John A. Morris, M.D.

1862 - 1947  (84 years)

• Name	John A. Morris  [1, 2]
  Suffix	M.D.
  Birth	30 Nov 1862  [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	10 Jan 1947	Sabine County, Texas   [1, 2]
  Burial	Low's Chapel Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas   [1, 2]
  Notes	"Memories of Dr. John Morris Were Stirred by Reunion" SAN AUGUSTINE TRIBUNE Thursday, June 26, 2003 (with picture of descendants) Katheryn Hanks Perry, a former San Augustine resident wrote, "My mother was Vera (MILLER) Hanks and her mother was Mittie (CROUCH) Miller, a sister to Laurena. Since my grandmother died when her children were quite small, her sisters became surrogate mothers to her three little girls. The story Uncle Johnny's decision to become a doctor has long stood in our family as a sterling example of determination and strong will. As Mother always told it, Uncle Johnny had a burning desire to become a doctor, which meant four years of studying in St. Louis. In the early years of the 20th century, he discussed in with Aunt Laurena, and she said 'Do it Johnny, we can make it.' They lived on a farm west of San Augustine and had seven children. Since he could be home during the summer, the plan was that he and the boys would put in the crop and begin the harvest, before he had to leave each fall for St. Louis. Many local people scoffed at such a fiasco, since he would be 40 years old when he started practicing, that age was considered near death. As you know, he practiced for over 40 years."
  Person ID	I18149	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	John Anson Morris,   b. 28 Nov 1834, Texas d. 8 Jul 1919, Sabine County, Texas (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Serena J. Wilson,   b. Bef 1841, Alabama d. 6 Mar 1867, Sabine County, Texas (Age ~ 26 years)
  Marriage	10 Oct 1861  [1]
  Family ID	F1854	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Laurena J. Crouch,   b. 9 Dec 1861, San Augustine County, Texas d. 2 May 1937, Sabine County, Texas (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	31 Jan 1883	San Augustine County, Texas   [2]
  	Extracted from the SAN AUGUSTINE TRIBUNE Thursday, March 27, 2003 The Morris Family will be gathering in San Augustine for a family reunion. Descendants of Dr. John MORRIS and his wife Lurena (sic) CROUCH will gather. Dr. MORRIS practiced medicine in San Augustine from about 1900 until his death in 1947. We would like to hear from anyone with stories to share. We are also seeking a display that was prepared during the 40's or 50's that featured babies that Dr. MORRIS delivered. We are also including our cousins from Sabine County, the descendants of Moses Speight MORRIS, Dr. MORRIS's half brother. Contacts: Sarah Morris MARSHALL 5810 Green Springs Houston, TX 77066 sarahm51@houston.rr.com Kathy RUTHERFORD 3706 H Ave NE Cedar Rapids IA 52402 eilers-sacora@att.net Ben Carson MORRIS 40 Paradise Trail Coldspring, TX 77311 bcmorris@aol.com Marriage said to be recorded in San Augustine Texas Marriage Book 2, page 388
  Children	1. Marvin Anson Morris,   b. 7 May 1895   d. 29 Nov 1944 (Age 49 years)
  Family ID	F6702	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 May 2013

  
  

• Event Map		Marriage - 31 Jan 1883 - San Augustine County, Texas Death - 10 Jan 1947 - Sabine County, Texas Burial - - Low's Chapel Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [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). [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), # 61270857 (Reliability: 3).