Charles 'Madison' Morris, Sr

Charles married Leah Belle Dozier on 22 Jun 1913 in Wilbarger County, Texas, USA. Leah was born on 16 Aug 1897 in Texas, USA; died on 18 Nov 1991 in Santee, San Diego County, California, USA; was buried in Greenwood Memorial Park, San Diego, San Diego County, California, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Edith Mildred Morris was born on 30 Jun 1915 in Vernon, Wilbarger County, Texas, USA; died on 27 Jan 2003 in Vernon, Wilbarger County, Texas, USA; was buried in Eastview Memorial Park, Vernon, Wilbarger County, Texas, USA.
2. Perry Woodrow Morris was born on 3 Dec 1918 in Vernon, Wilbarger County, Texas, USA; died on 30 Nov 1979 in Lakeside, San Diego County, California, USA; was buried in Greenwood Memorial Park, San Diego, San Diego County, California, USA.
3. Charles Madison Morris, Jr was born on 30 Aug 1921 in Vernon, Wilbarger County, Texas, USA; died on 3 Apr 1987 in Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas, USA.
4. Bobby Don Morris was born on 2 Mar 1934 in Vernon, Wilbarger County, Texas, USA; died on 28 Sep 2010 in Lone Pine, Inyo County, California, USA.

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Birth:
Parents: David C Morris & Martha Downey

Virgil married Virginia Tennessee (Tennie) Harvey on 31 Aug 1893 in Wilbarger County, Texas, USA. Virginia (daughter of Madison (Matt) Harvey and Elizabeth Genora (Lizzie) Horton) was born on 18 Nov 1867 in Allsboro, Colbert County, Alabama, USA; died on 28 Jun 1954 in Vernon, Wilbarger County, Texas, USA; was buried in Eastlake Cemetery, Vernon, Wilbarger County, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Madison married Elizabeth Genora (Lizzie) Horton on 12 Jul 1865 in Alcorn County, Mississippi, USA. Elizabeth (daughter of Azre (Ezra) Horton and Sarah Hamby) was born on 11 Jan 1842 in Tennessee, USA; died on 10 Jan 1924 in Vernon, Wilbarger County, Texas, USA; was buried in Eastview Memorial Park, Vernon, Wilbarger County, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Buried:
GRid=126651646; large ridge-top gravestone for Mrs. Elizabeth Harvey. no bio. Inscription: "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God"

Died:
Cause: bronchial pneumonia

Other Events:

• Occupation: Between 1840 and 1880; Farmer (on 1840-1880 census records)

Notes:

1. His year and location of birth are unknown, and are reported inconsistently in the 5 censuses in which he appears
2.His death date is unknown. His grandchildren said that he died in Fannin County, Texas, where he appeared in the 1880 census.

Birth:
His birth date and location and even his name inconsistently reported in U.S. Censuses, but that's about all we have. He was known to his grandchildren as "Ezra", but it is clear that his first name began with "A"; I have settled on "Azre"

Died:
Presumed before his wife Amanda's next marriage.

Azre married Sarah Hamby before 1837 in Tennessee, USA. Sarah was born between 1810 and 1821 in Tennessee, USA; died about 1871 in Colbert County, Alabama, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Birth:
Date inconsistently recorded in census records, but that's all we have.

Died:
According to oral family history.

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Married:
No record. Assumed before birth of first child; in contrast to some trees that list 1840 without a source.