Catherine Ann (Taylor) Morrison (abt. 1806 - 1862)

Born about 1806 in Jefferson, Kentucky, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Moses B. Morrison — married 16 Jul 1825 in Franklin, Kentucky, United States

Died 1862 at about age 56 in Franklin, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

Catherine was born about 1806, the daughter of Richard "Hopping Dick" Taylor and Mary Ann Martin. ^[1]

She married on 16 Jul 1825 at Franklin County, Kentucky to Moses B. Morrison of Ohio ^[2] and they had children: ^{[3] [4] [5]}

1. (son), b. 1826-30
2. Edwin, b. abt. 1832
3. Mary, b. ____, m. Henry Clay Onan ^[6]
4. Kate D., b. 1831-35, m. Robert J. Breckenridge ^[7]
5. (son), b. 1836-40
6. Lilla, b. abt. 1840
7. Helen, b. abt. 1842
8. Ida, b. abt. 1844

Lewis lists their children as: Richard, James, Edwin, Mary, Moses, Catherine, Lilla Augusta, Helen Martin, Isola, and Ida.

Catherine is said to have passed away in 1862. ^[5]

Enslaved African American

Catherine and Moses enslaved an African American named Sam, who was previously enslaved by William Winn. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Before Abolition: African Americans in Early Clark County, Kentucky, by Lyndon Comstock, pub. by author, 2017, pg. 59
2. ↑ "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2QD-37MD : Sat Feb 24 07:12:22 UTC 2024), Entry for Moses B. Morrison and Catharine Ann Taylor, 16 Jul 1825.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHT8-57S : 19 May 2020), Moses Morrison, Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 98, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZBN-CFG : 19 March 2020), Catherine Morrison in entry for Moses Morrison, 1860.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Genealogy Of The Lewis Family In America, From The Middle of The Seventeeth Century Down To The Present Time, by William Terrell Lewis, Louisville, KY: Courier-Journal Job Printing Co., 1893, p.365
6. ↑ Old King William Homes and Families: An Account of Some of the Old Homesteads and Families of King William County, Virginia, from Its Earliest Settlement, by Peyton Neale Clarke, pub. J. P. Morton, 1897, pg. 170
7. ↑ "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1D-YTZC : 29 November 2018), Robert J Breckinridge and Kate D Morrison, 18 Mar 1856; citing Marriage, Fayette, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 9,007.

See also:

• Our Family Tree entry for Catherine Taylor