James
Wesley
Morrison
Born in Greenbriar, Virginia
Ancestors 
Son of William Morrison
and Maria (Perkins) Morrison
Brother of
Cynthia (Morrison) Hutchison, James Morrison, John Morrison, Nancy (Morrison) Gillespie, Andrew G Morrison, Spicer Francis Morrison, Rebecca Morrison, Elizabeth Morrison, Leaven J Morrison, William Franklin Morrison, Leroy Swarmstead Morrison, Mariah A (Morrison) Casto [half], Leticia C (Morrison) Parsons [half] and Granville Price Morrison [half]
Husband of
Nancy Logan (Grimes) Morrison
— married
1829 in Virginia, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Elizabeth Jane (Morrison) Hyer, John Grimes Morrison and Mariah Virginia (Morrison) Sutton
Died
at age 80
in Braxton, West Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 11 Aug 2012
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Biography
James Morrison was born on 10 June 1806, son of William Morrison and Maria (Perkins) Morrison.
Sources
- Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
Find A Grave: Memorial #79879249 (accessed 21 January 2023)
Memorial page for James Wesley Morrison Sr. (10 Jun 1806-12 Nov 1886), citing Morrison UM Church Cemetery, Sutton, Braxton County, West Virginia, USA; Maintained by Paula Harper (contributor 47628529). - "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FTPS-56X : 11 February 2018), James Morrison and Nancy Grimes, 1829; citing Pocahontas, West Virginia, United States, , county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 804,324.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Richard Yates 
:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member DickandMaryyates131
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~0.78%
Jessica Morrison :
23andMe, yourDNAportal JES5fc5ec59
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~0.78%
Odie Parkins :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A558460 [compare], Ancestry member orparkins
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Clarice (Sorensen) Olsen :
MyHeritage DNA
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