Person:Joseph Morrow (12)

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Joseph Samuel Morrow
b.Abt 1815 Tennessee, United States
d.18 Jul 1864 Colton, San Bernadino, California
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  • H.  Joseph Samuel MorrowAbt 1815 - 1864
  • W.  Nancy FinleyAbt 1817 - Aft 1882
m. 3 Oct 1833
  1. Thomas Henry Morrow1838 - Aft 1884
  2. Zachariah Allen Morrow1840 - 1908
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Name Joseph Samuel Morrow
Gender Male
Birth? Abt 1815 Tennessee, United States
Marriage 3 Oct 1833 Greene, Illinois, United Statesto Nancy Finley
Census[1] 1840 Greene, Illinois, United States
Census[2] 5 Nov 1850 Mason, Illinois, United States
Census[3] 1860 Los Angeles, California, United States
Death? 18 Jul 1864 Colton, San Bernadino, California

Per descendent postings on Morrow-L boards, Joseph S. left his wife and kids before 1860 and went to California. His grandchildren in Arizona indicated that he married a woman in California and had several more children. There was no mention of a divorce.

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DNA Findings

Because of Joseph's origins in Greene County, Illinois, he has historically been placed as a son of William Morrow, m. Jane, died 1846 in Greene Co, IL. The location plus the fact that Joseph named one his sons "Zachariah Allen", both names repeatedly used in the Greene County Morrow family, suggests that he was related to them. However, he was not considered a son of William: William's son William (Jr.) died without a will in 1840, and his estate was distributed among his siblings--of which Joseph was not one. Moreover, DNA of three descendants matches each other, but not a descendant of William's son Jesse. Instead, the descendant who tested 67 markers matches almost exclusive "Bray" descendants, a common family in Orange County, North Carolina.

References
  1. ↑ Greene, Illinois, United States. 1840 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Carrollton, Illinois: Greene County Historical and Genealogical Society, 198-?).

    1840 Greene Co, IL: Joseph Morrow 1m u5, 1m 20-30, 1f 20-30 (p. 102, Mt. Airy Prec.)

  2. ↑ Mason, Illinois, United States. 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule.

    1850 Mason Co, IL: Joseph S. 30 TN (farmer, RE $1700); Nancy 30 IL; Thomas H. 10 IL; Zachariah 6 IL; Charlotte 3 IL; Susan H. 8 mo IL (p. 170, 11/5/1850)

  3. ↑ Los Angeles, California, United States. 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule.

    Joseph Morrow 45 m farmer cannot read/write Real estate $1500 personal estate $1000 b. TN
    Margaret Morrow 59 f housekeeper b.VA
    Mary M. Morrow 8 f b.TX
    Samuel Cole 22 m farm laborer b.VA
    Jasper Jones 28 m " " b.VA

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