Robert Lee Dever

          Robert Lee Dever was born 15 Nov 1880 in Ohio County, the son of Henry Clay Dever (1844 – 1934) and Jamima “Mima” J. Wright (1855 – 1912), and died 25 Dec 1957 in Daviess County.  He was one of eleven children and his father, who previously lived in Larue County, was a farmer in the Sulphur Springs area of Ohio County. His father had a previous marriage to Sarah Frances Nicholas and three children were born of that marriage.

          Robert Lee Dever and Martha Jane (Coy) Ewing were married 18 April 1903 in Ohio County.  Martha Jane had previously been married to Jesse Ewing, who died about 1902, and two children were born to that previous union, Ervin Ewing (1894 – 1959) and Allen Ewing (1897 – 1963).

          Martha Jane (Coy), daughter of Nicholas Coy and wife, Elizabeth, was born 20 Oct 1878 in Larue County, KY and died 16 Nov 1910 in Ohio County. 

          Mr. Dever and Martha Jane had two children, Fronia Mae Dever was born about 1905. A second child, Carson Dever, was born 15 Apr 1907 and died 8 Sep 1909 in Ohio County. 

          Here is their wedding announcement for Mr. Dever and Martha Jane:

Hartford Herald, April 22, 1903 Jingo news. Married at the residence of H. C. Dever, last Sunday the 16th, at 2 o’clock, Robert Dever and Mrs. Janie Ewing of LaRue County, Ky.  The groom is the son of H. C. Dever and is very popular.  The bride was a pretty young widow.  They will start to housekeeping at once at Dundee.  May their pathway be strewn with thornless flowers.

          The 1910 census shows the family living in Sulphur Springs and Mr. Dever’s occupation is listed as a farmer.

          Here is the death notice for Martha Jane:

Hartford Herald, May 23, 1910:  Mrs. Dever, wife of Robert Dever, who lives near Sunnydale, died at her home Wednesday morning at 2 o'clock of tuberculosis. She had been sick for several months and her death had been expected for several weeks. She leaves a husband and three children to mourn her loss.

          Mr. & Mrs. Dever lost their son, Carson, in September 1909, and then Mrs. Dever died about a year later, 16 Nov 1910, leaving Mr. Dever with his only  living child, Fronia Mae, who was then about 5 years old, and his two step-sons, Ervin and Allen. 

          Mr. Dever next married Eunice Rock about 1913; she taught school in Ohio County.  They had a son, Earl Preston Dever, that was born 12 Oct 1914 and died 2 Dec 1914. Eunice died during childbirth in May 1918. 

Hartford Herald, May 22, 1918: Mrs. R. L. Dever, wife of Mr. R. L. Dever, the grocer on Union Street, died early Tuesday morning of childbirth, in the family apartment above the grocery. Mrs. Dever was 28 years old and before her marriage was a Miss Rock, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Luther Rock of the Concord neighborhood. She was a member of the Christian church and her funeral will be preached this morning by Rev. Walter Greep at the Midkiff burying ground, near Mt. Vernon, where her remains will be buried.

           By 1918 Mr. Dever was operating a grocery store in Hartford and later operated a transfer service between Hartford and Beaver Dam.

          The 1920 census shows Mr. Dever as a widower.

          In January 1922 Mr. Dever married for the third and last time to Mrs. Lucy Ellen “Ella” (Gardner) Leach of Beaver Dam, the widow of Harney Leslie Leach, who had three children by her deceased husband.  Mr. and Mrs. Dever had one child, a son named Robert Lee Dever, Jr., born 1924.  The family moved to Owensboro and lived on West 11^th Street; Mr. Dever owned a shoe repair shop in Owensboro.

          This is the obituary for Mr. Dever from the Messenger-Enquirer 26 Dec 1957:

          

          This is a photo of the Dever family from his first marriage showing Ervin and Allen Ewing in the back row; Mr. Dever and Martha Jane in the middle row; and Fronia and Carson in the front row (since Carson died Sept 1909 this photo was probably made during the summer of 1909):

  

          The following photo is of Robert L. Dever and Lucy Ellen “Ella” (Gardner) Leach Dever, my grandmother, and I guess the photo was made in the 1950’s:

        

          Mr. Dever chose to be buried next to his second wife, Eunice, in the Midkiff Cemetery, Ohio County:

          Mrs. Dever chose to be buried next to her first husband, Leslie, in the Sunnyside Cemetery, Ohio County:    

   
         As to Fronia Mae Dever, the daughter of Mr. Dever’s marriage to his first wife, Martha Janie (Coy) Ewing, I found mention of her in the local paper in 1918 and it suggests that she was living in the Bennett’s community and was called Miss Fronie Dever in the article.  She is shown in the 1920 census living with her father on Union Street in Hartford – probably an apartment above the grocery. Later she married Guildford Donald Sawyer in Indiana on 21 April 1926.  Mr. Sawyer was born 21 Nov 1907 and died 31 Mar 1990 in Los Angeles, California.  His WWII draft registration in 1942 shows Fronia May as his wife.  They had one child, Guilford D. Sawyer, Jr., who was born in 1927.  Fronia died in March 1998 in Joliet, Will County, Illinois.

CLAY ALLISON BAIRD

          CLAY ALLISON BAIRD, son of Andrew Lenn Baird (1874-1947) and Martha Ann “Mattie” McMillan (1877-1960).  Clay was one of eight children.  In 1930 he lived in Bloomington, IN and worked as a cabinet maker for Showers Brothers Company.  On 16 Feb 1942, shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Clay registered for the draft for WWII and the registration showed that the family lived in Cromwell, Ohio County and that he worked for the W. P. A. at Ft. Knox.

          Clay was born 4 Nov 1900, Heflin, Ohio County and died 25 Aug 1986, Hartford, Ohio County. He is buried in Mount Carmel Cemetery, Buford, Ohio County.  Clay married Ethel Carter Richeson (1900-1993) and they had seven children: Betty Jean Baird (1925-1943), Robert Louis Baird (1928-2006), William Bruce Baird (1930-1993), Rex Len Baird (1935-2011), Martha May Baird (1931-2014), Wilma Loreen Baird (1937-  ), and Wesley C. Baird (1940- ).

Cicero Maxwell Heavrin

          Cicero Maxwell Heavrin, son of Francis Marion Heavrin and Artelia Ann Felix, was born 18 Feb 1861, Hancock County, KY; he was one of six children; he died 27 May 1939, Hancock County, KY.  In 1893 Cicero married Ada Cox (1869-1926), daughter of  Dr. Leonard Thomas Cox and Emeline E. Iler.  This marriage produced four children:  Marion Leonard Heavrin (1895-1951); Cecil Hubert Heavrin (1897-1948); Percy Garland Heavrin (1899-1943); and Earl Maxwell Heavrin, Sr. (1903-1971).

          Cicero Heavrin lived in Hartford in 1870 when he was age 9 and in 1880 the census shows him living in Sulphur Springs, Ohio County. In the 1900 census he and his young family are listed as living in Owensboro and in 1920 they are living in Hawesville, Hancock County, Kentucky.  He died in Hancock County and is buried in Rosehill Elmwood Cemetery, Owensboro.  Cicero Heavrin was a physician.

          Cicero’s first child, Marion Leonard, served in WWI and died in Indianapolis, IN in 1951.

          His second child, Cecil Hubert, died in Bay Pines, Pinellas County, Florida, in 1948.

          His third child, Percy Garland, died in Owensboro in 1943.

          Cicero’s youngest son, Earl Maxwell, applied for membership to the Sons of the American Revolution Society in 1967 and his application was approved.  At the time of his application for membership, Earl Maxwell lived in Grand Prairie, Texas.  He based his application on being a descendant (great-grandson) of William Haynes (1740—1827).   Note: William Haynes died in Ohio County, KY 3 Aug 1827 and had served as a Private in the Virginia Militia during the Revolutionary War.   Earl Maxwell Heavrin served in the U. S. Navy during WWII and was after the War became an attorney.

MORRIS FAMILY - Part 2 of 2

Below are the Female descendants of Holland Morris, Sr. and their families:

Rosanna Morris (daughter of Holland, Sr.) was born 02 Nov 1825 in Grayson County, KY, and died 11 Feb 1908 in Ohio County, KY.  She married Leonard W. Leach 10 Oct 1841 in Grayson County, KY, son of William Leach and Nancy Leach.  He was born 15 Apr 1821 in Ohio County, KY, and died 16 Oct 1906 in Ohio County, KY.

     

Children of Rosanna Morris and Leonard Leach are:

      1. Sarah E. Leach, born 21 Aug 1842 in Ohio County, KY; died 12 May 1915 in Grayson County, KY.  She married Henry Martin Allen 23 Nov 1857 in Ohio County KY; born 15 Mar 1838 in Ohio County, KY; died 10 Jul 1904 in Ohio County, KY.

      2. Ewin Leach, born 29 Mar 1846 in Ohio County, KY; died 11 Nov 1861 in Ohio  County, KY.

      3. William C. Leach, born 23 Mar 1848 in Ohio County, KY; died 05 Dec 1914 in Ohio County Ky.  He married Nancy M. Young 28 Sep 1871 in Ohio County KY; born 14 Mar 1850 in Ohio County Ky; died 23 Nov 1945 in Palestine, Anderson County, TX.

      4. Nancy E. Leach, born 01 Oct 1850 in Renfrow, Ohio County, KY; died 19 Nov 1893 in Horse Branch, Ohio County, KY.  She married Robert Simpson 08 Jun 1865 in Ohio County KY; born 21 Jun 1841 in Jefferson County, KY; died 26 Jun 1923 in McHenry, Ohio County, KY.

      5. John H. Leach, born 01 Feb 1853 in Ohio County, KY; died 27 Sep 1936 in Ohio County Ky.  He married Nancy E. Likens 19 Dec 1874 in Ohio County KY; born 05 Feb 1855 in Ohio County, KY; died 27 May 1934 in Ohio County, KY.

      6. Amanda C. Leach, born 02 Dec 1855 in Ohio County, KY; died 10 May 1887 in Ohio County Ky.  She married Anthony A. Maiden 01 Nov 1874 in Ohio County KY; born Oct 1844 in Grayson County, KY; died 1906 in Grayson County, KY.

      7. Newton Leach, born 1856.

      8. Hester A. Leach, born 11 Jun 1857 in Ohio County, KY.  She married Ezra Young 02 Oct 1873 in Ohio County, KY.

      9. Leonard C. Leach, born 01 Apr 1859 in Ohio County, KY.  He married Ola T. Cox 19 Feb 1886 in Ohio County, KY; born 22 Aug 1865 in Ohio County, KY; died 1947 in Ohio  County, KY.

      10. Margaret J. Leach, born 01 Sep 1861 in Ohio County Ky; died 30 Jan 1940 in Ohio County, KY.  She married Natheniel J. Thomas; born 20 Jan 1861 in Ohio County, KY; died 17 Nov 1937 in Ohio  County, KY.

Elizabeth Morris  (daughter of Holland, Sr.) was born 1826 in Kentucky, and died after 1870 in Ohio County, KY.  She married John Alexander Washington Autry 17 Apr 1845 in Ohio County KY, son of Simon Autry and Martha Autry.  He was born Abt. 1827 in Kentucky, and died Abt. 1870 in Ohio County, KY.

     

Children of Elizabeth Morris and John Autry are:

      1. Mary Jane Autry, born 1846 in Ohio County, KY; died Bef. 1873 in Ohio County, KY.  She married Thomas W. Iler 01 Sep 1867 in Ohio County KY; born 1846 in Ohio County, KY; died after 1880 in Ohio County, KY.

      2. Simon W. Autry, born May 1848 in Ohio County, KY; died after 1910 in Ohio County, KY.  He married (1) Mary Elizabeth Deweese 30 Mar 1868 in Ohio County, KY; born 1842 in Ohio County, KY; died Bef. 1874 in Ohio County, KY.  He married (2) Sarah O'Bannon 09 Jan 1874 in Ohio County KY; born 1859 in Ohio  County, KY; died Bef. 1876 in Ohio  County, KY.  He married (3) Prodie Robinson 09 Jan 1876 in Ohio County KY; born Nov 1856 in Ohio  County, KY; died after 1910 in Ohio County, KY.

      3. Holland C. Autry, born 1849 in Ohio County, KY; died 15 Jul 1876 in Ohio County, KY.  He married Susan A. Faught 26 Apr 1872 in Ohio County KY; born 1853 in Ohio County, KY.

      4. Benjamin F. Autry, born 31 Aug 1853 in Ohio County, KY; died 11 Dec 1922 in Ohio County, KY.  He married (1) Lousia C. Ashford 20 May 1874 in Ohio County KY; born Abt. 1855 in Allen County, KY; died Bef. 1892 in Ohio  County, KY.  He married (2) Tempa C. Crowder 18 Dec 1892 in Ohio County KY; born Sep 1863 in Ohio County Ky.

      5. Manford G. Autry, born 21 Mar 1858 in Kentucky; died 26 Dec 1922 in Ohio County, KY.  He married Rosaline Swift 04 Jan 1884 in Butler County KY; born 13 Jul 1866 in Ohio County, KY; died 07 Mar 1944 in Ohio County, KY.

      6. Giles D. Autry, born 1860 in Ohio County, KY; died after 1870 in Ohio County, KY.

      7. John F. Autry, born 1863.

      8. Sarah E. Autry, born 1870 in Ohio County, KY.

Sarah Morris  (daughter of Holland, Sr.) was born 1837 in Ohio  County, KY, and died after 1880 in Ohio  County, KY.  She married John W. Thurber 18 Feb 1869 in Ohio County KY.  He was born 1846 in Ohio County, KY.

     

Children of Sarah Morris and John Thurber are:

      1. John H. Thurber, born 1869 in Daviess County

      2. Morris L. Thurber, born 1870 in Daviess County

      3. Lucinda E. Thurber, born 1875 in Daviess County

      4. George Thurber, born 1877 in Daviess County

      5. Mary A. Thurber, born 1879 in Daviess County

THIRD GENERATION:

From this point I will only cover the files that lead to my birth.

Holland Morris  (son of Ewen, grandson of Holland, Sr.) was born 16 Mar 1844 in Ohio County, KY, and died 23 Feb 1934 in Ohio County, KY.  He married Martha Embry 13 Mar 1866 in Ohio County, KY, daughter of John Embry and Martha Embry.  She was born 23 Feb 1846 in Butler County, KY, and died 17 Jun 1933 in Ohio County, KY.

     

Children of Holland Morris and Martha Embry are:

      1. Ewen Fletcher Morris, born 24 Dec 1866 in Ohio County Ky; died 21 Feb 1952 in Ohio County, KY.  He married Mary Ann Allen 24 Nov 1888 in Ohio County, KY; born 06 Mar 1869 in Ohio County, KY; died 26 Jun 1960 in Ohio County, KY.

      2. Peonilia Morris, born 1867 in Ohio County, KY; died Bef. 1870 in Ohio County, KY.

      3. John Mason Morris, born 1868 in Ohio County, KY; died 19 May 1921 in Memphis, Shelby County, TN.  He married (1) Sarah Ellen Renfrow Apr 1888 in Daviess County, KY; born 1871 in Ohio County, KY.  He married (2) Florence ?? Aft. 1899 in Ohio County, KY.  He married (3) Mae ??? 1911 in Cairo, IL.  He married (4) Billie Moore Bef. 1920 in TN.

      4. Mary Olivia Morris, born 03 Sep 1870 in Ohio County Ky; died 04 Apr 1941 in Ohio County, KY.  She married Jessie Leonard Crowe 10 Mar 1892 in Ohio County, KY; born 15 Mar 1867 in Ohio County, KY; died 04 Oct 1947 in Ohio County, KY.

      5. Granville Morris, born 19 Aug 1872 in Baizetown, Ohio County, KY; died 25 Jan 1954 in Louisville, Jefferson County, KY.  He married (1) Viola Frances Daugherty 16 Oct 1892 in Renfrow, Ohio County, KY; born 07 Apr 1877 in Renfrow, Ohio County, KY; died 08 Jan 1919 in Renfrow, Ohio County, KY.  He married (2) Olivar F. Johnson 14 Jun 1920 in Ohio County, KY; born 04 May 1886 in Edmonson County, KY; died 01 Jul 1966 in Bullitt County, KY.

      6. Lela J. Morris, born 1874 in Ohio County, KY; died 26 Feb 1908 in Ohio County, KY.  She married (1) Robert Kendall 14 Sep 1892 in Ohio County KY; born Abt. 1871 in Ohio County, KY; died 31 Aug 1894 in Ohio  County, KY.  She married (2) Mark D. Baize 22 May 1896 in Ohio County KY; born 1870 in Ohio County Ky; died 18 Aug 1969 in Ohio County, KY.

      7. Lucinda E. Morris, born Abt. 1877 in Ohio County, KY; died Feb 1880 in Ohio County, KY.

      8. Octivia M. Morris, born 07 Mar 1879 in Ohio County, KY; died 05 May 1962 in Ohio County, KY.  She married Ulesses Peyton Hoskins 09 Jan 1897 in Ohio County, KY; born 23 Mar 1877 in Ohio County, KY; died 10 Mar 1960 in Ohio County, KY.

      9. Leonard Estill Morris (Source: 1920 Federal Census.), born 12 Aug 1881 in Ohio County, KY; died 22 May 1953 in Ohio County, KY.  He married (1) Florence Morris 02 Dec 1899 in Ohio County, KY; born 1880 in Butler County, KY; died in Beaumont, TX.  He married (2) Lottie J. Wagner Aft. 1910 in Kentucky; died 10 Jul 1927 in Memphis, Shelby County, TN.  He married (3) Etta Taylor Bef. 1930 in TN; born 1894 in TN; died 10 Mar 1952 in Warren County, KY.

      10. Viola Ann Morris, born 22 Feb 1884 in Ohio County, KY; died 19 Sep 1972 in Newburgh, IN.  She married (1) Owen Fulkerson.  She married (2) Edward A. Starling Dockery 1901 in Ohio County, KY; born 13 May 1871 in Butler County, KY; died 11 Mar 1952 in Greenville, KY.

      11. Benjamine Harrison Morris, born 17 Sep 1888 in Ohio Count,y KY; died 30 Aug 1949 in Daviess County, KY.  He married Lena Goff 18 Sep 1909 in Ohio County KY; born 06 Sep 1892 in Ohio  County, KY; died 29 Jan 1978 in Ohio County Ky.

FOURTH GENERATION:

Granville Morris  (great grandson of Holland, Sr.) was born 19 Aug 1872 in Baizetown, Ohio County, KY, and died 25 Jan 1954 in Louisville, Jefferson County, KY.  He married (1) Viola Frances Daugherty 16 Oct 1892 in Renfrow, Ohio County, KY, daughter of Thomas Daugherty and Christina Morris.  She was born 07 Apr 1877 in Renfrow, Ohio County, KY, and died 08 Jan 1919 in Renfrow, Ohio County, KY.  He married (2) Olivar F. Johnson 14 Jun 1920 in Ohio County, KY, daughter of Isaac Johnson and Lucinda Crowe.  She was born 04 May 1886 in Edmonson County, KY, and died 01 Jul 1966 in Bullitt County, KY.

     

Children of Granville Morris and Viola Daugherty are:

      1. Floyd Morris, born 02 Sep 1894 in Ohio County, KY; died 16 Jul 1972 in Ohio County, KY.  He married Pearl Crowder 18 Sep 1915 in Ohio County, KY; born 26 Feb 1887 in Ohio County, KY; died 26 Oct 1967 in Louisville, Jefferson County, KY.

      2. Clida Morris, born 28 Mar 1897 in Ohio County, KY; died 14 Mar 1986 in New Albany, IN.  He married Rhoda Baize 28 Mar 1918 in Ohio County, KY; born 03 Jun 1901 in Ohio County, KY; died 14 Mar 1969 in Ohio County, KY.

      3. Roy Morris, born 20 Mar 1900 in Ohio County, KY; died 05 May 1985 in Ohio County, KY.  He married Escola Davis 05 Jul 1919 in Ohio County, KY; born 18 Jul 1904 in Liton, Green County, IN; died 13 May 1968 in Ohio County, KY.

      4. Pearly Marie Morris, born 29 Sep 1902 in Ohio County, KY; died 15 Nov 1904 in Ohio County, KY.

      5. Herbert Morris, born 06 Sep 1905 in Ohio County, KY; died 15 Dec 1905 in Ohio County, KY.

      6. Clarence Morris, born 23 Feb 1908 in Renfrow, Ohio County, KY; died 10 May 1987 in Louisville, Jefferson County, KY.  He married (1) Oma Lucille Edwards 24 Dec 1927 in Jeffersonville, Clark County, IN; born 20 Jun 1909 in Spring Lick, Grayson County, KY; died 11 Jul 2004 in Bowling Green, Warren County, KY.  He married (2) Thelma Allen 17 Jun 1946 in Jefferson County, KY; born 10 Sep 1916 in Oswley County, KY; died 05 Apr 2001 in Jefferson County, KY.

      7. Carson Morris, born 13 Sep 1911 in Renfrow, Ohio County, KY; died 24 Aug 1991 in Jeffersontown, Jefferson County, KY.  He married Mildred Stewart 22 Apr 1932 in Rosine, Ohio County, KY; born 17 Mar 1908 in McHenry, Ohio County, KY; died 09 Oct 1965 in Hartford, Ohio County, KY.

      8. Onis Morris, born 11 Jul 1914 in Renfrow, Ohio County, KY; died 27 Sep 1996 in Ohio County, KY.  He married Anna Lee Wilson 03 Feb 1940 in Ohio County, KY; born 09 Jul 1918 in Ohio County, KY; died 27 Mar 2000 in Daviess County, KY.

      9. Thelma Morris, born 25 Oct 1917 in Ohio County Ky; died 19 Nov 2002 in Green Meadows Nursing Home, Mount Washington, KY.  She married Stoy Elliott Crowder 28 Jul 1939 in Horse Branch, Ohio County, KY; born 21 Feb 1904 in Ohio County, KY; died 30 Oct 1980 in Louisville, Jefferson County, KY.

     

Child of Granville Morris and Olivar Johnson is:

      10. Jaunita Granville Morris, born 26 May 1921 in Ohio County, KY; died 26 Mar 1995 in Ohio County, KY.  She married Chester E. Downey 23 May 1942 in Elizabethtown, Harding County, KY; born 16 Apr 1912 in Grayson County, KY; died 23 Oct 1989 in Ohio County, KY.

FIFTH GENERATION:

Carson Morris  (3^rd grandson of Holland, Sr.) was born 13 Sep 1911 in Renfrow, Ohio County, KY, and died 24 Aug 1991 in Jeffersontown, Jefferson County, Ky.  He married Mildred Stewart 22 Apr 1932 in Rosine Ohio County, KY, daughter of Henry Stewart and Sadie Crowder.  She was born 17 Mar 1908 in McHenry Ohio County, KY, and died 09 Oct 1965 in Hartford, Ohio County, KY.

     

Child of Carson Morris and Mildred Stewart is:

      1. Billy Carson Morris, (4^th grandson of Holland, Sr.) born 18 Feb 1933 in Renfrow, Ohio County, KY

  

Prepared by:   Billy Carson Morris.

I found the obituaries for Billy's parents, Carson Morris and Mildred Stewart Morris: