Elijah Morrison was born in (probably) Burke County, NC in 1825. He was the son of James and Rachel Patton Morrison, then of Burke County, later of Pickens County, Georgia (formed from Gilmer County after James Morrison’s family arrived). Elijah married Esther Jordan on March 29, 1849 in Gilmer County. There were seven children born to the couple, six of them living when Elijah died at Point Clear, Alabama, on July 23, 1863. Elijah was a Corporal in the 36th Georgia Regiment, CSA and had been captured at Vicksburg on July 4, 1863. Elijah was ill when captured, paroled, and sent to recover at Point Clear by rail.
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John, just curious, but would you have the names of the six living children born to Elijah when when died in 1863? Thanks.
Michael,
I show the following as children of Elijah Morrison – Those marked with an “*” were still living at his death in 1863:
* Julia Justener Morrison
Columbus Morrison
* Emily Asenath “Emma” Morrison
* Montgomery Morrison
Susannah Rachel Morrison
* Elender “Ella” Morrison
* Martha Ann “Anna” Morrison
My records show Columbus died in 1851 and Susannah died in 1860 – when John signs in he can make any corrections necessary.
Coit
Thanks, Coit.
Dates of Elijah’s children:
Julia, born May 9, 1850. Died January 19, 1902 in Georgia
Columbus, born November 29, 1851, died December 19, 1851 in Georgia
Emily, born November 23, 1852, died October 10, 1942 in Haskell, Texas
Montgomery, born January 4, 1855, died January 19, 1931 in Georgia
Susannah, born August 5, 1857, died in March 25, 1860 in Georgia
Ella, born October 23, 1859 married Frank Gravitt and went to Oklahoma
Martha Ann, born December 28, 1862, married a McElrath and died April 20, 1943
John