Bill Eugene Morris

1922–1995 (Age 72)
Oklahoma, United States

The Life of Bill Eugene

When Bill Eugene Morris was born on 11 December 1922, in Oklahoma, United States, his father, Earl Chauncey Morris, was 24 and his mother, Mabel C Lebow, was 21. He lived in Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States in 1935 and Jefferson Township, Washington, Oklahoma, United States in 1940. He died on 31 May 1995, in Fredonia, Wilson, Kansas, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Fredonia, Wilson, Kansas, United States.

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Family Time Line

Earl Chauncey Morris
1898–1970
Mabel C Lebow
1901–1988
Joe Dermont Morris
1920–1959
Bill Eugene Morris
1922–1995
Earline Dee Morris
1928–

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World Events (8)

1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack

Age 1

Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.
1927 · Kansas Adopts a Flag

Age 5

The flag of the State of Kansas was adopted on September 24, 1927. The flag was designed by Hazel Avery in 1925.
1942 · The Japanese American internment

Age 20

Caused by the tensions between the United States and the Empire of Japan, the internment of Japanese Americans caused many to be forced out of their homes and forcibly relocated into concentration camps in the western states. More than 110,000 Japanese Americans were forced into these camps in fear that some of them were spies for Japan.

Name Meaning

1 English and Scottish: from Maurice, an Old French personal name introduced to Britain by the Normans, 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.2 Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Muirghis, a variant of Ó Muirgheasa ( see Morrissey ).3 Welsh: Anglicized form of the Welsh personal name Meurig (from Latin Mauritius), which was gradually superseded in Wales by Morus, Morys, a derivative of the Anglo-Norman French form of the name (see 1).

Possible Related Names

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

Sources (3)

  • Eugene Morris in household of C E Morris, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Billie E Morris in household of Earl C Morris, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Billy E Morris in household of Joe Morris, "United States Census, 1930"

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