Morris Bicentennial Farm - Fordyce, Greene Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania

Photograph

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Greene Connections

Name/Title

Morris Bicentennial Farm - Fordyce, Greene Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania

Entry/Object ID

2023.13.1

Description

Morris Bicentennial Farm in Fordyce, Greene Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania. The house was built in 1876, by Jonathan Morris Morris [1832-1915]. [Left-Right]: ADULTS - Unidentified woman standing, Unidentified woman seated, Charlotte (Rinehart) Morris [1834-1916] standing on porch, believed to be John Morris [1803-1890]; CHILDREN - Both unidentified. Original, no photographer listed.

Collection

Elizabeth Jane (Davis) (Rex) Morris Collection

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1880 - circa 1890

Lexicon

Search Terms

Greene (Greene County, Pa. : Township)--Houses, Morris family, Rinehart family

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

MORK-AN001-0003-0000

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Morris, John [1803-1890]

Person or Organization

Morris, Jonathan Morris [1832-1915]

Person or Organization

Rinehart, Charlotte [1834-1916]

Web Links and URLs

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Provenance

Provenance Detail

People - Morris Series - Elizabeth Jane (Davis) (Rex) Morris Collection

Owner/Agent

Morris, Kathleen

Acquisition Method

Digital

Acquisition Date

2023

Notes

The Elizabeth Jane (Davis) (Rex) Morris Collection was passed from Jonathan Morris Morris [1832-1915] and his wife, Charlotte (Rinehart) Morris [1834-1916], with the ownership of the Morris Bicentennial Farm in Fordyce, Greene Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania, to their son, Jesse Hull Morris [1875-1947], and his wife, Elizabeth Jane (Davis) (Rex) Morris [1879-1980]. Elizabeth added her Davis family heritage to the collection, before passing it to her son, Jonathan Rex Morris [1919-2003], and his wife, Sarah Elaine (Hostetler) Morris [1924-2009], whose children, John Robert Morris and Kathleen (Morris) Miller, owned and shared the collection with the Greene Connections: Greene County, Pennsylvania Archives Project in 2023. SOURCE CITATION: Morris Bicentennial Farm in Fordyce, Greene Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania; circa 1880-1890; item no. MORK-AN001-0003-0000, Morris Series, Elizabeth Jane (Davis) (Rex) Morris Collection, shared by her grandchildren, John Robert Morris and Kathleen (Morris) Miller; Greene Connections Archives Project (www.GreeneConnections.com).