Somehow I seem to have lost the address for Kara & Rob McWilliams but think the contact came through the list. Hoping that this is received by them. Concerns McNairy Co., TN., Morris family. I don't know who Almyra J. Morris' parents were but here are some ideas. It looks like the family went through Alabama on their way to McNairy Co., Tn. This is the same route taken by my Nimrod Morris, b. c1788 in SC. I also cannot find his parents. Nimrod's children (some of the early ones) were born in Alabama and he married Delana Parrish in Lawrence Co., AL. It appears that Almyra Jane Morris could have been his niece but I don't know the name of the brother. Perhaps the answer is just across the line into Alabama. It does appear that Almyra Jane Morris had brothers and sisters named Dolly, Elijah, Robert. The census records for them are sort of confusing but seem to say that this could be the case: 1860 Census McNairy Co., TN. District 11, family 1782 pg ___ Thomas Lilly/49/M/W/KY/farmer Jane/33/F/W/TN William L./10/M/W/TN John H./6/M/W/TN Elizabeth J./5/F/W/TN Nancy L./11 mos/F/W/TN Living next door in 1860: District 11, household 1783 Elijah Morris/33/M/W/AL/Farmer Massy/30/F/W/TN Mary J./10/F/W/TN Bertha/8/F/W/TN William/6/M/W/TN John/4/M/W/TN Sarah E./2/F/W/TN Martha E./2 mos/F/W/TN Dolly/35/F/W/TN Robt./31/M/W/TN/farm labor Charles/13/M/W/TN 1870 Census McNairy Co., TN. District 11, household 84 pg ___ Thomas H. Lilly/57/M/W/KY/farmer Almyra J./44/F/W/TN/housekeeper William T./19/M/W/TN John H./16/M/W/TN Elizabeth J./14/F/W/TN Nancy L./12/F/W/TN Sarah E./6/F/W/TN Living next door in 1870: District 11, household 85 Sarah E. Morris/20/F/W/TN/housekeeper Dolly/48/F/W/TN Robert J./26/M/W/TN William N. Atkins/22/M/W/TN Warren White/19/M/W/TN 1880 Census McNairy Co., TN. District 11, household 20 pg ___ A. J. Lilly/52/F/W/widowed/head/TN/AL/VA/housekeeping S. E./16/F/W/single/dau/TN/IN/TN/at home Dolly Morris/63/F/W/single/sister/TN/AL/VA/at home W. F. Wolverton/25/M/W/married/TN/--/--/farmer N. L./20/F/W/married/dau/TN/IN/TN/housekeeping S. M./1/F/W/single/granddaughter/TN/TN/TN Martha/1 mo/F/W/single/granddaughter/TN/TN/TN/b. May Living next door in 1880: W. T. Lilly/29/M/W/single?/head/TN/IN/TN/farmer J. C./29/F/W/married/wife/MS/--/--/housekeeping M. L. M./4/F/W/single/dau/TN/TN/MS M. E./2/F/W/single/dau/TN/TN/MS Close by in 1880: District 11, household 23 C. M. Morris/32/M/W/married/head/TN/TN/TN/farmer S. A./27/F/W/married/wife/TN/NC/--/housekeeping J. H. M./11/M/W/single/son/TN/TN/TN D. Mc. E. J./9/F/W/single/dau/TN/TN/TN R. E./6/F/W/single/dau/TN/TN/TN J. W. N./4/M/W/single/son/TN/TN/TN S. S. E./2/M/W/single/son/TN/TN/TN (seems to be the Charles of the 1860 census record.) Johnita > From: Kara & Rob McWilliams > Sent: Saturday, January 02, 1999 8:52 AM > To: jmalone@ix.netcom.com > Subject: Morris > > Dear Johnita, > > Do you know anything about this family? > Thanks, > Kara > Descendants of ? Morris > > Generation No. 1 > 1. ?1 MORRIS was born in poss. Alcorn Co., MS. He married ?. > > Children of ? MORRIS and ? are: > 2. i. ALYMRA J.2 MORRIS, b. 1826, TN; d. Aft. 1900. > 3. ii. PROB. ELIJAH MORRIS, b. Bet. 1827 - 1829, TN; d. July 13, 1865, TN. > 4. iii. PROB. ROBERT K. MORRIS, b. Abt. 1829. > > Generation No. 2 > 2. ALYMRA J.2 MORRIS (?1) was born 1826 in TN, and died Aft. 1900. She married THOMAS H. LILLY. > > Children of ALYMRA MORRIS and THOMAS LILLY are: > 5. i. WILLIAM THOMAS3 LILLY, b. Bet. 1845 - 1851, TN or Jonesboro, Mississippi; d. prob. Alcorn Co., Mississippi. > 6. ii. JOHN H. LILLY, b. 1854; d. Bef. 1900. > 7. iii. ELIZABETH J. LILLY, b. 1856; d. Aft. 1947. > > iv. NANCY L. LILLY, b. 1858. > v. SARAH E. LILLY, b. 1864; m. JOHNATHAN DAVID PLUNK. > > 3. PROB. ELIJAH2 MORRIS (?1) was born Bet. 1827 - 1829 in TN, and died July > 13, 1865 in TN. He married NANCY E. ? April 05, 1849 in Lawrence Co., TN. > Children of PROB. MORRIS and NANCY ? are: > i. MARY JANE3 MORRIS, b. July 15, 1850. > ii. LITHA ANN DOLLY MORRIS, b. February 10, 1852. > iii. WILLIAM LAFAYETTE MORRIS, b. January 23, 1854. > iv. JOHN MORRIS, b. April 26, 1856. > v. SARAH E. MORRIS, b. April 09, 1858. > vi. MARTHA ELIZABETH MORRIS, b. April 10, 1860. > > 4. PROB. ROBERT K.2 MORRIS (?1) was born Abt. 1829. He married DOLLY ?. > > Child of PROB. MORRIS and DOLLY ? is: > 8. i. PROB. CHARLES3 MORRIS, b. Bet. 1847 - 1849. > > Generation No. 3 > 5. WILLIAM THOMAS3 LILLY (ALYMRA J.2 MORRIS, ?1) was born Bet. 1845 - 1851 in TN or Jonesboro, Mississippi, and died in prob. Alcorn Co., Mississippi. He > > Children of WILLIAM LILLY and JULIA WOLVERTON are: > i. MARTHA4 LILLY, b. 1876; m. C.K. CRUMBY, January 13, 1901. > ii. MARY ELIZABETH LILLY, b. 1878. > iii. ANNIE LILLY, b. 1884. > iv. VELMA LILLY, b. April 24, 1886, Adamsville, McNairy, TN; d. April 05, 1954; m. HENRY CHARLES EGGE, November 13, 1907, Houston, TX. > > 9. v. VERNON L. LILLY, b. September 24, 1889, prob. Alcorn Co., Mississippi; d. August 22, 1971. > > vi. MINNIE E. LILLY, b. June 30, 1892; d. July 15, 1984. > > 6. JOHN H.3 LILLY (ALYMRA J.2 MORRIS, ?1) was born 1854, and died Bef. 1900. > He married LUCINDA PLUNK February 18, 1872 in McNairy Co., TN, daughter of DAVID PLUNK. > Children of JOHN LILLY and LUCINDA PLUNK are: > i. ANNA JANE4 LILLY, b. 1872. > ii. NANCY LILLY. > iii. WILLIAM CALVIN LILLY, m. (1) LENA WALKER; m. (2) FLORA A. PLUNK. > > 7. ELIZABETH J.3 LILLY (ALYMRA J.2 MORRIS, ?1) was born 1856, and died Aft. > 1947. She married DAVID T. HARRIS October 03, 1873. > Child of ELIZABETH LILLY and DAVID HARRIS is: > i. CLAYBORN F.4 HARRIS, b. 1877. > > 8. PROB. CHARLES3 MORRIS (PROB. ROBERT K.2, ?1) was born Bet. 1847 - 1849. > He married SUSAN ?. > Children of PROB. MORRIS and SUSAN ? are: > i. WILLIAM4 MORRIS, b. Abt. 1865. > ii. JOHN MORRIS, b. Abt. 1869. > > Generation No. 4 > 9. VERNON L.4 LILLY (WILLIAM THOMAS3, ALYMRA J.2 MORRIS, ?1) was born > September 24, 1889 in prob. Alcorn Co., Mississippi, and died August 22, 1971. He married ALICE SELENA CLIFTON. > Children of VERNON LILLY and ALICE CLIFTON are: > i. VERNON L.5 LILLY, JR., b. August 01, 1912, Corinth, Miss.; d. June 30, 1968, Deming, NM; m. MINNIE HELEN CARMEN, September 02, 1935. > ii. MARY LOU LILLY, b. September 1910; d. October 25, 1985; m. LESTER LEATHERWOOD. > iii. HOWARD EARL LILLY, b. September 06, 1915; d. August 11, 1938. -- Johnita P. 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