George William Morris

Abt 1837 - 1862  (~ 25 years)

• Name	George William Morris  [1, 2]
  Born	Abt 1837  [1, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Died	27 Jun 1862	Cold Harbor, Hanover County, Virginia
  Notes	Ann McElhaney writes that "W. Morris died serving in the 1st Texas Infantry at the Battle of Gaines Mill in Cold Harbor, VA on 27 June, 1862. He was 25. He had never married nor had he any children. Documents I possess are from the application for 'Bounty' for funds due him as testified to and signed by his father Shadrach H. Morrise on 17 Dec. 1862." Kathy Casagranda had instesd showed him with an earlier date of birth, and as married to Elizabeth Bryant Alford, the daguther of Needham Judge Alford and Martha Waddell.
  Person ID	I3167	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Shadrach H. Morris,   b. 12 Dec 1790, Kentucky ,   d. 19 Jan 1864, Sabine County, Texas  (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Mary "Polly" Sarah Nelson,   b. Abt 1807, South Carolina ,   d. Abt 1866, Sabine County, Texas  (Age ~ 59 years)
  Married	Abt 1820  [4, 5]
  Family ID	F1351	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Died - 27 Jun 1862 - Cold Harbor, Hanover County, Virginia  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S350] Schluter, Helen Gomer "1835 Sabine District, Texas Census" c. 1983 Distributed by Ericson Books, p 8 (Reliability: 3). [S416] Casagranda, Kathy "Sabine Parish The 1850 Census with added Family Information" (May, 1999: P.O. Box 2195, Palmer, Alaska 99645), p 79, 94 (Reliability: 3). [S416] Casagranda, Kathy "Sabine Parish The 1850 Census with added Family Information" (May, 1999: P.O. Box 2195, Palmer, Alaska 99645), p 79 (Reliability: 3). [S416] Casagranda, Kathy "Sabine Parish The 1850 Census with added Family Information" (May, 1999: P.O. Box 2195, Palmer, Alaska 99645), p 78 (Reliability: 3). [S593] Nix, Megan, Clark, Louise and Keith "Sabinetown Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas" Indexed 1 Oct 1999, (http://www.rootsweb.com/~txsabine/burials/sabinetown.htm).