Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameJames David “Dock” Morrow321,322,323,324,325,326,278,327
Birth17 Feb 1846, Marion Co., Alabama328,329
Death9 Jul 1924, Halltown Beat, Franklin Co., Alabama330
Burial10 Jul 1924, Sec. 2, Halltown Cemetery, Halltown, Franklin Co., Alabama331
FatherAlexander Milling Morrow (1814-<1900)
MotherZilla Ann Burleson (1828->1910)
Spouses
Birthabt 1849, Marion Co., Alabama335,336,326
Death2 Nov 1926, Oak Hill, Lee Co., Mississippi332
BurialOak Hill Cemetery, Tupelo, Lee Co., Mississippi340,332
FatherLorenzo B. Pope (~1829-<1866)
MotherEliza Cantrell ? (~1828-1887)
Marriageabt 1866, Alabama324
Divorcebef 1895
ChildrenAlexander (~1868-~1919)
 Martha Ida S. (1874-1926)
 Johnsey Delia Emeline (1872-1919)
 Hugh Conrad (1879-1958)
 Samuel Edward (1884-1970)
 Hannah E. (1889-1973)
Marriagebef 1895
ChildrenOscar Lee (1895-1933)
 Minnie Lea (1895-1972)
Notes for James David “Dock” Morrow
Proof Document for Sarah F. Pope as the wife of James David Morrow is here.
The story was that this guy was possibly drunk and abusing his mother and they got into it. After the altercation and the guy died, grandpa left the area (possibly going to Arkansas) he probably feared the other family's clan. He came back in about a year and they sent him up for a year more for running off Grover speculated. While he was gone his wife Sara left and married a guy named Ritter. ( I believe this is right) As I understood it she left the children with Grover's folks. Grandpa came back and took the children to Arkansas.  I've been told Calvin and Delia and evidently they had a couple of children, took three years sharecropping thru Tennessee before they got to Arkansas. I suppose this is when Grandpa Morrow came with the other children.341
Listed as Thomas with brother William in 1920? (age 84)
Listed as Dock, boarding with Elex (Alex?) and Maggie Morrow in 1910? (age 68? same census page as WW Morrow)
Jim shared the story of his grandfather, our great, great grandfather, being put in jail for knifing a man.   Seems the man wanted to date his sister and JD "Doc" Morrow didn't want him to.   So the man, 6' 6" started beating on JD, 5' 5" and got him down in a corner.   JD pulled out his pocket knife and stuck him in the neck.   When they ran and got JD's dad who was a real doctor, the man wouldn't let him treat him and he died a few minutes later.   JD got scared and ran off for a year, when he came back he was arrested and sentenced to five years and served three.   Sally tried to get a job, but indians weren't being hired so after two years she gave up, put the kids on the Morrow's doorstep.   When JD got out a year later he gathered up the kids and according to Jim, left for Oklahoma.334
J. D. “Dock” Morrow was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced on 10/11/1890 to a term of 5 years with a 14 months reduction. He was pardoned on 3/2/1893. At the time of sentencing he had nine children.321
Ron Moore stated that the reason James was prosecuted for manslaughter was that when the man died he disposed of the body by throwing the man to the hogs. That he probably would not have be prosecuted otherwise as he was protecting himself.342
Mr. WILLIAM G. STANFIELD, of Franklin County, succeeded last Monday the 31st of October in getting his “grip” on DOCK MORROW, the man who murdered JOE WILSON last march in Franklin County, and delivered him over to Sheriff LODEN.  Detectives have been vigilant after MORROW for some time, but to no purpose.  He was taken in Mississippi near the Alabama line.  Two hundred dollars is the handsome reward.
The Sheriff of this county has notified the Sheriff of Franklin County that he has MORROW “on file” at present his papers and take him to Franklin.343
DOCK MORROW was taken in custody by some Franklin County men on last Sunday and carried to Belgreen.344
There is a James Morrow on the 1866 Alabama State census in Walker Co., Alabama, married, he and wife both 10-20 years old. James does not appear to be with his father in 1866 so this could be James.345
Notes for Sarah F. “Sally” (Spouse 1)
Proof Document for Sarah F. Pope as the wife of James David Morrow is here.
Mrs. Sarah F. Morrow married J. M. Ritter in Tupelo, Mississippi in 1903. She died intestate (without a will) in 1926 and a court appointed administrator sold all the items she owned along with the property she owned and distributed it to her Morrow children: Martha (Morrow) Dees descendants, Delia (Morrow) Hand descendants, James T. Morrow, Hugh Morrow and Samuel Morrow. There is no indication that Hannah, Oscar or Minnie were descendants of Sarah Pope Morrow Ritter.346
An ancestry.com atDNA match to a descendant of Minnie Morrow Weaver indicates that both Minnie. Oscar and Hannah are children of James Morrow and Sarah Pope.
Death Certificate for Mrs. Sarah P. Ritter indicates her father was “Mr. Pope” and she age “about 76 years” and born in Alabama. The only Sarah F. Pope that fits is the daughter of Lorenzo B. Pope and wife Eliza of District 14, Marion, Alabama in the 1850 census.
Believe this is Sarah F. Pope, daughter of Lorenzo B. Pope and Eliza MNU.
1850 census listed as Sarah Pope age 1 with Lorenzo Pope
1860 census listed as Sarah F. Pope age 10 with Lorenzo Pope
1870 census listed as S. A. Morrow age 20 with J. D. Morrow326
1880 census listed as Sarah P. Morrow age 30 with J. D. Morrow (P for Pope?)278
1900 census missing
1903 marriage of J. M. Ritter to Mrs. S. F. Morrow347
1910 census listed as Sarah F. Ritter age 57348
1920 census missing
1926 death certificate of Mrs. Sally Ritter, age “about 76 years” burial Oak Hill Cemetery332
In 1866 Alabama census Jas Morrow and wife under 20 are living in Walker Co., Alabama, I believe this is Sarah and husband Dock Morrow.324
Maternal DNA Haplogroup: I1a1b
When James David went to jail the children were taken care of by Sir William Wallace Morrow but the children were treated like slaves because they were thought to be part indian.334
Notes for UNNAMED (Spouse 2)
mtDNA for a daughter of Minnie Morrow through a daughter of Clara through a daughter of Norma through another daughter does not match the mtDNA of David, son of Lucy, daughter of Lottie (Hand), daughter of Delia (Morrow), daughter of Sarah “Sally” (Pope) Morrow, mother of the other Morrow children.
Minnie L. Weaver in her application for a social security number (7/15/1966) states her mother was Fannie (Unknown) and father was (Unknown) Morrow.
Hannah M. Garrison in her application for a social security number (6/10/1972) states her mother was Fannie Burlison and father was Gilbert Morrow.
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