Born in Hanover, Jo Daviess, Illinois, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of James Craig
and Delinda (Boone) Craig
Sister of
Mary Rhodes Craig [half], William R Craig [half], Elenor Craig [half], Daniel Boone Craig, Nathan Boone Craig, Jesse Craig, Elizabeth Craig, Nancy Lewis (Craig) Giles, Clinton C Craig, Minerva Warner (Craig) Campbell, Harriett Jane (Craig) Doty, Lauria (Craig) Hall, Martha Ann (Craig) Craik, Emma Caroline (Craig) Cutler, Lionel Harrison Craig, James H Craig and John Craig
Wife of
Levy Roger Morris
— married
27 Aug 1861 in Hanover, Jo Daviess, Illinois
Descendants 
Mother of
Elmer Cort Morris and Luella (Morris) Shields
Died
at age 86
in Hanover, Jo Daviess, Illinois, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 3 Dec 2011
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Biography
Sophia Melvina Craig was born 1 Dec 1844 in Hanover, Jo Daviess, Illinois, United States. She was the daughter of Reverend James Craig and Delinda Boone.
She married Levi Roger Morris on 27 Aug 1861 in Hanover, Jo Daviess, Illinois, United States.[1]
They had the following children; Elmer, Luella.[2]
She died 22 Mar 1931 in Hanover, Jo Daviess, Illinois, United States and was buried 24 Mar 1931 in Evergreen Cemetery in Hanover, Jo Daviess, Illinois, United States.[3]
Sources
- ↑ "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1934," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KF2V-28G : accessed 18 January 2015), Levi R. Morris and Sophia M. Craig, 27 Aug 1861; citing Jo Daviess, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,602,650.
- ↑ "Illinois Births and Christenings, 1824-1940," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V2LF-BZG : accessed 19 January 2015), Sophia Melvina Craig in entry for Luella Morris, 26 Apr 1876; Birth, citing Hanover, Jo Daviess, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,602,655.
- ↑ "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NQK1-5NQ : accessed 18 January 2015), Sophia M. Morris, 22 Mar 1931; Public Board of Health, Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1,653,755.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sophia by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Sophia:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sophia by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Sophia:
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~1.56%
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~1.56%
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~0.78%
George Kerr :
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Pam Burris :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
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