Born in Mounds, Pulaski, Illinois
Ancestors 
Daughter of James Walter Harper
and Anna Lucretia (Minton) Harper
Sister of
Julia Alice (Harper) Coombes, Frances Catherine (Harper) Williams, Anna Myrtle (Harper) Bour, Carl Walter Harper and Virtus LaRose (Harper) Graves
Wife of
William Edward Morris
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Mother of
[private daughter (1930s - unknown)]
Died about
at about age 72
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 27 Aug 2017
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Biography
Josephine Della Harper Morris was born 11 August 1899 in Mounds, Pulaski, Illinois. She was the daughter of Walter Harper and Anna Minton. She married William "Edward" Morris. They adopted a daughter, Martha. She died June 1972.
Sources
- Family tree, direct informant.
- US Federal Census 1900, Burkvile, Pulaski, Illinois
- Walter Harper Farmer, Married 6 years
- Anna Harper
- Alice Harper
- Josephine Harper
- US Federal Census 1910, Burkville, Pulaski, Illinois
- Walter Harper 40 Farmer
- Anna Harper 36
- Alice Harper 13
- Jocie Harper 10
- Fanny Harper 8
- Anna M Harper 6
- Carl Harper 4
- Earnest Harper 2 (Virtus)
- US Federal Census 1920, Mounds, Pulaski, Illinois, laborer in ice plant
- Walter Harper 47
- A L Harper 43
- Anna M Harper 17
- Carl Harper 13
- Vistus Harper 10
- Social Security 409080705.
- Lists her parents correctly with a date of June, 1972. Also added notes: 09 Aug 1972: DELLA JOSEPHINE MORRIS and 02 Jun 1993: DELLA J MORRIS - in neither are parents listed.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Josephine 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 Josephine:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Josephine 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 Josephine:
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~6.25%
Ron Mattson
:
23andMe
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~6.25%
~6.25%
E. Geraldine (Perry) Dahler :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A482205 [compare], Ancestry member susanfitzm
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~3.12%
~3.12%
Susan Fitzmaurice :
23andMe
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Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch M119902 [compare]
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Richard Fitzmaurice :
23andMe, GEDmatch WY5176563 [compare]
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Rachael Fitzmaurice :
23andMe
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~1.56%
Dwight Mitchell :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member dwight_mitchell6530
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