Author Archives: Rene Louise Williams Bryson

This year’s annual gathering was held at the Mountain Lake Ranch in Dandridge, TN for the second time. It was nice to take a step back from our busy schedules and spend time with our Morrison-Q cousins. It was very … Continue reading →

Direct descendants of immigrant James Morrison gathered for the quarterly Carolina Region luncheon at the Boxcar Grille in Statesville, NC, on April 1, 2017.  Coit Morrison represented the line of James.  The line of Andrew was represented by James “Jim” … Continue reading →

On March 25, 2017, members of the Morrison-Q Genealogical Association visited the home place of William Morrison, Sr.  William was born in 1795 in Burke County, NC to John Morrison, who was the son of William Morrison of Burke County.  … Continue reading →

Ancestry.com has announced they are making some major changes to how they process the matches in their AncestryDNA system. Although most of our Morrison-Q members have DNA tested at Family Tree DNA, there are several who have also tested at AncestryDNA. So I … Continue reading →

The Morrison-Q Carolina Region quarterly luncheon was held at the Boxcar Grille in Statesville, NC, on March 12, 2016. Coit Morrison represented the line of James. Representing the line of Thomas were Dave Morrison, Rene Bryson and her husband Terry … Continue reading →

The Burke County Morrisons, descendants of Thomas Morrison Sr. (T1aa), joined together for their annual family reunion on August 1, 2015 at Bell Farm in Morganton, NC. Morrison-Q members Dave Morrison and Rene Bryson attended the reunion and enjoyed the … Continue reading →

Seven direct descendants of immigrant James Morrison gathered for the quarterly Carolina Region luncheon at the Boxcar Grille in Statesville, NC, on June 6, 2015. Coit Morrison and Jolette Morrison represented the line of James. The line of William was … Continue reading →

Although it was a cold and blustery day outside, the atmosphere inside the Boxcar Grille on March 28, 2015 was warm and amicable among the Morrison-Q cousins who gathered for the quarterly Carolina Region luncheon.  Happily greeting each other, sixteen … Continue reading →

It was truly a family reunion of old and new Morrison-Q members who met one another at the K & W Cafeteria in Statesville, North Carolina on September 27, 2014.  The gathering of Morrisons was prompted by Jean Morrison’s week-long … Continue reading →