Zebedee William Morris Family History
Welcome to the Zebedee William Morris Family History website! Included
here are items and information obtained by
Richard Neal Morris, who is
Zebedee's great, great, great grandson, through Zebedee, Pardee Chappel,
John William,
Everette Lee, and
Charles Franklin Morris.
All photos and images on this website are in the possession
of Richard Neal Morris, 66 Substation Road, Canton, NC 28716. Tel:
828-648-4007, or Cell: 828-283-3510. If you would like a copy, just let me
know!
Who Was Zebedee?
Zebedee William Morris was born on October 26, 1827 in the town of
Troy, in Montgomery
County, North Carolina. Troy is located just east of Albemarle and Charlotte, NC.
Zebedee died in 1897 in Hot Springs, Madison County, NC.
Zebedee probably got his name from his uncle (father Elias' brother), Zebedee
G. Morris. See brothers and sisters below.
Zebedee William Morris
married Emaline Williams (who was born March 1, 1827, Troy, Montgomery County, NC; died
November 30, 1904) on 22 December 1845 in Troy. Both were 17 years
old when they married.
Zebedee continued to live in Troy after he was married to Emaline.
Sometime after the birth of their 8th child, Missouri Jane, they moved
(1861-1862) to Swannanoa (Buncombe County), NC where William Z. was born.
Shortly after that, around 1864, they moved to Madison County, where they would
have three more children.
Zebedee and Emaline's Children
Zebedee and Emaline had 12 children, four of which died within 14 months, and
one that died at the age of 15 (Archibald G.)
Archibald G. Morris
Born 8 SEP 1846 in Troy, Montgomery County, NC.
Died 2 MAY 1862 of Camps Disease in Raleigh, NC (Civil War)
Mary Ann Morris
Born 22 JUN 1848 in Troy, Montgomery County, NC
Died ?
Disey E. Morris (lived 26 days)
Born 30 NOV 1850 in Troy, Montgomery County, NC
Died 25 DEC 1850
Elias Kerr Morris
Born 11 MAY 1852 in Troy, Montgomery County, NC
Died ?
Married Elizabeth Jan Freeman 26 AUG 1870. Elizabeth was born 1835 and died 9
AUG 1898
Thomas M. Morris (lived 8 months)
Born 10 DEC 1854 in Troy, Montgomery County, NC
Died 3 AUG 1855 in Troy, Montgomery County, NC
Martha Jan Morris
Born 21 MAY 1856 in Troy, Montgomery County, NC
Died ?
Married James R. Lawson on 4 AUG 1872
Pardee Chappel Morris (my great, great grandfather)
Born 8 AUG 1858 in Troy, Montgomery County, NC
Died 1909
Married Martha Elizabeth Lamb on 2 MAR 1879. Martha was born 12 MAR 1858
and died 4 NOV 1942. Martha's parents were William Riley Lamb and Eliza
Rollins.
Missouri Jane Morris
Born 8 DEC 1860 in Troy, Montgomery County, NC
Died 23 JUL 1890
Married John L. Sawyer on 2 OCT 1875
William Z. Morris (lived almost 1 year)
Born 23 NOV 1863 in Swannanoa, Buncombe County, NC
Died 12 NOV 1864 in Swannanoa, Buncombe County, NC
Sarah E. Morris
Born 9 OCT 1865 in Madison County, NC
Died ?
Married J. J. Ramsey on 6 AUG 1882
George T. Morris (lived 14 months)
Born 12 MAY 1869 in Madison County, NC
Died 14 JUL 1870
Robert Edward Lee Morris
Born 25 DEC 1871 in Madison County, NC
Died ?
Married Mary Etta Ward on 16 MAY 1893.
Some Census Info
Zebedee's father was Elias Morris,
who was born in 1805 in Montgomery County, North
Carolina, and died at the age of 48 on 30 August, 1853 in the Pee Dee River District
of Montgomery County, North Carolina.
The image at left is the 1850
United States Census, for Montgomery County, North Carolina.
It shows
Zebedee's father, Elias, age 45, male, farmer. Zebedee's mother, Sarah is
shown as age 48. On this census, five of Zebedee's siblings are shown:
William, age 18; Larkin, 16; Sarah, 14; Henry W., 12; and James D., 10.
Zebedee's mother was Sarah Morris (born 1802 in Montgomery County, North
Carolina, died sometime after 1860 in Troy, Montgomery County, North Carolina).
The
28 August, 1850 United States Census (right) shows Zebedee as a 22-year-old laborer
residing in Montgomery County, North Carolina.
His wife, Emaline William Morris is also shown as a 22-year-old. Their
first two
children are listed, Archibald (3 year old male), and Mary A (1 year old
female).
The value of Zebedee's real estate property is shown as $200.
The July 11, 1870 census of Madison County, North Carolina (click for larger
image) shows that Zebedee's home was the 62nd visited during the census.
It lists Zebedee as a 43-year-old white male, farmer, with real estate valued at
$300, and personal property valued at $200.
It
also shows his wife, Emaline (Williams) at 43-years old, and a housekeeper (more
specifically "Keeping house"). 7 children are listed:
- Mary Ann, 22, F, W, At Home
- Ellis Kerr, 18, M, W, At Home
- Martha F, 14, F, W, Attending School
- Pardee C, 10, M, W, Attending School
- Missouri J, 9, F, W
- Sarah E, 6, F, W
- George P, 1, M, W
Ten years later, the 1880 U.S. Census shows Zebedee as living in Pine Creek,
Madison County, North Carolina. He is listed as a 52-year-old farmer,
still married to Emaline.
Zebedee's Civil War Service
Zebedee served with the 11th North Carolina Infantry Regiment, Company K.
under
Brigadier General James Jonshton Pettigrew C.S.A. He enlisted April
27, 1863 at the age of 40.
Present or accounted for until hospitalized at Richmond, Virginia, 20 October
1863, with a gunshot wound of the left ankle. Date of wound reported as 12
August 1863, Returned to duty January 1864, and present or accounted for until
wounded in the right arm at Petersburg, Virginia, 21 August 1864, Right arm
amputated, reported absent wounded through February 1865.
"This Company was composed primarily of men from Buncombe
County, and began organizing at Swannanoa on or about 1 March 1862.
On 31 March 1862 it was mustered in as Company K of the 11th
Regiment, after that date the company functioned as part of the 11th
Infantry, and it's history for the war is recorded as a part
of the regimental history. The information contained in the
following Roster of the Company was compiled principally from
company muster rolls for May 1862, through February 1865. In
addition to the company muster rolls , Roll of Honor records,
receipt rolls, hospital records, prisoner of war records, pension
applications, United Daughters of the Confederacy records and
post war rosters and histories, all provided useful
information."
A special thanks to : North Carolina Troops 1861-1865 A Roster,
Volume V, Infantry, Compiled by Weymouth T. Jordan, Jr. with Unit
Histories by Louis H. Manarin. All genealogists owe a debt of
gratitude to these gentlemen for their wonderful tribute to our
ancestors.
In describing the
11th NC Infantry Regiment,
Researchonline.net
states:
The North Carolina 11th Infantry Regiment was organized
at Camp Mangum, near Raleigh, North Carolina, in March, 1862. The nucleus of
this unit was made up of men who saw prior service in the 1st (Bethel) North
Carolina Regiment. Its members were from the counties of Mecklenburg, Burke,
Bertie, Chowan, Orange, Lincoln, and Buncombe. Assigned to the Department of
North Carolina, it fought at White Hall, then moved to Virginia. Here the
unit was placed in General Pettigrew's, Kirkland's, and MacRae's Brigade ,
Army of Northern Virginia. It fought on many battlefields from Gettysburg to
Cold Harbor , endured the hardships of the Petersburg trenches, and saw
action around Appomattox . It lost over half of the 617 at Gettysburg ,
reported 15 casualties at Bristoe, and surrendered 8 officers and 74 men.
Another explanation can be found on
www.the11thnc.com.
It states:
The unit's namesake was the first regiment to be
organized by the state of North Carolina and mustered into service for six
months in May of 1861. The regiment won distinctive honor when it fought and
won the first battle of the war at Big Bethel, Va. Adopting the title
"Bethel Regiment," the unit was re-organized in November 1861 as the 11th
North Carolina Regiment. The unit participated on such fields of valor as
Gettysburg, The Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Petersburg and to the end at
Appomattox.... The 1st North Carolina Volunteers was formed from ten
counties of volunteer state militias. Companies and volunteer units are as
follows: A. Edgecombe Guards, B. Hornets Nest Rifles, C. Charlotte Greys, D.
Orange Light Infantry, E. Buncombe Riflemen, F. Lafayette Light Infantry G.
Burke Rifles, H. Fayetteville Independent Light Infantry, I. Enfield Blues
and K. Southern Stars.
On May 11, 1861, the 1st NC Volunteers were formally organized. Now the 1st
would go to Virginia and see its first action at Big Bethel on June 10,
1861. They would be led by Colonel D.H. Hill, brother-in-law of Stonewall
Jackson. In the engagement at Bethel, Private Henry Lawson Wyatt would be
the first and only death. Private Wyatt was the first Confederate dead of
the war. The 1st would now return to North Carolina where it would be
re-formed into the 11th North Carolina Troops and asigned to the Department
of North Carolina. For the next two years the 11th would serve in eastern
North Carolina. The newly formed 11th NC would be made up of ten companies:
three from Mecklenburg County, two from Burke County and one from Bertie,
Chowan, Orange, Lincoln and Buncombe. The 11th would now see action in
eastern North Carolina. They would do provo duty around the city of
Wilmington, N.C., and also see some action in White Hall and the Seige of
Washington, N.C.
In the spring of 1863 the 11th would be called up to the front in Virginia.
Now the men of the 11th NC would go into the service of Gen. Robert E. Lee's
Army of Northern Virginia. The men from the Bethel Regiment would now fight
at Gettysbury July 1-3, 1863; Bristoe Station October 14, 1863; The
Wilderness May 5, 1864; Spotsylvania May 7, 1864; and Cold Harbor June 3,
1864. The battles that took place from June 1864 to April 1865 at the seige
of Petersburg are as follows: Jerusalem Plank, Globe Tavern, Reams Station,
Jones Farm, Burgess Mill and Hatcher Run. The 11th NC surrendered at
Appomattox Court House, Va., on April 9, 1865. The 11th NC Troops never lost
or surrendered its colors. The 11th NC served in A.P. Hill's division from
1863 to 1865.
Source: Confederate Military History, Volume 3, Chapter VIII.
Learn more about the 11th NC Infantry Regiment
Learn more about North Carolinians and the Civil War
Zebedee William Morris' Brothers/Sisters
Zebedee had 5 brothers and one sister:
Thomas F. Morris
Born 1830
Died ?
Married Mary ? who was born in 1832
William C. Morris
Born 30 JUL 1831 in Montgomery County, NC
Died 2 FEB 1897 in West Fork Township, Madison County, NC
Married Lucy Jane Ballard on 18 SEP 1856 in Montgomery County, NC
Larkin A. Morris
Born 1834 in NC
Died ?
Married Catherine Gibson 20 JUL 1854 in Montgomery County, NC Catherine
was born before 1836 in Montgomery County, NC.
Sarah Morris
Born 1836 in Montgomery County, NC.
Died ?
Henry W. Morris
Born 1835 in Montgomery County, NC.
Died ?
James D. Morris
Born 1840 in Montgomery County, NC.
Died ?
Zebedee William Morris' Fathers Family
Zebedee's father was Elias Morris (born 1803 in Montgomery County, NC and died
30 AUG 1853 in East PeeDee River Dist. Montgomery County, NC).
Zebedee's mother was Sarah. She was born in 1802 in Montgomery County, NC
and died after 1860 in Troy, Montgomery County, NC.
Zebedee's father, Elias was born to Mary Polly and Thomas Morris. Elias
was part of an extended family as well, in that he had 9 brothers and sisters.
These, the children of Thomas and Mary, are:
William Morris
Born 1790 in Montgomery County, NC
Died ?
Reuben Morris
Born 10 JUN 1800 in Montgomery County, NC
Died 30 NOV 1895 in Montgomery County, NC
Married Mary Sealy around 1823 in Montgomery County, NC. Mary was born in
1800 in Montgomery County, NC and died 1894 in Montgomery County, NC
Millie Morris
Born about 1796 in Montgomery County, NC
Died ?
Tryon Morris
Born 1806 in NC
Died ?
Married Sarah Jane UNKNOWN about 1828 in NC. Sarah was born 1802 in NC
Haton "Hate" Morris
Born about 1803 in Montgomery County, NC
Rebecca Morris
Born about 1801 in Montgomery County, NC
Died before 1875 in Montgomery County, NC
Married Jonathan Smith about 1824 in Montgomery County, NC. Jonathan was
born about 1801 in Montgomery County, NC, and died 13 MAY 1873 in Montgomery
County, NC
Pollie Morris
Born about 1798 in Montgomery County, NC
Zebedee G. Morris (whom I believe Zebedee William was named after)
Born about 1794 in Montgomery County, NC
John Morris
Born 1805 in Montgomery County, NC
Died 13 APR 1891 in Montgomery County, NC
Married Lucy ?, who was born about 1805 in Montgomery County, NC
My Family's Unofficial Flow Chart
Thomas Morris (1735 in Wales- ?)
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John "Haton" Morris, Sr. (before 1743-1820)/Elizabeth Ramey (1753- ?)
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Thomas Morris (1775-1820) /Mary Polly (1768- ?)
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Elias Morris (1805-1853)/Sarah UNKNOWN (1802-after 1860)
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Zebedee William Morris (1827-1897)/Emaline Williams (1827-1904)
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Pardee Chappel Morris (1858-1909)/Martha Elizabeth Lamb (1858-1942)
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John William Morris (1881-1969)/Carlos Savoy Carver (1891-1940)
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Everettee Lee Morris (1912-1977)/Arleasa Rhodes (
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Charles Franklin Morris (1938-2001)/Lodemia Hornbuckle (1941- )
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Richard Neal Morris (1968- )/Antoinette Cals (1961- )
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