William Henry Morris was born on 3 Oct 1925 in Madison Twp., Richland Co., Ohio
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4,5,6 He appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Smithville, Wayne Co., Ohio,
G in the household of his parents,
LeRoy Morris and
Zenie Daugherty.
18 He appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Creston, Wayne Co., Ohio
G, in the household of his parents.
19 William registered for the draft for World War II on 4 Oct 1943, while living at 28 Salt St., Rittman, Wayne Co., Ohio
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20 William was drafted as a private in the U.S. Army, entering the service 28 Feb 1944, in Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana
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21,22,23,24 He made the Army his career, serving in World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. He retired 1 Dec 1968 with a rank of platoon sergeant.
25,26,27 William married first
Virginia Maxine Adkins, daughter of
John William Adkins and
Rebecca Wilson, on 22 May 1944 in Wooster, Wayne Co., Ohio
G, with O. C. Franks, justice of the peace officiating.
3 William filed for divorce from Virginia on 28 Apr 1949 in Wayne Co., Ohio
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7 William married second
Ruth Anne Trott, daughter of Thomas Elmer Trott and Jennie M. Peters, on 22 Jun 1949 in Ashland Co., Ohio
G, with Rev. C. S. Applegath officiating. She had previously been married to Mr. Gross and Richard Earl Hahn.
8,9 William's children by his first wife were adopted on 25 Jun 1949 in Wayne Co., Ohio
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Gerald Crombie McWilliams and
Margaret Hazel Morris, his aunt and her husband.
28 William and Ruth appeared on the 1950 Federal Census of Wooster, Wayne Co., Ohio, at 147 Spink
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29 He was listed in the 1950 census as a truck driver at a retail coal and gas company, reporting he had not worked the prior week and was not looking for work. He also reported working 50 weeks in 1949, earning $2,450 in wages or salary, and $148 in interest, dividends, etc.
30,31 William and Ruth were apparently divorced before 1956, as she had remarried by then, but no record of the divorce has been found.
William married third
Helene Terilli, daughter of Vincent Terilli and Amalia Laura Baris, in Mar 1958 in Jersey City, Hudson Co., New Jersey
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10,11,12 He worked for Pinkerton Security Inc. after he retired from the Army, retiring as a regional manager.
32 William died on 8 Nov 1993, at his home, Bordentown, Burlington Co., New Jersey
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13,14,15 He was buried in Brig. Gen. Wm. C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Wrightstown, Burlington Co., New Jersey
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