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James Henry Morris

J. H. Morris
Full Name: James Henry Morris
Birth date: January 3, 1849
Death date: October 10, 1917

Terms of Service

  • House, 33rd (1) (3) (4) Legislature
    1/14/1913 - 1/12/1915
    Democrat
  • House, 32nd Legislature
    1/10/1911 - 1/14/1913
    Democrat
  • House, 31st (2) Legislature
    1/12/1909 - 1/10/1911
    Democrat
(1) District 53 comprised of Johnson county; District 93 comprised of Coryell and Lampasas counties, pp. 41-43, Acts 1911, 32nd Legislature, 1st C.S., ch. 10, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950 1950.
(2) Democrat; roster of members of the 31st Legislature with biographical and party information. "Year Book 1909," Number 13, May-June 1910, pp. 408-415. Bulletin (Texas Department of Agriculture) 1910.
(3) District 93 represented by J.H. Morris, p. 6. House Journal .
(4) District 53 represented by J.H. Morris, p. 853. Texas Legislative Manual .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Photographs

Other Resources

  • James Henry Morris, birth date 1/3/1849 in North Carolina, death date 10/10/1917 in Oglesby, Coryell County, Texas, spouse Mary Jane "Mollie" Compton. Residence in Coryell County in 1900 and 1910; family photo. Splinter Family Tree and richardmomrris2 Family Tree. Ancestry.com .
  • Census of 1900 - James H. Morris, Coryell County, age 51, born January 1847 in North Carolina, farmer, spouse Mary I. (Mary J.), daughters Livinia, Julia, and Ethel, sons Willard, Ernest B., and Jon.
    Census of 1910 - S.H. (J.H.) Morris, Coryell County, age 60, born circa 1850 in North Carolina, farmer, spouse Mary J., daughter Ethel Alexander, son-in-law W.B. Alexander. FamilySearch . 1900 1910
  • James H. Morris, born circa 1849 in North Carolina, age 68, death date 10/10/1917 in Oglesby, Coryell County, Texas, farmer and legislator. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 .
  • J.H. Morris (1849-1917), burial in Post Oak Cemetery, Oglesby, Coryell County, with M.J. (Mollie J. Compton) Morris (1847-1927). Find a Grave .
  • 33rd Legislature (1913) - J.H. Morris, postoffice Oglesby, nativity North Carolina, age 64 (born circa 1849), farmer, 59 years in Texas, member former legislatures: 31st-32nd, Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual .
  • Morris, J.H. (1849-1917). "In the Morris Family Section; Husb of M. J.; In between James W. Morris & Gilford J. Morris." Coryell County, Texas - Cemeteries: Post Oak Cemetery. USGenWeb Project 1996.
  • Obituary of Mrs. J.H. Morris, "Waxahachians Home From Oglesby Where Mother Was Buried," 7/19/1927, p. 2. Waxahachie Daily Light .
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