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1. Morris MORRIS1
died between 1820 and 25 in Floyd Co., Ind.. He was born in Virginia.
ORIGINAL ENTRIES, 29 July 1969.
ADDITIONS, 26 July, 16 & 17 Aug, & 14 Sept. 1970; 29 Jan. 1989.
Morris Family Record, Samuel M. Cline library.
Maurice (Morris) Morris appointed supervisor of roads in his township.
(Name index, Indiana Division, Indiana State Library, 140 North Senate Avenue,
Indianapolis, Indiana, D 9.) February 9, 1963/smc
Harrison County, Indiana Territory, Marriage Records, No. 79, page 11; Maurice
Morrice; Rebecca Wilcox (of lawful age).
Will Book A, 1819 - 1837, & Probate Court Recordss, 1830 - 1837, Floyd
County,Indiana (1966).
pp. 43-46, The second Regiment was originally the Clark County Regiment
and as such it was under the command of Col. Robert Robertson until Oct. 21,
1811. Joseph Bartholomew, Oct, 21, 1811 - March 30, 1814; Joel Combs, March
30, 1814.
Regen Redman was Lt. Col., commissioned June 10, 1813.
February 11, 1814 - Morris Morris - line Officer - Captain.
p. 15, September 20, 1803, Clark County Militia organized. John Morris
was an Ensign in the 4th Co. (A History of the National Guard of Indiana, from
the beginning of the Militia System in 1787 to the present time, including the
services of Indiana Troops in the War with Spain; Indianapolis, W. D. Pratt,
Printer and Binder - 1901. Indiana State Library, 140 N. Senate Ave., Indianapolis,
Indiana.) May 25, 1964/smc
Rebecca Stucker, Guardian to heirs of Maurice Morris. P. 172 - 3-11-1835
Rebecca Stucker, alias Rebecca Morris, Gdn. to heirs of Maurice Morris, dec'd.
files acct. of money pad. in collection of moneys due and received. Ord. passd
to her credit. p. 197, 11/9/1835 - Rebecca Stucker, Gdn. to heirs of Maurice
Morris, decd., files 2 statements between her and George Morris and Thomas Morris,
2 of the heirs of said decd., said Gdn., has pad. over to Thomas Morris his part
of est. Ordered that same together with 1/3 of bal. chgd. to her as Gdn. to
said heirs, be passed to her credit, the 1/3 being her right of Dower in est.
of her said husband.
Maurice Morris, Est. pp. 130, 51b, 52b, 53b. 6-30-1825 Lett. Admin.
gr. Rebecca Morris, the widow, and Bevrly B. Boston. Securs. Isaac Stewart,
Isaac Wood. Aprais. 7/10/1825 by James Gragg, James R. Bower. "A Tavern
Sign. $1." Sworn to 5/21/1827. Sale 12/-/1825. Widow purchased much,
including "Sign."
Maurice Morris, Est., p. 47; 3-10-1831 - Rebecca Morris and Beverly
B. Boston, Admrs. of est. of Maurice Morris, Decd. files accts., also accts of
notes not collected. Bal. shown to Gdn of minor heirs of said dec'd. Rebecca
Morris, Gdn., reprots accts of minor heirs of Maurice Morris, decd. and filed
expenses. Ordered passed to her credit.
Elizabeth Morris; Deed Book R, page 599; December 16, 1844, betweenThomas
Morris and Elizabeth Morris, his wife, of Floyd County, Indiana, and Morris Morris
and William D. Morris for $300, paid - all claims in tract known as 70 acres
of West side of se 1/4 of Section 31, Township 1 South, Range 5 East - land sold
at Jeffersonville District, being the property of Morris Morris, deceased,
to whom said parties are heirs in common; recorded July 23, 1846.
On a cold day in the early 1980s two Greenville boys set out to try
their hand at rabbit hunting. Winter's freeze had stripped the color from the
countryside. The boys were startled to come upon old tombstones in a blanket
of evergreen foliage. The desire to hunt was lost in fright.
The boys had stumbled upon the abandoned, pioneer Morris Cemetery
of Greenville.
I recently asked one of the "rabbit hunters" to accompany me on
a hike into the woods to see this sacred ground.
Another Greenville resident, Dennis Gibson, kindly told me the old burial
ground was in the "Main" woods. The 1882 plat map of Greenville showed
the owner of Section 31 as R. P. Main. In beautiful script, Morris Morris
(same surname and given name) is shown as the owner of this ground on the plat
of 1859.
"Floyd County Cemetery Locations" by Jack E. Briles, Sr., maps
the cemetery near Richland Creek.
As we made our way through the tall grass and past vine tangled trees, my
friend scolded me. "Do you realize what you've gotten us into?"
I kept silent and meditated on his words as my jeans brushed by a threatening
patch of poison ivy.
Gibson had said to look for periwinkle
When bird song replaced the thunder of traffic on Highway 150, a carpet
of periwinkle spread out before us.
A half dozen large gaping holes looked like wounds in the earth.
My friend spotted the first historical treasure, a rough, arched tombstone
set firmly in the earth. Time had eroded the inscription.
Two other marble stones were visible, propped against a tree, one broken
and bearing the inscription: Nathaniel G. Morris died 1839, the other,
George W. Morris.
Sue Carpenter, a member of the Southern Indiana Genealogical Society had
posted the following about the Morris clan on Rootsweb: (She credited the book,
Pioneers of Indiana Territory by David Miller and Eizabeth Wise.) Morris
Morris had a son named Nathaniel G. who was born around 1816. Nathaniel
married Sarah Gregg in 1838. Together they had a son, Nathaniel. The father,
Nathaniel, died a year later. The young boy only lived to be seven. It is thought
he is buried at the Morris cemetery."
In the "History of the Ohio Falls" it said that Morris Morris
Sr. was a Welshman from Virginia and one of the first settlers on Richland
Creek in Greenville. A description of a mill the family worked is described
as well.
Morris Morris Sr. and Rebecca Wilcoxson) also had other sons: Thomas,
born 1812 Morris Jr., born 1818, William D. born 1820, and George W. Morris born
around 1817. Morris Sr. died around 1820.
Bill Burkhart. administrator of the Greenlawn Cemetery said some of the
earthly remains at the Morris Cemetery had been exhumed for reburial in Greenlawn
in the 1850s. One group of re-burials were the five Sease children, all under
6 years of age.
Mr. Burkhart also mentioned that years ago someone had vandalized the graves,
looking for valuables.
Patricia Lynn Rueff and Sharon Bundy and other staff members of the Indiana
Room at the New Albany-Floyd County Library helped me look up Morris family obituaries.
On Sept. 2, 1876, a lengthy obituary was printed by the New Albany Daily
Ledger. It described "another of those sad and sudden accidents over which
man has no control."
"Mr. Morris Morris Jr. was sitting in a spring wagon with his
youngest son, about half a mile west of Greenville. A slight dash of rain came
up and the boy put up an umbrella, frightening the horse and causing it to run.
The wagon "locked" and overturned. The boy was thrown to the ground,
but escaped injury, while Mr. Morris sustained injuries which resulted in his
death." He was survived by wife Laura, three sons, Edward, William and
Henry and his brother William.
The obituary described him to have been "honest, consistent, generous
and of firm integrity of principle. His tragic ending saddened the hearts of
his neighbors as he was known to every man, woman and child.
Morris was known to many older citizens as he was frequently a visitor to
New Albany."
The family history seemed as scattered as the stones buried beneath the
periwinkle. Hopefully one day this little Greenville Cemetery will be restored
to honor these settlers who bore the hardships of pioneer life.
(The Tribune, Inside Front, What's Going On In Greenville, Wednesday, July 14,
2004.) Morris MORRIS and Rebecca WILCOXSON were married on December 20,
1811 in Harrison Co., Indiana Territory. Rebecca
WILCOXSON1 (daughter of
Aaron WILCOXSON and Hannah UNKNOWN) was born about 1788 in Kentucky.
She died about 1860. RN - 612
ORIGINAL ENTRIES, 26 July 1970.
ADDITIONS, 30 Aug., 14 & 20 Sept. 1970, 29 Jan. 1989; 2 Oct. 1992.
Morris Family Record, Samuel M. Cline library.
Death date, [after] 1860.
Rebecca Morris was the head of household in 1830 census; 4 males of 10 and
under 15; one male of 15 and under 20; 1 female of 5 and under10; 1 female of
15 and under 20; 1 female of 20 and under 30; 1 female of 40 and under 50.
Morris MORRIS and Rebecca WILCOXSON had the following children:
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