Morris, Elijah Jefferson 1 2a

Birth Name Morris, Elijah Jefferson
Nick Name Jake
Gender male
Age at Death 74 years, 4 months, 14 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 30 Nov 1902 Missouri, United States of America    
Census 15 Apr 1910 Union, Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, United States of America Taylor Morris Household, 1910 Census 3a
  State (or Territory) of: Missouri 3a
  County of: Ste. Genevieve 3a
  Supervisor's Dist. No.: 11 3a
  Enumeration Dist. No.: 140 3a
  Sheet No.: 4B 3a
  Division of County: Union township 3a
  Enumeration Date: 25 April 1910 3a
  Name: Morris, Elijah J. 3a
  Relationship to head: son 3a
  Sex: M 3a
  Color: W 3a
  Age: 8 3a
  Single, married, widowed or divorced: S 3a
  Place of birth: Missouri 3a
  Place of birth of father: Virginia 3a
  Place of birth of mother: Missouri 3a
  Able to speak English; if not, language spoken: English 3a
  Occupation: none 3a
  Able to read: yes 3a
  Able to write: no 3a
  Attended school since Sept. 1, 1909: yes 3a
Census 1 Jan 1920 Union, Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, United States of America Taylor Morris Household, 1920 Census 4a
  State (or Territory) of: Missouri 4a
  County of: Ste. Genevieve 4a
  Supervisor's Dist. No.: 11 4a
  Enumeration Dist. No.: 157 4a
  Page No.: 1B 4a
  Division of County: Union township 4a
  Enumeration Date: 2 January 1920 4a
  Name: Morris, Elija J. 4a
  Relationship to head: son 4a
  Sex: M 4a
  Color: W 4a
  Age: 16 4a
  Single, married, widowed or divorced: S 4a
  Able to read: yes 4a
  Able to write: yes 4a
  Place of birth: Missouri 4a
  Place of birth of father: Virginia 4a
  Place of birth of mother: Missouri 4a
  Able to speak English: yes 4a
  Occupation: Farm Laborer 4a
  Industry: Home Farm 4a
  Employer, worker or working on own account: W 4a
Census 1 Apr 1930 Jackson, Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, United States of America Elijah J. Morris Household, 1930 Census 5a
  State of: Missouri 5a
  County of: Ste. Genevieve 5a
  Division of County: Jackson township 5a
  Supervisor's Dist. No.: 14 5a
  Enumeration Dist. No.: 97-3 5a
  Sheet No.: 3B 5a
  Enumeration Date: 11 April 1930 5a
  Name: Morris, Elijah Jefferson 5a
  Relationship to head: head 5a
  Home owned or rented: R 5a
  Farm?: yes 5a
  Sex: M 5a
  Color: W 5a
  Age: 27 5a
  Marital condition: M 5a
  Age at first marriage: 23 5a
  Attended school since Sept. 1, 1929: no 5a
  Able to read and write: yes 5a
  Place of birth: Missouri 5a
  Place of birth of father: West Virginia 5a
  Place of birth of mother: Missouri 5a
  Able to speak English: yes 5a
  Occupation: Farmer 5a
  Industry: General Farm 5a
  Class of worker: O 5a
  Employed: yes 5a
  Veteran: no 5a
  Number of farm schedule: 63 5a
Census 1 Apr 1940 Union, Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, United States of America Elijah J. Morris Household, 1940 Census 6a
  State of: Missouri 6a
  County of: Ste. Genevieve 6a
  Division of County: Union township 6a
  Supervisor's Dist. No.: 8 6a
  Enumeration Dist. No.: 97-11 6a
  Sheet No.: 4B 6a
  Enumeration Date: 25 April 1940 6a
  Name: Morris, Elijah J. 6a
  Home Owned/Rented: R 6a
  Home value/monthly rental: 6 6a
  Farm?: yes 6a
  Relationship: head 6a
  Sex: M 6a
  Color/Race: W 6a
  Age at Last Birthday: 38 6a
  Marital Status: M 6a
  Attended school/college since March 1, 1940: no 6a
  Highest grade completed: 7 6a
  Place of birth: Missouri 6a
  City (April 1, 1935): rural 6a
  County: Ste. Genevieve 6a
  State (Territory/Country): Missouri 6a
  On a Farm (Y/N): yes 6a
  At Work during week March 24-30: yes 6a
  # hours worked during week March 24-30, 1940: 60 6a
  Occupation: Farmer 6a
  Industry: Farm 6a
  # weeks worked in 1939: 0 6a
  Amount of money, wages, salary in 1939: 0 6a
  Income of more than $50 from other sources?: yes 6a
  Number of Farm Schedule: 70 6a
Draft Registration 16 Feb 1942 Washington, Missouri, United States of America    
Census 1 Apr 1950 Saint Francois, St. Francois, Missouri, United States of America Elijah J. Morris Household, 1950 Census 7a
  State: Missouri 7a
  County: St. Francois 7a
  Incorporated place or township: St. Francois township 7a
  E. D. Number: 94-52 7a
  Sheet No.: 19 7a
  Date: 1 May 1950 7a
  Name: Morris, Elijah J. 7a
  Farm?: yes 7a
  Agricultural Questionnaire Number: 26 7a
  Relationship: head 7a
  Race: W 7a
  Sex: M 7a
  Age at last birthday: 47 7a
  Marital status: Mar 7a
  Place of birth: Missouri 7a
  housework (H), work (W), unable to work (U) or other (Ot): W 7a
  # hours worked last week: 40 7a
  Type of work: Drag Operator 7a
  Business or industry: Lead Mines 7a
Death 14 Apr 1977 Columbia, Boone, Missouri, United States of America    
Burial   Three Rivers Cemetery, Ste. Genevieve    

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Morris, Taylor Elijah31 Oct 18492 Jan 1928
Mother Boyer, Lucinda6 Oct 18607 Feb 1938
    Sister     Morris, Lillie May about 1877
    Sister     Morris, infant about 1880 about 1880
    Sister     Morris, Mary Elizabeth 8 Apr 1882 30 Jun 1957
    Brother     Morris, John Edward 2 Jun 1884 16 Jun 1956
    Brother     Morris, Charles Louis 20 Aug 1886 29 Jan 1960
    Brother     Morris, Samuel David 7 Mar 1891 2 Dec 1941
    Sister     Morris, Lucy Viola 18 Feb 1893 17 Dec 1971
    Sister     Morris, Susan Olive 22 Jun 1897 24 Feb 1961
         Morris, Elijah Jefferson 30 Nov 1902 14 Apr 1977
 
Father Morris, Taylor Elijah31 Oct 18492 Jan 1928
Nixon, Nancy E.19 Jul 185222 Jan 1875
    Half-sister     Morris, Minnie Bell 12 Jan 1870 13 Mar 1889
    Half-sister     Morris, Malinda Jane 8 Mar 1871 17 Mar 1952
    Half-brother     Morris, William Taylor 3 Mar 1872 13 Feb 1956

Families

Family of Morris, Elijah Jefferson and Newberger, Kathleen I.
Married Wife Newberger, Kathleen I. ( * 8 Oct 1906 + 23 Sep 1997 )
Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Morris, Betty Lou
Morris, James Everette3 Nov 19261 Jul 1989
Morris, Beulah Lee18 Sep 192720 Jun 1977
Morris, Reva Loraine25 Oct 19317 Oct 1994
Morris, Robert Lynn30 Jul 193610 Feb 2001

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Family Map

Source References

  1. Ruth Crider: Genealogy Data for Crider/McDowell Families
  2. Find A Grave
      • Page: Memorial ID 32647313
  3. U.S. 1910 Federal Census
      • Date: 15 Apr 1910
      • Page: Missouri, Supervisor's District 11, Enumeration District 140, Sheet 4B, Lines 77-82
      • 1910 Census, Union township, Ste. Genevieve county, Missouri
  4. U.S. 1920 Federal Census
      • Date: 1 Jan 1920
      • Page: Missouri, Supervisor's District 11, Enumeration District 157, Sheet 1B, Lines 65-68
      • 1920 Census, Union township, Ste. Genevieve county, Missouri
  5. U.S. 1930 Federal Census
      • Date: 1 Apr 1930
      • Page: Missouri, Enumeration District 97-3, Supervisor's District 14, Sheet 3B, Lines 75-78
      • 1930 Census, Jackson township, Ste. Genevieve county, Missouri
  6. U.S. 1940 Federal Census
      • Date: 1 Apr 1940
      • Page: Missouri, S.D. 8, E.D. 97-11, Sheet 4B, Lines 54-60
      • 1940 Census, Union township, Ste. Genevieve county, Missouri
      • 1940 Enumeration District Map, Ste. Genevieve county, Missouri
      • 1940 Enumeration District Map, Ste. Genevieve county, Missouri
  7. U.S. 1950 Federal Census
      • Date: 1 Apr 1950
      • Page: Missouri, E.D. 94-52, Sheet 19, Lines 23-26
      • 1950 Census, Saint Francois township, St. Francois county, Missouri

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