Katie Morris

1885 - 1969  (84 years)

• Name	Katie Morris  [1, 2, 3]
  Born	2 Feb 1885	Texas   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  Died	20 Jun 1969	Buna, Jasper County, Texas   [2, 3, 4]
  Buried	Spring Hill Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas   [2, 3]
  Notes	"Katie is descended from Gideon Morris, founder of Morristown, Tennessee in the 1700s and from Shadrach Morris, who donated 200 acres, same amount as his ancestor, to found Sabinetown in the early 1800s. Katie is the daughter of Ben and Sarah Virginia Howard Morris, who reared their family on the banks of the Sabine River--both sides." (White and Toole) https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JDVL-MJR Name: Katie Morris White Death Date: 20 Jun 1969 Death Place: Buna, Jasper, Texas Gender: Female Race: White Death Age: 84 years Estimated Birth Date: Birth Date: 09 Feb 1885 Birthplace: Texas Marital Status: Widowed Spouse's Name: Father's Name: Ben Morris Father's Birthplace: Mother's Name: Virginia Howard Mother's Birthplace: Occupation: Housewife Place of Residence: Pinehill, Sabine, Texas Cemetery: Spring Hill Cemetery Burial Place: Sabine County, Texas Burial Date: 20 Jun 1969 Additional Relatives: X Film Number: 2137445 Digital Film Number: 4029609 Image Number: 2615 Reference Number: cn 43038 Collection: Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976
  Person ID	I7322	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Benjamin Franklin Morris,   b. 3 Nov 1849, Louisiana ,   d. 24 Apr 1935, Sabine County, Texas  (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Sarah Virginia Howard,   b. 15 Jul 1850,   d. 20 Oct 1917, Sabine County, Texas  (Age 67 years)
  Family ID	F3551	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	John Madison White,   b. 15 Nov 1880, Sabine County, Texas ,   d. 28 Dec 1964, Buna, Jasper County, Texas  (Age 84 years)
  Married	24 Oct 1907	Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas   [1]
  	"On the 24th of October, 1907, John White borrowed a buggy from George Oliphint, gathered up Miss Katie Morris and sallied down to Hemphill where they were married by Judge Henry Maund, the county judge."
  Children	1. Carter Arnold White,   b. 29 Nov 1908, Sabine County, Texas ,   d. 3 Jun 1957, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas  (Age 48 years)   2. Wendol White,   b. 2 Aug 1910, Sabine County, Texas ,   d. 2 Jun 1912, Sabine County, Texas  (Age 1 years)   3. Lyndell Franklin "Ted" White,   b. 4 Jul 1912, Sabine County, Texas ,   d. 31 Aug 1981, Sabine County, Texas  (Age 69 years)   4. Elvia Virginia White,   b. 25 Jan 1914, Sabine County, Texas ,   d. 31 Oct 1997, Harris County, Texas  (Age 83 years)   5. Bertie Floyce White,   b. Abt 1917, Sabine County, Texas ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. John Homer White,   b. 29 Oct 1919, Sabine County, Texas ,   d. Jun 1987, Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana  (Age 67 years)   7. O. B. White,   b. 9 Dec 1921, Sabine County, Texas ,   d. 29 Jun 1981  (Age 59 years)   8. Ruth Ethel White,   b. 26 Jul 1926, Sabine County, Texas ,   d. Dec 1993, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas  (Age 67 years)   9. Kathryn White,   b. 23 Oct 1933, Sabine County, Texas ,   d. 12 Jun 1936  (Age 2 years)
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006
  Family ID	F325	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 2 Feb 1885 - Texas Married - 24 Oct 1907 - Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Died - 20 Jun 1969 - Buna, Jasper County, Texas Buried - - Spring Hill Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S374] Speights, Virgie "Old Timers of Sabine County, Texas Vignettes of Pioneer Families" (S. Malone, c. 1983). [S65] McCary, Kay P. "Spring Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas" Cemetery Index ; http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txsabine/burials/. [S33] FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, (http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/). [S463] White, Charlie-Family Researcher DESCENDANTS OF EDWARD WHITE.