Elizabeth (Ford) Morrison (1780 - 1844)

Born 1780 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Joseph Morrison — married 1806 in Washington, Tennessee, United States

Descendants

Died 11 Aug 1844 at about age 64 in Marion, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Elizabeth was born about 1780 and passed away about 1844

Elizabeth Ford was born in 1780, in Baltimore county, Maryland, a daughter of Horatio Ford and Elizabeth Gill. In 1805, in Jonesborough, Washington county, Tennessee, Elizabeth married Joseph Morrison, born November 30, 1759, in Virginia, a veteran of the American Revolutionary War, ^[1] and a widower with two children. Children of Elizabeth and Joseph became the parents of nine children, including:

• Horatio Morrison, born July 7, 1806, in Washington county, Tennessee, died November 7, 1851, in Placer county, California, married Rutha Ford, in 1826

• Joseph Morrison, born October 10, 1807, in Washington county, Tennessee, died April 18, 1891, in Lee county, Iowa, married Miram Baugh, in 1833

• Neal Morrison, born November 5, 1809, died November 14, 1863, in Alcorn county, Mississippi, married Sarah Rushing, in 1831

• Sarah Elizbeth Morrison, born May 15, 1812, in Washington county, Tennessee, died November 14, 1898, in McClellan Township, Jefferson county, Illinois, married Solomon Ford

• Samuel William Morrison, born March 2, 1814, in Washington county, Tennessee, died January 27, 1892, in Hamilton county, Texas, married Peggy Ann Baugh, on February 13, 1834, in Jefferson county, Illinois

• James Kilpatrick Morrison, born March 15, 1820, in Jonesborough, Washington county, Tennessee, died February 22, 1902, in Walnut Hill, Marion county, Illinois, married Matisa Caroline Brawley, in 1840

• Kissiah Morrison, born May 7, 1822, in Washington county, Tennessee, died February 28, 1888, in Salem, Marion county, Illinois, married James Evans, in 1838

• Ruth Ann Morrison, born August 10, 1826, in Washington county, Tennessee, died January 23, 1900, in Granby City, Newton county, Missouri, married Hamilton Cornelious McColgin

Joseph Morrison died August 23, 1835, at the age of 75 years. Elizabeth (Ford) Morrison died August 11, 1844, in Marion county, Illinois. Joseph and Elizabeth are buried together in Mount Moriah Cemetery, in Centralia, Marion County, Illinois. There are photographs of their headstones on their Find A Grave memorials.

Sources

1. ↑ https://services.dar.org/public/dar_research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A081165

• U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
• http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=56501116&pid=128
• Source: S1706391494 Geneanet Community Trees Index Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 2022 Lehi, UT, USA Record Collection 62476 Note: Geneanet Community Trees Index. Paris, France: Geneanet.Ancestry Record 62476 #5292358961
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/161349671/elizabeth-morrison: accessed April 28, 2024), memorial page for Elizabeth Ford Morrison (1780–11 Aug 1844), Find a Grave Memorial ID 161349671, citing Mount Moriah Cemetery, Centralia, Marion County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Debbie Bell (contributor 47986416).

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Kyle O'Donnell for creating WikiTree profile Ford-3189 through the import of ODONNELL_FAMILY_TREE_ANCESTRY_wikitree.GED on Jul 19, 2013