Major
Jonathan
Morris
Born in Kanawha, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Achilles Morris
and Leah Jarrett
Brother of
America (Morris) Hilyard
Husband of
Martha (Meacham) Morris
— married
1845 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Richard Nelson Morris
Died
at age 46
in Waverly, Morgan, Illinois, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 17 Mar 2020
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Biography
Major Jonathan Morris served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 1861
Mustered out: Sep 1862
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 14th Regiment, Illinois Infantry
Enlisted: 1861
Mustered out: Sep 1862
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 14th Regiment, Illinois Infantry
Jonathan was born in 1825. He passed away in 1871.
Sources
- "United States Mexican War Index and Service Records, 1846-1848", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLXQ-XYCH : 13 March 2018), Jonathan Or J Morris, 1846-1848.
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M859-L6P : 27 February 2020), Jonathan Morris, Sangamon county, part of, Sangamon, Illinois, United States; citing family 586, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXHZ-KFD : 6 March 2020), John Morris, 1860.
- "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FSWD-GPG : 4 December 2014), Jonathan Morris, Major, Company F&S, 14th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Union; citing NARA microfilm publication M539 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 64; FHL microfilm 881,684.
- "United States Civil War and Later Pension Index, 1861-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NHND-9YC : 24 March 2016), Jonathan Morris, 1869.
- "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6H2-9T6 : 6 March 2020), Jonathan Morris, 1870.
- "Illinois Deaths and Burials, 1749-1999", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HPQM-7GW2 : 5 February 2020), Major Jonathan Morris, 1871.
- "Illinois Soldier Burial Places, 1774-1974," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVY9-9HMJ : 10 September 2019), Jonathan Morris, ; citing Burial, Waverly, Morgan, Illinois, United States, Waverly East Cemetery, Illinois State Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1,001,195.
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