William Fountain Morris

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1910 Census
Name: William B Morris [William F.]
Age in 1910: 30
Birth Year: abt 1880
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1910: Stanardsville, Greene, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Mary Morris
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
William B Morris 30
Mary Morris 29
Evelena Morris 7
Minie Morris 6
Rebeca Morris 4
William Morris 2

1920 Census
Name: William F Morris
Age: 42
Birth Year: abt 1878
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1920: Ruckersville, Greene, Virginia
House Number: Farm
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Mary A Morris
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Farmer
Industry: General Farm
Employment Field: Own Account
Home Owned or Rented: Rent
Able to Read: No
Able to Write: No
Household Members:
William F Morris 42
Mary A Morris 40
Lena Morris 17
Minnie O Morris 15
Janey Morris 13
Edward Morris 11
John T Morris 7
Trecia Morris 5
Herbert Morris 1 year 1 month

1940 Census
Name: William F Morris
Age: 61
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1879
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Charlottesville, Charlottesville City, Virginia
Farm: No
Inferred Residence in 1935: Charlottesville, Charlottesville City, Virginia
Residence in 1935: Same House
Occupation: Laborer
House Owned or Rented: Owned
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: $2000
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: None
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 45
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in Government work
Weeks Worked in 1939: 52
Income: $663
Income Other Sources: No
Household Members:
William F Morris 61
Mary R Morris 60
John T Morris 29
Herbert Morris 21

OBITUARY

The Daily Progress, Charlottesville, VA, Sat, May 21, 1955

WILLIAM F. MORRIS William Fountain Morris, of 1103 Altavista Ave., a retired city employee, died yesterday morning at the University Hospital after an illness of several months. A native of Greene County, he was the son of the late William Edward and Rebecca Jane Shifflett Morris, and was 87.

He is survived by three sons, William Edward Morris, John Thomas Morris and Herbert Lewis Morris, all of Charlottesville; three daughters, Mrs. Minnie Ola Craven and Mrs. Rebecca Jane Marshall, both of Charlottesville, and Miss Patricia Virginia Morris, of Washington, D.C.; and two sisters, Mrs. Bessie Morris, of Charlottesville, and Mrs. Minnie Ola Proffitt, of Lynchburg.

Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday from the Hill and Irving Funeral Home chapel, followed by burial in Monticello Memorial Park. The Rev. Jack Taylor, pastor of Hinton Avenue Methodist Church, will officiate, assisted by Dr. C.S. Paschall, pastor o Belmont Baptist Church.

Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=morris&GSiman=1&GScid=1981421&GRid=109936490&

William married Mary Ada Tennant 07 Jul 1901, Greene Co. VA. Mary was born 25 Dec 1880, Virginia; died 10 Oct 1947, Charlottesvile, Albemarle Co. VA; was buried , Monticello Memorial Park, Charlottesville, Albemarle Co. VA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Married:
Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013
Name: Wm. F. Morris
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Age: 24
Birth Date: 1877
Birth Place: Greene, Virginia
Marriage Date: 7 Jul 1901
Marriage Place: Greene County, Virginia
Father: Ed Morris
Mother: Rebecca Morris
Spouse: Mary Ada Morris
FHL Film Number: 31722
Reference ID: p62-18

1. Rebecca Jane Morris was born 14 Feb 1906, Greene Co. VA; died 17 Apr 1982, Charlottesville, Albemarle Co. VA; was buried , Riverview Cemetery, Charlottesville, Albemarle Co. VA.

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1850 Census
Name: Edward Morris
Age: 12
Birth Year: abt 1838
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1850: Greene, Virginia
Gender: Male
Family Number: 60
Household Members:
Elijah Morris 73 [grandfather]
Fountain Morris 35
Patsey Morris 32
Albert Crawford 20
Amanda Crawford 18
Edward Morris 12
Ustin Morris 9
Willa Morris 3
Mily Morris 0

1860 Census
Name: Edward Morris
Age in 1860: 22
Birth Year: abt 1838
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1860: Greene, Virginia
Gender: Male
Post Office: Swift Run
Household Members:
Fountain Morris 47
Patsy Morris 37
Edward Morris 22
Huston Morris 21
Willy Morris 13
Milly Morris 10
M M Morris 7
P R Morris 6 months

1880 Census
Name: Edward Morris
Age: 43
Birth Year: abt 1837
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1880: Monroe, Greene, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Rebecca Morris
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Occupation: Farmer
Household Members:
Edward Morris 43
Rebecca Morris 40
Carrie L. Morris 13
Matilda A. Morris 11
Nora P. Morris 8
Philander Morris 6
William F. Morris 5
Dolly A. Morris 3
[Male] Morris 3 months

1900 Census
Name: Edward Morris
Age: 63
Birth Date: Feb 1837
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1900: Ruckersville, Greene, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Rebeca Morris
Marriage Year: 1867
Years Married: 33
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Edward Morris 63
Rebeca Morris 44
Mineola Morris 18
Mathew Morris 16
Henrietta Morris 14
Johanna Morris 12
Laury R Morris 6


MILITARY RECORDS

Library of Virginia; Richmond, Virginia; Confederate Pension Rolls, Veterans and Widows; Collection #: CP-2_104; Roll #: 104; Roll Description: Grayson County (surnames Sh - Y) to Greene County (surnames A - N)

Name: Edward Morris
Application Date: 19 Apr 1908
Application Place: Greene, Virginia
Spouse: Mrs Rebecca Morris
Marriage Date: 1 Jun 1866
Death Date: 1908
Death Place: Near Ruckersville
Application Type: Widow


Died:
DOD from Confederate pension records.

William married Rebecca Jane Shiflett 01 Jun 1866, Greene Co. VA. Rebecca was born Jan 1856, Greene Co. VA; died Aft 1920, Greene Co. VA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1880 Census
Name: Rebecca Morris
Age: 40
Birth Year: abt 1840
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1880: Monroe, Greene, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Edward Morris
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Occupation: Keeping House
Household Members:
Edward Morris 43
Rebecca Morris 40
Carrie L. Morris 13
Matilda A. Morris 11
Nora P. Morris 8
Philander Morris 6
William F. Morris 5
Dolly A. Morris 3
[Male] Morris 3 months

1900 Census
Name: Rebeca Morris
Age: 44
Birth Date: Jan 1856
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1900: Ruckersville, Greene, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Edward Morris
Marriage Year: 1867
Years Married: 33
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother: number of living children: 11
Mother: How many children: 13
Household Members:
Edward Morris 63
Rebeca Morris 44
Mineola Morris 18
Mathew Morris 16
Henrietta Morris 14
Johanna Morris 12
Laury R Morris 6

1910 Census
Name: Rebeca Morris
Age in 1910: 56
Birth Year: abt 1854
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1910: Ruckersville, Greene, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Widowed
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Rebeca Morris 56
Mathew Morris 24
Joanna Morris 21
Laura Morris 17

1920 Census
Name: Rebecca Morris
Age: 67
Birth Year: abt 1853
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1920: Ruckersville, Greene, Virginia
House Number: Farm
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Widowed
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Farmer
Industry: General Farm
Employment Field: Own Account
Home Owned or Rented: Own
Home Free or Mortgaged: Free
Able to Read: No
Able to Write: No
Household Members:
Rebecca Morris 67
Mathew Morris 36
James Morris 6 [grandson]
Mary Morris 4 years 5 months [granddaughter]

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1850 Census
Name: Fountain Morris
Age: 35
Birth Year: abt 1815
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1850: Greene, Virginia
Gender: Male
Family Number: 60
Household Members:
Elijah Morris 73
Fountain Morris 35
Patsey Morris 32
Albert Crawford 20
Amanda Crawford 18
Edward Morris 12
Ustin Morris 9
Willa Morris 3
Mily Morris 0

1860 Census
Name: Fountain Morris
Age in 1860: 47
Birth Year: abt 1813
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1860: Greene, Virginia
Gender: Male
Post Office: Swift Run
Household Members:
Fountain Morris 47
Patsy Morris 37
Edward Morris 22
Huston Morris 21
Willy Morris 13
Milly Morris 10
M M Morris 7
P R Morris 6 months

1870 Census
Name: Fountain Monis [Fountain Morris]
Age in 1870: 56
Birth Year: abt 1814
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1870: Greene, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: Ruckersville
Household Members:
Fountain Morris 56
Patsy Morris 52
Willy Morris 22
Milly Morris 20
Mary M Morris 16

1880 Census
Name: Fountain Morris
Age: 68
Birth Year: abt 1812
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1880: Monroe, Greene, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Polly Morris
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Occupation: Farmer
Household Members:
Fountain Morris 68
Polly Morris 62

Fountain married Patsy Morris 10 Jan 1837, Albemarle Co. VA. Patsy (daughter of Elijah Morris and Elizabeth Greer) was born ca 1818, Virginia; died Sep 1893, Greene Co. VA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1850 Census
Name: Patsey Morris
Age: 32
Birth Year: abt 1818
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1850: Greene, Virginia
Gender: Female
Family Number: 60
Household Members:
Elijah Morris 73
Fountain Morris 35
Patsey Morris 32
Albert Crawford 20
Amanda Crawford 18
Edward Morris 12
Ustin Morris 9
Willa Morris 3
Mily Morris 0

1860 Census
Name: Patsy Morris
Age in 1860: 37
Birth Year: abt 1823
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1860: Greene, Virginia
Gender: Female
Post Office: Swift Run
Household Members:
Fountain Morris 47
Patsy Morris 37
Edward Morris 22
Huston Morris 21
Willy Morris 13
Milly Morris 10
M M Morris 7
P R Morris 6 months

1870 Census
Name: Patsy Monis [Patsy Morris]
Age in 1870: 52
Birth Year: abt 1818
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1870: Greene, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Post Office: Ruckersville
Household Members:
Fountain Morris 56
Patsy Morris 52
Willy Morris 22
Milly Morris 20
Mary M Morris 16

1880 Census
Name: Polly Morris [Patsy Morris]
Age: 62
Birth Year: abt 1818
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1880: Monroe, Greene, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Fountain Morris
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Occupation: Keeping House
Household Members:
Fountain Morris 68
Polly Morris 62

Died:
"Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853?1912." Index. FamilySearch
Name: Patsy Morris
Birth Date: abt 1823
Birth Place: Greene, Virginia
Death Date: Sep 1893
Death Place: Greene, Virginia
Death Age: 70
Race: White
Gender: Female
FHL Film Number: 2056981

Notes:

Married:
Dodd, Jordan R., et al.. Early American Marriages: Virginia to 1850. Bountiful, UT, USA: Precision Indexing Publishers.
Name: Patsey Morris
Gender: Female
Spouse Name: Fountaine Morris
Spouse Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 10 Jan 1837
County: Albermarle
State: Virginia

Bentley, Elizabeth Petty, indexer. Virginia Marriage Records: From the Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, the William and Mary College Quarterly, and Tyler's Quarterly. Baltimore, MD: Genealogy Publishing Co., Inc., 1984.
Name: Patsey Morris [lists bride's maiden name]
Gender: Female
Marriage Date: 12 Jan 1837
Marriage Place: Albemarle, Virginia
Spouse Name: Fountain Morris

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1850 Census
Name: Willa Morris [William]
Age: 56
Birth Year: abt 1794
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1850: Greene, Virginia
Gender: Male
Family Number: 59
Household Members:
Willa Morris 56
Mary A Morris 54
Lucinda J Morris 17
Winslow C Morris 14

William married Mary (Polly) (Molly) Roach 19 Feb 1813, Orange Co. VA. Mary was born ca 1796, Virginia; died Aft 1870, Greene Co. VA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1850 Census
Name: Mary A Morris
Age: 54
Birth Year: abt 1796
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1850: Greene, Virginia
Gender: Female
Family Number: 59
Household Members:
Willa Morris 56
Mary A Morris 54
Lucinda J Morris 17
Winslow C Morris 14

1860 Census
Name: Pollie Morris
Age in 1860: 68
Birth Year: abt 1792
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1860: Greene, Virginia
Gender: Female
Post Office: Swift Run
Household Members:
Name Age
Lively Morris 46
L T Morris 20
Noah Morris 17
S E Morris 15
Durrell Morris 13
Fountain Morris 12
P A Morris 10
N F Morris 9
Elizabeth Morris 8
J K Morris 7
Pollie Morris 68
Sally Morris 38

1870 Census
Name: Polly Morris
Age in 1870: 78
Birth Year: abt 1792
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1870: Greene, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Post Office: Stanardsville
Household Members:
Lively Morris 58
Sally Morris 57
Navey F Morris 20
Sarah E Morris 17
Polly Morris 78

Notes:

Married:
Dodd, Jordan R., et al.. Early American Marriages: Virginia to 1850. Bountiful, UT, USA: Precision Indexing Publishers.
Name: William Morris
Gender: Male
Spouse Name: Molly Roach
Spouse Gender: Female
Marriage Date: 19 Feb 1813
County: Orange
State: Virginia

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1820 Census
Name: Elijah Morris
Home in 1820 (City, County, State): Orange, Virginia
Enumeration Date: August 7, 1820
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over: 1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 10: 5
Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44: 1
Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture: 3
Free White Persons - Under 16: 7
Free White Persons - Over 25: 2
Total Free White Persons: 9
Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other: 9

1830 Census
Name: Elijah Merris [Elijah Morris]
Home in 1830 (City, County, State): Orange, Virginia
Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 50 thru 59: 1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19: 3
Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39: 1
Free White Persons - Under 20: 6
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 4
Total Free White Persons: 11
Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 11

1840 Census
Name: Elijah Morris [Elijah Morriss]
Home in 1840 (City, County, State): Greene, Virginia
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 50 thru 59: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 50 thru 59: 1
Persons Employed in Agriculture: 3
No. White Persons over 20 Who Cannot Read and Write: 3
Free White Persons - Under 20: 2
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 1
Total Free White Persons: 5
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 5

1850 Census
Name: Elijah Morris
Age: 73
Birth Year: abt 1777
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1850: Greene, Virginia
Gender: Male
Family Number: 60
Household Members:
Elijah Morris 73
Fountain Morris 35
Patsey Morris 32
Albert Crawford 20
Amanda Crawford 18
Edward Morris 12
Ustin Morris 9
Willa Morris 3
Mily Morris 0

1860 Census
Name: Elijah Morris
Age in 1860: 84
Birth Year: abt 1776
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1860: Greene, Virginia
Gender: Male
Post Office: Swift Run
Household Members:
Elijah Morris 84

Elijah married Elizabeth Greer 09 Feb 1802, Orange Co. VA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Married:
Dodd, Jordan R., et al.. Early American Marriages: Virginia to 1850. Bountiful, UT, USA: Precision Indexing Publishers.
Name: Elijah Morris
Gender: Male
Spouse Name: Elizabeth Geer
Spouse Gender: Female
Marriage Date: 9 Feb 1802
County: Orange
State: Virginia