MORRIS
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FAMILY DESCENDANT CHART
Generation No. 1
1. Elijah1 Morris was born 1798 in NC. He married Sarah. , last name unknown but could be Pope, daughter of Allen Pope and Lily Trippe. Sarah Pope was born about 1797 in GA. She died January 20, 1894 in Panola Co.,Tenaha,Tx. Elijah was in the 1846 Shelby Co, Tx. poll tax rolls and 1850 Shelby Co. Census family #31, pg 3.
Children of Elijah Morris and Sarah are:
i. Martha2 Morris, b. 1817, NC.
ii. Louisiana Morris, b. Abt. 1834.
iii. Elizabeth Morris, b. Abt. 1836.
Generation No. 2
2. Martha2 Morris (Elijah1) was born 1817 in NC. She married William Franklin Ball August 9, 1838 in Carroll Co., GA, son of Sampson Ball and Rosanna Norman. He was born April 23, 1812 in Wilkes Co., NC, and died 1870 in Logansport, LA. For children of Martha Morris and William Ball click here.