John Wesley Morris, b: 1839

^{1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete}
^{1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb}
^{1898 Spanish-American War}
^{1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight}
^{1908 Ford produces Model T}

^{1805 Lewis and Clark reach Pacific}
^{1812 - 1814 War of 1812 with Britain}
^{1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired}
^{1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South}
^{1867 Alaska Territory purchased}

^{1773 Boston Tea Party tax rebellion}
^{1775 - 1783 Revolutionary War}
^{1776 Declaration of Independence}
^{1789 George Washington first president}
^{1803 Louisiana Territory Purchased}


		^{Moses Morriss}^{b.1776 Bertie, North Carolina d.1858 Terrapin Creek, Kentucky}

	^{William Morris}^{b.1797 Bertie, North Carolina d.1863 Graves, Kentucky}	^{Elizabeth Early}^b.1805 d.

^{John Wesley Morris}^{b.1839 Kentucky d.1908 Graves, Kentucky}		^{John Woods Simmons}^{b. d.}

	^{Mary Ellen Simmons}^{b.1818 Tennessee d.1895 Graves, Kentucky}





^{Nancy Reamy Pharis}^{b. d.}