1930 Census
Texas, Jasper County, JP 1
Enumerated April 30, 1930
ED 121-2 SD 19 Sheets 13A and 13 B Stamped 138
204-209
Byerly, Andrew Head M W 48 M 30 Tx Tx Tx Farmer
Byerly, Maud Wf F W 36 M 27 Tx Tx Tx
Byerly, Bronson Son M W 8 S Tx Tx Tx
Byerly, Chester A Son M W 5 S Tx Tx Tx
Byerly, Lona Dtr F W 3 S Tx Tx Tx
Byerly, Stella Dtr F W 1 11/12 S Tx Tx Tx
205-210
Byerly, Perry E Head M W 40 S Tx Tx Tx Farmer
Byerly, Roxie Sister F W 34 S Tx Tx Tx
Byerly, Wiley A Brother M W 42 S Tx Tx Tx Sawyer Lumber
206-211
Byerly, Silas Head M W 29 M 26 Tx Tx Tx Teamster Lumber
Byerly, Cora Wf F W 24 M 21 Tx Tx Tx
Byerly, Chester Son M W 1 7/12 S Tx Tx Tx
207-212
Roeder, John Head M W 37 M 31 Pa Pa Pa Farmer
Roeder, Emma Wf F W 30 M 22 Tx Tx Tx
Roeder, Helen Dtr F W 6 S SD Pa Tx
Roeder, Lesley Son M W 4 S Tx Pa Tx
Roeder, Leo Son M W 2 S Tx Pa Tx
Roeder, Verna D Dtr F W 1/12 S Tx Pa Tx
208-213
Byerly, Lester Head M W 32 M 20 Tx Tx Tx Farmer
Byerly, Nannie Wf F W 27 M 17 Tx Tx Tx Farmer
Byerly, Minnie Lee Dtr F W 9 S Tx Tx Tx
Byerly, Preston Son M W 8 S Tx Tx Tx
Byerly, Arvie Lee Dtr F W 6 S Tx Tx Tx
Byerly, Francis Dtr F W 1 4/12 S Tx Tx Tx
209-214
Larue and Alma HENSARLING
210-215
Byerly, Walter Head M W 43 25 Tx Tx Tx Farmer
Byerly, Willie Wf F W 35 M 19 Tx Tx Tx
Byerly, Murel Dtr F W 15 S Tx Tx Tx
Byerly, Opal Dtr F W 14 S Tx Tx Tx
Byerly, Christene F W 6 S Tx Tx Tx
214-216
Morgan, Watt Head M W 38 M 23 Tx Tx Tx Farmer
Morgan, Myrtie Wf F W 37 M 26 Tx Tx Tx
Morgan, Preston Son M W 9 S Tx Tx Tx
Morgan, Marjorie Dtr F W 7 S Tx Tx Tx
Morgan, Ruby Dtr F W 5 S Tx Tx Tx
Morgan, Perry Son M W 4 S Tx Tx Tx
17-317-317
Morgan, Wesley N. Hd M W 37 M Tx Tx Tx Laborer Loading Dock
Morgan, Maud Wf F W 29 m Tx Ark Ark
Morgan, Willie Dtr F W 5 S Tx Tx Tx
Morgan, Wesley Jr Son M W 4 4/12 S Tx Tx Tx
Joan O'Banion Reynolds lists his children as Sarah, Marie, Columbus, Texana and Mary. She based this on correspondence with Linda Kaps of Houston.
I could not locate William on subsequent census records, but did find with appears to be at least some of the children listed. IF this is for the same family, it appears that William must have died between 1855 and 1860. Additionally, his widow and children moved, either prior to or after his death, three counties to the west of Jasper.
1860 Census Trinity County, Texas
J RICKS 47 M Ga
Jane RICKS 22 F Ga
Pagina RICKS 21 M Ga
Susan RICKS 19 F Ga
Elizabeth RICKS 17 F Ga
Jane RICKS 15 F Ga
Mary RICKS 11 F GA
Josephine MORGAN age 6 Tx
Texana MORGAN age 4 TX
Columbus MORGAN age 2 TX
1870 Census Walker County, Texas
Larne BAKER age 42 Ga
Josephine MORGAN age 15 Housework TX
Texana 14 Housework TX
Columbus 12 Farm Labor TX
1880 Census San Jacinto County, Texas
Columbus MORGAN
Texana MORGAN 23
Amanda RIX 15 ? sister
Louisa RIX 14 ? sister
Texas, Newton, JP 5, ED 143
Morgan, Auther Hd M W 28 M Tx Tx Tx Carpenter Car Shop
Morgan, Myrtle Wf F W 26 M Ks Ind Ohio
Morgan, Ethel Dtr F W 4 1/2 Tx Tx Ks
Morgan, William Son M W 1 8/12 Tx Tx Ks
The family immediately preceding his was headed by the widow, Ella Smallwood (age 64, born in Ohio) and her 39 year old son, William Smallwood, also listed as a Carpenter in a Car Shop.
At the time of the 1930 census, the family was listed as follows:
Texas, Newton County, Pr 5, ED 6
Morgan, Arthur Hd R $3 W 40 M at age 22 Tx Tx La Granger Hauling
Morgan, Myrtle Wife W 38 M at age 20 Ks Ind Kas
Morgan, Ethel Dtr F W 14 S Tx Tx Ks
Morgan, Willie Son M W 12 S Tx Tx Ks
Morgan, Carl Son M W 5 S Tx Tx Ks
Morgan, Lorena Dtr F W 7/12 S Tx Tx Ks
Smallwood, Minnie Bell Niece F W 14 S Tx Neb Tx
Name William Hance Morgan
Event Type Death
Event Date 14 Jun 1959
Event Place Jasper, Jasper, Texas, United States
Gender Male
Marital Status Married
Birth Date 24 May 1889
Birthplace Jasper, Texas
Father's Name William Joseph Morgan
Mother's Name Malinda Sheppard
Certificate Number 33549
GS Film number 2115900
Digital Folder Number 005145459
Image Number 03128
Citing this Record:
"Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K34H-FXJ : accessed 28 Apr 2014), William Hance Morgan, 14 Jun 1959; citing certificate number 33549, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2115900.
1920 Census
Texas, Jasper, JP #8
Enumerated 10 Feb 1920 by Gillum G. Gilchrist
SD 326 ED 80
98-105
Morgan, Hana Hd M W 30 M Tx Tx Tx Laborer Sawmill
Morgan, Dovie Wif F W 22 M Tx Tx Tx
Morgan, Clyde Son M W 2 S Tx Tx Tx
Morgan, J.D. Son M W 1/12 Tx Tx Tx
1930 Census
Texas, Jasper, JP 3 (part)
Enumerated April 12, 1930
ED 121-9 SD 19 Sheet 1A
8-8
Morgan, William H Hd O $400 M W 39 M 20 Tx Tx Tx Farmer
Morgan, Lucy D Wife H F W 32 M 21 Tx Tx Tx
Morgan, Dorman C Son M W 12 S Tx Tx Tx
Morgan, J.D. Son M W 10 S Tx Tx Tx
Morgan, Robert Lee Son M W 3 S Tx Tx Tx
1880 Federal Census Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace William J. MORGAN Self M Male W 32 GA Farm Rebecca W. MORGAN Wife M Female W 25 FL Housekeeping GA GA Flora MORGAN Dau S Female W 1 FL At Home GA FL Henry MURPHY Son S Male W 7 FL AL GA Source Information:
Census Place Precinct 6 And 7, Taylor, Florida
Family History Library Film 1254132
NA Film Number T9-0132
Page Number 352C
1920 Census Texas, Jasper County, Pr 8, ED 80
Morgan, William O Head M W 56 M TX TX TX Farmer
Morgan, Kimble Son M W 20 S Tx Tx Tx
Morgan, Otha Son M W 18 S Tx Tx Tx
Morgan, Mat Son M W 16 S Tx Tx Tx
Morgan, Martha A Dtr F W 13 S Tx Tx Tx
Morgan, Arlis Son M W 9 S Tx Tx Tx
Tommy Morgan writes that his grandparents were in the Navy, stationed in Honolulu, during the second World War. This is where oldest daughter Patricia was born.
Willie Durwood "Bill" Morgan
Willie Durward "Bill" Morgan, 90, of Orange died, Friday, February 01, 2008 at the Meadows Nursing Home in Orange. Visitation for friends and family will be held Saturday, February 2 from 4-8 p.m. at the Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Funeral services will be held at the funeral home on Sunday, February 3, 2008 at 2 p.m. followed by interment at the Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange. Bill was born on March 13, 1917 to Thomas and Olive Morgan on a farm outside of Roganville, Texas. His family later moved into the township of Roganville where he lived with his family until 1935 when he entered the Citizens Conservation Corp near Milam, TX at the age of 18. He later worked as a logger until joining the Navy in 1942. He served in the Navy at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, where he met and married his wife, Helen in 1944. They moved to Orange in 1945 where he worked for Consolidated Steel, later known as American Bridge. Bill was hired among the original group of men that began the Orange Navy Base Fire Department in July 1947. He served with that fire department for over 30 years. He was promoted to Fire Chief and retired in that position in December 1975, on the day the Orange Navy Base was officially closed. Bill was also a master barber and co-owner of the Lutcher Drive and East Town Barber Shop in the late 60's with Bob Davis. He enjoyed working in his garden, growing roses, bird hunting, watching baseball games, and spending time with his family. Bill's life always reflected his love for God, his family, and his country. Bill was a longtime member of the First Baptist Church of Orange, where he was first invited by Mr. Eddie Barker. Later he served as youth Sunday School teacher for many years. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge Madison 126 of Orange for over 50 years. He is preceded in death by his brother, Amidee Morgan, and his elder son, Michael Morgan. He is survived by his wife of over 63 years, Helen Klafka Morgan, his children, Patricia Ojobaro of Houston, Margaret Funderburk and husband, Terry, of Denver, CO, and son, Willie Morgan, and wife, Marjorie, of Orange; grandchildren, David, Emmanuel, Jr., and Theresa Ojobaro, Tommy Morgan, Lonnie Condon, Leslie Blankis, Dale Funderburk, Chrissy Babcock, Tammy Garmon, and Lorie Everitt; seven great-grandchildren; sister, Elna Gattis of Houston and brother Lee Julian Morgan and wife Lois of Lumberton, and sister-in-law Lillian Morgan of Nederland. Serving as pallbearers will be Milton Babcock, Jeff Garmon, Jason Everitt, Tommy Morgan, David Ojobaro, and Emmanuel Ojobaro, Jr. Honorary pallbearers will be great-grandsons, Justin and Jordan Babcock. Published in
Source: The Beaumont Enterprise from 2/2/2008 - 2/3/2008, Courtesy of Bonnie Jones Smith
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JF6J-WVT
name: Zelma Arlene Costellow
death date: 23 Oct 1954
death place: Jasper, Jasper, Texas
gender: Female
race: White
death age: 40 years 6 months 2 days
estimated birth date:
birth date: 21 Apr 1914
birthplace: Jasper County, Texas
marital status: Married
spouse's name:
father's name: Warren Morgan
father's birthplace: Texas
mother's name: Ruthie Dunn
mother's birthplace: Texas
Cause of death Auto Accident neck head and chest injuries, multiple fractures
occupation: Housewife
place of residence: Jasper, Jasper, Texas
cemetery: Zion Hill
burial place: Jasper, Texas
burial date: 25 Oct 1954
informant Terry Ruth Costellow
additional relatives: X
film number: 2114282
digital film number: 4165612
image number: 1703
reference number: cn 50636
Collection: Zelma Arlene Costellow, "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976"
Stephanie Yarnovich, a descendant, emailed in January 2014 that the parents of Dorothy Gertrude were Alfred A. MORGENROTH (14 July 1898-15 May 1941) and Gertrude M. LAWTON (9 Oct 1901-18 Oct 1967).
Bennie Zahn writes that witnesses to the registration of his birth were Pierre GORDAY, age 68, farmer and Jean SEISAN, age 69, blacksmith. Bertrand sailed from Bordeaux aboard the windjammer "Jupiter" when he was 13 years old, the journey taking over two months.
Bertrand's home and dairy were at 2220 Calhoun Street at the turn of the century, according to Simone Morlas of Marrero. "The home and business were shared by Bertrand Morlas Sr (born in France) and his nephew, John Dominic Morlas (born in New Orleans), and their families. Among them, the uncle and nephew and their spouses had 19 children. "A few years later, the uncle/nephew unit when into seperate businesses operating from the 3200 block of Calhoun called 'The Calhoun Dairy' and from the 6300 block of South Claiborne called 'La Creole Belle'. During the 1920s, there was an exodus of the large dairy farms from within the city limits," said Morlas, who added that both dairies moved to Jefferson Parish. (The New Orleans Times-Picayune, Sunday, January 9, 2000).
Bennie Zahn notes that he married Caroline Lillian DE JEAN, the sister of his brother Victor's wife. Bertrand and Victor were both owners of the Calhoun Dairy. Bertrand and Caroline had four children.
Morlas - Clay Robert Morlas, Age 70, Passed Away On December 11, 2004 While Visiting His Son In Northport, Alabama. He Preceded In Death By His Parents Olie Louise Roberts And Paul Leopold Morlas And his Son Gary J. Morlas. Survivors Include His Sons Guy D. Morlas, Glen S. Morlas, Matthew R. Morlas And Micah Morlas. Also Survived By 4 Grandchildren And 6 Great Grandchildren. Private Services Will Be Held At Lakelawn Park Mausoleum. Interment At Lakelawn Park Mausoleum. Times Picayune 12-19-2004
BORDES-At the residence, 6326 South Tonti street, on Sunday, October 2, 1938, at 4 o'clock p.m., CLOTHILDE MORLAS, beloved wife of Leon BORDES, daughter of Lucine ROQUEVERT and the late John MORLAS, mother of Leontine, Rita, Leon, Edward and Leonard BORDES, sister of Mrs. E.G. ZAHN, Mrs. A.G. TRAPANI, Mrs. J.G. QUINN of Sturgis, Miss., Mrs. C.D. BISHOP, Sister Mary Cyril, R.S.M., Mrs. K.D. McGuire of Camargo, Ok., Mrs. E.N. Schoenfeld, Mrs. A. ROHLI, and John, Louis, Leon and Paul MORLAS. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral, which will take place from the home of Tharp-Sontheimer-Tharp, Inc., 4127 South Claiborne avenue, near Milan street, on Tuesday morning, October 4, 1938, at 10 o'clock, followed by requiem mass at St. Rita's church Broad Place at Pine Street.
Bennie Zahn notes that his godparents were Dominique LAENS and Jeanne LISLE. The family attended church at L'Eglise de Saint Jean de Laas. He is buried in Au Capule.
Eleanor M. Rohli, at East Jefferson Hospital Monday February 3, 1986 at 1:00 p.m. Beloved Wife of Alvin J. Rohli, Beloved Mother of A.J.Rohli, Jr., Marie Louise Rholi, Betty Rohli Vollenweider, Sister of Vivian Morlas Schoenfeld and the late John Louis, Leon and Paul Morlas, Mrs. Leontine Zahn, Clathilde Boules (sic), Estelle Trapani, Lucille R. Quinn, Eugenia Bishop, Josephine Carpenter, and Sister Mary Cyril R.S.M. Survived by 14 grand and 7 great grand children. Relatives and friends fo the Family, also employees of K & B Drug Store in Harahan and Masion Blanche in Clearview are invited to attend the Funeral from the Chapel of Tharp-Sontheimer-Tharp, 1600 N. Causeway Blvd. Metairie, La., on Wednesday February 5, 1986 at 12:30 p.m. Interment from the Garden of Memories. Visitation on February 4, 1986 after 7:00 p.m. until 11:00 p.m.
TRAPANI-Estelle Augustine Morlas Trapani, of Covington and New Orleans, La., on Tuesday, January 6, 1976 at 4:15 o'clock p.m., wife of the last August G. Trapani; mother of Mrs. Salvador (Patricia) Gaglio of New Orleans, La., August G. Trapani, Jr of Covington, La., John Trapani of Harahan, La., Paul Trapani of Chalmette, La, and the late Juliet Samson; sister of Leon Morlas, Sister Cyril of the Holy Name Convent, Mrs. C. D. Bishop, Mrs. K. D. McGuire, Mrs. A. J. Rohli, and Mrs. Eugene Schoenfelt (sic), age 81 years, a native of New Orleans, La. and a resident of Covington, La. for the past 3 years. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral. A Requiem Mass will be celebrated in the Chapel of Schoen Funeral Home, Inc., 1414 South Tyler Street, Covington, La., on Wednesday, January 7, 1976 at 2:00 clock p.m., Father Andrew Becnel, officiating. Interment in Metairie Cemetery. Friends may call from 12:00 noon until 2:00 o'clock p.m. on Wednesday, Metairie Cemetery arrival time at 3:30 o'clock p.m.
Bishop Eugenie Morlas Bishop, at Hancock General Hospital, Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, on Thursday, December 28, 1978 at 1:30 o'clock a.m., wife of the late David Bishop, mother of Carl James Bishop of St. Louis, Missouri, grandmother of Mrs. Jack (Jennifer) Bishop McCormick of Blytheville, Arkansas, Miss Mary Elizabeth Bishop of Baton Rougue, Lousiana, and Bradley David Bishop of St. Louis, Missouri; daughter of the late Lucine Roquevert, and John Morlas, Sr., sister of Sister Mary Cyril, R.S.M., Mrs. Eugene Schoenfeld, Mrs. Alvin Rohli, all of New Orleans, Louisiana, and Mrs. Kenneth Carpenter of Woodward, Oklahoma, and the late Mrs. Leontine Zahn, Mrs. Clothilde Bordes, Mrs. Estelle Trapani, Mrs. Lucille Quinn, John Louis, Leon and Paul Morlas. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend Requiem Mass from the Uptown Chapel of Tharp-Sontheimer-Tharp Inc., 4127 South Claiborne Avenue, on Saturday, December 30, 1978 at 1 p.m. Interment in Lake Lawn Mausoleum, Visitation on Friday, December 29, 1978 after 5 p.m.
Bennie Zahn writes that witnesses to the registration of his birth were Francois MORLAS, farmer, and Louise DARAN, his wife, both adults living in Laas.
Bennie Zahn wrote that "Jean-Marie Morlas was born at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, 14 May 1846 au Capule with Joseph GORDAY, farmer, age 36, and Pierre BIAMOURET, 48, as witnesses." She went on to note that the dates of his immigration, marriage and death are unknown. As daughter Marie Morlas was shown on the 1870 census to be born circa 1862 in New Orleans, his immigration and marriage were sometime prior to that date.
There appears to be discrepency between Jean/John's date of birth as reported by Bennie Zahn, and as shown on the 1870 Louisiana census. If his age on the above referenced census was accurate, then he would have been born circa 1838. If the birth date of May, 1846 is accurate, then he should have instead been listed on the 1870 census as age 24. Being born in the year 1846 would also mean that he was just 16 when he married Caroline and when his first daughter born, with his wife being five years his senior. Perhaps the original French records were misread or mistranscribed?
Jean-Marie abandoned his family. It is assumed he vanished sometime in 1878, as according to Bennie Zahn, his sons Bertrand and John Dominic were admitted to St. Mary's Catholic Orphan Boys's Home on 17 Jan 1879, and discharged in February 1880. The city directory of 1888 listed his wife as the widow of John Morlas. Her residence at the time was Tonti between Poydras and Julia Street.
Lousiana, Orleans Parish, New Orleans, Ward 3
1155-2378
Morlas, John 32 Butcher France
Morlas, Caroline 29 Keeps house New York
Morlas, Mary 8 At School Louisiana
Morlas, John 5 Louisiana
Morlas, Bertrand 1 Lousiana
Owner of La Bella Creole Dairy. Bennie Zahn wrote, in the January 9, 2000 issue of THE TIMES-PICAYUNE (Living, Section E, page 7), that "The property was originally acquired in the late 1800s by John Morlas who made the purchase with silver dollar coins collected from wealthy customers on his milk route. The family legend is, that whenever he was given a silver dollar in payment for milk and cream, he tossed it onto the top of the armoire in his bedroom. When this property which adjoined the Tulane (University) tract was put on the market, he gathered all of the silver coins, counted them and found that he had $8,000, enough to buy the property. After his death in 1923, his wife, Lucine Roquevert Morlas, sold part of the tract, about 3,800 feet long with a depth varying from 100 to 140 feet, for $100,000 for the then proposed St. Vincent Infant Asylum. Within a year, the property was resold for $165,000 to men who had successful experience in local developement and who started immediately to beautify the ground. Today the property is called Versailles Boulevard and extends from Claiborne Avenue to Fontainebleau Drive."
He married (2) Patricia TRYCHTA of Chicago, and they were the parents of Toni Marie MORLAS, born circa 1972 in Chicago. He married (3) Gloria J. CALIDONIO.
John Louis Morlas, Jr., on Tuesday morning October 9, 1979 at 5:10, husband of Gloria Judith CALIDONIO, father of LIsa Marie Morlas of Los Angeles, California, Toni Marie Morlas of Chicago, Illinois, John R. Morlas of Covington. Louisiana, step father of Anna Maria Calidonio, brother of Paul M. Morlas, of Folsom, Louisiana, grand father of Candace Antoinette Morlas. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral, from the Uptown home of Tharp Sontheimer Tharp, 4127 S. Claiborne Ave, or Thursday morning October 1, 1797 at 11:00. Interment in Netairie Cemetery. Visitation on Wednesday evening after 7:00 p.m.
Morlas-On Wednesday, November 27, 1963 at 7 o'clock p.m. JOHN LOUIS MORLAS SR., husband of Antoinette Trapani, father of John L. and Paul M. Morlas of Granada Hills, Calif. Brother of Mrs. E. G. Zahn, Mrs. A. Trapani, Mrs. G. Quinn, Mrs. C. Bishop; in religion Sr. M Cyril RSM; Mrs. K. Carpenter of Woodward, Oklahoma, Mrs. E Schoenfeld and Mrs. A. Rohli, Louis, Leon, and Paul Morlas and the late Mrs. Leon Bordes, son of the late Lucine Roquevert and John Morlas. Also survived by 6 grandchildren, aged 72 years. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral services from the home ot Tharp-Sontheimer-Tharp Inc. 4127 S. Claiborne Ave. (parking entrance adjoining), on Saturday morning, November 30, 1963, at 9 o'clock, followed by Requiem High Mass at Our Lady of Lourdes Church. Interment Metairie Cemetery.
John Robert Morlas Sr. of Goodbee, La. on Saturday, August 10, 1985. Husband of Jane ARD Morlas. Father of Candace and John Robert Morlas Jr. Son of Mary SMITH Morlas of Los Angeles, Calif. and the late John Louis Morlas Jr. Brother of Mrs. Lisa Morlas of Universal City, Calif., Lincoln and Paris PAPIRO of Los Angeles, Calif., and Toni Morlas of Chicago, Ill. Nephew of Paul M. Morlas of Folsom, La. Age 36 years. A native of Glendale, Calif. and resident of Goodbe, La. for the past 9 years. Funeral Services were held on Wednesday, August 14, 1985 at 10 o'clock AM with a Mass of Christian Burial celebrated in the Chapel of Schoen Funeral Home, Covington, La. with Father Bill O'Brien celebrant, interment in New Hope Pentecostal Church Cemetery.
In his biography of his mother, Keith McGuire wrote that she was born in her parents home at 6333 South Claiborne Avenue in New Orleans. She was baptized at the Most Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church, and later attended school at Holy Name, less than 20 blocks from her home.
She attended High School at the Holy Name of Jesus, graduating in June 1923. She received credits for both four years of Latin and four years of French
After she completed High School, she enrolled with her cousin, Hazel Roquevert, at the Charity Hospital in New Orleans to study nursing. They soon decided that this was not their vocation, and jointly terminated their enrollment. Most summers were spent visiting Lucine and Grady Quinn in Sturgis, Mississippi and vactioning with their family on the Gulf Coast at Biloxi.
In the summer of 1929, however, Josephine went to Europe with her Mother, younger sisters Vivian and Eleanor, and cousin Stella O'Brien. They travelled by Ocean Liner on a tour "especially prepared for a Party of Five Ladies" by the American Express World Service Travel Department. The group left for Europe on June 3, 1929, the ocean voyage itself taking several weeks. While in Europe, they toured France, Holland, Germany, Switzerland, Italy and then returned to France. On their return voyage, they stopped in both Santender, Spain and Havana, Cuba. They arrived home again on September 10, 1929.
Pat Strong writes that it was the following summer, while vacationing on the Gulf Coast, that Josephine met, fell in love and eloped with her husband Keith McGuire. Shortly afterwards they were married in a Catholic church in New Orleans. Vivian was a witness at both weddings. Josephine left her family in New Orleans to be with her husband in Oklahoma, which was where they raised their children, Keith and Pat. Josephine always kept in close touch with her family, being an excellent and reliable correspondent. She also saw her family occasionally over the years.
Pat remembers her mother as being a social force in Camargo. She was very outgoing and loved to entertain and give parties, something not many other mothers did. She also wrote the "Camargo News" column for the Vici Beacon. She later worked for this newspaper after her husband died.
When Josephine was suddenly left widowed at age 42, she had only a small inheritance from her mother (some $1,400) and the proceeds from the sale of Keith's welding shop to help support her family. Even though she had never worked outside the home before, after her husbands death it became necessary for her to work. She had several different jobs over the years as a U.S. Census enumerator, as a clerk in a newspaper office, as a saleslady in department stores, and mainly as a waitress in restaurants and coffee shops. In her later years, she and her second husband, Kenneth, did custodian work for a number of offices as well.
After her youngest child Pat graduated from high school, Josephine moved to Weatherford, Oklahoma and worked while Pat attended Southwestern State College. After Pat graduated, they moved to Mooreland where Pat taught school for two years.
When Pat moved to Stillwater to work on her master's degree at Oklahoma State University, Josephine moved to Woodward and continued working. Josephine married Kenneth Carpenter, who had been a friend of her late husband, shortly before Pat married Charles Strong, a fellow student at Oklahoma State University.
Even though it was not easy for Josephine after her first husband died and in her later years, she seemed to get a lot of pleasure out of everything she did in life.
Carpenter, 77
Funeral services for Mrs. Kenneth (Josephine) Carpenter, 77, 923 1/2 Cherry, Woodward, will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in Stecher Mortuary Chapel. The Rev. Michael Wheelahan of St. Peter's Catholic Church will officiate and burial will be in Camargo Cemetery.
She was born in New Orleans, La., April 13, 1906 (sic) and died in a McAlester Hospital late Tuesday following a lengthy illness. She attended school at Holy Name Academy in New Orleans. She later taught school at the Academy and St. Rita's school in New Orleans.
On July 30 (sic), 1930 she was married to Keith David McGuire at Biloxi, Mississippi, and they moved to Camargo, where he was killed in an airplane accident on January 4, 1948. She moved to Woodward where on September 1, 1956 she was married to Kenneth Carpenter, and he preceded her in death on December 30, 1981. She was a member of the Catholic Church.
She is survived by a son Keith McGuire, McAlester; a daughter, Mrs. Patricia Marion Strong, Edenburg (sic), Tex.,; three sisters Mrs. (sic) Juliet Morlas, Mrs. Vivian Schoenfeld, and Mrs. Eleanor Rohli, New Orleans; 10 grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren.
(Published in The Woodward Daily Press, Wednesday, September 7, 1983; copy courtesy of Keith McGuire)
Josephine's date of birth was April 13, 1905. This meant she was not quite a month older than her husband, Keith. The thought of being even slightly older than her husband was so upsetting that Josephine immediately began to report her date of birth as one year later than in actually was, reporting it as April 13, 1906. Even her death certificate and obituary reflected this incorrect year.
A member of the order of the Sisters of Mercy Novitiate at St. Alphonsus Convent. Most of her years were spent in New Orleans as teacher and/or principal, including 27 years at Holy Name, the parish of her birth and baptism. She was known as Sister Mary Cyril.
MORLAS Sister Mary Cyril Morlas, R.S.M. on Monday, February 4, 1985 at 9:30 p.m. Beloved daughter of the late John D. Morlas and Lucine Roquevert Morlas, sister of Vivian Schoenfeld, Eleanor Rohli and the late Leontine Zahn, Eugenia Bishop, Josephine Carpenter, Estelle Trapani, Lucille Quinn, Clothilde Bordes, Leon, John L., Louis A., Leopold (Paul) Morlas. Also survived by numerous nieces and nephews. Age 83 years. A native on New Orleans. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the Mass of Christian Burial at Mercy Hospital Chapel, 301 Jefferson Davis Parkway on Tuesday, February 5, 1985 at 7 p.m. Religious Services at the above named chapel on Wednesday, February 6, 1985 10 a.m. Interment at St. Patrick Number 3 Cemetery. Friends may call on Tuesday evening between 5 p.m. and 9 p.m. and Wednesday morning after 8 a.m. McMahon, Coburn, Briede in charge.
Keith McGuire noted that he worked on the construction of the Atlas Missile Site near Altus, Oklahoma during the summer of 1961, visiting with his sister Josephine several times during his stay in Oklahoma.
Leon J. Morlas
Leon J. Morlas, 72, a resident of No. 30 Lemoyne Rd., Pass Christian Isles, retired electrician and dairyman, died Tuesday at 8:55 a.m. in Memorial Hospital in Gulfport where he had been a patient for 10 days. Mr. Morlas, born Oct. 19, 1903, in New Orleans, was owner of Leon Morlas Dairy Farm for 25 years. He had resided at this present address since 1963. In later life, Mr. Morlas was in the electrical business and was a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 130, New Orleans. He was a Catholic, a member of St. Paul's Church of Pass Christian. Mr. Morlas is survived by his widow, Mrs. Mattie Plunkett Morlas, Pass Christian; one son, Leon J. Morlas, Jr. Chattanooga, Tenn; one dauthter, Mrs. Mary Ellen Earthman, Camden, Ark.; five sisters, Mrs. Claude Bishop, Bay St. Louis, Sister Mary Cyril, R.S.M., Mrs. Eugene Schoenfelf and Mrs. Alvin Rohli, New Orleans, and Mrs. Kenneth Carpenter, Woodward, Okla.; three granddaughters, and on great-grandson. Friends may call Friday from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Riemann Funeral Home Chapel in Pass Christian. Recitation of the Rosary will be at 8 p.m. A prayer service will be held Saturday at 11:15 a.m. at the chapel followed by a Requiem Mass at 11:30 a.m. in St. Paul's Catholic Church. The Rev. Michael Clifford, assistant pastor, will be the celebrant. Burial will be in the Live Oak Cemetery.
ZAHN Leontine Morlas Zahn, on Sunday evening, February 20, 1972, at 7:15 o'clock. Wife of the late Edward George Zahn; mother of Mrs. James E. Johnson and Miss Bennie Zahn, both of New Orleans, Louisiana, Mrs. Leon R. Kleinpeter Jr. of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Mrs. Emile Martin III of Belle Chasse, Louisiana; daughter of the late Lucine Roquevert and John Morlas, Sr.; sister of Mrs. Estelle Trapani; Sister Mary Cyril RSM, Mrs. Eugene Schoenfeld, Mrs. Alvin Rohli, all of New Orleans, Louisiana, Mrs. Eugenie Bishop of Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, Mrs. Kenneth Carpenter of Woodward, Oklahoma and Leon Morlas of Pass Christian, Mississippi and the late Mrs. Clothilde Bordes, Mrs. Lucille Quinn, John, Louis and Paul Morlas; also survived by 16 grandchildren. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral. Services from Tharp-Sontheimer-Tharp, Inc., 4127 S. Claiborne Ave. (parking entrance adjoining), on Tuesday, February 22, 1972, at 9 o'clock a.m. followed by Requiem Mass at St. Rita's Church. Interment in Metairie Cemetery. Contributions to St. Michael's Special School, 1526 Chippew St., preferred.
Leopold V. Morlas, Sr. on Sunday, February 21, 1971 at 2:45 o'clock p.m., husband of the late Olie Louis Roberts; father of Paul Morlas; Ralph L. Morlas and Clay R. Morlas; son of the late Lucine Roquevert and John Morlas; brother of Leon Morlas of Pass Christian, Mississippi, Mrs. Leontine Zahn, Mrs. Estelle Trapani, Mrs. Eugenie Bishop of Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, Sister M. Cyril RSM, Mrs. J. Carpenter of Woodward, Oklahoma, Mrs. Vivian Schoenfeld, Mrs. Eleanor Rohli and the late John and Louis Morlas, Mrs. C. Bordes, Mrs. Lucine Quinn, also survived by 11 grandchildren. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral. Services from Jefferson Home of Tharp-Sontheimer-Tharp Inc., 1600 N. Causeway Blvd, Wednesday, February 24, 1971, at 10:30 o'clock a.m. followed by Requiem Mass at St. Matthew the Apostle Church. Interment in Metairie Cemetery. Visitation on Tuesday, February 23, 1971, after 6 o'clock p.m.
MORLAS Louis August Morlas, Jr., age 80, entered into Eternal Rest with Our Lord on December 11, 2010. Beloved brother of Susan Morlas, nieces, Donna Dutreix Sens, Julie Dutreix, nephew, Lonnie Dutreix and "Tinkerbelle", his little dog. Preceded in death by his brothers, Charles Morlas, and Bertrand Morlas, mother and father, Lenora Christoffer Morlas and Louis August Morlas, Sr. Louis was a veteran in the Korean War. Although you're gone, you live on forever in our Hearts. You will be missed. Private services were held at Tharp-Sontheimer-Tharp. Interment was in Garden of Memories Cemetery.
Published in The Times-Picayne on December 15, 2010
Bennie Zahn notes that she married George Charles ATKINS, born on the Isle of Jersey to William J. ATKINS and Livinia THOMAS. He trained as a cabinentmaker in Europe, and worked in that profession for The Pullman Company. He studied batteries and electricity at Tulane, and eventually owned the A & G Battery company. They had one son, George Bertrand ATKINS.
QUINN Lucene (Lucille) Morlas Quinn, on Wednesday, December 24, 1969, at 10:40 o'clock p.m., wife of the late James Groely Quinn; mother of Sidney P. Quinn and the late Jame M. Quinn; sister of Mrs. Leontine Zahn, Mrs. Estelle Trapani, Mrs. Eugenie Bishop, Sister Mary Cyril, R.S.M., Mrs. Eugene Schoenfeld, Mrs. Alvin Rohle and Paul Morlas of New Orleans, La., Mrs. Kenneth Carpenter of Woodward, Oklahoma and Leon Morlas of Pass Christian, Mississippi, also the late Mrs. Clothilde Bordes, John Morlas, Sr., and Louis Morlas, Sr., also survived by four grandchildren. Relatives and friends of the family may call at the home of Tharp-Sontheimer-Tharp, 4127 South Claiborne Ave. (parking entrance adjoining) on Friday evening, December 26, 1969 after 7 o'clock. Remains will be taken to Sturgis, Mississippi for memorial and interment.
Bennie Zahn writes that she married Joseph PALMISANO, Jr., who was in the Ice/Coal/Produce business. He and Marie also raised and sold roses. Later in his life, he was in the construction business. They had one daughter.
The Vicksburg Post
Bill and Mary Ellen Earthman
Published Friday, December 18, 2020
Excerpted from longer memorial for both Bill and Mary Ellen Earthman
During the time Bill was employed by International Paper, the family moved and lived in several different states. Mary Ellen maintained the home and cared fro their three children. She was a lover of all animals and cared for domestic as well as anythign wild that needed her help.
Bill and Mary Ellen supported several different humane societis and dedicated their lives to helping animals. Bill was vice president of the Vicksburg Warren Humane Society before he passed away.
Both loved antiques and antique auctions.
Mary Ellen was preceded in death by her parents. Leon Joseph Morlas and Mattie Plunkett Morlas, her husband of 61 years, WIlliam "Bill" Earthman; brother, Leon Joseph Morlas Jr; granddaughter, Cathryn Brumbelow; daughter Aminda Brumbelow; and son-in-law Georg Hawn Jr.
They were survived by daughters Mary Ellen Presson (Tommy) and Lucine Earthman Hawn; sister-in-law, Betty Joyce Morlas; four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Bennie Zahn writes that she married Isidore Toison-Pefau of Miramount, Gers, and they were the parents of two children, but had no known grandchildren.
Vivian Morlas Schoenfeld, a homemaker, died Monday of a stroke at Life Care Hospital, Memorial Baptist Campus on Monday, May 29, 2000 At 7:30 P.M. She was 91.
Mrs. Schoenfeld was born in New Orleans and lived In either New Orleans or Metairie all her life. She was the daughter of the late John Dominic and Lucine (Roquevert) Morlas and was preceded In death by four brothers and eight sisters.
She was the beloved wife of the late Eugene Morris Schoenfeld, Sr. and the mother of Kathleen S. Casey, of Daytona Beach, Fl; Vivian S. Solares, of Harahan; Robert Morlas Schoenfeld and Noel Douglas Schoenfeld both of New Orleans, and the Late Eugene Morris Schoenfeld, Jr., of Austin, Tx. She is also survived by 13 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. Relatives and friends are Invited to attend the Funeral Mass at Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home Chapel, 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd. (In Metairie Cemetery) on Thursday, June 1, 2000 at 11:00 A.M. Interment will follow in Metairie Cemetery. Visitation on Wednesday from 6:00 P.M.until 9:00 P.M. And on Thursday after 9:00 A.M. until Service Time. In lieu of flowers, the family prefers donations to Sisters Of Mercy, Holy Name Of Jesus Convent, 6028 Freret St., New Orleans 70118.
Obituary Source:
(1) two undated unreferenced clippings provided by Keith McGuire Jr.
E U L O G Y VIVIAN MORLAS SCHOENFELD 1909 - 2000
WRITTEN BY: KATHLEEN S. CASEY--June 1, 2000
This is indeed the end of an era. Mama is the last of her immediate Morlas family. Eight sisters and four brothers have gone before her. And I have lost the best friend I ever had.
For Mama, life was a long journey, and in her 91 years she had many side trips and outings along the way. She loved reminiscing about them.
With great relish she used to tell about her first plane ride. She was not quite 14, and her father, who died in 1923, was still alive. Someone was selling plane rides over New Orleans for about $15 apiece. Mama's mother arranged for Mama and some of her sisters to take a ride. While they were flying overhead, Mama's parents were sitting in their yard. When Mama's father saw the plane, he said to Grandma, "I wonder what fools are in that plane." Grandma spared him the truth.
In 1926 and 1929, Mama, her mother and unmarried sisters toured Europe. Mama got more mileage out of those trips than anybody else, I know. She loved telling how she was followed after an evening out in Amsterdam by a big crowd because the people thought she, in her long evening gown, was a movie star. She regaled us with stories of officers and college students on the ships who were madly in love with her. I never doubted her for a moment.
Then there was the flight to Detroit in 193l with Grandma and Aunt Eleanor to buy the Hupmobile and drive it home. In 1938 there was the sad journey by train from Corpus Christi, Texas, to New Orleans when Mama learned her sister Clothilde was dying.
Mama's family and friends meant more to her than anything else. I was brought up in a home where I felt secure and loved. Vivian, Jim, Bob, Noel and I knew we were blessed.
We and other family members have talked a lot lately about things we did together, places we went: a trip to Sturgis, Mississippi, when I was about 15 to visit Aunt Lucille and family, weekend excursions to Mississippi in a car loaded with cement and tools so Daddy could work on his swimming pool. Mama and Daddy named their place at Beneshewaah KAVIJIBONO, using the first two letters of each of their five children's names. We enjoyed many happy gatherings there with family and friends.
Mama and Aunt Eleanor went by train to California to see Jim who was there in the Navy. They also visited Uncle John. Aunt Leontine had sent Mama and Aunt Eleanor off with a big box lunch. The travelers laughed all the way to California and back.
Mama and Daddy went to Colorado in 1972 with Jim and Dee and Aunt Dora and Uncle Larry. Just recently in the hospital Mama said they had a "wonderful time." Noel reminded me night before last that on that trip after eating at a roadside park, Mama threw a paper cup over her shoulder and it landed in a trash receptacle. Jim said, "I bet you can't do that again." He gave her another cup and once again she made a goal. Mama was always on target no matter what she was doing.
When Mama and Daddy stayed at a dude ranch once with Bob and Genie and their children, Mama got to ride horseback again for the first time in many years since she had ridden regularly along the levee. She took great pleasure telling how as a young woman, she was thrown over a horse's head and had to lead the horse to a lamp post and climb up the post to remount and gallop away uninjured.
On trips to St. Martinville, Mama and Daddy relaxed and enjoyed "happy hour" on Bob and Genie's front porch.
There were trips with Vivian and Sig and their children to Austin and to Daytona Beach and later with Vivian to Daytona Beach, Disney, World and Key West.
And, Mama never missed a grandchild's wedding even if it meant traveling to Daytona Beach and later to San Antonio while nursing a broken pelvis.
Over the years, Mama and I reminisced about life when Vivian, Jim, Bob, Noel and I were children. Visiting was a big part of our entertainment. I remember a family reunion at Grandma's on South Tonti Street. On Sundays we went to see Uncles Louis, Leon and Paul and Aunts Leontine, Stella, Lucille, Jennie, Juliet and Eleanor. When Aunt Josephine came to town from Oklahoma, we had get-togethers on a large scale.
When I was a child, my brothers, Vivian and I took rides to the lakefront and Audubon Park where we'd run up and down Monkey Hill, look at the seals and visit the zoo. Daddy would take us swimming.
Every Easter we'd pick clover in the park for our baskets, and at Christmastime we'd take rides to see the lights and then go to Canal Street to see Santa Claus waving from the balcony at D. H. Holmes.
Noel tells about going downtown with Mama to shop and eat at Kress or McCrory's. On one occasion when he was about five, Mama bought him a little rubber mouse which he left on the streetcar. When they discovered his loss, he was heartbroken. Mama, carrying him, ran after the streetcar but couldn't get it to stop. She even called NOPSI to see if anyone had turned in Noel's lost treasure. No such luck. On their next trip downtown, Mama bought Noel another rubber mouse. Life was simple, and it was good.
For years Vivian was Mama's wheels-running her errands and taking her to her doctors and to visit family and friends.
In recent years, Mama didn't go out much, but her radios and telephone took her where she wanted to go. She looked forward to talking to her children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. They were very good to her, and Mama was good to everybody. She was thrifty and generous, a happy combination which benefited many of us.
Family and friends played a vital part in Mama's life to the end, and they kept dropping in and phoning her at the hospital. One day I counted 20 visitors. She seemed happy being surrounded by those who love her. Mama knew she was dying, and she accepted death with prayers and peace. And there was laughter, too. Only a few days before she died Noel had Mama smiling over a hilarious story about Linda's dog Promise.
I owe all that I am and all that I have to my parents, and my life will be very different without Mama.
It is awfully hard to say goodbye, and I won't. Instead, for Mama-our dear, sweet Mangie-on her final journey, I wish her Godspeed.
Anthony T. (Tony) Moroney, born August 14, 1933, died August 30, 2008 in the hospital after a long illness. A lifelong Oklahoma City resident, Tony graduated from McGuiness High School and the University of Oklahoma. He is survived by daughters Siobhan, of Highland Park, Illinois, and Tracy, of Studio City, California, former wife, Lynn Moroney of Oklahoma City, and two grandchildren. Also surviving are his sisters, Margie Darrow of Euless, Texas, Carolyn Blackwell of Oklahoma City, and brother Jim Moroney of Muskogee. A memorial service will be held in the coming weeks.
Published in The Oklahoman on 9/2/2008, Courtesy of Lynell Gentry Cordell
Per the 1850 Sabine County, Texas census, Ammon Morris owned 4 slaves. The Amon Perry Morris is listed in the 1863-1864 Sabine County Roster of indigents families of CSA soldiers-enumerated in the 1850 (sic) census of Sabine County, Texas and it is indicated that he did not return after the war. (Casagranda, 1850 Census, 79).
Ann McElhaney writes that "Amon Perry Morris Sr. born in Mississippi in 1825/6. I believe his family was enroute to Texas then as he is the only one born in Miss. Now his siblings were born in LA or Texas. But I think they were really all in the same place as Texas borders were not set and at some point Sabine was considered a parish of Louisanna. I believe Ammon Sr was killed in the battle in San Jacinto in 1866ish. But his son Amon Jr never knew Amon Sr. Amon Jr. is my maternal great grandad.
Siblings for Amon Jr. :
Mary C.F. Morris DOB 1847/48 in LA
Alfred W. Morris 1849/50 La.
Drucilla 1852
Sarah E or G 1854
Shadric 1857
John June 1860
Amon (one 'n') 25 March 1864 in Sabinetown Texas. . .this is far east Texas and there is a little town called Hemphill there where I believe his dad is buried.
Shadrach who was Amon Srs. dad fought in the US army in the War of 1812 and was in the Battle of New Orleans led by Andrew Jackson. This was a battle that firmly established our nation's independence from England and it was a magnificent defeat of the most powerful navy in the world coming on the heels of the defeat by the English of Napoleon in France. Shadrach obtained a land grant in southeast Texas from Mexico prior to the Texas Revolution. The family story is that somehow the land was taken from him and was a very significant loss as the spindletop oil discovery (hence Exxon) was built on that land. We do know there is some truth to that as in the 1930's Exxons lawyers came to Sherman Texas where many of the Morris family lived and tried to get them to sign some kind of release. Everyone in the family knew to never sign anything!
1850 Census
Texas, Sabine County
Enumerated 20 Nov 1850
Stamped 327
257-257
Morris, Amon P 25 M Farmer Miss
Morris, Mary A 21 F La
Morris, Mary C. F. 3 F La
Morris, Alfred W 1 m La
Watkins, Mary 45 F NC*
258-258
White, John C 24 M Farmer Miss
White, Drucilla C 21 F Tx
White, Mary E 2 F La
White, Theodotia 1 F La
White, Drucilla 1/12 F Tx
(Courtesy of Scott Watkins)
*Schluter and Toole, in their annotated transcription of the 1850 Sabine County, Texas census, show her as "dau of John and Mary Smith and widow of ---- Watkins." Scott Watkins points out that she is actually Mary Kemp Watkins, mother of Mary Morris and Drucilla White. A daughter of John and Mary Smith, namely Elizabeth, was married to Green Berry Watkins, thus causing the confusion.
1860 Census
Texas, Sabine, Bare Creek Beat No. 6
Page 33, Stamped 3335
249-249
Amon Morris 34 M Farmer $400 $400 Miss
Mary A Morris 32 F La
Mary C Morris 12 F La
Alfred Morris 10 M La
Drucilla Morris 8 F La/Texas
Sarah E. Morris 6 F Texas
Shadric Morris 3 M Texas
John Morris 1 M Texas
The History of Sabine Parish, Louisiana (author John Belisle, The Sabine Banner Press, 1912) noted that Settlers on government land in 1838 included Carey Morris.
Carolyn Kay Fitzgerald, age 81, of Norman, Okla. passed away on Sunday, Aug. 19, 2018 surrounded by family.
Carolyn was born on Feb. 14, 1937 to George and Jessie (Ransom) Morris in Minden. She was united in marriage to William (Bill) Fitzgerald in 1953 and they had four children together. Later in life Carolyn was united in marriage to Paul Lerma.
She is survived by daughters, Cynthia (Ivan) Tuxhorn of Grand Island, Shelly (Randy) Hellbusch of Friend and Charice (C.C.) Fitzgerald of Friend; six grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and two nieces.
Carolyn was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Paul Lerma; son, George Fitzgerald; sister and brother-in-law, Georgene (Morris) and Doyle Sones of Omaha.
Memorials to the family.
Carolyn was cremated in Oklahoma City, Okla. by her wishes. A private family service is to follow.
(From the York (NE) News-Times, 23 August 2018, courtesy of Dennis Belohlavy)
He enlisted at Milam. He was captured at Antietam and exchanged at Fort Monroe, Virginia on October 27, 1862. He was later killed in the Battle of Chickamuaga.
Funeral services for Ethel Greer, 99 of San Augustine were held at 2:00 p.m. August 19, 2006 at New Hope Baptist Church in Milam. Burial followed at New Hope Cemetery in Milam. Bro. Rick Martinez officiated. She died August 16 in San Augustine. Ethel Greer was born in Sabine County on May 30, 1907 to William Aiken Morris and Della Neal Morris. She was a homemaker, a master quilter and seamstress. She was a member of New Hope Baptist Church in Milam, was the oldest living member of New Hope Baptist Church and her family were charter members. She is survived by four grandchildren, numerous great-grandchildren, great-great granchildren and a nost of nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested donations be made to the New Hope Baptist Church. Wyman Roberts Funeral Home in San Augustine was in charge of arrangements.
A similar obituary was in the August 23, 2006 SABINE COUNTY REPORTER
Fountain enlisted a Milam on April 1, 1863. He was wounded in the Battle of the Wilderness on May 6, 1864--paroled at Appotmatox Courthouse, Virginia April 9, 1865. (Casagranda, 1850 Census, 79).
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.
1870 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Beat No 2, Sabine Town
Enumerated 27 July 1870
Page 14
423-423
Morris, Gilbert 38 M W Farmer 100 500 La
Morris, Nancy C D 35 F W Keeping House Tenn
Morris, Walter 15 M W La
Morris, Cary 11 M W Tx
Morris, Talor 9 M W Tx
Morris, Mary 6 F W Tx
Morris, Martha 4 F W Tx
Skipper, Ann 38 F B Domestic Servant Maryland
Skipper, Sylvy 12 F B Domestic Servant Tx
Skipper, Julia 5 F B Tx
Skipper, Susan 3 F B Tx
1880 Census
Texas, Sabine County, SubDist 84
Enumerated 1 July 1880
SD 1 ED 84
157-169
Morris, Gilbert W m 49 Farmer La Ga Tenn
Morris, Ann C W F 44 Wf Tenn SC SC
Morris, Taylor W M 18 Son Farmer Tx La Tenn
Morris, Mary W F 16 D Tx La Tenn
Morris, Leonard W M 9 Son Tex La Ten
Morris, Fanny W F 7 D Tex La Tenn
Morris, Nora W F 5 D Tex La Tenn
Her Texas Death Certificate shows her as a daughter of James Richard MORRIS and Mary Ellen MURDOCK. The informant was Christine Sistruck (???-last name difficult to read). Although she died in Jasper, her usual residence was Beaumont, Texas. In 1940, Hattie, her husband James, and children Goerge and Christine were living with her parents in Jasper County.
Virgie Speights, in OLDTIMES OF SABINE COUNTY, TEXAS wrote that "On Sunday, October 13, 1963 at Martin's Chapel cemetery, dedication services were held for two of Sabine County's illustrous Confederate Veterans, Moses Aiken Morris and his son Jacob Dickens Morris...the family moved to Sabine County in 1853. The father and son enlisting into the C.S.A. together on July 2, 1862. She also noted that Jacob and his wife, Theodocia White, raised a total of nine children, two of whom were still living (as of October, 1963)."
In her annotated transcription of the Martin's Chapel Cemetery, Kay Parker McCary notes that he has a military marker: Texas Pvt Co D First Texas Hv Arty Conferderate States of America
She adds that his wife, Theodocia "Docia" J. White is buried in the Halbert Cemetery
Jesse Morris, age 22, was living in Sabine Parish, LA, next to Martin and mary Garlington at the time of the 1850 census. Living in the Garlington household were Marys' three children from her first marriage, to Cary Morris. According to Conveyance and Succession records filed in Sabine Parish, Louisiana Martin Y and Mary Garlington were appointed to administrators to the succession of deceased Jesse Morris. (Casagranda, 1850 Census, 81). It is therefore assumed that Jesse is also a son of Mary Cook, the widow of Cary Morris who later married Martin Garlington.
1850 Census
Louisiana, Sabine Parish
Enumerated 11 Sept 1850
261-263
Martin Garlington 31 M Farmer 10,300 La
Mary Garlington 41 F Tenn
Michael Morris 20 M La
Gilbert Morris 10 M La
William Morris 14 M La
Nancy Garlington 6 F La
Mary Garlington 3 F La
262-264
Jesse Morris 22 M La
Gertrude Morris 18 F Miss
Jessie Viola Ener, 97, of Yellowpine, died Thursday morning in her home. She was born in Sabinetown to Jim and Mary Ella Murdock Morris. Jessie had worked as a nurses aid in nursing homes. She was a devoted housewife and mother, farmed most of her life, and was a member of Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church in Yellowpine.
Mrs. Ener is survived by her sons; Terrell Ener and his wife Dorothy of Meriden, Iowa, Douglas Ener and his wife Shelia of Honey Island, TX, Wilson Ener and his wife Mary of Hemphill, her daughter Adell Walters and her husband M.L. of Hemphill, fourteen grandchildren, forty-one great grandchildren, thirty-seven great great grandchildren and twenty-five step grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband Hudie Ener, her son Wayne Ener and grandchildren Melvin Walters, Douglas Ener, Jr. and Kaylene Ener.
Visitation will begin at 5:00PM, Friday, Dec. 21, 2012, in the Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church in Yellowpine and continue until service time at 10:00AM, Saturday, Dec. 22, 2012, in the Church. Burial will follow in the Ener Cemetery near Yellowpine.
Courtesy of
http://www.starrfuneralhome.com/fh/obituaries/obituary.cfm?o_id=1881601&fh_id=12228
Also published in The Sabine County Reporter
December 26, 2012, page 7
"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."
"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
Wife of Samuel D. Levine.
Mother of Bernice Goverman.
Sister of Mrs. Joseph Davidson, Mrs. Samuel Schiff, Mrs. Joseph Weinstein,Joseph Morris, Harry Morris and Ike Morris.
Member of the B'nai Abraham and Yehuda Laib Family Society.
1920 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 7
Enumerated 3 and 5 Jan 1920
SD 326 ED 169 Sheet 2B
Hemphill and Fairdale Road
41-41
Morris, Leonard Head m W 28 M Tx Fla Ala Farmer
Morris, Ilar M Wf F W 29 M Tx Tx Tx
Morris, Dortha m Dtr F W 6 S Tx Tx Tx
Morris, Lydia L Dtr F W 11/12 S Tx Tx Tx
42+42
McDaniel, Miles W Head M W 33 M Tx Miss Tx
McDaniel, Ola L Wf F W 27 M Tx Tx Tx
McDaniel, Winnie D Dtr F W 5 S Tx Tx Tx
McDaniel, Fay E Son M W 2 3/12 S Tx Tx Tx
McDaniel, Sim R Father M W 70 Wd Miss SC SC
Her Texas Death Certificate showed her as a daughter of Ben Morris and Jennie Howard. Informant was Mrs. Mack Bragg, her daughter. At the time of her death, she was living in rural Sabine county, on Highway 96, South of Hemphill.
Name Louise Morris Metcalf
Event Type Death
Event Date 10 Jul 1967
Event Place Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas, United States
Gender Female
Marital Status Married
Birth Date 26 Jan 1919
Birthplace , Texas
Father's Name Leonard L Morris
Mother's Name Ila Mae Mcdaniel
Informant Earl Lampin
Certificate Number 46487
GS Film number 2138674
Digital Folder Number 005145899
Image Number 01809
Citing this Record:
"Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K36H-SDQ : accessed 29 Mar 2014), Louise Morris Metcalf, 10 Jul 1967; citing certificate number 46487, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2138674.
Married 1st a Roberts (sic) and 2nd Henry Smith. (White and Toole, p 63).
On the 1880 Sabine County census, a Robert Patrick, step-son, is listed in the household as well. (White and Toole, p 33).
Peggy Choate emailed, in February 2012, that " . Mary Ann was married first to Henry Patrick and they had 3 children: Ida Alice, Henry Hood and Robert Patrick. He died after the 3rd child was born. After Henry Patrick, died Mary Morris married Henry Smith. She then became know as Grandma Smith. She was present at my father's birth in Zwolle Louisiana in 1922. Present were Mary Ann Morris Patrick Smith, her daugheter Ida Alice Patrick Burns, granddaughter Mary Annie Burns Henderson and gtgranddaughter Martha Henderson McCormick and baby Hugh McCormick (my Dad). It seems that the women of that family are long lived."
1870 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Hemphill Beat No. 1, PO Hemphill
Enumerated 28 Jun 1870
Page 6
Smith, Henry 42 M W Teacher 500 200 England
Smith, Mary A 29 M W Keeping House La
Smith (sic), Ida Alice 8 F W La
Smith (sic), Henry H 6 M W Tx
Smith (sic), Robert L 5 M W Tx
Smith, Margaret 2 F W La
Smith, Simon W 1 M W Tx
1880 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 4
Enumerated 22 Jun 1880
Page 8 SD 1 ED 85
73-74
Smith, Henry W M 53 School Teacher England England England
Smith, Mary Ann W F 40 Wf Keeping House LA Tn NC
Smith, Margarett W F 11 Dtr At Home Tx
Smith, Morris W M 6 S Tx
Smith, Fountain W M 5 Son Tx
Smith, Eben W M 2 Son Tx
Patrick, Robert L W M 14 Stepson Tx
Green Cook married Nancy Morris daughter of Michael Morris. Green Cook is the brother to William Cook and Nancy the sister to William Cook's wife, Temperance Morris. Green and Nancy were the parents of at least four children. (Casagranda).
White and Toole write that he "Rec'd a large Mexican grant of land in 1835, and gave 200 acres upon which Sabinetown was built, but in 1850 he is listed on the Sabine Parish (Many), Louisiana U.S. Census. Served in the War of 1812 from Louisiana." (White and Toole, p 63).
The Sabinetown Cemetery index lists his service as taking place with the Kentucky Pvt 10 Regt LA Militia War of 1812.
Kathy Casagranda notes that he is believed by some to be the son of Gideon Morris. He received 2,915 acres of land from a Mexican Land Grant on June 17, 1835. The Historical Marker in Sabinetown names him among the earliest settlers. (1850 Sabine Parish Census, p 78). Ann McElhaney does not think that he a son of Gideon Morris, as detailed in her notes below.
Ann McElhaney,annmclpc@aol.com, a descendant of Shadrach's son Amon Perry Morris, supplied the following biographical notes about Shadrach and Mary Morris:
Shadrach H Morris says on the census register that he was born in Kentucky. We know he was in Louisiana during the War of 1812.
Bettye Wagstaff has a census note of a census in LA in 1810 that is handwritten which she may have had for many years which lists: Shadrack Morris, 1-male under 5, 1-male 5-10, 1 male 30-40, 2 females under 5, 1 female 10-15, 1 female 20-30 Other information says Bib Creek, waters of the Tangipoha River, now Tangipahoa Parish, LA
84 Washington Parish 1810:
Shadrack Morris: 1 male 10-15, 1 male 80-90; 1 femail 10-15; 1 female 40-50 lived in the area of Sunny Hill and present day Mt. Herman, LA Shadrach H Morris is likely out of the house as he was old enough to fight shortly thereafter in the War of 1812.
We are told that he married Mary Sarah Nelson in Mississippi in 1822.
In 1820 Washington Parish, LA:
W.H. Morris: between the ages of 16-26 has a wife and two sons and a daughter
Wm Wadkins(Watkins)-father of Alfred J L Watkins who marries Mary Drucilla Kemp(parents of Mary Ann Watkins who will marry Amon Morris
Berry Wadkins(Watkins) brother to Alfred
In 1820 on the East Baton Rouge, LA census: Shadrach Morris _ _ _ 2 1 /no females. This would be Shad Sr, then Shad jr either lives with him at this time with one other 26-45 male or Shad jr is somewhere else and two brothers are at home. The following is possible: In the county next to Baton Rouge is Iberville Parish. In Iberville there is a Martin Nelson with a daughter the age of Mary Sarah Nelson. There are no other Nelsons in the area, that possibly this is how they met. Perhaps our information is incorrect and they married in LA or perhaps these Nelsons moved to Mississippi and Shad followed in hot pursuit to marry Sarah Nelson.
In 1830 I believe this is our Shadrach in Washington Parish, LA. The other Morris listed nearby are likely brothers as well as the Shadrach Sr who could be our Shad's father:
Thomas Morris 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thomas is 20-30
Shadrack Morris Sr. 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Shadrack M Sr is between 80-90-which does exactly jive with the info on the 1810 census
I am not certain that this completely demonstrates that Shad is not the son of Gideon Morris of Morristown, Tenn, but it is better evidence than anything else I am aware of us having. Gideon had a son named Shadrach, but we know he did not come south. Furthermore, the Morrisville folks deny there is any evidence that our Shad belongs to Gideon's group. There is some indication that there may be a connection between our Shad and Hamon Morris of Hamblen County, Tenn. Nevertheless if Shad said he was from Kentucky, that is all we have to go on for now. Our Shad could write and his signature is distinct so finding his signature anywhere is helpful.
The Bradford Kemp (1764-1838) listed in this census is most likely the father of Mary Drucilla Kemp who married Alfred J L Watkins.
1840 Natchitoches, LA: Shad and Mary Ann and 9 children. Also close in proximity and in the same Parish: G B(Green Berry) Watkins; A L(Alfred, Mary Ann's father)Watkins. Possible relations also present: Benjamin Morris-perhaps Shadrach's younger brother; John Nelson-perhaps Mary Sarah Nelson's brother.
In 1850 in Sabine County, Texas: William W. Watkins(who is Green Berry Watkins' son); Amon and family including his mother-in-law, Mary Drucilla Kemp Watkins; Shad and Sarah and family.
The 4 Smith girls who are living with Shad and Mary Sarah Morris are the daughters of Sarah's sister, Elizabeth Nelson who married John D. Smith. Both parents died. Shadrach and Sarah became the court-ordered guardians for the girls.
SMITH Sarah 12 F Texas
SMITH Elizabeth 10 F Texas
SMITH Emaline 8 F Texas
SMITH Lydia 6 F Texas