Ralph Lee Morris (1905 - 1958)

Born 9 Nov 1905 in Benson, Harrison, West Virginia, United States

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Died 5 Oct 1958 at age 52 in Salem, Harrison, West Virginia, United States

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Biography

Ralph Morris was an Appalachian.

Ralph Lee Morris was born in Benson, West Virginia on November 9, 1905 to Ullman Morris and Eva Carder. He was the third of seven known children born to the couple.

Ralph was raised in Union District of Harrison County, West Virginia where his father was the area's undertaker and mortician.

Ralph married Idias Williams circa 1928 in West Virginia. The couple initially lived in West Union, West Virginia where he worked as a mechanic in a garage. Their first child, a daughter, was born in Doddridge County, West Virginia in 1936. Sometime after her birth and prior to 1938, the family moved to North Carolina.

In 1940, the family was living in Old Town Township, North Carolina. They bought a house located at 517 Pola Road, worth $5000. Ralph worked as a bus driver for Interstate Lines.

By 1950, the family was living in Grant, West Virginia. Ralph was working as a bus driver for Greyhound Capitol Line.

Ralph died in Salem, West Virginia on October 5, 1958. He was 52 years old. He is buried in Knight of Pythias Cemetery in Salem, West Virginia.

Sources

• "West Virginia Births and Christenings, 1853-1928", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X558-NDQ : 30 January 2020), Ralph Lee Morris, 1905.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPND-G5C : accessed 15 July 2023), Ralph Morris in household of Ullman Morris, Union, Harrison, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 42, sheet 14A, family 192, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1683; FHL microfilm 1,375,696.
• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNKF-YK5 : 4 February 2021), Ralph L Morris in entry for Allman A Morris, 1920.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMC2-G6B : accessed 15 July 2023), Ralph L Morris, West Union, Doddridge, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 9, sheet 5A, line 41, family 131, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2530; FHL microfilm 2,342,264.
• "West Virginia Births and Christenings, 1853-1928", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HVNZ-WJMM : 18 March 2020), Ralph Lee Morris in entry for Lueva Lee Morris, .
• "West Virginia Births and Christenings, 1853-1928", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HVK9-P12M : 18 March 2020), Ralph Lee Morris in entry for Lueva Lee Morris, 1935.
• "United States Census, 1940", database with images, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:KWSB-FD8 : Fri Jul 14 12:12:33 UTC 2023), Entry for Ralph L Morris and Merle W Morris, 1940.
• "United States 1950 Census", database, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:6FQW-W6G8 : Thu Jul 13 09:18:11 UTC 2023), Entry for Ralph Lee Morris and Merle W Morris, April 2, 1950.
• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLL-NHK9 : 20 October 2022), Ralph Lee Morris, ; Burial, Salem, Harrison, West Virginia, United States of America, Knight of Pythias Cemetery; citing record ID 100738840, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.