Morris, Lela Irene 1a

Birth Name Morris, Lela Irene
Gender female
Age at Death 94 years, 8 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 11 Jul 1915 Bonne Terre, Perry, St. Francois, Missouri, United States of America    
Census 1 Jan 1920 East Bonne Terre, Perry, St. Francois, Missouri, United States of America William T. Morris Household, 1920 Census 2a
  State (or Territory) of: Missouri 2a
  County of: St. Francois 2a
  Supervisor's Dist. No.: 11 2a
  Enumeration Dist. No.: 93 2a
  Page No.: 41B & 42A 2a
  Division of County: Perry township 2a
  City, Town, Village: East Bonne Terre 2a
  Enumeration Date: 5 February 1920 2a
  Name: Morris, Lela I. 2a
  Relationship to head: daughter 2a
  Sex: F 2a
  Color: W 2a
  Age: 4 5/12 2a
  Single, married, widowed or divorced: S 2a
  Place of birth: Missouri 2a
  Place of birth of father: Missouri 2a
  Place of birth of mother: Missouri 2a
Census 1 Apr 1930 Perry, St. Francois, Missouri, United States of America William T. Morris Household, 1930 Census 3a
  State of: Missouri 3a
  County of: St. Francois 3a
  Division of County: Perry township 3a
  Supervisor's Dist. No.: 14 3a
  Enumeration Dist. No.: 94-9 3a
  Sheet No.: 8B 3a
  Enumeration Date: 26 April 1930 3a
  Name: Morris, Lela 3a
  Relationship to head: daughter 3a
  Sex: F 3a
  Color: W 3a
  Age: 14 3a
  Marital condition: S 3a
  Attended school since Sept. 1, 1929: yes 3a
  Able to read and write: yes 3a
  Place of birth: Missouri 3a
  Place of birth of father: Missouri 3a
  Place of birth of mother: Missouri 3a
  Able to speak English: yes 3a
  Occupation: none 3a
Census 1 Apr 1940 East Bonne Terre, Perry, St. Francois, Missouri, United States of America Ernest Bess Household, 1940 Census 4a
  Name: Bess, Lela 4a
  Relationship: wife 4a
  Sex: F 4a
  Color/Race: W 4a
  Age at Last Birthday: 24 4a
  Marital Status: M 4a
  Attended school/college since March 1, 1940: no 4a
  Highest grade completed: 8 4a
  Place of birth: Missouri 4a
  City (April 1, 1935): same house 4a
  At Work during week March 24-30: no 4a
  public Emergency Work?: no 4a
  Seeking work?: no 4a
  Have a Job?: no 4a
  housework (H), school (S), unable to work (U) or other (Ot): H 4a
  # weeks worked in 1939: 0 4a
  Amount of money, wages, salary in 1939: 0 4a
  Income of more than $50 from other sources?: no 4a
Death 19 Jul 2009 St. Joe Manor, Bonne Terre, Perry, St. Francois, Missouri, United States of America    
Burial   Marvin Chapel Cemetery, St. Francois, Missouri, United States of America    

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Morris, William Taylor3 Mar 187213 Feb 1956
Mother Hobaugh, Ellen Josephine27 Feb 187730 Jul 1960
    Brother     Morris, William Arwin 23 Sep 1899 29 Dec 1976
    Sister     Morris, Mary Ann 16 Jun 1901 16 Nov 1907
    Brother     Morris, Winford Eli 20 Jan 1902 23 Jan 1903
    Brother     Morris, Emmett Arthur 12 May 1905 24 Mar 1936
    Brother     Morris, Freddie Elmo 12 Nov 1906 23 Dec 1907
    Sister     Morris, Jessie Viola 10 Dec 1910 4 Apr 2005
    Sister     Morris, Georgia Mae 12 May 1913 27 Jul 1996
         Morris, Lela Irene 11 Jul 1915 19 Jul 2009
    Sister     Morris, Hazel Kathleen 10 Sep 1917 16 Apr 1981
    Brother     Morris, Taylor Lee 11 Jul 1920 8 May 1982
    Brother     Morris, Louis

Families

Family of Bess, Ernest Lee and Morris, Lela Irene
Married Husband Bess, Ernest Lee ( * 14 Aug 1911 + 21 Feb 1959 )
 
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage 10 Sep 1932      
Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Bess, Bertha Jo
Bess, Karen Mae
Bess, Wilford Lee
Bess, Raymond Lavearl
Bess, Leonard Wyman
Bess, William Clarence
Bess, Laverne
Bess, Ernest Wayne29 May 19535 Apr 2006

Family Map

Source References

  1. Find A Grave
      • Page: Memorial ID 39726775
  2. U.S. 1920 Federal Census
      • Date: 1 Jan 1920
      • Page: Missouri, Supervisor's District 11, Enumeration District 93, Sheet 41B, Line 100 & Sheet 42A, Lines 1-7
      • 1920 Census, East Bonne Terre, St. Francois county, Missouri
      • 1920 Census, East Bonne Terre, St. Francois county, Missouri
  3. U.S. 1930 Federal Census
      • Date: 1 Apr 1930
      • Page: Missouri, Enumeration District 94-9, Supervisor's District 14, Sheet 8B, Lines 83-89
      • 1930 Census, Perry township, St. Francois county, Missouri
  4. U.S. 1940 Federal Census
      • Date: 1 Apr 1940
      • Page: Missouri, S.D. 8, E.D. 94-9, Sheet 5B, Lines 55-58
      • 1940 Census, East Bonne Terre, St. Francois county, Missouri
      • 1940 Enumeration District Map, St. Francois county, Missouri

Generated by Gramps 6.0.8
Last change was the 2022-07-20 18:27:17