Mary Elizabeth (Call) Morris [1858-1905] - Memorial service
Name/Title
Mary Elizabeth (Call) Morris [1858-1905] - Memorial service
Entry/Object ID
2021.15.17
Description
Dated 1905. Memorial service for Mary Elizabeth (Call) Morris [1858-1905].
Mary Elizabeth (Call) Morris of Yolo County, California, unexpectedly passed away at age 48 from pneumonia. Her family held a private service for her in their Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, home (shown here) at the very same time that her funeral was held in Yolo 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.
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: Memorial service for Mary Elizabeth (Call) Morris [1858-1905] held by her family in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, at the same time that her funeral was held in Yolo County, California; dated 1905; item no. MORR-AN001-0017, Lynne Gough Collection, Greene Connections Archives Project (www.GreeneConnections.com).
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