THOMAS MORRIS, was born in 1786 (aged 64 in 1850), in Georgia, died 1858 in Taney Co., Mo. on Big Creek. He md. D. [---], probably Dolly or Dorothy, born 1788 in Georgia.
Most of my information is from the Turnbo Manuscripts, Vols. XVI and XVIII, located in the Springfield-Greene Co. Public Library.
Thomas Morris apparently married in Georgia, then moved across the state line to Tennessee around 1812, where he stayed until about 1822. In 1830 he lived near his son-in-law, Archibald Taber in Macoupin Co., Ill. The 1830 census shows seven children in his household. He is buried in the Rhodes Cemetery, along with many friends and relatives.
Thomas Morris was listed in the 1850 census, but only first initials were used for residents of Taney County. Elizabeth Taber named a daughter Dorotha, and Matilda Taber named a daughter Dolly, so it is assumed that they were named after their maternal grandmother.
1830 Census of Macoupin Co., Ill., p. 211, line 6
Thomas Morres males 1(50-60) [Thomas, b. 1770-80]
1(15-20)
3(5-10)
females 1(40-50) [wife, b. 1780-90]
1(10-15)
2(5-10)
"The writer [S.C. Turnbo] met the widow of Bill Clark, Mrs. Celia Clark. She is a daughter of Arch and Elizabeth Tabor. Her mother was a daughter of Tommy Morris who died on Big Creek in 1858." [Turnbo Manuscript]
From Fireside Stories of the Early Days in the Ozarks, Part One, by S. C. Turnbo (n.d.):
"Following a Panther Where it Dragged a Dead Deer Through the Snow"
"...On the east band of [Big Creek], on a fine spot of land high above overflow is an old settler's graveyard. The cemetery is just above where the Protem and Lutie road crosses the creek. The first body entered here was the body of Dolly Morris, daughter of Tommy Morris and a sister of John Morris... [Rhodes Cemetery]
"Among the pioneer settlers of Big Creek who rest here are Tommy Morris and his wife, and John Morris, Green Hampton, Jimmie Tabor and Arch Tabor..."
Most of my information is from the Turnbo Manuscripts, Vols. XVI and XVIII, located in the Springfield-Greene Co. Public Library.
Thomas Morris apparently married in Georgia, then moved across the state line to Tennessee around 1812, where he stayed until about 1822. In 1830 he lived near his son-in-law, Archibald Taber in Macoupin Co., Ill. The 1830 census shows seven children in his household. He is buried in the Rhodes Cemetery, along with many friends and relatives.
Thomas Morris was listed in the 1850 census, but only first initials were used for residents of Taney County. Elizabeth Taber named a daughter Dorotha, and Matilda Taber named a daughter Dolly, so it is assumed that they were named after their maternal grandmother.
1830 Census of Macoupin Co., Ill., p. 211, line 6
Thomas Morres males 1(50-60) [Thomas, b. 1770-80]
1(15-20)
3(5-10)
females 1(40-50) [wife, b. 1780-90]
1(10-15)
2(5-10)
"The writer [S.C. Turnbo] met the widow of Bill Clark, Mrs. Celia Clark. She is a daughter of Arch and Elizabeth Tabor. Her mother was a daughter of Tommy Morris who died on Big Creek in 1858." [Turnbo Manuscript]
From Fireside Stories of the Early Days in the Ozarks, Part One, by S. C. Turnbo (n.d.):
"Following a Panther Where it Dragged a Dead Deer Through the Snow"
"...On the east band of [Big Creek], on a fine spot of land high above overflow is an old settler's graveyard. The cemetery is just above where the Protem and Lutie road crosses the creek. The first body entered here was the body of Dolly Morris, daughter of Tommy Morris and a sister of John Morris... [Rhodes Cemetery]
"Among the pioneer settlers of Big Creek who rest here are Tommy Morris and his wife, and John Morris, Green Hampton, Jimmie Tabor and Arch Tabor..."
THOMAS MORRIS, was born in 1786 (aged 64 in 1850), in Georgia, died 1858 in Taney Co., Mo. on Big Creek. He md. D. [---], probably Dolly or Dorothy, born 1788 in Georgia.
Most of my information is from the Turnbo Manuscripts, Vols. XVI and XVIII, located in the Springfield-Greene Co. Public Library.
Thomas Morris apparently married in Georgia, then moved across the state line to Tennessee around 1812, where he stayed until about 1822. In 1830 he lived near his son-in-law, Archibald Taber in Macoupin Co., Ill. The 1830 census shows seven children in his household. He is buried in the Rhodes Cemetery, along with many friends and relatives.
Thomas Morris was listed in the 1850 census, but only first initials were used for residents of Taney County. Elizabeth Taber named a daughter Dorotha, and Matilda Taber named a daughter Dolly, so it is assumed that they were named after their maternal grandmother.
1830 Census of Macoupin Co., Ill., p. 211, line 6
Thomas Morres males 1(50-60) [Thomas, b. 1770-80]
1(15-20)
3(5-10)
females 1(40-50) [wife, b. 1780-90]
1(10-15)
2(5-10)
"The writer [S.C. Turnbo] met the widow of Bill Clark, Mrs. Celia Clark. She is a daughter of Arch and Elizabeth Tabor. Her mother was a daughter of Tommy Morris who died on Big Creek in 1858." [Turnbo Manuscript]
From Fireside Stories of the Early Days in the Ozarks, Part One, by S. C. Turnbo (n.d.):
"Following a Panther Where it Dragged a Dead Deer Through the Snow"
"...On the east band of [Big Creek], on a fine spot of land high above overflow is an old settler's graveyard. The cemetery is just above where the Protem and Lutie road crosses the creek. The first body entered here was the body of Dolly Morris, daughter of Tommy Morris and a sister of John Morris... [Rhodes Cemetery]
"Among the pioneer settlers of Big Creek who rest here are Tommy Morris and his wife, and John Morris, Green Hampton, Jimmie Tabor and Arch Tabor..."
Most of my information is from the Turnbo Manuscripts, Vols. XVI and XVIII, located in the Springfield-Greene Co. Public Library.
Thomas Morris apparently married in Georgia, then moved across the state line to Tennessee around 1812, where he stayed until about 1822. In 1830 he lived near his son-in-law, Archibald Taber in Macoupin Co., Ill. The 1830 census shows seven children in his household. He is buried in the Rhodes Cemetery, along with many friends and relatives.
Thomas Morris was listed in the 1850 census, but only first initials were used for residents of Taney County. Elizabeth Taber named a daughter Dorotha, and Matilda Taber named a daughter Dolly, so it is assumed that they were named after their maternal grandmother.
1830 Census of Macoupin Co., Ill., p. 211, line 6
Thomas Morres males 1(50-60) [Thomas, b. 1770-80]
1(15-20)
3(5-10)
females 1(40-50) [wife, b. 1780-90]
1(10-15)
2(5-10)
"The writer [S.C. Turnbo] met the widow of Bill Clark, Mrs. Celia Clark. She is a daughter of Arch and Elizabeth Tabor. Her mother was a daughter of Tommy Morris who died on Big Creek in 1858." [Turnbo Manuscript]
From Fireside Stories of the Early Days in the Ozarks, Part One, by S. C. Turnbo (n.d.):
"Following a Panther Where it Dragged a Dead Deer Through the Snow"
"...On the east band of [Big Creek], on a fine spot of land high above overflow is an old settler's graveyard. The cemetery is just above where the Protem and Lutie road crosses the creek. The first body entered here was the body of Dolly Morris, daughter of Tommy Morris and a sister of John Morris... [Rhodes Cemetery]
"Among the pioneer settlers of Big Creek who rest here are Tommy Morris and his wife, and John Morris, Green Hampton, Jimmie Tabor and Arch Tabor..."
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