Doddridge County Roots

A West Virginia Genealogy

Family: James Benjamin MORRIS / Addie May TALBOTT (F11560)

m. 27 Sep 1894


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  • James Benjamin MORRISFather | Male
    James Benjamin MORRIS

    Born  3 Jun 1871  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  11 May 1957  Grafton, Taylor Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Bluemont Cemetery, Grafton, Taylor Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  27 Sep 1894  [1]  Lewis Co, WV  [1] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  William Henry MORRIS | F601 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Olive Jane GASTON | F601 Group Sheet 

    Addie May TALBOTTMother | Female
    Addie May TALBOTT

    Born  26 Nov 1873   
    Died     
    Buried     
    Father   
    Mother   

    Dona Leigh MORRISChild 1 | Female
    + Dona Leigh MORRIS

    Born  6 Mar 1896  Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  3 Apr 1923  Grafton, Taylor Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Bluemont Cemetery, Grafton, Taylor Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Carl Wayne POE | F12252 
    Married  27 Jul 1915  Grafton, Taylor Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Lillian L. MORRISChild 2 | Female
    Lillian L. MORRIS

    Born  CA 1907  West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died     
    Buried     

  • Notes 
    • 1910 Census, Allegany Co, Maryland (City of Cumberland), enumerated on Apr 16 1910:
      James B. Morris, 38, b. WVa, carpenter on steam railroad, married 15 yrs; wife Addie M, 36, b. WVa, mother of 2 children (both still living); dau Lee D, 14, b. WVa; dau Lillian L, 3, b. WVa; boarder John Kirkpatrick, 24, b. Md, single, telegraph operator on railroad; boarder Earl Hewit, 23, b. Wisc, single, civil engineer.

      1920 Census, Wood Co, WV (City of Parkersburg), enumerated in Jan 1920:
      J. B. Morris, 48, clerk (?); wife Addie M, 46; dau Lillian L, 13.

      1930 Census, Taylor Co, WV (City of Grafton), enumerated on Apr 2 1930:
      Carl W. Poe, 36, b. WVa, switchman on steam railroad, widowed; son James E. Poe, 13; dau Geraldine L. Poe, 12; son Carl W. Poe Jr, 10; son Charles Wm. (?) Poe, 9 (8?); father-in-law James B. Morris, 58, grocery clerk; mother-in-law Addie M. Morris, 56; sister-in-law Lillian L. Morris, 23, single.

  • Sources 
    1. [S1788] Lewis County WV Marriages 1881-1937, (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Sep 1994)).