Benjamin MORRIS

1798 - 1886  (88 years)

• Name	Benjamin MORRIS
  Born	30 Jan 1798	New Jersey   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850	Harrison Co, (W)VA
  Died	17 Jun 1886  [1]
  Buried	McWhorter Methodist Church Cemetery, McWhorter, Harrison Co, WV   [1, 3]
  Person ID	I5688	Doddridge County Roots
  Last Modified	1 Dec 2011

  
  

  Father	Samuel MORRIS
  Mother	Rebecca SMITH,   b. 1772, New Jersey ,   d. 17 Oct 1844  (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F1646	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Elizabeth MCWHORTER,   b. 1 Dec 1809,   d. 16 May 1899, Harrison Co, WV  (Age 89 years)
  Notes	1850 Census, Harrison Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Aug 10 1850: Benjamin Morris, 51, farmer; Mary, 40 (or 41?); Sarah, 20; John, 19; Thomas, 17; Eli, 16; Rebecca, 14; Fields, 13; Granville, 12; William, 10; Walter, 9; Margaret, 8; Mary, 2. All born in Virginia except for Benjamin, born in New Jersey. [4]
  Children	+ 1. Sarah Ann MORRIS,   b. 28 Aug 1830,   d. 23 Oct 1908, Freemans Creek, Lewis Co, WV  (Age 78 years)   2. John MORRIS,   b. 10 Nov 1830,   d. 29 May 1913  (Age 82 years)   3. Thomas MORRIS,   b. 23 Apr 1832, Harrison Co, (W)VA ,   d. 21 Mar 1925  (Age 92 years)   4. Eli MORRIS,   b. 12 Dec 1833,   d. 13 Aug 1867  (Age 33 years)   5. Rebecca Ann MORRIS,   b. 1835,   d. 16 Oct 1877, Jackson Co, WV  (Age 42 years)   6. Fields MORRIS,   b. CA 1837   7. Granville MORRIS,   b. CA 1838 + 8. William Henry MORRIS,   b. 4 Apr 1841, Harrison Co, (W)VA ,   d. 8 Oct 1893  (Age 52 years) + 9. Walter M. MORRIS,   b. CA 1842, Harrison Co, (W)VA + 10. Margaret June MORRIS,   b. 21 May 1845, Harrison Co, (W)VA ,   d. 22 Mar 1875, Doddridge Co, WV  (Age 29 years) + 11. Mary E. MORRIS,   b. 9 Apr 1847,   d. Feb 1928  (Age 80 years)   12. Cassandra Adaline "Cassie" MORRIS,   b. 27 Aug 1850, Harrison Co, (W)VA ,   d. 1942, Yakima Co, WA  (Age 91 years)
  Family ID	F1967	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S5] Headstone. [S242] 1850 Census, Harrison County, (W)VA. [S2238] Cemeteries of Grant District, Harrison County, WV, (Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV). [S1567] Marriage record of son.