Individual Details
Ann Elizabeth "Bettie" Morris
(JANUARY 12, 1840 - AUGUST 16, 1903)
Her husband A. J. Jackson gives her name as A. E. Johnson in his will and the name on her tombstone is A. E. Johnson.
Events
| Birth | JANUARY 12, 1840 | Winchester, Franklin County, Tennessee |  |  | |
| Census | 1860 | Station Creek, Coryell County, Texas | | | |
| Census | 1870 | Coryell County, Texas | | | |
| Marriage | FEBRUARY 9, 1873 | Oglesby, Coryell County, Texas - Andrew Jackson Johnson | | | |
| Miscellaneous | MARCH 30, 1881 | Quit Claim to J.M. Morris Estate - McLennan County, Texas | | | |
| Miscellaneous | JANUARY 3, 1896 | Land Sale - Wyatt Hall Survey, Coryell County, Texas | | | |
| Miscellaneous | JANUARY 3, 1896 | Land sale - Wyatt Hall Survey, Coryell County, Texas | | | |
| Census | 1900 | Coryell County, Texas | | | |
| Death | AUGUST 16, 1903 | Oglesby, Coryell Co., TX | | | |
| Burial | Aft AUGUST 16, 1903 | Post Oak Cemetery, Oglesby, Coryell County, Texas | | ||
| Miscellaneous | Aft AUGUST 16, 1903 | Find A Grave Memorial - Post Oak Cemetery, Oglesby, Coryell County, Texas | | | |
| Alt name | Elizabeth A. (Bettie) Johnson | |
Families
| Spouse | Andrew Jackson Johnson (1825 - 1891) |
| Child | Mattie Morris Johnson (1874 - 1962) |
| Child | Mary Nora Johnson (1876 - 1956) |
| Child | Harry "Hal" Johnson (1878 - 1947) |
| Father | James W. Morris ( - 1850) |
| Mother | Mary Frame (1800 - 1876) |
| Sibling | Mary Jane Morris (1825 - 1904) |
Notes
Birth
Her Find A Grave Memorial has a photograph of the double tombstone she shares with her husband A. J. Johnson that shows her birth date as 1-12-1840.The Texas Death Certificate of Harry Johnson shows that his mother Elizabeth Morris Johnson was born in Winchester, TN.
This information was provided by Harry Johnson's sister Mattie Johnson Compton, daughter of Elizabeth Morris Johnson.
Census
The 1860 Station Creek, Coryell County, Texas, U.S. Federal Census shows:Morris, Mary, 59, b. KY
James M., 26, b. TN
Sarah L., 23, teacher in common school. b. TN
Elizabeth A., 19, b. TN
Sarah C., 22, b. GA
Note: Mary Morris is the widow of James W. Morris and mother of Elizabeth Ann Morris.
Census
The 1870 Coryell County, Texas, U.S. Federal Census shows:James Morris, 35, b. TN
Sarah, 30, b. GA
Saccie, 2, b. TX
Joseph Monroe, 32, b. TN
Mary, 67, b. TN
Bettie Anna, 30, b, TN
Hester Ann, 31, b. TN
Embrey Wm., 10, b. TN
Joel, 9, b. TX
Clemursia, 6. b. TX
Marriage
The marriage of A. J. Johnson and Elizabeth Morris on 2-9-1873 by Minister W. R. D. Stockton is recorded in Coryell County, Texas, Marriage Book c, page 124.Evelyn Johnson Lawrence's Family History gives the marriage place as Oglesby, Texas.
Miscellaneous
Vol. I, page 371-372 Coryell County Deed Records:On 3-30-1881, J.P. Morris, E.A. and A.J. Johnson of Coryell Co., Mary J. Green of Johnson Co., and Sarah L. Winn of McLennan Co. received $1 each from H.A. Morris in exchange for full claim to the estate of her deceased husband J.M. Morris.
Miscellaneous
Vol. 18, page 312 Coryell County Deed Records:On 1-3-1896, E.A. Johnson, out of love and affection, sold 36 and 2/3 acres of land in the Wyatt Hall Survey to M.N. Morton, her daughter, for $1.
This transaction occurred in McLennan Co., TX.
Miscellaneous
Vol. 18, page 373 Coryell County Deed Records:On 1-3-1896, E.A. Johnson, out of love and affection, sold 36 and 2/3 acres of land in the Wyatt Hall Survey to Mattie M. Compton, her daughter, for $1.
This transaction occurred in McLennan Co., TX.
Census
The 1900 Coryell County, Texas, U.S. Federal Census shows:Ann E. Johnson, head, 59, b. Jan 1840 in TN, father and mother b. KY, widow
Harry, son, b. Dec. 1878 in TX, father b. GA, mother b. TN
Note: Joel H. Bradley, widower of Laura L. Johnson Bradley; Kate Johnson Green; Nora Johnson Morton, ans Elizabeth Morris Johnson are all listed consecutively in the 1900 Coryell County, Texas Census.
Death
Her Find A Grave Memorial has a photograph of the double tombstone she shares with her husband A. J. Johnson that shows her death date as 8-16-1903.Miscellaneous
Her Find A Grave Memorial is #44750512.Her Find A Grave Memorial has a photograph of the double tombstone she shares with her husband A. J. Johnson that shows her birth date as 1-12-1840 and her death date of 8-16-1903.
There is a link to her mother Mary "Polly" Frame Morris' Find A Grave Memorial.
Endnotes
1. Evelyn Johnson Lawrence, Family History, Recipient: Sherry Lawrence, Author Address: Gatesville, TX, Recipient Address: Gatesville, TX (2002), Family History Compiled by Evelyn Lawrence from personal communications, family bibles,etc..
2. Find A Grave Web Site, Url: www.findagrave.com.
3. Texas Deaths 1890-1976, FamilySearch Website, Digital images of original record, www.familysearch.org.
4. 1860 U.S. Federal Census Report, Record Type: microfilm image, Ancestry.com Website, www.ancestry.com..
5. 1870 U.S. Federal Census, Record Type: microfilm image, Ancestry.com Website, www.ancestry.com..
6. Evelyn Johnson Lawrence, Family History, Recipient: Sherry Lawrence, Author Address: Gatesville, TX, Recipient Address: Gatesville, TX (2002), Family History Compiled by Evelyn Lawrence from personal communications, family bibles,etc..
7. Coryell County, Texas Marriage Records, Gatesville, Texas., Coryell County, Texas, Marriage Book C, page 124.
8. Coryell County, Texas, Deed Records (Coryell County, Texas, Gatesville, Texas, 1854-present).
9. Coryell County, Texas, Deed Records (Coryell County, Texas, Gatesville, Texas, 1854-present).
10. Coryell County, Texas, Deed Records (Coryell County, Texas, Gatesville, Texas, 1854-present).
11. 1900 U.S. Federal Census, Record Type: microfilm image, Ancestry.com Website, www.ancestry.com..
12. Evelyn Johnson Lawrence, Family History, Recipient: Sherry Lawrence, Author Address: Gatesville, TX, Recipient Address: Gatesville, TX (2002), Family History Compiled by Evelyn Lawrence from personal communications, family bibles,etc..
13. Find A Grave Web Site, Url: www.findagrave.com.
14. Find A Grave Web Site, Url: www.findagrave.com.
15. Find A Grave Web Site, Url: www.findagrave.com.
16. Evelyn Johnson Lawrence, Family History, Recipient: Sherry Lawrence, Author Address: Gatesville, TX, Recipient Address: Gatesville, TX (2002), Family History Compiled by Evelyn Lawrence from personal communications, family bibles,etc..
17. Marriage Certificate, Record Type: Marriage Certificate, Listed in Coryell Co. Marriage Book C, page 124. The marriage date is shown as 2-9-1973 which is logically interpreted as 1873..