Andrew Walter Morris Sr (1918 - 1983)

Born 17 Aug 1918 in Washington, Georgia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Lou (Farthing) Morris — married before 1938 in Georgia, United States

Died 19 Jan 1983 at age 64 in Swainsboro, Emanuel, Georgia, United States

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Biography

Descendant of Adam Ivey.

Andrew was born in 1918, the youngest of 3 children to 3 children to John Robert Morris and Mattie Pearl Kitchens. Her siblings were: Annie Susie and Mamie Lou.

• Fact: Residence (1920) Northem, Washington, Georgia, United States
• 1930 census record not found
• Fact: Residence (1935) Rural, Washington, Georgia

He married before 1938 to Mary Lou Farthing, daughter of Henry Troy Farthing Sr and Lillie Mae Harbuck. He was about 19 years old. They had at least 9 children together:

1. Infant Daughter Morris
2. Andrew Walter Morris Jr
3. James Walter Morris Sr
4. Robert Henry Morris

• Fact: Residence (1940) Militia District 53, Emanuel, Georgia, United States
• Fact: Residence (11 Sep 1976) Swainsboro, Georgia
• Fact: Residence (19 Jan 1983) Emanuel, Georgia
• Fact: Obituary (20 Jan 1983) Augusta, Georgia

Andrew passed away in 1983 at the age of 64.

• Fact: Burial (1983) Swainsboro City Cemetery, Swainsboro, Emanuel, Georgia, United States

Links

• FamilySearch PID: LBFG-4YB
• Find A Grave: Memorial #68885817 Headstone Photo: Yes

Sources

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJXT-6HS : accessed 2 December 2020), Andrew W Morris, Sr in household of John R Morris, Northem, Washington, Georgia, United States; citing ED 150, sheet 3B, line 86, family 65, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 284; FHL microfilm 1,820,284.
• "Georgia Deaths, 1928-1943," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJX9-C6M9 : 1 August 2019), Andrew Walter Morris in entry for Morris, 2 Jan 1938; citing Swainsboro, Emanuel, Georgia, United States, Georgia State Archives, Morrow.
• "Georgia Deaths, 1928-1943," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJX9-SJJD : 1 August 2019), A W Morris in entry for Andrew Walter Morris, 6 Jul 1939; citing Swainsboro, Emanuel, Georgia, United States, Georgia State Archives, Morrow.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7LP-KBT : 22 December 2019), A Walter Morris, Militia District 53, Emanuel, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 53-5, sheet 3A, line 11, family 33, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 669.
• "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP15-QSKT : 18 July 2020), A W Morris in entry for Mrs Mattie P Morris, 1976.
• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J2XM-3ZL : 25 November 2020), Andrew Morris, Jan 1983; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 01 December 2020), memorial page for Andrew Walter “A.W.” Morris (17 Aug 1918–19 Jan 1983), Find a Grave Memorial no. 68885817, citing Swainsboro City Cemetery, Swainsboro, Emanuel County, Georgia, USA ; Maintained by Kay W. Waters (contributor 46890871).

See Also

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 02 December 2020, 05:14), entry for Andrew Walter Morris Sr(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LBFG-4YB); contributed by various users.
• "Public Member Trees kih1962/ageorgiaangel", database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/70236500/person/240194042083/facts : accessed 2 Dec 2020), profile for Andrew Walter Morris Sr.

Acknowledgement

Morris-20438 was created by Karen Ivey Herndon on 11 Apr 2018. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Karen and others.