Lucy was born about 1862. She is the daughter of Jonathan Morris and Sarah Reynolds.
According to the 1870 U.S. Federal Census, The census was taken on the July 26, 1870. Jackson, Guthrie, Iowa. Sarah was 40 years old and married to Jonathon Morris (age 44), her birthplace was South Carolina. The value of their real estate was $30,000 and their personal estate $4,000. Six children are listed on the census. It is inferred they are Jonathon an Sarah's children. John W age 15, James R age 13, Henry F age 10, Lucy P age 8, Jeannette F age 6 and Allen H age 4.
Source Citation Year: 1870; Census Place: Jackson, Guthrie, Iowa; Roll: M593_393; Page: 209B; Family History Library Film: 545892
Source Information Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
Original data:
1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. Minnesota census schedules for 1870. NARA microfilm publication T132, 13 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
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