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Cornelius D. Morris - Homestead Certificate #12459

General Sources

1. Debbie Wilkins
   Email communication from Debbie Wilkins on March 23, 2003; information originally provided by Margie Garr.
   
2. 1880 Census
   

   1880 Census - Baxter County, Arkansas
   |d#|f#|name              |r|s|Age  |by  |rel          |s|m|w|occu         |r|w|birth      |Father        |mother   |twp          |pg  |date
   |28|29|Morris, C.D.      |w|m|30   |    |             | |1| |Farmer       | | |Mississippi|North Carolina|Georgia  |Mountain Home|239b|June 5, 1880
   |  |  |Morris, Sarah M.  |w|f|30   |    |wife         | |1| |Keeping House| |1|Tennessee  |North Carolina|Tennessee|             |    |
   |  |  |Morris, Emiline L.|w|f|5    |    |Daughter     |1| | |             | | |Missouri   |Mississippi   |Tennessee|             |    |
   |  |  |Morris, Ida Belle |w|f|2    |    |Daughter     |1| | |             | | |Arkansas   |Mississippi   |Tennessee|             |    |
   |  |  |Morris, Sarah J.  |w|f|10/12|July|Daughter     |1| | |             | | |Arkansas   |Mississippi   |Tennessee|             |    |
   |  |  |Talley, Elisabeth |w|f|69   |    |Mother in law| | |1|At Home      |1|1|Tennessee  |              |         |             |    |
   

3. 1860 Census
   

   1860 Census - Pulaski County, Missouri
   |h# |f# |name             |ag|s|occu   |pe |birth         |r|twp       |Post Office|pag|date
   |212|212|Morris, John     |45|m|Laborer|400|North Carolina| |twp 35 R11|Paynsveille|272|June 14, 1860
   |   |   |Morris, Emeline  |44|f|       |   |Tennessee     |1|          |           |   |
   |   |   |Morris, Alexander|15|m|       |   |Georgia       | |          |           |   |
   |   |   |Morris, James A. |14|m|       |   |Mississippi   | |          |           |   |
   |   |   |Morris, Nancy    |12|f|       |   |Mississippi   | |          |           |   |
   |   |   |Morris, Parmelia |10|f|       |   |Mississippi   | |          |           |   |
   |   |   |Morris, Susan E. |6 |f|       |   |Missouri      | |          |           |   |
   |   |   |Morris, John     |4 |m|       |   |Missouri      | |          |           |   |
   |   |   |Morris, Amanda   |1 |f|       |   |Missouri      | |          |           |   |
   |   |   |Jones, Abraham   |36|m|Laborer|   |Tennessee     |1|          |           |   |
   |   |   |Jones, Clara     |25|f|       |   |Tennessee     |1|          |           |   |
   |   |   |Jones, Celia G.  |5 |f|       |   |Tennessee     | |          |           |   |
   |   |   |Jones, Tatha     |3 |f|       |   |Tennessee     | |          |           |   |
   |   |   |Jones, Ester     |11|f|       |   |Tennessee     | |          |           |   |
   

4. Margie Garr
   Hatch Match & Dispatch, Vol. 2, transcribed from "The Baxter Bulletin"
   
   June 2, 1916, page 4, C.D.Morris died, survived by his wife and four children was buried in Reed Grove.
   
5. 1850 Census
   

   1850 Census - Pontotoc County, Mississippi
   |h#|f#|name               |age |s|occu  |birt|pg|dt
   |56|57|John Morris        |33  |m|farmer|Tenn|57|August 29, 1850
   |  |  |Minnie Morris      |28  |f|      |Tenn|  |
   |  |  |Alexander Morris   |6   |m|      |Miss|  |
   |  |  |James Morris       |4   |m|      |Miss|  |
   |  |  |Nancy Morris       |2   |f|      |Miss|  |
   |  |  |Dickenson          |3/12|f|      |Miss|  |
   |  |  |Sarah Kilpatrick   |14  |m|      |Tenn|  |
   |  |  |Angeline Kilpatrick|12  |f|      |Tenn|  |