Virginia (Morris) Poythress

Ancestors

Daughter of James Green Morris and Martha Taylor (Jones) Morris

Descendants

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Biography

Virginia was born in 1911. She went through 4th year of high school, took latin and algerba and did well in both. Virginia loved to dance and she played the piano by ear. later in life she taught her children and granddaughter how to do the "Charleston" . She married Delzie Elton Poythress December 29, 1932. They were farmers and also worked other jobs to get their family through the great depression. She worked as a weaver and seamstress for many years. They had three children together from 1933-1946, Theodoric, Ann, and Neil. After Delzie's death in 1970 Virginia was remarried in 1974 to Ernest Hammack this marriage ended in divorce because of his violent tendencies. Virginia's only daughter died suddenly in 1995. Her sons made the hard decision to place her in a nursing home in NC. She passed away about a year later in September 23, 1996

Surname Meaning

This old Welsh surname comes from the Latin personal name Mauritius, which means dark. In Britain, Maurice was the learned form of the name, while Morice was the common form. The surname Morris was likely also assumed as a surname after being a nickname for a dark or swarthy person.

The Morris surname origin is varied, but is mostly believed to originate in the British Isles (where it is the 32nd most common name in England and Wales and has been found in the border between these countries as early as the Norman Conquest of 1066). Morris is thought to most often be a patronymic name, referring to the personal name 'Maurice' in England and Scotland, or 'Meurig' in Wales. The surname Morris can also sometimes be derived from someone who lived on the moors. In English-speaking countries it can also be seen as an anglicisation of the German name 'Moritz'.

Alternative variations of the name Morris: Morris, Morriss, Moriss, Morice, Morrice

DNA Sources

* Maternal relationship is confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between Teresa (Clary) Willis and Keith Spaulding, her 3rd cousin . Their most-recent common ancestors are David Jones and Caroline Thomas, the great great grandparents of both Teresa (Clary) Willis and Keith Spaulding. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 3rd cousin, based on sharing 115 cM across 7 segments. <p style="color: orange">* Paternal relationship is confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between Teresa (Clary) Willis and Cindy Burton, her 3rd cousin . Their most-recent common ancestors are Thomas Morris and Virginia Guy, the great great grandparents of both Teresa (Clary) Willis and Cindy Burton. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 2nd cousin 1x removed, based on sharing 272 cM across 13 segments.

• Fact: Residence (1920) La Crosse, Mecklenburg, Virginia, USA
• Fact: Residence (1950) Powellton, Brunswick, Virginia, USA

Sources

• Virginia, U.S., Marriage Registers, 1853-1935
• Year: 1920; Census Place: La Crosse, Mecklenburg, Virginia; Roll: T625_1898; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 56
• "United States Census, 1940", database with images, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:VRYD-5JD : Mon Jan 02 00:33:52 UTC 2023), Entry for Theodorie Poythress and Ann Poythress, 1940.
• North Carolina, U.S., Death Certificates, 1909-1976 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007
• "North Carolina Deaths and Burials, 1898-1994", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H4S4-QLPZ : 14 February 2020), Virginia Morris in entry for Delzie Elton Poythress, 1970.
• "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q53T-74GH : 18 July 2020), Mrs Virginia M Poythress in entry for poythress poythress and Delzie Elton Poythress, 1970.
• Social Security: "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007"
  Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007
  Ancestry Record 60901 #34112502 (accessed 2 March 2023)
  Name: Virginia P Hammack [Virginia Poythreass Hammack] [Virginia Hammack] [Virginia P Morris]; Gender: Female; Birth Date: 2 Nov 1911; Birth Place: Brodnax Brun, Virginia [Brodnax Brun|]; Death Date: 23 Sep 1996; Claim Date: 19 Feb 1975; Father: James G Morris; Mother: Mattie Jones; Notes: 29 Aug 1975: Name listed as VIRGINIA P HAMMACK; 09 Oct 1975: Name listed as VIRGINIA POYTHREASS HAMMACK; 12 Feb 1975: Name listed as VIRGINIA M HAMMACK.