Fountain Morris

Male 1813 - Aft 1880  (~ 68 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Fountain Morris was born ca 1813, Virginia (son of William Morris and Mary (Polly) (Molly) Roach); died Aft 1880, Greene Co. VA.

    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:

    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

    Children:
    1. William Edward Morris was born Feb 1837, Greene Co. VA; died Bef 19 Apr 1908, Ruckersville, Greene Co. VA.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  William Morris was born ca 1794, Virginia; died Bef 1860, Greene Co. VA.

    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]


  2. 3.  Mary (Polly) (Molly) Roach was born ca 1796, Virginia; died Aft 1870, Greene Co. VA.

    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

    Children:
    1. 1. Fountain Morris was born ca 1813, Virginia; died Aft 1880, Greene Co. VA.