Myrtle I. Morris1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 19372, (1917 - 1973)
FatherLeRoy Morris4,5 (28 Feb 1895 - 4 Dec 1974)
MotherZenie Daugherty6,7 (19 Aug 1892 - 15 Feb 1963)

Key Events:

Birth: 24 Aug 1917, Galion, Ohio8,9,10
Marriage: 1932, Wooster, Ohio, Harvey Samuel Kitts (12 Sep 1906 - 22 Aug 1979)11,12
Death: 3 Sep 1973, Orrville, Wayne Co., Ohio13,14,15
Burial: Rittman Cemetery, Rittman, Wayne Co., Ohio16,17
AncestryThe Reigel Family

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Narrative:

     18 Myrtle I. Morris was born on 24 Aug 1917 in Galion, Ohio.8,9,10
     She appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of North Bloomfield, Morrow Co., Ohio, in the household of her parents, LeRoy Morris and Zenie Daugherty.4 She appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Smithville, Wayne Co., Ohio, in the household of her parents.5
     Myrtle married Harvey Samuel Kitts, son of Sidney Kitts and Susie Davis, in 1932 in Wooster, Ohio.11,12
     Myrtle and Harvey appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Rittman, Wayne Co., Ohio, 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.19
     Myrtle and Harvey appeared on the 1950 Federal Census of Rittman, Wayne Co., Ohio, at 28 Salt St., 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.20
     Myrtle died on 3 Sep 1973 in Orrville, Wayne Co., Ohio, at age 56.13,14,15 She was buried in Rittman Cemetery, Rittman, Wayne Co., Ohio.16,17

Children:
     Children with Harvey Samuel Kitts:

  • Charles Eustace Kitts21,22,18 (2 Jul 1933 - 8 May 2005)
  • Rosie Irene Kitts23,24 (21 Mar 1935 - 7 Jul 1978)
  • Olin Harvey Kitts21,22,18 (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. [S5264] Leroy Morris household, 1920 U.S. Census, Morrow Co., Ohio.
  5. [S5265] Leroy Morris household, 1930 U.S. Census, Wayne Co., Ohio.
  6. [S5264] Leroy Morris household, 1920 U.S. Census, Morrow Co., Ohio, shows the girl as daughter of Zenia's husband.
  7. [S5265] Leroy Morris household, 1930 U.S. Census, Wayne Co., Ohio, shows the girl as daughter of Zenie's husband.
  8. [S3669] "Ohio Birth Index, 1908-1998," Ancestry.com, record for Myrtle I Morris, citing state file no. 1917081523, shows date.
  9. [S693] McWilliams, "Descendants of Jacob Reigle", citing Memorial Funeral Record for Myrtle I. Kitts, Gillman Funeral Home, Rittman, Ohio, shows date, town, and state.
  10. [S5264] Leroy Morris household, 1920 U.S. Census, Morrow Co., Ohio, shows age 2 4/12 and state.
  11. [S12477] Harvey Kitts household, 1950 U.S. Census, Wayne Co., Ohio, shows married.
  12. [S693] McWilliams, "Descendants of Jacob Reigle", shows year, city, and state.
  13. [S1324] "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944," Ancestry.com, record for Myrtle I Kitts, citing cert. no. 073814, shows date, city, county, and state.
  14. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 90311107, Myrtle I Morris Kitts, shows date and includes tombstone photo showing year.
  15. [S5546] Leroy Morris obituary, unknown newspaper, shows one daugher died before him, and names his other three children.
  16. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 90311107, Myrtle I Morris Kitts, includes tombstone photo.
  17. [S693] McWilliams, "Descendants of Jacob Reigle", citing Memorial Funeral Record for Myrtle I. Kitts, Gillman Funeral Home, Rittman, Ohio.
  18. [S693] McWilliams, "Descendants of Jacob Reigle."
  19. [S5558] Harvey Kitts household, 1940 U.S. Census, Wayne Co., Ohio.
  20. [S12477] Harvey Kitts household, 1950 U.S. Census, Wayne Co., Ohio.
  21. [S5558] Harvey Kitts household, 1940 U.S. Census, Wayne Co., Ohio, shows him as the son of her husband.
  22. [S12477] Harvey Kitts household, 1950 U.S. Census, Wayne Co., Ohio, shows him as the son of her husband.
  23. [S5558] Harvey Kitts household, 1940 U.S. Census, Wayne Co., Ohio, shows the girl as daughter of Myrtle's husband.
  24. [S12477] Harvey Kitts household, 1950 U.S. Census, Wayne Co., Ohio, shows shows the girl as daughter of Myrtle's husband.