Brief Life History of George G
When George G Morris was born on 24 May 1817, in Tennessee, United States, his father, Hardy Simmons Morris, was 33 and his mother, Elizabeth Waddington, was 35. He married Mary Jane "Polly" Miller about 1837, in McMinn, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 8 daughters. He lived in Justice Precinct 4, Grayson, Texas, United States in 1870 and Justice Precinct 3, Grayson, Texas, United States in 1880. He registered for military service in 1861. He died on 18 July 1887, in Van Alstyne, Grayson, Texas, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Morris Cemetery, Grayson, Texas, United States.
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- George Morris, "United States Census, 1850"
- G. G. Morris, "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977"
- George G Morris, "Find A Grave Index"
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1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
1835 · The Hermitage is Built
The Hermitage located in Nashville, Tennessee was a plantation owned by President Andrew Jackson from 1804 until his death there in 1845. The Hermitage is now a museum.
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: from Maurice, an Old French personal name introduced to Britain by the Normans. It is derived from Latin Mauritius, a derivative of Maurus (see Moore ). This was the name of several early Christian saints. In some cases it may be a nickname of the same derivation for someone with a swarthy complexion.
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Muirghis, a variant of Ó Muirgheasa (see Morrissey ).
Welsh: Anglicized form of the personal name Meurig (from Latin Mauritius), which was gradually superseded in Wales by Morus, Morys, a derivative of the Anglo-Norman French form of the name (see 1 above).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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