Morris family papers
Scope and Contents
This collection is comprised of the correspondence and legal records of the Morris family, and includes the materials of Elliston P. Morris, Martha Morris, and Marriott C. Morris.
Dates
- Creation: 1869-1947
Creator
- Morris, Elliston P. (Elliston Perot), 1899-1980 (Person)
- Morris, Martha Canby (Person)
- Morris, Marriott Canby (Person)
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research use.
Use Restrictions
Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).
Biographical Note
Elliston Perot Morris (1831-1914) was born May 22, 1831, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Samuel B. Morris and Hannah Perot Morris. Morris married Martha Canby on March 21, 1861, and the couple had four children: Marriott Canby Morris (b. 1863), Elizabeth Canby Morris (b. 1866), Samuel Buckley Morris (b. 1868), and E. Perot Morris (b. 1872). Morris died on December 3, 1914.
Martha Canby Morris (1836-1919) was born on May 12, 1836, in Wilmington, Delaware, the daughter of Eliza T. Sipple and Merrit Canby. She married Elliston P. Morris in March of 1861 in Philadelphia, and the couple had four children: Marriott Canby Morris (b. 1863), Elizabeth Canby Morris (b. 1866), Samuel Buckley Morris (b. 1868), and E. Perot Morris (b. 1872). Morris ided on November 1, 1919.
Marriott C. Morris (1863-1948) was born September 7, 1863, in Germantown, Pennsylvania, the son of Elliston P. Morris and Martha Canby. Morris married Jane G. Rhoads in June of 1897, and the couple had two children: Elliston Perot Morris (b. 1899), and Marriott Canby Morris (b. 1900). Morris died in 1948.
Extent
.1 Linear Feet (3 folders)
Language
English
Overview
This collection is comprised of the correspondence and legal records of the Morris family, and includes the materials of Elliston P. Morris, Martha Morris, and Marriott C. Morris.
Acquisition
Unknown.
Processing Information
Processed by Kara Flynn; completed March, 2016.
Subject
- Morris, Elliston P. (Elliston Perot), 1899-1980 (Person)
- Morris, Marriott Canby (Person)
- Morris, Martha Canby (Person)
- Morris family (Family)
Genre / Form
Topical
- Title
- Morris family papers, 1869-1947
- Author
- Kara Flynn
- Date
- March, 2016
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
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