Descendants of Frelinghuysen Morris and Martha Ann Janes

As with all genealogy, the following outline is a work in progress.

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• 1. Isaac Morris: b. about 1798 in North Carolina; d. last record is the birth of daughter Myra 5-10-1855 in Christian County, Kentucky
  m. Belinda (also Malinda/Melinda) Little: b. 1810-1812 in Tennessee; d. about 1889 in Cadiz, Trigg Co., KY where she is buried.
  • 2. Frelinghuysen (Frealing or Freling) Morris: b. 11-25-1844 in Todd Co., KY or Christian Co., KY; d. 12-21-1912 in Bakersfield, Ozark Co., MO
    m. Martha Ann Janes: b. 8-17-1846 probably in Lincoln Co., TN; d. 1-13-1936 in Bakersfield, Ozark Co., MO
    • 3. William Clay Morris: b. 10-8-1866 in Kentucky; d. 6-28-1924 in Bakersfield, Ozark Co., MO
      m. Edna Mary Hicks: b. 5-31-1884 in Bakersfield, Ozark Co., MO; d. 2-5-1970 in Harlingen, Cameron Co., TX
      • 4. Thomas Hicks Morris, Sr.: b. 10-22-1911 in Arditta, Howell Co., MO; d. 5-20-1961 in Edinburg, Hidalgo Co., TX
        m. Mary Elizabeth Spradling: b. 10-20-1914 in Luling, TX; d. 5-19-2008 in Texas
        • 5. Thomsa Hicks (Tommie) Morris, Jr.: living
        • 5. William Lee Morris: living
        • 5. John Robert Morris: living
      • 4. Sarah Martha Morris: b. 2-22-1916 probably in Ozark Co., MO; d. 5-25-1975 in Harlingen, Cameron Co., TX
        m. Ernest Shafer Voltz: b. 10-3-1911 in Texas; d. 12-31-1964 in Harlingen, Cameron Co., TX
        • 5. Sue Lynn Voltz: b. about 1934 probably in Cameron Co., TX; d. after 1975
          m. Unknown Willis
        • 5. Morris S. Voltz: living
    • 3. Thomas Henry Morris: b. 9-2-1868 in Kentucky; d. 5-28-1946 in Austin, Travis Co., TX
      m. Mary Lenore Nicholas: b. 11-15-1870 in Missouri; d. 1-31-1951 in Mammoth Spring, Fulton Co., AR
      • 4. Ethel M. Morris: b. September, 1891 probably in Ozark Co., MO; d. 11-7-1969 in Austin, Travis Co., TX
        m. A. S. Chapman: b. about 1886; d. after 1920
      • 4. Bertha Morris: b. October, 1893 probably in Ozark Co., MO; d. after 1910
      • 4. Unknown Morris: b. 1894-1896 probably in Missouri or Texas; d. before 1900
      • 4. Edith Morris: b. 4-23-1897 in Texas; d. 2-13-1977
        m. George Edward Elmore: 6-22-1894 in Mammoth Spring, Fulton Co., AR; d. 12-9-1961 in St. Louis, MO
        • 5. George Edward Elmore, Jr.: b. 8-2-1924 probably in Fulton Co., AR; d. July, 1967
          m. Bettye Jean Henderson: b. 3-30-1927 in Arkansas; d. 1967
      • 4. Babe Opal Morris: b. 5-19-1900 probably in Ozark Co., MO; d. 10-24-1920 in Shelby Co., TX
      • 4. Truman Nicholas Morris: b. 4-21-1903 probably in Ozark Co., MO; 11-23-1982 in Austin, Travis Co., TX
        m. Julia Drake: b. 6-6-1912 in Texas; d. 5-27-1977
        • 5. Margaret Morris: b. 4-26-1935 in Austin, Travis Co., TX; d. 2-6-2016 in Austin, Travis Co.
          m. Unknown Wilkerson
        • 5. Mary Morris: living
    • 3 Mary E. Morris: b. April 1870 in Graves Co., KY; d. 1870-1880 probably in Graves Co.
    • 3. Francis Marion Morris: b. 10-20-1873 in Graves Co., KY; d. 1-2-1943 in Bakersfield, Ozark Co., MO
      m. Mary Emma Elliott: b. 6-12-1880 in Howell Co., MO; d. 12-17-1939 in Bakersfield, Ozark Co., MO
      • 4. Walter E. Morris: b. 4-7-1901 probably in Ozark Co., MO; d. 4-18-1968
        m. Ethel M. Unknown: b. 10-19-1901 in Kentucky; d. 11-3-1997
        • 5. Mary Emily Morris: b. 7-1-1920 in Bakersfield, Ozark Co., MO; d. 9-30-2014 in Hingham, Plymouth Co., MA
          m. Ray Sasseen: b. 11-11-1919; d. 1-16-2001
          • 6. Jan Sasseen: living
          • 6. Marianne Sasseen: living
          • 6. Kris Sasseen: living
            m. Norm Wilkinson
            • 7. Joell Wilkinson: living
              m. Mark Bianchi: living
            • 7. Janea Wilkinson: living
              m. Vin Gubitosi: living
        • 5. Margaret M. Morris: b. about 1922 probably in Ozark Co., MO; d. before 2014
        • 5. Martha Katherine Morris: b. about 1924 probably in Ozark Co., MO; d. before 2014
        • 5. Jack M. Morris: b. 12-23-1928 probably in Ozark Co., MO; d. 6-9-2008
          m. Unknown Wife
          • 6. Unknown Morris: living
        • 5. Judy Morris: living
          m. Unknown Barrows: living
      • 4. Gertrude Elsie Morris: b. about 1903 probably in Ozark Co., MO; d. after 1943
        m. A. H. Kauffman (or Coffman)
      • 4. Berniece M. Morris: b. about 1905 probably in Ozark Co., MO; d. after 1943
        m. Unknown Shockley
      • 4. Lucille M. Morris: b. 1907 probably in Ozark Co., MO; d. 2002 in Stoneville, Washington Co., MS
        m. Bartlett T. C. Ware: b. 1906 in Texs; d. 1985 in Stoneville, Washington Co., MS
        • 5. Francis J. Ware: b. about 1928 probably in Washington Co., MS
      • 4. Woodrow Wayne Morris: b. 9-13-1909 probably in Ozark Co., MO; d. 8-1-1970
        m. Evelyn L. Combs: b. 5-31-1917 in Atchison Co., MO; d. 8-22-2014 in Huntington Beach, Orange Co., CA
        • 5. Unknown Morris: living
          m. Unknown Steward: living
          • 6. Chris Steward: living
      • 4. Dorys E. Morris: b. 5-5-1912 probably in Ozark Co., MO; d. 3-19-1988
        m. Theodore (Ted) Wise: b. 3-24-1910; d. 2-17-1984
    • 3. Richard Johnson (John) Morris: b. 4-8-1879 in Graves Co., KY; d. 5-5-1941 in Bakersfield, Ozark Co., MO; unmarried
    • 3. Albert Wilkerson Morris: 11-21-1880 in Mayfield, Graves Co., KY; d. 1-22-1965 in Burkburnett, Wichita Co., TX
      m. Mamie A. Green: b. 1-10-1888 in Poplar Bluff, Butler Co., MO; d. 10-30-1973 in Burkburnett, Wichita Co., TX
      • 4. Dorothy M. Morris: b. about 1912 probably in Ozark Co., MO
      • 4. Donald Greene Morris: b. 3-13-1920 in Bakersfield, Ozark Co., MO; d. 6-22-1992 in Burkburnett, Wichita Co., TX
        m. Bethel M. Senter: b. 3-5-1926; d. 11-5-2001
        • 5. Unknown Morris
    • 3. Tennessee (Tennie) Morris: b. 8-20-1885 in Graves Co., KY; d. 5-11-1962 in Wichita, Sedgwick Co., KS
      m. Bert Homer Vaughan: b. 8-1-1887 in Waynesville, Pulaski Co., MO; d. 5-16-1957 in Wichita, Sedgwick Co., KS
      • 4. Joe Leroy Vaughan: b. 10-27-1920 in Bakersfield, Ozark Co., MO; d. 2-21-1985 in Dallas, Dallas Co., TX
        m. Faye C. Unknown: b. 1909; d. 2000
      • 4. Vinita Vee Vaughan: b. 9-8-1923 in Bakersfield, Ozark Co., MO; d. 9-25-1999 in Wichita, Sedgwick Co., KS
        m. Ivan June Palmer: 4-29-1919 in Wichita, Sedgwick Co., KS; d. 4-30-1989 in Wichita, Sedgwick Co.
        • 5. Edward I. Palmer: b. 3-14-1940 in Wichita, Sedgwick Co., KS; d. 2-8-2007 in Wichita, Sedgwick Co.
        • 5. Steven Lee Palmer: b. 9-16-1953; d. 1-17-2003 in Cedar Vale, Chautauqua Co., KS
      • 4. Martha Emelyn Vaughan: b. 5-18-1925 probably in Ozark Co., MO; d. 3-12-1984 in Junction City, Geary Co., KS
        m. James Moses Willis: b. 1-1-1924; d. 1-22-1996 in Topeka, Shawnee Co., KS
    • 3. Katie Maye Morris: b. 2-19-1888 in Ozark Co., MO; d. 1-22-1968 in Annandale, Fairfax Co., VA (specifically in Sleepy Hollow Nursing Home!)
      m. Melchizadek Charles (M. C.) Jaynes: b. about 1889 in Kentucky; d. 1941-1968
      • 4. Jay B. Jaynes: b. 12-21-1918 in Texas; d. 11-22-1975
        m. Mary Rita Unknown: b. 5-23-1919; d. 3-23-2012