Martha Ann (Morris) Call [1855-1946]

Photograph

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Greene Connections

Name/Title

Martha Ann (Morris) Call [1855-1946]

Entry/Object ID

2021.15.7

Description

Martha Ann (Morris) Call [1855-1946]. Martha Ann Morris was the oldest child of Captain John Morris and Sarah Church of Center Township. She was a sister of Asa W. Morris (dairyman of Yolo County, California) and Elijah Ephraim Morris (Greene County Commissioner). Martha was the wife of Harvey L. Call, grocer of Waynesburg, and a charter member of the First Christian Church of Waynesburg. She served as president of the women’s church committee to raise funds for the original building. Her brother Asa also gave a large donation to help build the church. Martha, Harvey, Asa, and wife Mary E. Morris, were present at the dedication ceremony in Waynesburg, 1901. Original, professional photograph from Rogers, Photo, Waynesburg, Pa. Photo courtesy of Lynne Gough, Sacramento, California. Photo was used in the research for the children’s book Asa and the Holstein Queen, by Lynne Gough.

Photograph Details

Subject Person or Organization

Morris, Martha Ann [1855-1946]

Collection

Lynne Gough Collection

Made/Created

Studio

Rogers Studio

Date made

circa 1890 - circa 1900

Place

Location

Pennsylvania / Greene County / Waynesburg

Lexicon

Search Terms

Call family, Morris family

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

MORR-AN001-0006

Web Links and URLs

Asa and the Holstein Queen

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Morris-Call Series - Lynne Gough Collection

Owner/Agent

Gough, Lynne

Acquisition Method

Digital

Acquisition Date

2016

Notes

The Morris-Call Series photographs and research notes were compiled by Lynne Gough (descendant of the Morris and Call families of Greene County) while doing research for her children’s book, Asa and the Holstein Queen. Each photograph includes an explanation of its provenance. The images and related history were shared by Lynne with the Greene Connections: Greene County, Pennsylvania Archives Project in 2016. Source Citation: Martha Ann (Morris) Call [1855-1946]; circa 1890-1900, Rogers, Photo, Waynesburg, Pa.; item no. MORR-AN001-0006, Lynne Gough Collection, Greene Connections Archives Project (www.GreeneConnections.com).