When John S Morrell was born on 31 July 1813, in Carter, Tennessee, United States, his father, William R. Morrell, was 36 and his mother, Susannah Deventer, was 28. He married Elizabeth Mottern on 9 January 1833, in Carter, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Watauga, Carter, Tennessee, United States in 1880. He died on 15 May 1888, at the age of 74, and was buried in Watauga, Carter, Tennessee, United States.
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English (northern): from the medieval personal name Morel, a diminutive of Middle English or Old French More. Compare Moore .
Americanized form of French Morel . Compare Morell 3.
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