John Morris was the son of Richard (1784-1831) and Mary (Watts) Morris (1784-1835) of Hanover county, Virginia. (Richard was a distinguished attorney in Virginia.) John married Margaret Lewis Meriwether on 6 May 1845 in Christian County, KY. They were the parents of six children: Frances Meriwether, Mary Love, Charles, Kate, John D. and Richard D. Morris.
Associated Press, 30 Jul 1896
Hopkinsville, Ky., July 30 - Colonel John Dabney Morris died today. He was born in Hanover county, Va, in July (sic), 1828. He was a member of the Texas congress and also attorney general while Texas was a republic. In the Mexican war he was a colonel, and he was also a colonel in the late civil war.
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Alexandria Gazette (Alexandria, D.C.), 31 July 1896
Virginia News
Col. John Dabney Morris died at Hopkinsville, Ky., yesterday. He was born in Hanover county January 1 (sic), 1816.
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Associated Press, 30 Jul 1896
Hopkinsville, Ky., July 30 - Colonel John Dabney Morris died today. He was born in Hanover county, Va, in July (sic), 1828. He was a member of the Texas congress and also attorney general while Texas was a republic. In the Mexican war he was a colonel, and he was also a colonel in the late civil war.
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Alexandria Gazette (Alexandria, D.C.), 31 July 1896
Virginia News
Col. John Dabney Morris died at Hopkinsville, Ky., yesterday. He was born in Hanover county January 1 (sic), 1816.
TMSI [1385]
John Morris was the son of Richard (1784-1831) and Mary (Watts) Morris (1784-1835) of Hanover county, Virginia. (Richard was a distinguished attorney in Virginia.) John married Margaret Lewis Meriwether on 6 May 1845 in Christian County, KY. They were the parents of six children: Frances Meriwether, Mary Love, Charles, Kate, John D. and Richard D. Morris.
Associated Press, 30 Jul 1896
Hopkinsville, Ky., July 30 - Colonel John Dabney Morris died today. He was born in Hanover county, Va, in July (sic), 1828. He was a member of the Texas congress and also attorney general while Texas was a republic. In the Mexican war he was a colonel, and he was also a colonel in the late civil war.
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Alexandria Gazette (Alexandria, D.C.), 31 July 1896
Virginia News
Col. John Dabney Morris died at Hopkinsville, Ky., yesterday. He was born in Hanover county January 1 (sic), 1816.
TMSI [1385]
Associated Press, 30 Jul 1896
Hopkinsville, Ky., July 30 - Colonel John Dabney Morris died today. He was born in Hanover county, Va, in July (sic), 1828. He was a member of the Texas congress and also attorney general while Texas was a republic. In the Mexican war he was a colonel, and he was also a colonel in the late civil war.
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Alexandria Gazette (Alexandria, D.C.), 31 July 1896
Virginia News
Col. John Dabney Morris died at Hopkinsville, Ky., yesterday. He was born in Hanover county January 1 (sic), 1816.
TMSI [1385]
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