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Myrtle I. Morris1,2,3

ID# 19372, (1917 - 1973)

Parents:

FatherLeRoy Morris (28 Feb 1895 - 4 Dec 1974)
MotherZenie Daugherty (19 Aug 1892 - 15 Feb 1963)

Key Events:

Birth: 24 Aug 1917, Galion, Ohio,4,5,6
Marriage: 1932, Wooster, Ohio, Harvey Samuel Kitts (b. 12 Sep 1906, d. 22 Aug 1979)7,8
Death: 3 Sep 1973, Orrville, Wayne Co., Ohio,9,10,11
Burial: Rittman Cemetery, Rittman, Wayne Co., Ohio,12,13

Narrative:

Myrtle I. Morris was born on 24 Aug 1917 in Galion, OhioG.4,5,6
     She appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of North Bloomfield, Morrow Co., Ohio, G in the household of her parents, LeRoy Morris and Zenie Daugherty.14 She appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Smithville, Wayne Co., Ohio G, in the household of her parents.15
     Myrtle married Harvey Samuel Kitts, son of Sidney Kitts and Susie Davis, in 1932 in Wooster, OhioG.7,8
     Myrtle and Harvey appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Rittman, Wayne Co., Ohio G, enumerated 3 May 1940, reporting that they were renting their home, for $12 per month, and had lived in the same town in 1935. Their children Charles, Rosie, and Olin were listed as living with them.16
     Myrtle and Harvey appeared on the 1950 Federal Census of Rittman, Wayne Co., Ohio, at 28 Salt St. G, enumerated 20 Apr 1950, reporting they lived in a home that was not on a farm. Their children Charles, Rosie, and Olin were listed as living with them.17
     Myrtle died on 3 Sep 1973 in Orrville, Wayne Co., OhioG, at age 56.9,10,11 She was buried in Rittman Cemetery, Rittman, Wayne Co., OhioG.12,13

Children:
     Children with Harvey Samuel Kitts:

  1. Charles Eustace Kitts (2 Jul 1933 - 8 May 2005)
  2. Rosie Irene Kitts (21 Mar 1935 - 7 Jul 1978)
  3. Olin Harvey Kitts (9 Jul 1938 - 11 Sep 2006)

Citations

  1. [S5264] Leroy Morris household, 1920 U.S. Census, Morrow Co., Ohio, shows name as Myrtle J. Morris.
  2. [S5265] Leroy Morris household, 1930 U.S. Census, Wayne Co., Ohio, shows name as Myrtle Morris.
  3. [S3669] "Ohio Birth Index, 1908-1998," Ancestry.com, record for Myrtle I Morris, citing state file no. 1917081523.
  4. [S3669] "Ohio Birth Index, 1908-1998," Ancestry.com, record for Myrtle I Morris, citing state file no. 1917081523, shows date.
  5. [S693] McWilliams, "Descendants of Jacob Reigle", citing Memorial Funeral Record for Myrtle I. Kitts, Gillman Funeral Home, Rittman, Ohio, shows date, town, and state.
  6. [S5264] Leroy Morris household, 1920 U.S. Census, Morrow Co., Ohio, shows age 2 4/12 and state.
  7. [S12477] Harvey Kitts household, 1950 U.S. Census, Wayne Co., Ohio, shows married.
  8. [S693] McWilliams, "Descendants of Jacob Reigle", shows year, city, and state.
  9. [S1324] "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944," Ancestry.com, record for Myrtle I Kitts, citing cert. no. 073814, shows date, city, county, and state.
  10. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 90311107, Myrtle I Morris Kitts, shows date and includes tombstone photo showing year.
  11. [S5546] Leroy Morris obituary, obit- Morris, Leroyunknown newspaper, shows one daugher died before him, and names his other three children.
  12. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 90311107, Myrtle I Morris Kitts, includes tombstone photo.
  13. [S693] McWilliams, "Descendants of Jacob Reigle", citing Memorial Funeral Record for Myrtle I. Kitts, Gillman Funeral Home, Rittman, Ohio.
  14. [S5264] Leroy Morris household, 1920 U.S. Census, Morrow Co., Ohio.
  15. [S5265] Leroy Morris household, 1930 U.S. Census, Wayne Co., Ohio.
  16. [S5558] Harvey Kitts household, 1940 U.S. Census, Wayne Co., Ohio.
  17. [S12477] Harvey Kitts household, 1950 U.S. Census, Wayne Co., Ohio.

Stanley Leroy Morris1,2,3

ID# 19373, (1919 - 1993)

Parents:

FatherLeRoy Morris (28 Feb 1895 - 4 Dec 1974)
MotherZenie Daugherty (19 Aug 1892 - 15 Feb 1963)

Key Events:

Birth: 18 Oct 1919, Mt. Gilead, Ohio,4,5,6
Marriage:7
Burial: Royal Palm North Cemetery, Pinellas Park, Pinellas Co., Florida,8
Divorce: bef 1950,9
Marriage: 25 Feb 1950, Wayne Co., Ohio, Juanita Ann Welday (b. 1 Apr 1929, d. 30 May 1992)10,11
Death: 29 Mar 1993, Pinellas Co., Florida,12,13,14

Narrative:

Stanley Leroy Morris was born on 18 Oct 1919 in Mt. Gilead, OhioG.4,5,6
     He appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of North Bloomfield, Morrow Co., Ohio, G in the household of his parents, LeRoy Morris and Zenie Daugherty.15 He appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Smithville, Wayne Co., Ohio G, in the household of his parents.16 He appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Creston, Wayne Co., Ohio G, in the household of his parents.17
     Stanley registered for the draft for World War II on 1 Jul 1941, while living at Creston, Wayne Co., OhioG, reporting he was employed by Ohio Injector Company in Wadsworth, Ohio as a laborer.1
     Stanley married first an unknown woman.7 He and and his first wife were divorced before 1950.9
     Stanley married second Juanita Ann Welday, daughter of Jay Edward Welday and Bonnie E. Ball, on 25 Feb 1950 in Wayne Co., OhioG, with Myron T. Brenneman, probate judge officiating.10,11
     Stanley and Juanita appeared on the 1950 Federal Census of Wooster, Wayne Co., Ohio, at 303 S Grout G, enumerated 24 Apr 1950, reporting they lived in a home that was not on a farm. Three lodgers were also listed in the household, John Snoddy, age 70, his daughter Helen, age 39, and Barbara McComas, age 17.18
     He was a taxi driver, reporting in the 1950 census he had worked 84 hours the prior week.19,20
     Stanley was living in Clinton, OhioG, in 1974.21
     His wife died on 30 May 1992 in Pinellas Co., FloridaG.22,23
     Stanley died on 29 Mar 1993 in Pinellas Co., FloridaG, at age 73.12,13,14 He was buried in Royal Palm North Cemetery, Pinellas Park, Pinellas Co., FloridaG.8

Children:
      Children with Juanita Ann Welday

Stanley and Juanita's other child is belived to be still living.
  1. William Kenneth Morris (28 Jun 1951 - 6 Mar 2018)
  2. Robert Allen Morris (1967 - 20 Jul 1991)

Citations

  1. [S12522] Stanley Leroy Morris, Draft Registration Cards for Ohio, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947.
  2. [S5264] Leroy Morris household, 1920 U.S. Census, Morrow Co., Ohio, shows name as Stanley L. Morris.
  3. [S5546] Leroy Morris obituary, obit- Morris, Leroyunknown newspaper, shows name as Stanley L.
  4. [S5264] Leroy Morris household, 1920 U.S. Census, Morrow Co., Ohio, shows age 3/12 and state.
  5. [S12522] Stanley Leroy Morris, Draft Registration Cards for Ohio, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947, shows date, town, and state.
  6. [S5560] Stanley Morris and Jane Hall, Marriage Record, shows age 30 on 18 Oct 1949, town, and state.
  7. [S5560] Stanley Morris and Jane Hall, Marriage Record, shows he was married once before.
  8. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 217944434, Stanley Leroy Morris, includes tombstone photo.
  9. [S5560] Stanley Morris and Jane Hall, Marriage Record, shows him as divorced.
  10. [S5560] Stanley Morris and Jane Hall, Marriage Record, shows date, county, state, and officiant.
  11. [S12523] Stanley Morris household, 1950 U.S. Census, Wayne Co., Ohio, shows married.
  12. [S889] "Florida Death Index, 1936-1998," Ancestry.com, record for Stanley L. Morris, shows date, county, and state.
  13. [S1000] "Social Security Death Index," Ancestry.com, record for Stanley L. Morris, Soc. Sec. No. 281-14-0296, shows date and last residence, as 33716 Saint Petersburg, Pinellas, Florida.
  14. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 217944434, Stanley Leroy Morris, shows year and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  15. [S5264] Leroy Morris household, 1920 U.S. Census, Morrow Co., Ohio.
  16. [S5265] Leroy Morris household, 1930 U.S. Census, Wayne Co., Ohio.
  17. [S5266] Leroy Morris household, 1940 U.S. Census, Wayne Co., Ohio.
  18. [S12523] Stanley Morris household, 1950 U.S. Census, Wayne Co., Ohio.
  19. [S5560] Stanley Morris and Jane Hall, Marriage Record, shows occupation as taxi driver.
  20. [S12523] Stanley Morris household, 1950 U.S. Census, Wayne Co., Ohio, shows occupation as taxi driver and industry as taxi service.
  21. [S5546] Leroy Morris obituary, obit- Morris, Leroyunknown newspaper.
  22. [S889] "Florida Death Index, 1936-1998," Ancestry.com, record for Juanita A Morris, shows date, county, and state.
  23. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 217944386, Juanita Ann Welday Morris, shows year and includes tombstone photo showing same.

Louise Mary Morris1,2,3

ID# 19374, (1922 - 2010)

Parents:

FatherLeRoy Morris (28 Feb 1895 - 4 Dec 1974)
MotherZenie Daugherty (19 Aug 1892 - 15 Feb 1963)

Key Events:

Birth: 23 Feb 1922, Mansfield, Ohio,4,5,6
Marriage: 26 Oct 1940, Smithville, Medina Co., Ohio, Lloyd Emerson Neuffer (b. 31 Mar 1919, d. 22 Jul 1974)7,8
Death: 19 Nov 2010,9
Burial: Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, Seville, Medina Co., Ohio,10

Narrative:

Louise Mary Morris was born on 23 Feb 1922 in Mansfield, OhioG.4,5,6
     She appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Smithville, Wayne Co., Ohio, G in the household of her parents, LeRoy Morris and Zenie Daugherty.11 She appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Creston, Wayne Co., Ohio, G in the household of her parents.12
     Louise married Lloyd Emerson Neuffer, son of Eugene A. Neuffer and Anna Bell Blough, on 26 Oct 1940 in Smithville, Medina Co., OhioG, with Rev. A. L. Kriner officiating, after have obtained the consent of her mother and father since she was a minor.7,8
     Louise and Lloyd appeared on the 1950 Federal Census of Chippewa, Wayne Co., Ohio, on County Line Rd. G, enumerated 28 Apr 1950, reporting they lived in a home that was not on a farm, but on over three acres. Their two children were listed as living with them.13
     Her husband died on 22 Jul 1974 in Wadsworth, Medina Co., OhioG.14,15
     Louise died on 19 Nov 2010 at age 88.9 She was buried in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, Seville, Medina Co., OhioG.10

Children:
      Children with Lloyd Emerson Neuffer

Lloyd and Louise's other two children are believed to still be living.
  1. Gerealdine Louise Neuffer (25 Oct 1942 - Oct 2012)

Citations

  1. [S5265] Leroy Morris household, 1930 U.S. Census, Wayne Co., Ohio, shows name as Louise Morris, female.
  2. [S5266] Leroy Morris household, 1940 U.S. Census, Wayne Co., Ohio, shows name as Louis Morris, male.
  3. [S1000] "Social Security Death Index," Ancestry.com, record for Louise Mary Neuffer.
  4. [S5541] Lloyd Neuffer and Louise Morris, Marriage Record, shows age 18 on 23 Feb 1940, town, and state.
  5. [S5265] Leroy Morris household, 1930 U.S. Census, Wayne Co., Ohio, shows age 8 and state.
  6. [S1000] "Social Security Death Index," Ancestry.com, record for Louise Mary Neuffer, shows date.
  7. [S5541] Lloyd Neuffer and Louise Morris, Marriage Record.
  8. [S12472] Lloyd E. Neuffer household, 1950 U.S. Census, Wayne Co., Ohio, shows married.
  9. [S1000] "Social Security Death Index," Ancestry.com, record for Louise Mary Neuffer, shows date and last residence as Ohio.
  10. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 61909542, Lois Mary Morris Neuffer, includes tombstone photo.
  11. [S5265] Leroy Morris household, 1930 U.S. Census, Wayne Co., Ohio.
  12. [S5266] Leroy Morris household, 1940 U.S. Census, Wayne Co., Ohio.
  13. [S12472] Lloyd E. Neuffer household, 1950 U.S. Census, Wayne Co., Ohio.
  14. [S1324] "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944," Ancestry.com, record for Lloyd E Neuffer, citing cert. no. 054751, shows date, town, county, and state.
  15. [S12473] Lloyd E. Neuffer obituary, Akron Beacon Journal, shows died Monday.

William Henry Morris1,2,3

ID# 19375, (1925 - 1993)

Parents:

FatherLeRoy Morris (28 Feb 1895 - 4 Dec 1974)
MotherZenie Daugherty (19 Aug 1892 - 15 Feb 1963)

Key Events:

Birth: 3 Oct 1925, Madison Twp., Richland Co., Ohio,4,5,6
Marriage: 22 May 1944, Wooster, Wayne Co., Ohio, Virginia Maxine Adkins (b. 27 Jun 1927, d. 29 May 1975)3
Divorce Fl: 28 Apr 1949, Wayne Co., Ohio, Virginia Maxine Adkins (b. 27 Jun 1927, d. 29 May 1975)7
Marriage: 22 Jun 1949, Ashland Co., Ohio, Ruth Anne Trott (b. 15 Mar 1922, d. 13 Sep 2003)8,9
Divorce: bef 1956, Ruth Anne Trott (b. 15 Mar 1922, d. 13 Sep 2003)
Marriage: Mar 1958, Jersey City, Hudson Co., New Jersey, Helene Terilli (b. 15 May 1930, d. 25 Feb 2006)10,11,12
Death: 8 Nov 1993, Bordentown, Burlington Co., New Jersey,13,14,15
Burial: Brig. Gen. Wm. C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Wrightstown, Burlington Co., New Jersey,16,17

Narrative:

William Henry Morris was born on 3 Oct 1925 in Madison Twp., Richland Co., OhioG.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., OhioG, reporting he was unemployed.20
     William was drafted as a private in the U.S. Army, entering the service 28 Feb 1944, in Fort Benjamin Harrison, IndianaG.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., OhioG, with O. C. Franks, justice of the peace officiating.3
     William filed for divorce from Virginia on 28 Apr 1949 in Wayne Co., OhioG, which was granted the following year.7
     William married second Ruth Anne Trott, daughter of Thomas Elmer Trott and Jennie M. Peters, on 22 Jun 1949 in Ashland Co., OhioG, 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., OhioG, by 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 G, enumerated 3 Apr 1950, reporting they lived in a home that was not on a farm and he lived in a different house but the same county the year before. Her daughter by her previous marriage was listed as living with them, as was her mother.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 JerseyG.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 JerseyG, at age 68.13,14,15 He was buried in Brig. Gen. Wm. C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Wrightstown, Burlington Co., New JerseyG.16,17

Children:
      Children with Virginia Maxine Adkins:

William and Virginia's children are still living (Aug 2023).

Children:
      Children with Ruth Anne Trott:

William and Ruth had no known children.

Children:
      Children with Helene Terilli

William and Helene's other child is still living (Aug 2023).
  1. William H. Morris Jr. (19 Oct 1967 - 15 Jul 2010)

Citations

  1. [S5531] William Henry Morris, Certificate of Birth.
  2. [S5265] Leroy Morris household, 1930 U.S. Census, Wayne Co., Ohio, shows name as William Morris.
  3. [S5542] William Henry Morris and Virginia Maxine Adkins, Marriage Record.
  4. [S5531] William Henry Morris, Certificate of Birth, shows date, township, and county.
  5. [S5265] Leroy Morris household, 1930 U.S. Census, Wayne Co., Ohio, shows age 4 5/12 and state.
  6. [S12525] William Henry Morris, Draft Registration Cards for Ohio, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947, shows date, town, as Mansfield, and state.
  7. [S693] McWilliams, "Descendants of Jacob Reigle", citing William Henry Morris, Plaintiff vs Virginia Maxine Morris, Defendant
    Number 36266 Journal Entry Filed April 28, 1949, Common Pleas Court of Wayne Co., Ohio.
  8. [S12526] Marriage Record, Ashland Co., Ohio, 18:570, no. 2285, William H. Morris and Ruth T. Hahn, shows date, county, state, and officiant.
  9. [S12527] William H. Morris household, 1950 U.S. Census, Wayne Co., Ohio, shows married.
  10. [S10022] "New Jersey, U.S., Marriage Index, 1901-2016," Ancestry.com, record for William H. Morris and Elena Terilli, citing cert. no. 5678, shows date, city, county and state.
  11. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 72299162, Elena Terilli Morris, includes photo of joint cemetery plaque showing her as his wife.
  12. [S12536] William Henry Sr. Morris obituary, The Philadelphia Inquirer, shows her as his widow.
  13. [S9896] "New Jersey, U.S., Death Index, 1901-2017," Ancestry.com, record for William H. Morris Sr, shows date, city, county, and state.
  14. [S1000] "Social Security Death Index," Ancestry.com, record for William H. Morris, Soc. Sec. No. 298-14-4015, shows date and last residence, as 08505 Bordentown, Burlington, New Jersey.
  15. [S12536] William Henry Sr. Morris obituary, The Philadelphia Inquirer, shows died Monday, town, as his home.
  16. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 123382483, William H Morris, Sr, includes photo of cemetery plaque.
  17. [S1041] "U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006," Ancestry.com, record for William H Morris Jr.
  18. [S5265] Leroy Morris household, 1930 U.S. Census, Wayne Co., Ohio.
  19. [S5266] Leroy Morris household, 1940 U.S. Census, Wayne Co., Ohio.
  20. [S12525] William Henry Morris, Draft Registration Cards for Ohio, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947.
  21. [S2918] "U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records," Ancestry.com, record for William H Morris birth year 1925 in Ohio, shows date, location, and "Selectees."
  22. [S5542] William Henry Morris and Virginia Maxine Adkins, Marriage Record, shows occupation as U.S. Army.
  23. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 123382483, William H Morris, Sr, includes photo of cemetery plaque showing PSGT US Army.
  24. [S3504] "U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010," Ancestry.com, record for William H Morris, Soc. Sec. No. 298-14-4015, shows enlistment date and service.
  25. [S12536] William Henry Sr. Morris obituary, The Philadelphia Inquirer, shows veteran, three wars, retired a with more than 25 years service.
  26. [S3504] "U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010," Ancestry.com, record for William Morris, Soc. Sec. No. 298144015, shows branch and release date.
  27. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 123382483, William Henry Morris, Sr., includes tombstone photo showing military service as PSGT US Army.
  28. [S693] McWilliams, "Descendants of Jacob Reigle", provides transcription of final orders of Probate Court.
  29. [S12527] William H. Morris household, 1950 U.S. Census, Wayne Co., Ohio.
  30. [S5542] William Henry Morris and Virginia Maxine Adkins, Marriage Record, shows occupation as truck driver.
  31. [S12527] William H. Morris household, 1950 U.S. Census, Wayne Co., Ohio, shows occupation as truck driver and industry as retail coal & gas co.
  32. [S12536] William Henry Sr. Morris obituary, The Philadelphia Inquirer, shows recently retired, regional manager, firm.