Charles Edward Morris (1887 - 1938)

Born 26 Nov 1887 in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States

Husband of Bertha Lee (Rigsby) Thomas — married 18 Aug 1915 in Walker County, Georgia, USA

Descendants

Died 13 Jun 1938 at age 50 in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Charles Edward Morris was born on Nov 26, 1887 in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA ^[1] as the only child of John E. Morris and Jane James. ^[2] He had half-siblings through his mother Jane James and Benjamin E Davies, namely; William Evan Davies, Emma Jane Davies, David Jefferson Davies, Tennie A. E. Davies, Edith Davies, and Mary Ann Davies. ^[3]

He died on Jun 13, 1938 in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA (at home; Age at Death: 50). ^[2]

When he was 27, he married Bertha Lee Rigsby on Aug 18, 1915 in Walker County, Georgia, USA (Officiant: D. H. Hixon Title: JP). ^[4]

Charles Edward Morris lived in Chattanooga Ward 8, Hamilton, Tennessee in 1900 (Age: 12; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son). ^[5]

He lived in Boynton, Catoosa, Georgia, USA in 1910 (Age: 22; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Head). ^[6]

He lived in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA between 1917–1918. (Medium height, medium built brown eyes, black hair) ^[1]

He lived in Chattanooga Valley, Walker, Georgia in 1920 (Age: 33; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head). ^[7]

He lived in Lisbon, Walker, Georgia, USA in 1930 (Age: 43; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head). ^[8]

He was buried on Jun 14, 1938 in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA (Forest Hills Cemetery; Plot: Section 4, Lot 161, Grave 2NE). ^{[9] [10]}

Charles Edward Morris and Bertha Lee Rigsby had the following children:

1. Ethel Lucille Morris was born on Nov 19, 1916 in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA. She died on Jul 30, 1993 ^[11] in Walker County, Georgia, USA (local hospital; Age at Death: 76). She married Luther Charleston Howard on Jul 17, 1933 in Rossville, Walker, Georgia, USA.
2. Charles William "Bill" Morris was born on Oct 26, 1918 in Tennessee, USA. He died on Dec 26, 1984 in Catoosa County, Georgia, USA (Age at Death: 66).
3. Foy Edward Morris was born on Sep 01, 1921 in Flintstone, Walker, Georgia, USA. He died on Sep 01, 2005 in Flintstone, Walker, Georgia, USA (Age at Death: 84). ^[12] in Flintstone, Walker, Georgia, USA (Age at Death: 84). He married Charlotte E "Totty" Brown on Dec 27, 1941 in Walker County, Georgia, USA.
4. Betty Jane Morris was born on Dec 30, 1923 in Flintstone, Walker, Georgia, USA. She died on Jan 17, 1994 in Catoosa County, Georgia, USA (Age at Death: 70). ^[13]
5. Laura Catherine "Lollie" Morris was born on Oct 07, 1926 in Chattanooga Valley, Walker, Georgia, USA. She died on Nov 26, 1972 in Allentown, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA (Age at Death: 46).

Obituary: Charles E. Morris

Funeral services for Charles E. Morris, 50, of Flintstone, who hanged himself in his room at 2525 1/2 South Broad street, late Sunday night will be held at the Page-Hancock Funeral home this afternoon at 2 o'clock, the Rev. Battle McLester and the Rev. Thomas Carriger officiating. Burial will be in Forest Hills Cemetery.

Active pallbearers will be Sam Noble, Kermit Howard, H.C. Liewellyn, Joe Persinger, P.W. Harker and Fred Duggan. Honorary, E.L. Randle, Thomas Allen, R.D. Cubine, John Pinkerton, George Williams, R.H. Minett and Jack Chambers.

Morris an employee of the Chattanooga Medicine Company, is survived by his wife, two sons, Charles W. and Foy; three daughters, Mrs Ethel Howard, Misses Bettye Jane and Laura C. Morris; a half-brother, Will E. Davies, and a sister F. E. Thompson, all of Chattanooga. ^[14]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZ64-97G : 12 December 2014), Charles Edward Morris, 1917-1918; citing Chattanooga City no 2, Tennessee, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,852,927.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "Tennessee Death Records, 1914-1963," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NS8Y-JJ1 : 25 May 2014), Charles Edw. Morris, 13 Jun 1938; citing Forest Hill Cemetery, Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, cn 12333, State Library and Archives, Nashville; FHL microfilm 1,876,864.
3. ↑ Morris Family Bible, in the possession of Diane Morris Royal
4. ↑ WALKER COUNTY, GA - VITAL RECORDS MARRIAGES Mimms - Mozen TEXT: HUSBAND: MORRIS Age: Book/page: 5-310 FULL NAME: CHARLIE E. MORRIS M-Date: 8-18-1915 WIFE: BERTHA LEE RIGSBY Her Age: REC Date: 10-23-1915 W/Maiden: RIGSBY COUNTY: ISSUANCE: 8-18-1915 ORDINARY: W. L. STANSELL County No: PROB JUDGE: CITY: OFFICIANT: D. H. HIXON TITLE: JP Addr:
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MS8G-6KT : accessed 26 August 2017), Charles Morse in household of Jane Jenkins, Chattanooga city Ward 8, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 69, sheet 13B, family 302, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,575.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLV1-MTS : accessed 26 August 2017), Chas E Morris, Boynton, Catoosa, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 17, sheet 1A, family 5, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 176; FHL microfilm 1,374,189.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJXJ-1PX : accessed 26 August 2017), Charlie E Morris, Chattanooga Valley, Walker, Georgia, United States; citing ED 182, sheet 3B, line 86, family 63, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 281; FHL microfilm 1,820,281.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:3ZR1-26Z : accessed 26 August 2017), Charles Morris, Lisbon, Walker, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 12, sheet 13A, line 16, family 266, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 390; FHL microfilm 2,340,125.
9. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKH-KQGN : 13 December 2015), Charles Edward Morris, 1938; Burial, Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States of America, Forest Hills Cemetery; citing record ID 34143923, Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=34143923.
10. ↑ Forest Hills Search Result Details TEXT: First Name: CHAS. E. Last Name: MORRIS Actual Service Date: 06/14/1938 Service Type: Interment Section: 4 Lot: 161 Grave #: 2NE PIN: 20949
11. ↑ Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Ancestry.com, Record for Ethel Morris Howard. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60901&h=32896282&indiv=try. Name: Ethel Morris Howard [Ethel Howard] [Ethel Morris Morris] Gender: Female Race: White Birth Date: 19 Nov 1916 Birth Place: Chattanooga, Tennessee Death Date: 30 Jul 1993 Father: Charlie E Morris Mother: Bertha L Rigeby SSN: xxx Notes: Sep 1943: Name listed as ETHEL MORRIS HOWARD; 14 Aug 1993: Name listed as ETHEL HOWARD
12. ↑ Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Ancestry.com, Record for Foy Edward Morris. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60901&h=41256390&indiv=try. Name: Foy Edward Morris [Foy E Morris] Gender: Male Race: White Birth Date: 1 Sep 1920 (wrong year) Birth Place: Flintstone W, Georgia [Eagle Cliff, Georgia] Death Date: 1 Sep 2005 Father: Charles E Morris Mother: Bertha L Rigsby SSN: xxx Notes: Mar 1939: Name listed as FOY EDWARD MORRIS; 14 Sep 2005: Name listed as FOY E MORRIS
13. ↑ Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Ancestry.com, Record for Betty Jane Morris. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60901&h=17040330&indiv=try. Name: Betty Jane Morris [Betty Morris Reed] [Betty Reed] Gender: Female Race: White Birth Date: 30 Dec 1923 Birth Place: Flintstone, Georgia Death Date: 17 Jan 1994 Father: Charles E Morris Mother: Bertha L Rigsby SSN: xxx Notes: Feb 1942: Name listed as BETTY JANE MORRIS; : Name listed as BETTY MORRIS REED; 20 Jan 1994: Name listed as BETTY J REED
14. ↑ Obituary: MORRIS, CHARLES E. Chattanooga Times, JUNE 14, 1938

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Charles Edward Morris

Nov. 26, 1887

June 13, 1938