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Elihu Jefferson Morris

Birth	:	14 May 1826 Sussex County, Delaware, USA
Death	:	17 Feb 1908
Burial	:	Bethel Methodist Cemetery, Lewes, Sussex County, USA
Coordinate	:	38.7694016, -75.1446991
Description	:	* * * * * * * * * * ELIHU JEFFERSON MORRIS, Lewes, Del., son of William Burton and Maria (Marvel) Morris, was born in Indian River hundred, Sussex county, Del., May 14, 1826. His grandfather, Jacob Morris, is the first of the family of whom there is any record extant. He was born in Dagsborough hundred, Sussex county, sometime after the year, 1700. He married and had two children: I. William Burton; II. Purden. William Burton Morris was born in Dagsborough hundred, Sussex county, April 1, 1794. He received as good an education as his neighborhood afforded in those days.... Read More	* * * * * * * * * * ELIHU JEFFERSON MORRIS, Lewes, Del., son of William Burton and Maria (Marvel) Morris, was born in Indian River hundred, Sussex county, Del., May 14, 1826. His grandfather, Jacob Morris, is the first of the family of whom there is any record extant. He was born in Dagsborough hundred, Sussex county, sometime after the year, 1700. He married and had two children: I. William Burton; II. Purden. William Burton Morris was born in Dagsborough hundred, Sussex county, April 1, 1794. He received as good an education as his neighborhood afforded in those days. Until he was nearly fifty years old, he was a farmer, but devoted a part of his time to learning carpentry, a trade which he acquired practically unaided. In 1840 Mr. Morris left the farm and procured employment in Lewes at his trade, in which he proved skilful, and met with much success. He had been a soldier in the War of 1812. He was a Democrat, and a member of the Sons of Temperance. On October 18, 1821, William Burton Morris married Maria, daughter of Captain Philip Marvel, of Dagsborough hundred, who was born May 15, 1801. They had children: I. Mary E. (Mrs. Greensbury Lynch), widow, of Georgetown hundred, born September 15, 1822; II. Elihu J., born June 6, 1824, died June 11, 1825; III. Elihu J., born May 14, 1826; IV. Jacob, born March 21, 1828, died December 13, 1855; V. Sarah B. (Mrs. James Lewis), of Lewes, born April 29, 1831; VI. Elizabeth P. (Mrs. John Marshall), deceased, of Lewes, born August 6, 1833. Mrs. Maria Morris died September 8, 1837. Mr. Morris was married again in 1838 to Mrs. Comfort Lewis, who also died, and in 1850 he married Mrs. Margaret Coleman. Mr. Morris died in Lewes, November 8, 1858. He was a devout member of the Presbyterian church. Elihu Jefferson Morris was educated in the public schools. When he was sixteen years old he was apprenticed to a blacksmith, first in Philadelphia, where he spent a year, and afterward in Georgetown. He next went to Lewes, where he engaged in the wrecking business, continuing, at the same time, to work at his trade. In 1877 he relinquished blacksmithing, and devoted himself to saving ships and cargoes and to the management of a store he had established in 1869. In 1879 Mr. Morris increased his mercantile business by adding groceries and dry goods to the list of commodities he had for sale. Energetic and untiring, he built a large cannery in 1887 and has conducted it with the aid of his sons under the firm name of E. J. Morris & Sons. He has also been engaged in trucking on an extensive scale, and has owned and operated a large farm devoted to this purpose since 1872. Mr. Morris has been a successful business man, but has found time to give valuable service to his community as a public office. In 1890 he was elected a member of the legislature, has represented his ward in the town council for several terms, has been a member and president of the school board, and is now prominent in the board of trade. Mr. Morris is connected with the F. and A. M. and the I. O. O. F. He is an active and influential Democrat. On August 25, 1853, Elihu Jefferson Morris married Mary A., daughter of David and Catherine Rowland, of Lewes, who was born August 18, 1835. Their children are: I. William Burton, 2, born January 21, 1855, an employee of Adams Express Company, in Philadelphia; II. Jacob, born June 30, 1856, paper-hanger, of Lewes; III. Catharine R. (Mrs. M. Q. Short), of Lewes, born July 1, 1858; IV. Lillie (Mrs. Earnest Mandex), of Wilmington, born April 22, 1860; V. Charles S., born November 8, 1861, Delaware Bay, pilot; VI. Edgar C., born February 27, 1861, locomotive engineer on the D. M. & V. R. R.; VII. Elizabeth (Mrs. John B. Robinson), of Lewes, born July 5, 1866; VIII. J. Ponder, born November 21, 1870, died August 18, 1896. Mr. and Mrs. Morris are members of the M. E. church. Charles Schellinger Morris, son of Elihu J. Morris, was born in Lewes. He was sent to a private school to obtain an education, and when fifteen years old went aboard a ship to learn piloting, and has been for some years one of the most capable pilots on Delaware Bay. He is a member of the F. and A. M., A. O. U. W. and I. O. H. He casts his ballot with the Democratic party. On December 22, 1887, Charles S. Morris married Laura M., daughter of James C. Jones of Philadelphia. They have one child, Mildred Levering, born November 20, 1891. They are members of the M. E. Church. Source: Biographical and Genealogical History of the State of Delaware, Volume I, published by J. M. Runk & Co., Chambersburg, PA., 1899. Retrieved from website: Genealogy Trails History Group, Sussex County, Delaware Biographies "M" --genealogytrails.com/del/sussex/bios_sc_m1.html#elihujeffersonmorris * * * * * * * * * *

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Latitude: 38.7694016
Longitude: -75.1446991

Family Members:

Spouse

Mary Ann Rowland Morris

(1835 - 1902)

Children

Jacob Morris

(1856 - 1942)

William Burton Morris

(1858 - 1930)

Catherine Morris Short

(1858 - 1942)

Capt Charles Schilling Morris

(1861 - 1938)

Edgar C Morris

(1864 - 1939)

Elizabeth S Morris Robinson

(1866 - 1921)

J Ponder Morris

(1870 - 1896)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Bethel Methodist Cemetery
Lewes, Sussex County, USA
Coordinate: 38.7694016, -75.1446991

2. Lewes Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Lewes, Sussex County, USA
Coordinate: 38.7725372, -75.1389923

3. Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery
Lewes, Sussex County, USA
Coordinate: 38.7762000, -75.1474000

4. Saint Peter's Episcopal Churchyard
Lewes, Sussex County, USA
Coordinate: 38.7760000, -75.1407000

5. Saint George Cemetery
Lewes, Sussex County, USA
Coordinate: 38.7789500, -75.1492800

6. Saint George's AME Church Cemetery
Lewes, Sussex County, USA
Coordinate: 38.7791040, -75.1490290

7. Old Ebenezer Church M E Cemetery
Quakertown, Sussex County, USA
Coordinate: 38.7594930, -75.1552960

8. Saint Peter's Cemetery
Pilottown, Sussex County, USA
Coordinate: 38.7859030, -75.1586720

9. William B Records Family Cemetery
Laurel, Sussex County, USA
Coordinate: 38.7493190, -75.1243640

10. Coursey-Daisey Nanticoke Indian Burial Grounds
Lewes, Sussex County, USA
Coordinate: 38.7465111, -75.1662875

11. Israel United Methodist Church Cemetery
Lewes, Sussex County, USA
Coordinate: 38.7433357, -75.1695175

12. Peoples Memorial Park
Midway, Sussex County, USA
Coordinate: 38.7322006, -75.1339035

13. Ebenezer Cemetery
Lewes, Sussex County, USA
Coordinate: 38.7294006, -75.1547012

14. Harry Westley Cemetery
Nassau, Sussex County, USA
Coordinate: 38.7283100, -75.1496600

15. Rehoboth Presbyterian Church of Midway Cemetery
Rehoboth Beach, Sussex County, USA
Coordinate: 38.7284584, -75.1289673

16. Lidia Warrington Family Cemetery
Nassau, Sussex County, USA
Coordinate: 38.7725500, -75.2016800

17. Cannon Family Cemetery
Rehoboth Beach, Sussex County, USA
Coordinate: 38.7251900, -75.1303100

18. Holland Family Cemetery
Lewes, Sussex County, USA
Coordinate: 38.7255500, -75.1666500

19. Lank Family Cemetery
Lewes, Sussex County, USA
Coordinate: 38.7278000, -75.1933000

20. Whites Chapel United Methodist Cemetery
Milton, Sussex County, USA
Coordinate: 38.7732000, -75.2226000

21. Epworth Methodist Cemetery
Rehoboth Beach, Sussex County, USA
Coordinate: 38.7178500, -75.0899500

22. Burton's Chapel AME Church Cemetery
Overbrook, Sussex County, USA
Coordinate: 38.7696300, -75.2320800

23. Lutheran Church of Our Savior Memorial Garden
Rehoboth Beach, Sussex County, USA
Coordinate: 38.7093210, -75.0979850

24. Vessels Family Cemetery
Millsboro, Sussex County, USA
Coordinate: 38.7056400, -75.1849400