Name/Title
Mary Elizabeth (Call) Morris [1858-1905]Entry/Object ID
2021.15.16Description
Mary Elizabeth (Call) Morris [1858-1905].
Mary Elizabeth was the oldest daughter of James Call Jr. and Martha Van Wey, of Oak Forest. She was a schoolteacher for two terms before she married Asa W. Morris, September 20, 1879. In October of that year, she and Asa moved to Yolo County, California, where Asa became a world-renowned Holstein cattle breeder. They had five children: Frank Leslie Morris, Charles Call Morris, Harry Van Wey Morris, Asa James Morris, and Zella May Morris. Mary was a devoted member of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union in Yolo County. She passed away in December, 1905.
Original, no photographer listed.
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
Type of Photograph
Cabinet CardSubject Person or Organization
Call, Mary Elizabeth [1858-1905]Collection
Lynne Gough CollectionMade/Created
Date made
circa 1890 - circa 1900Lexicon
Search Terms
Call family, Morris familyOther Names and Numbers
Other Number
MORR-AN001-0016Provenance
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: Mary Elizabeth (Call) Morris [1858-1905]; circa 1890-1900; item no. MORR-AN001-0016, Lynne Gough Collection, Greene Connections Archives Project (www.GreeneConnections.com).