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 represented by Betty Howard, Milton Morrison and his son David Morrison. Representing the line of Thomas was Rene Bryson. Also present was Tom Akers who has not yet determined which brother was his ancestor. Other attendees were Catherine Morrison, wife of Milton Morrison, and Bob Morrison, an officer in the Southeast Region of Clan Morrison Society of North America.
Coit spoke about forming Morrison-Q Group as a non-profit organization. He is looking for board members who live close by in the area (so they can attend board meetings). Articles for the nonprofit organization also have to be written and must specify its benefits, i.e. research, education and publication of DNA information. The organization will be formed through Legal Zoom.com and filed under the state of South Carolina. Coit would like to have the board members selected and the articles for the nonprofit organization written by the fall before the next Morrison-Q-athon. To begin, the board will consist of four to six members serving a term of three years with no limit on the number of terms. Coit pointed out that family members cannot serve together on the board. Please contact Coit if you have any input concerning the group’s non-profit organization status or if you wish to volunteer as a board member.
Coit discussed the Morrison-Q Group’s DNA strategy. Originally, the group’s emphasis was on YDNA and STRs to find people based on how closely they are related using 111-STR testing. The new strategy will be to test SNPs because we can be more selective with them.
Bob Morrison encouraged all Morrison-Q members to join the Morrison Group DNA Project through Family Tree DNA.
Coit stated that we have seventeen people planning to attend the upcoming annual Morrison-Q meeting in Gatlinburg, TN, July 16-19, 2015. The tentative schedule is posted on the website under the page titled events. As many members as possible are encouraged to attend. 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.
The next Carolina Region Quarterly Lunch will be on September 5, 2015.
RENE WILLIAMS BRYSON
Morrison Gathering in Statesville, NC, June 6, 2015
Top Right : Coit Morrison (Rock Hill, SC) and Tom Ackers (Davidson, NC); Top Left: Catherine J. Morrison (Hamptonville, NC), Milton H. Morrison (Hamptonville, NC) and Jolette Morrison (Salisbury, NC); Bottom: Rene W. Bryson (Goldsboro, NC), Sarah Elizabeth (Betty) M. Howard (Statesville, NC), David Morrison (Hamptonville, NC) and Robert (Bob) Morrison (Raleigh, NC).
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