Posts Tagged ‘Morris’
This is the George Morris home in the Seventeenth Ward of Salt Lake City, Utah. George was born in England in 1817 and died in Utah in 1897. He was the father of twenty-three children from three wives. The first, Jane Higgonbotham died before leaving England for America. She had one daughter named Jane. With […]
This portrait was taken in Utah upon the marriage of direct ancestors John Jenkins and Rosella Newberry Morris. They became the parents of seven children. The sixth child, Mary Maria Jenkins married Everest Elliott Watrous when she was sixteen and he was nineteen. They are also direct ancestors.
This is one of many keepsake photographs in our collection of direct ancestor Rosella Newberry Morris Peck Jenkins. She was born in Lee County, Iowa in 1848. Her parents, George and Hannah Maria Newberry Morris had been driven from their home in Nauvoo, Illinois by a mob. Rosella was born just across the Mississippi River […]
Ephraim Newberry Morris was born to George Morris and Hannah Maria Newberry in 1864. He was twelve of twelve children born to his parents. His sister Rosella Newberry Morris, born third in the family, is our direct ancestor. She married John Jenkins. Their daughter Mary Maria married Everest Elliott Watrous. In 1885, he married Harriett […]
Abraham B. Newberry was born in New York to James Newberry and Mary Smith. He was the third child of ten born to his parents. In 1842 he married Eliza Duty in New York. They migrated to Nauvoo, Illinois as converts to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day-Saints along with Abraham’s family. His youngest […]
William Morris was born in England to Joseph Morris and Elizabeth Vernon. He was the third child of seven born to his parents. He was the brother of our direct ancestor George Morris. He married Mary Ann Durham in England, where she died in 1852. He then married Sarah Durham, Mary’s sister. They emigrated to […]
James Washington Newberry was born in New York to James Newberry and Mary Smith. He was the fourth of ten children born to his parents. He moved with his family to Ohio and later to Nauvoo, Illinois. All were converted to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day-Saints. James’ parents became antagonistic towards their new […]
Mathew Morris was the youngest child of seven born to his parents Joseph Morris and Elizabeth Vernon. His brother George Morris is our direct ancestor through George’ wife Hannah Maria Newberry Morris. He was born in England and died in Utah.