Name/Title
Sarah (Church) Morris [1838-1879]Entry/Object ID
2021.15.26Description
Sarah (Church) Morris [1838-1879].
Sarah (Church) Morris was a daughter of Elijah Church and Anna Moore of Center Township. She was the first wife of Captain John Morris, and mother of their six children: Martha Ann Morris (Call), Asa Warren Morris, Arta Mace Morris (Hunt), John Roseberry Morris, Reverend James Madison Morris, and Elijah Ephraim Morris. She died in March, 1879. A memorial stained glass window was dedicated in her honor by her husband and children in the First Christian Church of Waynesburg, 1901.
Original, no photographer listed.
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
Church, Sarah [1837-1878]Collection
Lynne Gough CollectionMade/Created
Date made
circa 1860 - circa 1870Lexicon
Search Terms
Morris family, Church familyOther Names and Numbers
Other Number
MORR-AN001-0026Provenance
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: Sarah (Church) Morris [1838-1879]; circa 1860-1870; item no. MORR-AN001-0026, Lynne Gough Collection, Greene Connections Archives Project (www.GreeneConnections.com).