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Joshua Martin Morris

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Joshua Martin Morris

Birth
Robertson County, Tennessee, USA
Death
21 Jun 1910 (aged 77)
Missouri, USA
Burial
Ashley, Pike County, Missouri, USA Add to Map
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Joshua Martin Morris was born in Robertson County, Tennessee, and is the son of Nicholas E. Morris Sr. (b. 7-8-1803; d. 9-15-1869) and Rebecca Ann Cummins (b. 5-18-1804; d. 9-15-1869) who were married in 1821 in North Carolina. Rebecca Ann was a half-blooded Cherokee Indian. Nicholas E. Morris Sr., who was a blacksmith, and his wife, Rebecca Ann, lived in Robertson County, Tennessee. It was from there they came to Lincoln County, Missouri, when Joshua Martin Morris was about 4 years old. Joshua was raised and educated in Lincoln County, but soon after completing his education, Joshua engaged in farming with his father. Nicholas and Rebecca both died of cholera on the same day and are buried in the Morris Cemetery in Lincoln County. Rebecca Ann Cummins was born in Surry County, North Carolina, and is the daughter of Samuel Cummins and Marriegta, a full-blooded Cherokee Indian, who were married in the late 1700s in North Carolina.

In the spring of 1850, at the age of 17, Joshua came to New Hartford in Pike County and owned 160 acres of land he self-improved and on which he farmed and raised stock. He also had a fine orchard of choice fruit, which completely surrounded the home. In 1860 he crossed the plains to Pike's Peak where he remained following mining for some months, after which he returned home to Pike County. He united with the Baptist Church in 1858. He was considered of fine reputation and a good businessman.
Joshua Martin Morris was born in Robertson County, Tennessee, and is the son of Nicholas E. Morris Sr. (b. 7-8-1803; d. 9-15-1869) and Rebecca Ann Cummins (b. 5-18-1804; d. 9-15-1869) who were married in 1821 in North Carolina. Rebecca Ann was a half-blooded Cherokee Indian. Nicholas E. Morris Sr., who was a blacksmith, and his wife, Rebecca Ann, lived in Robertson County, Tennessee. It was from there they came to Lincoln County, Missouri, when Joshua Martin Morris was about 4 years old. Joshua was raised and educated in Lincoln County, but soon after completing his education, Joshua engaged in farming with his father. Nicholas and Rebecca both died of cholera on the same day and are buried in the Morris Cemetery in Lincoln County. Rebecca Ann Cummins was born in Surry County, North Carolina, and is the daughter of Samuel Cummins and Marriegta, a full-blooded Cherokee Indian, who were married in the late 1700s in North Carolina.

In the spring of 1850, at the age of 17, Joshua came to New Hartford in Pike County and owned 160 acres of land he self-improved and on which he farmed and raised stock. He also had a fine orchard of choice fruit, which completely surrounded the home. In 1860 he crossed the plains to Pike's Peak where he remained following mining for some months, after which he returned home to Pike County. He united with the Baptist Church in 1858. He was considered of fine reputation and a good businessman.

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