Our Family History
The Genealogy of Robert and Christina Barritt
Rev. Silas Lawrence MORRIS
1854 -
Generation: 1
1. Rev. Silas Lawrence MORRIS was born on 31 Jul 1854 in Rankin County, Mississippi, USA (son of Darling Pinkney MORRIS and Cyrena Eleanor STEEN). Silas married Hallie Byrd BURLESON in 1885. Hallie (daughter of Dr. Rufus Columbus BURLESON and Georgia J. JENKINS) was born in Sep 1865 in Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Georgialene MORRIS was born on 28 Feb 1886 in Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA.
- Rufus Burleson MORRIS was born on 19 Feb 1888; died on 15 Mar 1888; was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA.
- Silas Lawrence MORRIS, Jr. was born on 24 Apr 1889 in Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA; died on 26 Aug 1968 in DeKalb County, Georgia, USA.
- Richard Burleson MORRIS was born on 29 Dec 1893; died on 6 Jun 1894; was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA.
2. Darling Pinkney MORRIS was born on 9 Mar 1829 in Lawrence County, Mississippi, USA. Darling married Cyrena Eleanor STEEN on 21 Nov 1850 in Rankin County, Mississippi, USA. Cyrena was born on 18 Nov 1833 in Rankin County, Mississippi, USA; died on 22 May 1898 in Stay, Grant, Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Cyrena Eleanor STEEN was born on 18 Nov 1833 in Rankin County, Mississippi, USA; died on 22 May 1898 in Stay, Grant, Louisiana, USA. Children:
- 1. Rev. Silas Lawrence MORRIS was born on 31 Jul 1854 in Rankin County, Mississippi, USA.