When Jonathan B Morris was born on 3 January 1863, in Indiana, United States, his father, Aaron William Morris, was 25 and his mother, Margaret M. Cox, was 28. He married Mary Sadona Barber on 7 June 1890, in Carroll, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Monroe Township, Carroll, Indiana, United States in 1920 and Maricopa, Arizona, United States in 1930. He died on 18 March 1939, in Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Sharon, Carrollton Township, Carroll, Indiana, United States.
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Historical Boundaries: 1868: Carroll, Indiana, United States
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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Welsh: Anglicized form of the personal name Meurig (from Latin Mauritius), which was gradually superseded in Wales by Morus, Morys, a derivative of the Anglo-Norman French form of the name (see 1 above).
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