Benjamin
Harrison
(Ben)
Morrison
Born in Whitwell, Marion, Tennessee, United States
Ancestors 
Brother of
John Robert Morrison [half], William Taylor Morrison [half], Patrick Moses Morrison [half], Thomas J. Morrison, James Henry Morrison, David Alfred Morrison, Kelly Morrison and Lillie Ellen (Morrison) Cookston
Husband of
Rena (Layne) Morrison
— married
about 1910 [location unknown]
Husband of
Allie Edith (Glisson) Morrison
— married
3 Aug 1923 in Grundy, Tennessee, United States
Descendants 
Father of
[private daughter (1910s - 2000s)], Kelly Woodson Morrison, General Jackson Morrison, Ruth Odell (Morrison) Tate, Dorothy Lillian (Morrison) Garner, Luther Morrison, Robbie Josephene (Morrison) Datsko, Elbert Harrison Morrison, Johnny Taylor Morrison, Elmer Lee Morrison, Herman David Morrison, Caroline Morrison and Jerry Ronald Morrison
Died
at age 87
in Whitwell, Tennessee
Profile last modified
| Created 26 Jan 2016
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Biography
Benjamin Harrison "Ben" Morrison was born in 1889. He was the son of Zachary Taylor Morrison and Delilah Jane Sanders. He passed away in 1977 at age 87.
Benjamin Harrison Morrison first married Rena Layne. They had the following children -
- Leona Lector Morrison
- Kelly Woodson Morrison
- General Jackson "Jack" Morrison
- Ruth Odell Morrison
- Dorothy Lillian Morrison
Benjamin Harrison Morrison second married Allie Edith Glisson on August 3, 1923 in Grundy County, Tennessee. They had the following children -
- Luther Lindsey "Doog" Morrison
- Robbie Josephine Morrison
- Elbert Harrison "Shoggs" Morrison
- John Taylor "J.T." Morrison
- Elmer Lee Morrison
- Herman David Morrison
- Caroline Morrison
- Lamar Morrison
- Jerry Ronald Morrison
Benjamin Harrison Morrison is buried at Palmer Cemetery, 334 Sawmill Rd, Palmer, Grundy County, Tennessee 37365, USA, GPS location 35.3609052, -85.5683552
1920 US Census - Tennessee, Grundy County, District 2, Palmer Road
- Morrison, Ben, head, age 29, miner coal mines
- Morrison, Rena, wife, age 26
- Morrison, Leona, daughter, age 8
- Morrison, Wootson, son, age 6
- Morrison, Jack, son, age 3 4/12
- Morrison, Lula, daughter, age 4/12
NOTE - daughter named Lula in census is correct age for daughter actually named Ruth.
Sources
- Grundy County Tennessee Marriage Record
- 1920 US Census
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