Descendants of Zach Taylor (Gustavus D.) Morris and Ruth Elizabeth Broadbent

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. Zach Taylor (aka Gustavus or Gus D.) Morris: b. about 1847 in Todd Co., KY or Christian Co., KY; d. 1881-1888 probably in Trigg Co., KY
    m. Ruth Elizabeth Broadbent: b. 1-11-1850 in Christian Co., KY; d. 3-26-1934 in Woodruff Co., AR
    Note: Ruth's sister Mary Ann m. Gus' brother Reuben Ross Morris; they appear again on another page.
    • 3. Lily Florence Morris: b. November, 1866 probably in Christian Co., KY; d. 11-28-1927 in Hunter, Woodruff Co., AR
      m. Finley Watson Harrell: b. 4-30-1856 in Cadiz, Trigg Co., KY; d. 4-18-1932 in Hunter, Woodruff Co., AR
      Note that Finley's brother, Joseph Pinkney Harrell, m. Lily's first cousin, Nancy C. Morris and they appear on another page.
      • 4. Carl Wentworth Harrell: b. 8-25-1883 in Trigg Co., KY; d. 4-27-1944 in Monroe Co., AR
        m. Grace Pancake: b. 8-21-1884 in Iroquois Co., IL; d. 1-23-1968 in Brinkley, Monroe Co., AR
        • 5. Evelynn Harrell: b. about 1911 in Arkansas; d. after 1940
          m. Jolly E. Jackson: b. about 1909 in Missouri; d. after 1940
          • 6. Barbara Jackson: living
      • 4. Ethel Harrell: b. 6-18-1885 probably in Trigg Co., KY; d. 2-11-1964 in Longview, TX
        m. (1) Carl Villers Caple: b. 10-23-1880 in Tennessee; d. 9-15-1961 in Saline Co., AR
        • 5. Vera Florence Caple: b. 9-29-1902 in Hunter, Woodruff Co., AR; d. 2-6-1967 in San Francisco Co., CA
          m. Homer Lawrence Averiett: b. 8-25-1898 in Tennessee; d. 8-1-1988 in San Francisco Co., CA
        • 5. James Harrell Caple: b. 10-5-1905 in Arkansas; d. 6-9-1986 in Gregg Co., TX
          m. (1) Myrtle Grey Mize: b. 1907 in Sardis, Saline Co., AR; d. 5-3-2000 in Benton, Saline Co., AR
          m. (2) Laurie Christine Thomas: b. about 1911; d. after 1929
          m. (3) Gladys Brower: b. 4-20-1924; d. 6-9-1986
        m. (2) Gustav Leibholt: b. about 1865
      • 4. Elzie Argo Harrell: b. 12-23-1887 probably in Trigg Co., KY; d. 11-24-1956
      • 4. Morris Harrell: b. 4-10-1890 probably in Trigg Co., KY; d. after 1900
        m. Flossie Belle Unknown: b. 1892; d. 1933
        • 5. Marvin Harrell: b. 1913
      • 4. Evie Harrell: b. July, 1891 probably in Trigg Co., KY; d. after 1900
      • 4. Walter Talmadge Harrell b. 3-22-1894 probably in Trigg Co., KY; d. 7-23-1956
        m. Evelyn Wilson: b. 1912; d. 1983
        • 5. Patricia Harrell: living
        • 5. Betty Harrelll: living
        • 5. Paula Sue Harrell: living
        • 5. Carl Wayne Harrell: living
      • 4. Pauline Harrell: b. 8-29-1896 probably in Trigg Co., KY; d. 12-13-1979
        m. Aubrey Lee Harris: b. 1897; d. 1977
        • 5. Dorothy Harris: b. 1921
        • 5. Aubrey Lee Harris, Jr.: b. 1925; d. 2010
          m. Unknown Wife
          • 6. John William Harris: b. 1951; d. 2013
      • 4. Paul Harrell: 8-29-1896 probably in Trigg Co., KY; d. 2-18-1979
        m. Ola Unknown: b. 9-1-1906; d. 3-6-1995
        • 5. Alma Jean Harrell: b. 1928
      • 4. Sudie Ruth Harrell: b. 9-24-1899 probably in Trigg Co., KY; d. 4-9-1988
        m. Albert Anderson: b. 1896; d. 1935
        • 5. Albert W. Anderson: b. 1923
        • 5. Robert Bruce Anderson: b. 1924
    • 3. Gussie Morris: b. September, 1869 probably in Christian Co., KY; d. 1870-1880 probably in Christian Co.
    • 3. Luther Winfield Morris: b. 5-26-1873 in Graves Co., KY; d. 4-29-1951 in London, Laurel Co., KY
      m. Sally Belle Moore: b. 4-2-1876 in London, Laurel Co., KY; d. 4-16-1943 in Danville, Boyle Co., KY
      • 4. Jeanette Fuque Beckham MOrris: b. 1900 probably in Laurel Co., KY; d. 3-21-1988 in Columbus, Franklin Co., TN
        m. Unknown Brewsaugh
        • 5. Herbert Brewsaugh: b. 1917
        • 5. Gilbert Burton Brewsaugh: b. 1927
      • 4. Glenna L. Morris: b. 1910 probably in Tulsa Co., OK; d. 1934
    • 3. Lawrence Broadbent Morris: b. 9-22-1878 in Cadiz, Trigg Co., KY; d. 2-27-1953 in Hunter, Woodruff Co., AR
      m. Pearl E. Cook: b. 5-12-1881 in Kentucky; d. 10-23-1965
      • 4. Ralph Morris: b. 1-6-1901; d. 8-27-1902
      • 4. Edward Morris: b. about 1905 in Arkansas; d. after 1910
      • 4. Everett Morris: b. 6-19-1904 in Arkansas; d. 4-29-1990
        m. Martha Lee Vance: b. 1913; d. 1943
      • 4. Orville W. Morris: b. 3-16-1908 in Arkansas; d. 6-7-1966
        m. A. Thelma Unknown: b. 8-27-1914; d. 10-3-1999
        • 5. Thelma L. Morris: b. 5-6-1936; d. 1-12-1994
          m. Unknown Taylor: living
      • 4. Ethel Pearl Morris: b. 9-21-1911 in Trigg Co., KY; d. 10-24-2001 in Brinkley, Monroe Co., AR
        m. Eugene E. Schaefer: b. 1910; d. 1988
        • 5. Fred H. Schaefer: living
      • 4. Lawrence Broadbent Morris, Jr.: b. 9-21-1911 in Trigg Co., KY; d. before 1920
    • 3. Leslie B. Morris: b. January, 1881 probably in Trigg Co., KY; d. 1952 in Oklahoma
      m. Selona Edwards: b. 1883 in Illinois; d. 1974
      • 4. Eulah Mae Morris: b. about 1903 in Arkansas; d. after 1920
      • 4. Mamie Morris: b. about 1908 in Arkansas; d. after 1920
      • 4. Wilma E. Morris: b. about 1914 probably in Woodruff Co., AR; d. 1993
      • 4. Alvin Leslie Morris: b. about 1917 probably in Woodruff Co., AR; d. 2001
      • 4. Amos Louis Morris: b. 1921 probably in WOodruff Co., AR; d. 1985
      • 4. Andy Morris: b. after 1922
        m. Unknown Wife
        • 5. Daniel Morris: living
        • 5. Unknown Morris: living