Here's a million dollar question: has anyone ever been able to determine whether the Morrows who followed a common path (i.e., Carolinas>Missouri>Arkansas>Texas, or similar migrant path) are closely related? Many of these families have the same trails and lived in the same regions, and in monitoring this mailing list for years, mine seem to have tremendous similarities to so many, but they still continue to elude me. My search for my ancestors the Morrows has been ongoing for 10 years, and I have little more than two more recent census records. I suppose this happens when one or two "stray" children go to different parts of the country than the others, and relatives lose track of them. We still have a "Robert" Morrow, whose name appears in a family Bible, but no one knows who this is. Our assumption is that he is from North Carolina, probably Randolph County, as my great-great grandfather Abraham Collison Morrow appears to have been. "James" appears to be a family name, and this generation was born in North Carolina (1820-1830), but are found in Pulaski County MO in the 1850s, and Phelps County MO in the 1860s. (Is anyone else overwhelmed with the number of Morrow's in Missouri during this timeframe?) We have marriage records for some of the family placing them in Central Arkansas and North Texas from 1885-1910, but no further recent information on them (except for burial sites). Any suggestions/connections appreciated. Note. For anyone who is interested, I had my mitochondrial DNA tested (my mother's mother's mother was a Morrow) and my heritage was quite a surprise and very interesting. Gay Viau [email protected]

I have Robert Morrow son of Rev. David Morrow of Carolina Co. Va. who was b. 1755 m. Elizabeth Shaw in 1799. Robert died 1824 in Warren Co. TN. His son Robert Morrow Jr. b. 1795 either in TN or NC m. 1st Julia Simpson of Virginia then 2nd Elizabeth Joyner. However, can't imagine this is the same person. I have listed 7 children w/Julia and 8 with Elizabeth...... Whew busy boy! Anyway, Robert Jr. died 1849 (no wonder) in Greene Co. MO. He had a son Robert Alexander Morrow (by Elizabeth Joyner) b. 1846 in Ozark, Greene Co. MO who married Martha Ellen Gammon b. 1851 in MO. Their kids were born between 1869 and 1887 and are: Charley; Cora; Edward; Cissy; Thomas; Earla (Eugenia); Jessie. Robert Jr. and Elizabeth Joyners are: Martha; Marianne George; Monroe J.; Thomas Benton; Elizabeth Josephine; Robert Alexander. births btw 1831-1846 Robert Jr. and Julia Simpson's are: Mary; William Lockhart; John; Isaac Newton; R.D.; Alexander M.; Lafayett Jackson. births bts 1817-1825 Robert Sr. and Elizabeth Shaw's are: George; Margaret; Elizabeth; Hugh; Elizabeth II; Mary; John; Robert Jr.; Jean; Alexander Martin. births btw 1780-1801 Robert Sr. fought for N.C. Hope this rings bells for you. Janean ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gay Viau" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2004 6:30 AM Subject: [MORROW-L] Connecting Morrows > Here's a million dollar question: has anyone ever been able to determine whether the Morrows who followed a common path (i.e., Carolinas>Missouri>Arkansas>Texas, or similar migrant path) are closely related? Many of these families have the same trails and lived in the same regions, and in monitoring this mailing list for years, mine seem to have tremendous similarities to so many, but they still continue to elude me. My search for my ancestors the Morrows has been ongoing for 10 years, and I have little more than two more recent census records. I suppose this happens when one or two "stray" children go to different parts of the country than the others, and relatives lose track of them. > > We still have a "Robert" Morrow, whose name appears in a family Bible, but no one knows who this is. Our assumption is that he is from North Carolina, probably Randolph County, as my great-great grandfather Abraham Collison Morrow appears to have been. "James" appears to be a family name, and this generation was born in North Carolina (1820-1830), but are found in Pulaski County MO in the 1850s, and Phelps County MO in the 1860s. (Is anyone else overwhelmed with the number of Morrow's in Missouri during this timeframe?) We have marriage records for some of the family placing them in Central Arkansas and North Texas from 1885-1910, but no further recent information on them (except for burial sites). > > Any suggestions/connections appreciated. Note. For anyone who is interested, I had my mitochondrial DNA tested (my mother's mother's mother was a Morrow) and my heritage was quite a surprise and very interesting. > > > Gay Viau > [email protected] > > > ==== MORROW Mailing List ==== > Visit the Morrow List Website! > http://www.rootsweb.com/~daisy/morrwinx.htm >