Name/Title
Rev. James Madison Morris [1866-1947] and Minnie Lou (Smith) Morris on their wedding dayEntry/Object ID
2021.15.43Description
Dated 1890, Kansas. [Center couple] Rev. James Madison Morris [1866-1947] and his wife, Minnie Lou (Smith) Morris, on their wedding day.
James Madison Morris was the fourth son of Captain John Morris and Sarah Church of Center Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania. He taught at the Holbrook School before becoming a minister. He left Greene County in his late twenties and served several congregations in Kentucky, Missouri, Oklahoma, Kansas, and California. He married Minnie Lou Smith of Kansas in 1890 and they came to California in the early twentieth century. Reverend Morris was also a talented poet. He died in Stanislaus County, California.
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
Subject Person or Organization
Morris, James Madison [1866-1947], Smith, Minnie LouCollection
Lynne Gough CollectionLexicon
Search Terms
Morris family, Smith family, Wedding, MarriageOther Names and Numbers
Other Number
MORR-AN001-0043Provenance
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: [Center couple] Rev. James Madison Morris [1866-1947] and his wife, Minnie Lou (Smith) Morris, on their wedding day; dated 1890; item no. MORR-AN001-0043, Lynne Gough Collection, Greene Connections Archives Project (www.GreeneConnections.com).