Bio by Cheryll Morris Sumner
Aunt Lora was born and raised in River Falls, Covington County, Alabama, in 1903. Her parents were Joseph Morris and Mary Jane Hartley. Her siblings were John, Dan, Lena, Gray, Buna, Fred, Houston, and Clara Morris.
Lora's first child was Clifford Leroy Morris, born in 1926. In 1941 Lora married Ivan Desoto Hodge, and they had a son Ivan Joseph Hodge in 1943. I. D. Hodge died in 1948. In 1959, Lora married Frank Sims. They did not have any children together.
1910 Covington Co. Ala. Census, River Falls, Precinct 18 ED 59 Sheet 2B April 23 Oaky Streak ? Road
34/36 Morris, Joseph head w m 35 m14yrs Laborer Railroad [born 1875]
Mary wife w f 34 m14yrs 7c/7 liv.
John w m son 13 laborer RR
Daniel w m son 11
Lainor [Lena] w f dau 9
***Lora w f dau 6
Grey w m son 4
Buna w f dau 2
*Fredrick w m son 3/12
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1920 Covington County, Ala. Census Precinct 18, River Falls Town, Jan. 30, 1920, ED 65, Sheet 18B, L. 57
(near Bridge Road)
82/87 Morris, Joseph head m w 46 Ala. Georgia Alabama Section Foreman/Railroad [born 1874]
Mary wife f w 45 Ala Ala Ala
John R. 21 Laborer/Lumber mill
Daniel J. 20 Laborer/Lumber mill
Lena V. 19
***Lorena 16
William G. 14
Leona M. [should be Buena or Buna] 11
Fred L. 9
Huston 7
Clarra A. 3 1/12
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1930 Covington Co. Alabama Beat 18, River Falls Village, April 2, 1930, ED 20-28, Sheet 2A, p. 217
39/43 Morris, Joseph head m w 57 M. at 23 Ala Ala Ala Sec. Foreman/Railroad [born 1873]
Mary wife 56 M. at 22
***Lora dau 26 Seamstress/Mill work
Gray son 24 Laborer/Construction
Buena dau 22 Clerk/Dry goods store
Fred son 20 ___?/Construction work
Houston son 17 Laborer Mill work
Clara dau 13
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Name: I D Hodge [Ivan Desoto Hodge]
Event Type: Marriage Event Date:21 Mar 1941
Event Place:Election Precinct 29 Alabama City, Etowah, Alabama, United States
Gender: Male Age: 38 Birth Year (Estimated):1903
Father's Thomas Hodge
Mother's Name: Henrietta Grantham
Spouse's Name: Lora Morris
Spouse's Gender: Female Spouse's Age: 37
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1904
Spouse's Father's Name: Joe Morris
Spouse's Mother's Name: Mary Jane Hartley
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Name: Benjamin Franklin Sims
Event Type: Marriage Event Date:22 Aug 1959
Event Place: Election Precinct 29 Alabama City, Etowah, Alabama, United States
Gender: Male Age:56 Birth Year (Estimated):1903
Father's Name: John Allen Sims
Mother's Name: Susie Rector
Spouse's Name: Lorena Hodge
Spouse's Gender: Female Spouse's Age:56
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated):1903
Spouse's Father's Name: Joseph Morris
Spouse's Mother's Name: Mary Jane Hartley
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Death Certificate Info:
Name: Lorena Morris Sims
Death date: 24 May 1973
Death place: Mobile, Mobile, Alabama
Gender: Female
Age at death: 69y
Estimated birth year: 1904
Father's name: Joseph Morris
Mother's name: Mary Jane Hartley
Film number: 2242018
Reference number: 13783
Collection: Alabama Statewide Deaths 1908-1974
Aunt Lora is buried in the "Well of Samaria" section of Mobile Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Tillman's Corner, Mobile County, Alabama.
Aunt Lora was born and raised in River Falls, Covington County, Alabama, in 1903. Her parents were Joseph Morris and Mary Jane Hartley. Her siblings were John, Dan, Lena, Gray, Buna, Fred, Houston, and Clara Morris.
Lora's first child was Clifford Leroy Morris, born in 1926. In 1941 Lora married Ivan Desoto Hodge, and they had a son Ivan Joseph Hodge in 1943. I. D. Hodge died in 1948. In 1959, Lora married Frank Sims. They did not have any children together.
1910 Covington Co. Ala. Census, River Falls, Precinct 18 ED 59 Sheet 2B April 23 Oaky Streak ? Road
34/36 Morris, Joseph head w m 35 m14yrs Laborer Railroad [born 1875]
Mary wife w f 34 m14yrs 7c/7 liv.
John w m son 13 laborer RR
Daniel w m son 11
Lainor [Lena] w f dau 9
***Lora w f dau 6
Grey w m son 4
Buna w f dau 2
*Fredrick w m son 3/12
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1920 Covington County, Ala. Census Precinct 18, River Falls Town, Jan. 30, 1920, ED 65, Sheet 18B, L. 57
(near Bridge Road)
82/87 Morris, Joseph head m w 46 Ala. Georgia Alabama Section Foreman/Railroad [born 1874]
Mary wife f w 45 Ala Ala Ala
John R. 21 Laborer/Lumber mill
Daniel J. 20 Laborer/Lumber mill
Lena V. 19
***Lorena 16
William G. 14
Leona M. [should be Buena or Buna] 11
Fred L. 9
Huston 7
Clarra A. 3 1/12
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1930 Covington Co. Alabama Beat 18, River Falls Village, April 2, 1930, ED 20-28, Sheet 2A, p. 217
39/43 Morris, Joseph head m w 57 M. at 23 Ala Ala Ala Sec. Foreman/Railroad [born 1873]
Mary wife 56 M. at 22
***Lora dau 26 Seamstress/Mill work
Gray son 24 Laborer/Construction
Buena dau 22 Clerk/Dry goods store
Fred son 20 ___?/Construction work
Houston son 17 Laborer Mill work
Clara dau 13
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Name: I D Hodge [Ivan Desoto Hodge]
Event Type: Marriage Event Date:21 Mar 1941
Event Place:Election Precinct 29 Alabama City, Etowah, Alabama, United States
Gender: Male Age: 38 Birth Year (Estimated):1903
Father's Thomas Hodge
Mother's Name: Henrietta Grantham
Spouse's Name: Lora Morris
Spouse's Gender: Female Spouse's Age: 37
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1904
Spouse's Father's Name: Joe Morris
Spouse's Mother's Name: Mary Jane Hartley
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Name: Benjamin Franklin Sims
Event Type: Marriage Event Date:22 Aug 1959
Event Place: Election Precinct 29 Alabama City, Etowah, Alabama, United States
Gender: Male Age:56 Birth Year (Estimated):1903
Father's Name: John Allen Sims
Mother's Name: Susie Rector
Spouse's Name: Lorena Hodge
Spouse's Gender: Female Spouse's Age:56
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated):1903
Spouse's Father's Name: Joseph Morris
Spouse's Mother's Name: Mary Jane Hartley
---------------
Death Certificate Info:
Name: Lorena Morris Sims
Death date: 24 May 1973
Death place: Mobile, Mobile, Alabama
Gender: Female
Age at death: 69y
Estimated birth year: 1904
Father's name: Joseph Morris
Mother's name: Mary Jane Hartley
Film number: 2242018
Reference number: 13783
Collection: Alabama Statewide Deaths 1908-1974
Aunt Lora is buried in the "Well of Samaria" section of Mobile Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Tillman's Corner, Mobile County, Alabama.
Bio by Cheryll Morris Sumner
Aunt Lora was born and raised in River Falls, Covington County, Alabama, in 1903. Her parents were Joseph Morris and Mary Jane Hartley. Her siblings were John, Dan, Lena, Gray, Buna, Fred, Houston, and Clara Morris.
Lora's first child was Clifford Leroy Morris, born in 1926. In 1941 Lora married Ivan Desoto Hodge, and they had a son Ivan Joseph Hodge in 1943. I. D. Hodge died in 1948. In 1959, Lora married Frank Sims. They did not have any children together.
1910 Covington Co. Ala. Census, River Falls, Precinct 18 ED 59 Sheet 2B April 23 Oaky Streak ? Road
34/36 Morris, Joseph head w m 35 m14yrs Laborer Railroad [born 1875]
Mary wife w f 34 m14yrs 7c/7 liv.
John w m son 13 laborer RR
Daniel w m son 11
Lainor [Lena] w f dau 9
***Lora w f dau 6
Grey w m son 4
Buna w f dau 2
*Fredrick w m son 3/12
-----------------
1920 Covington County, Ala. Census Precinct 18, River Falls Town, Jan. 30, 1920, ED 65, Sheet 18B, L. 57
(near Bridge Road)
82/87 Morris, Joseph head m w 46 Ala. Georgia Alabama Section Foreman/Railroad [born 1874]
Mary wife f w 45 Ala Ala Ala
John R. 21 Laborer/Lumber mill
Daniel J. 20 Laborer/Lumber mill
Lena V. 19
***Lorena 16
William G. 14
Leona M. [should be Buena or Buna] 11
Fred L. 9
Huston 7
Clarra A. 3 1/12
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1930 Covington Co. Alabama Beat 18, River Falls Village, April 2, 1930, ED 20-28, Sheet 2A, p. 217
39/43 Morris, Joseph head m w 57 M. at 23 Ala Ala Ala Sec. Foreman/Railroad [born 1873]
Mary wife 56 M. at 22
***Lora dau 26 Seamstress/Mill work
Gray son 24 Laborer/Construction
Buena dau 22 Clerk/Dry goods store
Fred son 20 ___?/Construction work
Houston son 17 Laborer Mill work
Clara dau 13
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Name: I D Hodge [Ivan Desoto Hodge]
Event Type: Marriage Event Date:21 Mar 1941
Event Place:Election Precinct 29 Alabama City, Etowah, Alabama, United States
Gender: Male Age: 38 Birth Year (Estimated):1903
Father's Thomas Hodge
Mother's Name: Henrietta Grantham
Spouse's Name: Lora Morris
Spouse's Gender: Female Spouse's Age: 37
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1904
Spouse's Father's Name: Joe Morris
Spouse's Mother's Name: Mary Jane Hartley
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Name: Benjamin Franklin Sims
Event Type: Marriage Event Date:22 Aug 1959
Event Place: Election Precinct 29 Alabama City, Etowah, Alabama, United States
Gender: Male Age:56 Birth Year (Estimated):1903
Father's Name: John Allen Sims
Mother's Name: Susie Rector
Spouse's Name: Lorena Hodge
Spouse's Gender: Female Spouse's Age:56
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated):1903
Spouse's Father's Name: Joseph Morris
Spouse's Mother's Name: Mary Jane Hartley
---------------
Death Certificate Info:
Name: Lorena Morris Sims
Death date: 24 May 1973
Death place: Mobile, Mobile, Alabama
Gender: Female
Age at death: 69y
Estimated birth year: 1904
Father's name: Joseph Morris
Mother's name: Mary Jane Hartley
Film number: 2242018
Reference number: 13783
Collection: Alabama Statewide Deaths 1908-1974
Aunt Lora is buried in the "Well of Samaria" section of Mobile Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Tillman's Corner, Mobile County, Alabama.
Aunt Lora was born and raised in River Falls, Covington County, Alabama, in 1903. Her parents were Joseph Morris and Mary Jane Hartley. Her siblings were John, Dan, Lena, Gray, Buna, Fred, Houston, and Clara Morris.
Lora's first child was Clifford Leroy Morris, born in 1926. In 1941 Lora married Ivan Desoto Hodge, and they had a son Ivan Joseph Hodge in 1943. I. D. Hodge died in 1948. In 1959, Lora married Frank Sims. They did not have any children together.
1910 Covington Co. Ala. Census, River Falls, Precinct 18 ED 59 Sheet 2B April 23 Oaky Streak ? Road
34/36 Morris, Joseph head w m 35 m14yrs Laborer Railroad [born 1875]
Mary wife w f 34 m14yrs 7c/7 liv.
John w m son 13 laborer RR
Daniel w m son 11
Lainor [Lena] w f dau 9
***Lora w f dau 6
Grey w m son 4
Buna w f dau 2
*Fredrick w m son 3/12
-----------------
1920 Covington County, Ala. Census Precinct 18, River Falls Town, Jan. 30, 1920, ED 65, Sheet 18B, L. 57
(near Bridge Road)
82/87 Morris, Joseph head m w 46 Ala. Georgia Alabama Section Foreman/Railroad [born 1874]
Mary wife f w 45 Ala Ala Ala
John R. 21 Laborer/Lumber mill
Daniel J. 20 Laborer/Lumber mill
Lena V. 19
***Lorena 16
William G. 14
Leona M. [should be Buena or Buna] 11
Fred L. 9
Huston 7
Clarra A. 3 1/12
----------------------------
1930 Covington Co. Alabama Beat 18, River Falls Village, April 2, 1930, ED 20-28, Sheet 2A, p. 217
39/43 Morris, Joseph head m w 57 M. at 23 Ala Ala Ala Sec. Foreman/Railroad [born 1873]
Mary wife 56 M. at 22
***Lora dau 26 Seamstress/Mill work
Gray son 24 Laborer/Construction
Buena dau 22 Clerk/Dry goods store
Fred son 20 ___?/Construction work
Houston son 17 Laborer Mill work
Clara dau 13
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Name: I D Hodge [Ivan Desoto Hodge]
Event Type: Marriage Event Date:21 Mar 1941
Event Place:Election Precinct 29 Alabama City, Etowah, Alabama, United States
Gender: Male Age: 38 Birth Year (Estimated):1903
Father's Thomas Hodge
Mother's Name: Henrietta Grantham
Spouse's Name: Lora Morris
Spouse's Gender: Female Spouse's Age: 37
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1904
Spouse's Father's Name: Joe Morris
Spouse's Mother's Name: Mary Jane Hartley
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Name: Benjamin Franklin Sims
Event Type: Marriage Event Date:22 Aug 1959
Event Place: Election Precinct 29 Alabama City, Etowah, Alabama, United States
Gender: Male Age:56 Birth Year (Estimated):1903
Father's Name: John Allen Sims
Mother's Name: Susie Rector
Spouse's Name: Lorena Hodge
Spouse's Gender: Female Spouse's Age:56
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated):1903
Spouse's Father's Name: Joseph Morris
Spouse's Mother's Name: Mary Jane Hartley
---------------
Death Certificate Info:
Name: Lorena Morris Sims
Death date: 24 May 1973
Death place: Mobile, Mobile, Alabama
Gender: Female
Age at death: 69y
Estimated birth year: 1904
Father's name: Joseph Morris
Mother's name: Mary Jane Hartley
Film number: 2242018
Reference number: 13783
Collection: Alabama Statewide Deaths 1908-1974
Aunt Lora is buried in the "Well of Samaria" section of Mobile Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Tillman's Corner, Mobile County, Alabama.
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