Joseph M. Morris
1771 - 1862 (91 years)-
Name Joseph M. Morris [1, 2] Birth 8 Dec 1771 Cecil County, Maryland 
[1, 4, 5] - born in 1761 in Maryland [3]
Gender Male Census 1850 Harmony Township, Clark County, Ohio Census 1860 Madison Township, Clark County, Ohio Occupation farmer [4] Occupation Ordained Baptist Minister [4, 6] Death 20 Dec 1862 South Charleston, Clark County, Ohio [1, 5] Burial Greenlawn Cemetery, South Charleston, Clark County, Ohio [1] - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17973419/joseph-m-morris
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Person ID I117 Hiltner Last Modified 15 Mar 2025
Father John Morris, b. 1738, Maryland d. 1796, Pennsylvania (Age 58 years) Mother Hannah Downing, b. 9 Dec 1733, Wales Family ID F51 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Lavina Drake, b. 7 Jul 1778, Monmouth County, New Jersey d. 11 Sep 1857, South Charleston, Clark County, Ohio (Age 79 years) Marriage 10 Jan 1796 Jamestown, Virginia [2] Children 1. Rachel Morris, b. 18 Mar 1797, Bracken County, Kentucky d. 21 Nov 1847, Clark County, Ohio (Age 50 years)2. Eleander Morris, b. 27 Oct 1798 d. 27 Mar 1842 (Age 43 years) + 3. John C. Morris, b. 24 Nov 1800, Bracken County, Kentucky d. 9 Apr 1831, Lisbon, Clark County, Ohio (Age 30 years)+ 4. Mary "Polly" Morris, b. 20 Oct 1802, Bracken County, Kentucky d. 16 Nov 1838, Clark County, Ohio (Age 36 years)+ 5. James Morris, b. 7 Apr 1804, Bracken County, Kentucky d. 11 Apr 1846, Clark County, Ohio (Age 42 years)+ 6. Henry Morris, b. 14 Apr 1806, Bracken County, Kentucky d. 08 Jan 1877, Near Columbus Grove, Allen County, Ohio (Age 70 years)+ 7. David Morris, b. 24 Nov 1807, Bracken County, Kentucky d. 14 Nov 1891, Ohio (Age 83 years)+ 8. Richard Corwin Morris, b. 1 Oct 1811, Bracken County, Kentucky d. 10 Feb 1883, Auglaize County, Ohio (Age 71 years)+ 9. Joseph Morris, b. 11 Mar 1811, Pennsylvania d. 22 Aug 1854 (Age 43 years)+ 10. Lavina Morris, b. 11 Jan 1813, Bracken County, Kentucky d. 30 May 1884, Orrville, Wayne County, Ohio (Age 71 years)11. Elizabeth Morris, b. 18 Apr 1815 d. 29 Jan 1846 (Age 30 years) 12. Cinderalla Morris, b. 30 Jun 1816 d. 23 Nov 1840 (Age 24 years) + 13. Benjamin Foos Morris, b. 19 Nov 1816, Clark County, Ohio d. 7 Feb 1896, Ohio (Age 79 years)14. Priscilla Morris, b. 22 Dec 1821 d. 20 Oct 1843 (Age 21 years) Family ID F50 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 23 Dec 2022
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Birth - 8 Dec 1771 - Cecil County, Maryland 
Marriage - 10 Jan 1796 - Jamestown, Virginia 
Census - 1850 - Harmony Township, Clark County, Ohio 
Census - 1860 - Madison Township, Clark County, Ohio 
Death - 20 Dec 1862 - South Charleston, Clark County, Ohio 
Burial - - Greenlawn Cemetery, South Charleston, Clark County, Ohio = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Photos Joseph M. Morris 1771 - 1862
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Notes - Joseph Morris and his family moved to Ohio in 1808.
[2] - Joseph Morris was an early settler near Lisbon; was one of the early school teachers of the village, and was a minister of the Baptist Church, reaching over a period of half a century. He raised a large family of children, who inherited the noble traits of their father, and who filled well their stations in life.
page 637.
The History of Clark County, Ohio, containing a history of the county, its cities, towns, etc. ..., v. 2. Chicago, W. H. Beers & Co., 1881. [7]
- Joseph Morris and his family moved to Ohio in 1808.
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Sources - [S3] find-a-grave.
- [S39] Wm Morris, Elizabeth Morris Hartman's History, (self published, copy from Allen County Historical Society, Lima, Ohio).
- [S18] Florence Hofferbert Brenneman, Hofferbert Family History.
from Elizabeth Morris Hartman's History written by William Morris - [S19] Census.
- [S16] Sons of American Rev application.
- [S18] Florence Hofferbert Brenneman, Hofferbert Family History.
- [S40] Steele, Alden P; Martin, Oscar T; Beers (W.H.) & Co., Chicago, The history of Clark County, Ohio, (https://archive.org/details/historyofclarkco02stee).
- [S3] find-a-grave.