James Thomas MORRIS

1889 - 1962  (73 years)

• Name	James Thomas MORRIS  [1]
  Born	20 Feb 1889	Bedias, Grimes, Texas, USA   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	7 Feb 1920	, Grimes, Texas, USA
  Ed 27, pg 51B
  Precinct 7, Huntsville Road Buster Morris Head M 30 Texas Lillian Morris Wife F 30 Texas Lavern Morris Dau F 6 Texas Curtis Morris Son M 5 Texas Jimmie Morris Dau F 3 7/12 Texas Brady Morris Son M 2 Texas Melva Morris Dau F 9/12 Texas Buster is a famer.
  Census	10 Apr 1930	, Grimes, Texas, USA
  ED 17, pg 8B
  Precinct 8 Buster Morris head M 41 Texas Willie Morris wife F 25 Texas Curtis Morris son M 15 Texas Jimmie Morris dau F 14 Texas Melvy Morris dau F 10 Texas Mary E Morris dau F 8 Texas Irene Morris dau F 6 Texas Buster is still farming. They both were first married at age 23. Jimmie's gender and relationship have been marked through and changed to son and M. The family lives next to Floyd Morris and very near to both Smith and Emmitt Williams.
  Census	25 Apr 1940	, Grimes, Texas, USA
  ED 93-18, pg 9A
  Precinct 8, Macedonia Road Buster Morris«tab»head«tab»52«tab»Texas Willie Morris«tab»wife«tab»37«tab»Texas Melva Morris«tab»dau«tab»21«tab»Texas Mary Edna Morris«tab»dau«tab»18«tab»Texas William Morris«tab»son«tab» 9«tab»Texas John Dave Morris«tab»son«tab» 8«tab»Texas Winona Morris«tab»dau«tab» 6«tab»Texas Lester Ray Morris«tab»son«tab» 2«tab»Texas Bobbie Ann Morris«tab»dau«tab»5/12«tab»Texas Buster is still farming and lives near many of his siblings.
  Census	21 Apr 1950	Clute, Brazoria, Texas, USA
  ED 20-46B, pg 10A-11A
  West of Main Street James T Morris head 61 Texas Willie Morris wife 45 Texas William E Morris son 19 Texas John D Morris son 18 Texas Virgil W Morris dau 16 Texas Lester R Morris son 12 Texas Barbara A Morris dau 10 Texas Virginia N Morris dau 8 Texas Melba J Morris dau 5 Texas Buster is a janitor at a chemical company. Willliam and John are grocery clerks.
  Name	Buster Morris  [3, 4]
  Died	8 Mar 1962	Freeport, Brazoria, Texas, USA
  Buried	10 Mar 1962	, Grimes, Texas, USA
  	Address: Mustang Prairie Cemetery Grimes and Walker County Grimes and Walker County, Texas
  Person ID	I24509	An Armstrong & A Heffernan
  Last Modified	30 Jan 2023

  
  

  Family	Nancy Lillian WILLIAMS,   b. 14 Feb 1889, , Grimes, Texas, USA ,   d. 14 Jul 1924, Bedias, Grimes, Texas, USA  (Age 35 years)
  Married	11 Sep 1910	, Grimes, Texas, USA   [5]
  Children	1. Susie Laverne MORRIS,   b. 29 May 1912, , Grimes, Texas, USA ,   d. 3 May 2001, Lake Jackson, Brazoria, Texas, USA  (Age 88 years)   2. Charlie Curtis MORRIS,   b. 3 Jun 1914, Bedias, Grimes, Texas, USA ,   d. 26 Feb 1982, , , Texas, USA  (Age 67 years)   3. Jimmie Estelle MORRIS,   b. 4 Dec 1916, , Grimes, Texas, USA ,   d. 9 Mar 1995, , Grimes, Texas, USA  (Age 78 years)   4. Bradie Marlin MORRIS,   b. 24 Nov 1917, , Grimes, Texas, USA ,   d. 2 Aug 1920, , Grimes, Texas, USA  (Age 2 years)   5. Nannie Melva MORRIS,   b. 25 Apr 1919, , Grimes, Texas, USA ,   d. 28 Dec 2004, Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA  (Age 85 years)   6. Mary Edna MORRIS,   b. 18 Oct 1921, , Grimes, Texas, USA ,   d. 10 Aug 2004, Conroe, Montgomery, Texas, USA  (Age 82 years)   7. Lillian Irene MORRIS,   b. 9 Jun 1924, , Grimes, Texas, USA ,   d. 25 Oct 2008, , Foard, Texas, USA  (Age 84 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2023
  Family ID	F9226	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  James Thomas 'Buster' Morris was born on Feb 20, 1889 in Bedias, Grimes County, Texas to John W. Morris and Catherine J. 'Kate' Thomas. He was the eleventh of thirteen children with eleven children reaching adulthood. He married Nancy 'Nannie' Lillian Williams on Sep. 11, 1910 and had 7 children, with 6 reaching adulthood. Losing his beloved wife 'Nannie' in 1924 with childbirth complications his oldest daughter Laverne at age 12 became the lady of the house. The youngest daughter Irene stayed with Howard Andrew Morris and wife Ella through her childhood. Buster then married Willie Virginia Thompson on Feb 23, 1930 in Grimes County. Buster and Willie had 8 children with 7 reaching adulthood. Buster was at first a farmer and had learned blacksmithing techniques from Barto Bracewell and could fix anything mechanical. He became a gunsmith for the Texas Department of Corrections in Huntsville around 1936. When Dow Chemical starting building their complex in Freeport, Texas in 1940; Buster obtained work for the Austin Company in construction. He hired on full time with Dow Chemical in 1942 and retired in 1954 at the age of 65. He was one of the first families in Lake Jackson in 1943 living in recently constructed duplexes, but moved to Clute in the mid 50's. He had a gunsmith shop at home and continued repairing guns for friends, family, and law enforcement without charging at times. He died on Mar 8, 1962 at the age of 73. by Thomas Earl Morris

  
  

• Sources

  [S2776] Grimes County Probate, (FamilySearch.org), Morris, Susie Laverne. James Thomas Morris [S1131] 1920 Grimes, TX, Ed 27, pg 51B. age 30, Texas [S1842] Texas County Marriage Index, 1837-1977, (FamilySearch.org), Morris, Buster. to Lillian Williams [S1131] 1920 Grimes, TX, Ed 27, pg 51B. Buster Morris [S1842] Texas County Marriage Index, 1837-1977, (FamilySearch.org), Morris, Buster. to Lillian Williams, 11 Sep 1910, Grimes County