Hi Faye, My first Morris ancestor is my grandmother Angeline Morris b 15 Apr 1881 ( I think) Thompsonville, Franklin, IL. she md James Adam Cowger in 1900, probably in Saline Co IL. she is the d/o Joseph Morris b ab 1858 in IL (I havn't found any record of him) md 14 Feb 1872 IL ( no County or twp) to Mary Elizabeth Dean. (I have nothing on her) My Aunt told me once that Joseph Morris was the s/o James Morris. That is all I have and it is very sketchy!. In fact it is all the info I have except that I know that Angeline died in Sikeston MO in Jan 1939 (the yr I was born) I never had the priviledge of knowing my grandmothers, my other grandmother died in Aug of 1940, and I was too little to know anything. Both my parents and grandparents are gone, so I am having to search any lead I can think of. Thanks you so much for responding to my query, I would love to hope I might find a Morris cousin that knows more than I do. Warm Regards, Bonnie Ferguson Lancaster CA jacboni@aol.com