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Allen Family History

(last update 6 Dec 2005)

Third Generation

( DOLLY², ABNER¹)

Children of Dolly Garner and Ethel Morris

1. FRANKLIN 'FRANK' LAFAYETTE MORRIS [19608] was born November 1859 or 1860 in Arkansas. Franklin was a farmer. He married SARAH LOUIS WATSON about 1886. She was the daughter of Jacob B. Watson and Susan Emeline Rogers and was born about 1869 in Arkansas.

Children of FRANKLIN MORRIS and SARAH WATSON are:

LAURA D. MORRIS, born about 1888 in Arkansas.
* WYLIE DELMON MORRIS, born about 1890 in Arkansas, He married Rosie Lee Jones.
[first name unknown] MORRIS, born about 1893 in Arkansas.
ETHEL MORRIS, born about 1897 in Arkansas.
ANDY MORRIS, born about 1903 in Arkansas, married LILLIAN [last name unknown] born about 1902-1905 in Arkansas.
HATTIE MORRIS, born about 1903 in Arkansas, married L. F. CUMMINS, 17 February 1922, Cleveland County, Arkansas; born about 1895.

Bibliography

1870 Federal Census, AR, Dallas County, page 460b.

1870 Federal Census, AR, Grant County, Madison Township, page 221b, Ethel S. Morris.

1880 Federal Census, AR, Grant County, Madison Township, page 225, A. A. Garner.

1880 Federal Census, AR, Cleveland County.

1900 Federal Census, AR, Cleveland County, Kingsland Township, page 69b.

1910 Federal Census, AR, Grant County, Madison Township, page 97d, Frank Morris.

1920 Federal Census, AR, Cleveland County, Saline Township, page 131b, Frank Morris.

1930 Federal Census, AR, Cleveland County, Saline Township, page 249b, Frank Morris.

2. WILEY D. MORRIS [12309] was born April 1863 in Arkansas. He married MARY L. [last name unknown] about 1888. She was born January 1871 in Arkansas.

Children of WILEY and MARY GARNER are:

IVA MORRIS, b. September 1889, Arkansas.
DEE MORRIS (M), b, March 1892, Arkansas
BEE MORRIES (f), b. 1894, Arkansas.
HELEN MORRIS, b. April 1897, Arkansas.

Bibliography

1900 Federal Census, Madison Township, Grant County, Arkansas, page page 274b