There is a question about Morris' birth date. Census information gives his year of birth as 1886 (1920 census), 1888 (1930 census) and 1887 (1940 census). His grave marker indicates he was 87 years old when he died, which would make his birth year 1885. Social Security Death Index shows 1 May 1887, which I believe is correct, as it averages all the census dates. I believe his decendents didn't know his true age when he died, thus engraving 87 years old on his marker.
There is a question about Morris' birth date. Census information gives his year of birth as 1886 (1920 census), 1888 (1930 census) and 1887 (1940 census). His grave marker indicates he was 87 years old when he died, which would make his birth year 1885. Social Security Death Index shows 1 May 1887, which I believe is correct, as it averages all the census dates. I believe his decendents didn't know his true age when he died, thus engraving 87 years old on his marker.
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