This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: wildrootsgenealogy Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.virginia.counties.rockingham/3262/mb.ashx Message Board Post: **I have no connection or further information with this family, just posting** Printed in the Daily News Record, Harrisonburg, Virginia Saturday, October 2, 1926 MOTHER OF EIGHTEEN CHILDREN DIES Mrs. Mary Morris Expires While Visiting With Husband on Sam Beery Farm (Special to Daily News Record) -Singers Glen, Oct. 1- Mrs. Mary Morris, wife of John Morris who died suddenly last Friday at the age of 39 years while visiting on the Sam Beery farm near Chrisman, was the mother of eighteen children, twelve of whom survive. Leakage of the heart was the cause of her death. Mrs. Morris had been in the Rockingnam Memorial Hospital for sometime. Friday she and her husband, John Morris, went to the Beery farm to visit, Mr. Knight the tenant. She was taken ill during the night and died before medical assistance could arrive. Mrs. Morris was married when she was 15 years old. Her oldest son is 24 years. Her youngest is several months old. She was the daughter of Mr. And Mrs. Lamb of Sparkling Springs, and was a member of the Mennonite Church. She was a devoted mother and had many friends in this section. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.