Born in Lecompton, Douglas County, Kansas
Ancestors 
Daughter of George Otis Morriss
and Laura Samantha (Mathers) Morris
Sister of
Nellie G Morriss, Warren L Morriss, Clarence Mathers Morriss, William Floyd Morriss, Floyd W Morriss, Theodore Roosevelt Morriss, Neva Morriss, Florence Bertha Morriss and Laura Beryl Morriss
Wife of
Charles Francis Wilson
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Francis Orla Wilson, Rose Faye (Wilson) Garrison, [private daughter (1930s - unknown)], Constance Wilson and Constance Gail Wilson
Died
at age 86
in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
Profile last modified
| Created 14 Mar 2018
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Biography
Vena was born on 18 January 1904 in Lecompton, Douglas County, Kansas. She was the daughter of George Otis Morriss and Laura Samantha (Mathers) Morris.[1]
In the 1910 census Vena (age 6) was living in Lecompton, Douglas, Kansas.[1]
In 1915 Vena (age about 10) was living in Lecompton, Douglas, Kansas.[2]
In the 1920 census Vena (age 15) was living in Lecompton, Douglas, Kansas.[3]
In 1925 Vena (age about 20) was living in Lecompton, Douglas, Kansas.[4]
In the 1930 census Vena (age 26) was living in Kanwaka, Douglas, Kansas.[5]
In 1935 according to 1940 census Vena (age about 30) was living in Rural, Shawnee, Kansas.[6]
In the 1940 census Vena (age 36) was living in Mission, Shawnee, Kansas, United States.[6]
Vena died at the age of 86 on 26 March 1990 in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas.[7]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1910 Census: 1910 United States Federal Census Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data - Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives Year: 1910; Census Place: Lecompton, Douglas, Kansas; Birth date: 1904 Birth place: Kansas Residence date: 1910 Residence place: Lecompton, Douglas, Kansas http://trees.ancestry.comrd?f=sse&db=1910uscenindex&h=132800608&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt.
- ↑ Residence: Ancestry.com. Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925 Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009. Original data - 1855 Kansas Territory Census. Microfilm reel K-1. Kansas State Historical Society.1856, 1857, and 1858 Kansas Territory Censuses. Microfilm reel K-1. Kansas State Histor, Birth date: abt 1904 Birth place: Kansas Residence date: 1915 Residence place: Lecompton, Douglas, Kansas http://trees.ancestry.comrd?f=sse&db=ksstatecen&h=1855009&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt.
- ↑ 1920 Census: 1920 United States Federal Census Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data - Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Lecompton, Douglas, Kansas; Roll: T625_531; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 74; Image: . Birth date: abt 1905 Birth place: Kansas Residence date: 1920 Residence place: Lecompton, Douglas, Kansas http://trees.ancestry.comrd?f=sse&db=1920usfedcen&h=47248174&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt.
- ↑ Residence: Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925 Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009. Original data - 1855 Kansas Territory Census. Microfilm reel K-1. Kansas State Historical Society.1856, 1857, and 1858 Kansas Territory Censuses. Microfilm reel K-1. Kansas State Histor, Birth date: abt 1904 Birth place: Kansas Residence date: 1925 Residence place: Lecompton, Douglas, Kansas http://trees.ancestry.comrd?f=sse&db=ksstatecen&h=8432544&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt.
- ↑ 1930 Census: 1930 United States Federal Census Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002. Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, Year: 1930; Census Place: Kanwaka, Douglas, Kansas; Roll: 700; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 5; Image: 656.0. Birth date: abt 1904 Birth place: Residence date: 1930 Residence place: Kanwaka, Douglas, Kansas http://trees.ancestry.comrd?f=sse&db=1930usfedcen&h=32736540&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 1940 Census: 1940 United States Federal Census Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls. Name: Vena Fay Morriss residence date: 1 Apr 1940 residence place: Mission, Shawnee, Kansas, United States birth date: 18 Jan 1904 birth place: Lecompton, Douglas County, Kansas residence date: 1935 residence place: Rural, Shawnee, Kansas http://trees.ancestry.comrd?f=sse&db=1940usfedcen&h=58038218&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt.
- ↑ Death Registration: Social Security Death Index Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Original data - Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration. Original data: Social Security Administration. SSN; Issue State: Kansas; Issue Date: 1956. Birth date: 18 Jan 1904 Birth place: Death date: 26 Mar 1990 Death place: Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States of America http://trees.ancestry.comrd?f=sse&db=ssdi&h=68142004&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt.
- Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created. Ancestry Family Trees Ancestry Profile
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