Name/Title
Martha Ann (Morris) Call [1855-1946], age 88 yearsEntry/Object ID
2021.15.8Description
Martha Ann (Morris) Call [1855-1946], age 88 years.
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, candid.
Photo courtesy of Betty Lou Morris Grimmer, Arbuckle, 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 CollectionLexicon
Search Terms
Call family, Morris familyOther Names and Numbers
Other Number
MORR-AN001-0007Provenance
Provenance Detail
Morris-Call Series - Lynne Gough CollectionOwner/Agent
Gough, LynneAcquisition Method
DigitalAcquisition Date
2016Notes
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 1943; item no. MORR-AN001-0007, Lynne Gough Collection, Greene Connections Archives Project (www.GreeneConnections.com).