Morris family - 4 Generations

Photograph

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Greene Connections

Name/Title

Morris family - 4 Generations

Entry/Object ID

2021.15.29

Description

Four generations of the Morris family, pictured [Left-Right]: FRONT ROW - Asa Warren Morris [1857-1921] son of Captain John Morris; Captain John Morris [1832-1922]; BACK ROW - Frank Leslie “Les” Morris Jr. [1907-2007] great-grandson of Captain John Morris; Frank Leslie Morris Sr. [1880-1970] grandson of Captain John Morris. John Morris served from 1861-1862 as captain of Company F, 85th Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. He was wounded in the Battle of Williamsburg, Virginia, and paralyzed after the Battle of Seven Pines, Virginia (discharged June 23, 1862). Original, no photographer listed. Photo courtesy of Beth Reggets, Waynesburg, Pennsylvania. 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, John [1832-1922], Morris, Asa Warren [1857-1921], Morris, Frank Leslie “Les” [1907-2007], Morris, Frank Leslie [1880-1970]

Collection

Lynne Gough Collection

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1915 - circa 1920

Lexicon

Search Terms

Morris family, Veterans--Civil War

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

MORR-AN001-0029

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: Four generations of the Morris family, pictured [Left-Right]: FRONT ROW - Asa Warren Morris [1857-1921] son of Captain John Morris; Captain John Morris [1832-1922], BACK ROW - Frank Leslie “Les” Morris Jr. [1907-2007] great-grandson of Captain John Morris; Frank Leslie Morris Sr. [1880-1970] grandson of Captain John Morris; circa 1915-1920; item no. MORR-AN001-0029, Lynne Gough Collection, Greene Connections Archives Project (www.GreeneConnections.com).