William MORRIS

(b. abt. 1868 , Farmville, Virginia, USA d. 10 July 1892 , Farmville, Virginia, USA )

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William MORRIS was born abt. 1868 in Farmville, Virginia, USA

William MORRIS was the child of ? and ?

William MORRIS died 10 July 1892 in Farmville, Virginia, USA.

Father: Wm., Sr. Morris
Mother: Kate Morris

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William MORRIS was a P.M. Apt.

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1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States

1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

Death
Name: Wm., Jr. Morris
Gender: Male
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Death Date: 10 Jul 1892
Death Place: Farmville, Prince Edward, Virginia
Age: 24
Birth Date: 1868
Birth Place: Farmville, Prince Edward, Virginia
Occupation: P.M. Apt
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Wm., Sr. Morris
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Kate Morris
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B06983-4
System Origin: Virginia-EASY
GS Film number: 2048581
Reference ID: item 4 e 21

'Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:XRSL-B46 : 12 December 2014), Wm., Jr. Morris, 10 Jul 1892; citing Farmville, Prince Edward, Virginia, reference item 4 e 21; FHL microfilm 2,048,581.'

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