled 1818) at Lost Creek, Harrison Co, (W)VA 1
Father: Thomas Smith (1743 - 1799)
Mother: Sarah Green (1744 - 1801)
Notes
F Child 1: Elizabeth Morris Born: Nov- 8-1797 in New Jersey 7,8 (see note 1) Died: Jul-11-1882 in Harrison Co, WV 7 Buried: in Duck Creek Mission Church Cemetery, near West Milford, Harrison Co, WV 7 Census: 1880 in Grant District, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1850 in Harrison Co, (W)VA Husband: John Gaston b. May-24-1796 d. Oct- 4-1884 Married: Nov-14-1820 in Harrison Co, (W)VA
M Child 2: Benjamin Morris Born: Jan-30-1798 in New Jersey 7,8 Died: Jun-17-1886 7 Buried: in McWhorter Methodist Church Cemetery, Harrison Co, WV 7,9 Census: 1850 in Harrison Co, (W)VA Wife: Mary Elizabeth McWhorter b. Dec- 1-1809 d. May-16-1899
M Child 3: Thomas S. Morris Born: Apr-12-1807 in Trenton, Mercer Co, NJ 5,10,11 Died: Sep-17-1879 in Lewis Co, WV 12,13,14 Buried: in Arnold (aka Old Hill) Cemetery, Weston, Lewis Co, WV 7 Cause of death: typhoid fever 15 Census: 1870 in Weston, Lewis Co, WV Census: 1850, 1860 in Lewis Co, (W)VA 16 Occupation: carpenter, joiner 14,16,15 Wife: Prudence White b. Jul-10-1814 d. Mar-21-1850 Wife: Susan M. Bouse b. May-27-1827 d. Aug-30-1858 Also known as: Susannah M. Bouse 17 Married: Sep-14-1851 in Lewis Co, (W)VA 18
Sources: (1) Bernard L. Butcher, Genealogical & Personal History of Upper Monongahela Valley WV (1912, reprinted 1978 by Genealogical Publishing Co, Baltimore, MD), p. 1133. (2) Death record of son. (3) John Edwin Stillwell (1853-1930), Historical and Genealogical Miscellany: Data Relating to the Settlement and Settlers of New York and New Jersey (Vol 4) (1916) www.archive.org/details/historicalgeneal04stil, p. 69. (4) G. J. Whittaker, a Gaston descendant and researcher. (5) Family Bible. (6) Findagrave.com. (7) Headstone. (8) 1850 Census, Harrison County, (W)VA. (9) Cemeteries of Grant District, Harrison County, WV, Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV. (10) 1860 Census, Lewis County, (W)VA. (11) Death record of daughter. (12) Lewis County Death Records, Weston, WV, Identified as Thos. S. Morris, white male, married, occupation carpenter, age 72, born in Harrison County, son of S. & Rebecca Morris; died September 1879 in Lewis County, cause of death diarrhea. Informant: Rachael Morris, daughter. (Note: Although indicated here as Harrison County, his actual birthplace is believed to be New Jersey, since his family is known to have moved to Harrison County from New Jersey in 1818. His two known wives, Prudence White and Susan M. Bouse, died in 1850 and 1850 respectively. Despite his marital status given here as married, a third wife has not been documented. DR p. 115 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=2919798&Type=Death. (13) Headstone, The only part of the death date still readable on the headstone in the enhanced photograph posted at Findagrave.com is the month September. Age at death is clearly 72y 5m 5d. Based on his birth date, known from the Family Bible to be Apr 12 1807, his death date thus would be Sep 17 1879. His death record states only the month September. (14) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (15) U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules Index [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (16) 1850 Census, Lewis County, (W)VA. (17) Lewis County WV Marriages 1817-1880, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (18) Lewis County WV Marriages 1817-1880, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101, There are two entries for this marriage: (1) Thomas Morris & Susan Bouse, married Sep 14 1851. (2) Thomas S. Morris & Susannah M. House, married Sep 13 1851. Event Notes Note (1) "Cemeteries of Grant District, Harrison County, WV," p. 28, reports birth date on headstone as May 8 1797.