Amanda Malvina 'Nanny' Morris1

b. circa 1840, d. 21 September 1925
Amanda Malvina 'Nanny' Morris|b. c 1840\nd. 21 Sep 1925|p1948.htm|Albert Gallatin Morris|b. 4 Apr 1814\nd. 6 Mar 1843|p1937.htm|Minerva Steele|b. 1819\nd. 31 Mar 1890|p1946.htm|Enos Morris|b. c 10 Apr 1773\nd. 18 Feb 1832|p1929.htm|Elizabeth (—?—) (Hough-Morris)|b. c 1785\nd. 25 Aug 1824|p1930.htm|||||||

1st cousin 1 time removed of Louise Underwood.
1st cousin 3 times removed of Laura Jane Munson.
Family Background:
Underwood and Allied Families
     Amanda Malvina 'Nanny' Morris was born circa 1840 in Louisiana.1 She was the daughter of Albert Gallatin Morris and Minerva Steele.1 She died on 21 September 1925 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana.1
     
Additional Data
Amanda Morris, minor, was named as an heir to the estate of Horatio N. Morris in a distribution order made 18 October 1847 in Elmore County (then Coosa), Alabama.2

When Enos Morris died, his widow Ann retained a widow's dower interest in his land. When Ann died in 1852, the interest reverted to Enos' estate. The value of the dower was distributed amongst Enos' surviving children, and his grandchildren or the estate of those who were deceased, each receiving a share, or fraction of a share, that in total, plus expenses, equaled the value of the dower:
Recd. September 24th 1853 of Saml Hart Surviving admin. of the estate of Enos Morris decd. Five hundred and sixty three 20/100 Dollars in full of the shares of Amanda and Euphemia Morris (minors) of principal sum yielding Widows dower as per auditors Report
$563.20               Lucien B. Morris Guardian.Click to view image

Citations

  1. [S328] Ruth Bennett, "Morris Family," e-mail message from <e-mail address> (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) to Laura M. Cooper, 1 May 1999.
  2. [S382] Coosa County Probates: Book 3: 82-83, County Clerk's Office, Rockford, Alabama.