Gregory Morris
Honor Code SignatorySigned 20 Oct 2018 | 6,754 contributions | 217 thank-yous | 1,537 connections
Signed 20 Oct 2018 | 6,754 contributions | 217 thank-yous | 1,537 connections
Gregory S. Morris
Born 1950s.
Ancestors 
Son of Ronald Morris
and [private mother (1930s - unknown)]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Father of
[private daughter (1980s - unknown)]
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Biography
Greg was born 8 Dec 1957 at McMillian hospital, Charleston (now demolished). He is the son of Ronald G. and Thelma Jean (Miller) Morris of Kanawha County, WV.
Greg spent his first few years on Oakwood Road in Charleston, and then moved with his parent's to a little starter home in the community of Sun Valley, out Pennsylvania Avenue in St. Albans, Kanawha, WV. Although he did not know it at the time, the small creek at the end of the sub-division - Indian Creek - was so-named because his Morris ancestors had a run-in with the Shawnee on that creek in the late 1700s. Small world.
He attended St. Albans High School, Marietta College (Ohio), W. V. State University, and Marshall University. He married Conni McGraw (of the Wyoming County McGraws) and fathered four daughters: Zoe (1981), Yoko (1983), Victoria Rose "Rosie" (1987), and Olivia (1989).
His second wife was Kathryn Elizabeth Woestman of Havertown, Delaware County, Philadelphia. Together they have a daughter Cordelia Katherine Morris.
Greg's siblings are Lisa Ann (Morris) Stamm (formerly Patton), and Stephen Barrett Morris (currently of Louisiana).
As of this writing, Greg and his family live in Huntington. He is a retired engineer, draftsman, and measurement and regulation inspector with Mountaineer Gas Company.
Approach to Sourcing
Assume nothing. Question everything. Don't just cut and paste the work of others (what's the fun in that?) Dig deep. Then deeper. Move a little left, then right, then up, then back, making sure the target is dead center. Take a deep, cleansing breath, then fire, but not until you're sure.
Most of the internet family trees are mainly right, sort of, and most of the resources are right, sort of, and most primary sources are right and proper - sort of. Sometimes they're wrong, and when they're wrong they're dead wrong. Bursting bubbles is one of the great joys of the true genealogist. Relish these discoveries.
My own view of sourcing is vastly different from the standard. I begins with the premise that the only true primary source is the event itself, and that transcends the spoken and written word. From there, the first thought is the secondary source - that is, the first conscious realization of an event by a human being. This is followed by the tertiary source, which would be sharing of the event, either orally or through writing, with others (this is what we're taught to think of as the "primary" source, which, of course, it's not.)
The fourth layer consists of the transcription of a written or oral record onto an unofficial document, then to an official document; next may come a poor copy of the official document, and so on and so on, until by the time it reaches our ears the "primary" source is often dozens of layers away. Even an eyes-on view of the earliest written source, such as a Will, is already clouded by time and erosion.
Sources
Only the Trusted List can access the following:
- Gregory's formal name
- full middle name (S.)
- e-mail address
- exact birthdate
- birth location
- images (1)
- private children's names (1)
- spouse's name and marriage information
DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Gregory:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Gregory:
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Allison Kessinger 
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A499333 [compare], Ancestry member Allisonqkessinger
Genealogist-to-Genealogist (G2G) Forum posts about Gregory:
- Gregory Morris is a Wonderful WikiTreer May 23, 2021.
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I presume these events are not related. ;-)
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I agree. As far as the spouse of Gideon Anderson goes, no one knows who she was or who her parents were. Some say she was a distant cousin of Gideon from the Orson Martin/Susanna Ganaway family. Robert
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