NameWilliam Jefferson Morris
Birth29 Nov 1864 (?), Floyd Co., Kentucky
Death3 May 1941, Rowan Co., Kentucky
FatherZachariah Morris (~1827-<1900)
MotherNancy Triplett (~1836-1878)
Marriageabt 1881, Rowan Co., Kentucky
SpouseSeattie Wright
Birthabt 1866, Kentucky
Children
Birth19 Aug 1882, Floyd Co., Kentucky
Death31 Jan 1967, Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia
Birth5 Jun 1883, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death22 Nov 1960, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Birth1885, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death1963, Shelby, Richland Co., Ohio
BirthAug 1887, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Birth25 Aug 1889, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death15 Feb 1972, Flemingsburg, Fleming Co., Kentucky
6 FMary Elizabeth Morris (Tentative Link)
BirthMay 1892, Rowan Co., Kentucky
SpouseDavis E. Brown , 2C3R
BirthMay 1894, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Birth25 Jan 1896, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death19 Oct 1978, Novi, Oakland Co., Michigan
BirthApr 1898, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Birthabt 1900, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Birth18 July 1902 (?), Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death20 Aug 1940, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Birthabt 1905, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Birth2 Nov 1906, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death28 May 1933, Morgan Co., Kentucky
14 FMaussey Morris (Died as Infant)
Birth1909, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Deathprobably 1910, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Notes for William Jefferson Morris
His death certificate records William Morris, age 75 years 5 months 4 days, born 29 Nov 1865 in Floyd Co., Ky, died 3 May 1941 in Rowan Co., Ky, widow of Cada Morris, farmer, father Zack Morris, born Floyd Co., Ky, mother blank, cause of death cerebral hemorrhage, informant Cleve Morris, Paragon, Ky, burial in Paragon.

He was probably really born in 1864 (or perhaps even 1863), judging by census records.
Census
Listed with his parents as 8 in 1870 and 15 in 1880.
Notes for Seattie Wright
Her gravestone spells her name as Ceattia Morris, with no dates.
Notes for William Jefferson & Seattie (Family)
There are only 14 children in this family. The Mary Morris who married Davis Brown is either the same person as their daughter Lizzie, with her full name being something like Mary Elizabeth, or else she does not belong in this family. I’m putting her in here tentatively to make it easier to follow the links.
Census
1900 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Pearce precinct, pp. 209B-210A lists as family #93:
Morris, Wm T., farmer, 35, b. Nov 1864; Ceattie, wife, 32, b. Feb 1868, married 18 years, mother of 9 children, 9 living; Andrew, son, 17, b. Aug 1882; Alice, dau, 15, b. Jan 1885; Sarah, dau, 13, b. May 1887; Craig, son, 12, b. Aug 1887; Cleveland, son, 10, b. Aug 1889; Lizzie, dau, 8, b. May 1882; John, son, 6, b. May 1884; Crit, son, 4, b. Mar 1886; Dee, dau, 2, b. Apr 1898. Ceattie born Ky Va Ky, all others Ky Ky Ky.

(The year of birth is inconsistent with the age by 10 years for Lizzie, John and Crit, but they clearly have 8’s rather than 9’s. Some of the other birthdates have got to be wrong too; they can’t have a daughter born in May 1887 and a son born 3 months later.3)

1910 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Farmers precinct, ED 155, enumerated 22 April, lists on p. 5A as family #70/76:
William Morris, 46, farm owner; Setta, 44, wife, first marriage for both, married 28 years, mother of 14 children, 13 living; Crit, 16, son; Dee, 14, dau; Louie, 12, dau; Maggie, 10, dau; Dollie, 6, dau; Troy, 3, son; Mousie, 12/12, dau; Willie Kendall, 10, grandson. All born in Kentucky.

The ages for Crit and Dee children are two years older than implied by the 1910 census. The former is probably more correct, because the daughter Louie listed here as age 12 does not appear in the 1910 census at all, which means that Maggie and Dollie are probably younger than reported here as well.

1920 census of Morgan Co., Ky, Panthers Branch precinct, enumerated 29 Jan, lists on p. 13A as family #236/241:
Moris, William, 55, farmer; Ceattie, wife, 53; Lony, dau, 19; William, son, 18; Magie, dau, 16; Dollie, dau, 14; Troy, son, 13; Mart, grandson, 14; Nellie, granddau, 2 6/12; Cora, grandau, 2/12. All born Ky Ky Ky.

The grandson Mart is the son of the son Andrew by his first wife Vina Bradford. (He is also recorded in West Virginia with his father and stepmother.) The next household is headed by their son Cleve.
Last Modified 7 Feb 2013Created 21 Feb 2014 using Reunion for Macintosh