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 of us gathered in Statesville, North Carolina as we endeavored to preserve our Morrison-Q family heritage.
Representing the line of James were direct descendants Coit Morrison and Jolette Morrison. The line of William was represented by direct descendants Carolyn M. Henderson, Betty M. Howard, Agnes M. Loyd, Milton Morrison and Debbie H. Reavis. The Thomas line was represented by direct descendants Dot Barnum, Rene Bryson, Dave Morrison and Joey Popp. Joey Popp, well known throughout the Carolinas as a broadcast veteran, attended the luncheon to learn more about his connection to the Morrison-Q Group.
After enjoying the delicious food at the Boxcar Grille, Coit spoke about the upcoming annual Morrison-Q meeting in Gatlinburg, TN. He encouraged as many people as possible to attend. The event will take place July 16 to 19, 2015. If you are unable to attend the entire event, please consider attending one or two days. See the Morrison-Q website for suggestions of places to stay.
Bob Morrison, an officer in the Clan Morrison Society of North America and Seneschal of the Southeast region, encouraged all Morrison-Q members to join the Morrison Group DNA Project through Family Tree DNA. Coit pointed out that the link to the Morrison Group DNA Project is located on the first page of the Morrison-Q website.
Rene Bryson spoke about the Morrison-Q Autosomal DNA Project, a local project in the Morrison-Q Group that is open to both females and males. Details of the project and some additional DNA information are being added to the website.
Everyone gathered for the group picture before saying their farewells … until next time we meet on June 6, 2015.
Seated: Debbie Henderson Reavis (Hamptonville, NC), Roy Howard (Statesville, NC), Rene W. Bryson(Goldsboro, NC), Sarah Elizabeth (Betty) M. Howard (Statesville, NC); 2nd Row: Carolyn M. Henderson(Hamptonville, NC), Leroy Loyd (Statesville, NC), Agnes M. Loyd (Statesville, NC), Jolette Morrison (Salisbury, NC); Back Row: Terry L. Bryson (Goldsboro, NC), Joey Popp (Laurel Park, NC), Dorothy (Dot) Barnum (Clyde, NC), Milton H. Morrison(Hamptonville, NC), Dave Morrison (Asheville, NC), Coit Morrison (Rock Hill, SC), Catherine J. Morrison (Hamptonville, NC), Robert (Bob) Morrison (Raleigh, NC).
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