Third wife of Moses Morris (1836-1908). Daughter of William Green and Catherine (Bickel) Green.
Sarah was married previously to Joseph Platt Mitchell (1835-1864) on November 15, 1860 in St. Joseph County, Indiana. They had two children together: Ida May and Andrew Jackson Joseph Mitchell. Joseph died during a battle in the Civil War while he was fighting for the Union Army in Georgia.
Sarah married her second husband, Joseph D. Shaw (1840-1903), on November 24, 1864 in Elkhart County, Indiana. They had at least two children together: Sylvester and Lodema Catherine Shaw. They were divorced by 1872.
Officially, Sarah married Moses Morris in 1881, however, it appears she had at least three children with him beginning in 1872 including: Moses, Rachel Elizabeth and Mary Esther Morris.
In the 1900 census, Sarah states she was the mother of nine children, nine who were alive in 1900.
(Please note: Sarah's death certificate gives the incorrect birth year for her.)
Sarah was married previously to Joseph Platt Mitchell (1835-1864) on November 15, 1860 in St. Joseph County, Indiana. They had two children together: Ida May and Andrew Jackson Joseph Mitchell. Joseph died during a battle in the Civil War while he was fighting for the Union Army in Georgia.
Sarah married her second husband, Joseph D. Shaw (1840-1903), on November 24, 1864 in Elkhart County, Indiana. They had at least two children together: Sylvester and Lodema Catherine Shaw. They were divorced by 1872.
Officially, Sarah married Moses Morris in 1881, however, it appears she had at least three children with him beginning in 1872 including: Moses, Rachel Elizabeth and Mary Esther Morris.
In the 1900 census, Sarah states she was the mother of nine children, nine who were alive in 1900.
(Please note: Sarah's death certificate gives the incorrect birth year for her.)
Third wife of Moses Morris (1836-1908). Daughter of William Green and Catherine (Bickel) Green.
Sarah was married previously to Joseph Platt Mitchell (1835-1864) on November 15, 1860 in St. Joseph County, Indiana. They had two children together: Ida May and Andrew Jackson Joseph Mitchell. Joseph died during a battle in the Civil War while he was fighting for the Union Army in Georgia.
Sarah married her second husband, Joseph D. Shaw (1840-1903), on November 24, 1864 in Elkhart County, Indiana. They had at least two children together: Sylvester and Lodema Catherine Shaw. They were divorced by 1872.
Officially, Sarah married Moses Morris in 1881, however, it appears she had at least three children with him beginning in 1872 including: Moses, Rachel Elizabeth and Mary Esther Morris.
In the 1900 census, Sarah states she was the mother of nine children, nine who were alive in 1900.
(Please note: Sarah's death certificate gives the incorrect birth year for her.)
Sarah was married previously to Joseph Platt Mitchell (1835-1864) on November 15, 1860 in St. Joseph County, Indiana. They had two children together: Ida May and Andrew Jackson Joseph Mitchell. Joseph died during a battle in the Civil War while he was fighting for the Union Army in Georgia.
Sarah married her second husband, Joseph D. Shaw (1840-1903), on November 24, 1864 in Elkhart County, Indiana. They had at least two children together: Sylvester and Lodema Catherine Shaw. They were divorced by 1872.
Officially, Sarah married Moses Morris in 1881, however, it appears she had at least three children with him beginning in 1872 including: Moses, Rachel Elizabeth and Mary Esther Morris.
In the 1900 census, Sarah states she was the mother of nine children, nine who were alive in 1900.
(Please note: Sarah's death certificate gives the incorrect birth year for her.)
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