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Much of this data is from "THAT THEY LIVE" by Geraldine S. Kelly. Matthew Morrow was my grandmother's uncle. She spoke of him and of her cousins but I never met any of these people.  I would be happy to hear from anyone with information on this family.

submitted by Claudia Roach Yeager Cowley

MATTHEW MORROW, born March 20, 1826 in Tennessee and died June 28, 1887.  He married ANN "ALELINE" BAKER about 1855. She was born about 1828 in TN and died 1887 and is buried at Pike, Collin Co., TX. (2) He married ELEANOR BAKER. She was born March 19, 1832 and died July 28, 1909 and is buried at Pike, Collin Co., TX. MATTHEW MORROW is on the 1880 census of Collin Co., TX.

Children of MATTHEW MORROW and ELEANOR BAKER

 1. REBECCA J. MORROW, b. June 3, 1866, d. May 13 1956, m.(1) SHELL ROBERSON, m. (2) LINZY CLEMONS

Children of REBECCA MORROW AND SHELL ROBERSON:

1.  IRA ROBERSON, b. Dec 17 1883

2.  EMERY ROBERSON, b. April 13 1881, d. Oct 24 1946

3.  WILLIS ROBERSON, b. Sept 11, 1889, d. Mar 22 1904

Children of REBECCA MORROW and LINZY CLEMONS:

4.  EVA CLEMONS, b. Jan 5 1895, m. WILLIS ADAMS

5.  MYRTLE CLEMONS, m. LACY CONWAY

6.  MADGE "BOB" CLEMONS, b. Jan 31, 1897, d. May 19, 1960, m.(1) CHARLES DUKE

7.  IRIS CLEMONS (private)

2.  SARAH ELIZABETH MORROW, b. March 26, 1868 in TN, d. Nov 16, 1952, m. JEFFERSON E. HUCKABEE Dec 9 1888, Census 1900 Collin Co TX

Children:

1.  DEWITT HUCKABEE, b. Sept 15, 1889 in TX, d. June 1973 in Ft Worth, Tarrant Co., TX per SSDI, m. (1) ZELDA DORTON, m. (2) OLIVE

2.  ERITT V. HUCKABEE, b. June 9, 1894, m. (1) JESSE LEE SMITH, m. (2) BESS NANCE, m. (3) VERNA WALKER

3.  VELORA HUCKABEE (private)

3.  WILLIAM HENRY MORROW, b. Feb 15, 1870 in Pike, Texas, d. Oct 18 1937 in San Antonio, TX, m. LULA A. DURHAM Sept 10, 1893 in San Antonio, TX, buried in San Antonio, Occupation: Medical doctor

Children:

1.  LUCRETIA MORROW, b. Aug 8 1894 in Orangeville, Fannin or Collin Co., TX, d. Nov 21 1989 in Houston, TX per SSDI, m. M.C. CHILES June 2 1923

2.  ALGERNON MORROW, b. about 1896, d. 1897, buried at Pike, Collin Co., TX

3.  CHRISTINE MORROW, b. Nov 15 1898 in Orangeville, Fannin or Collin Co., TX, d. May 23 1959 in Dallas, TX, m. SAM C. RANDALS Sept 12 1922 in Austin, TX 

4.  PORTIA MORROW (private)

5.  MORELZA MORROW (private)

6.  MARTHA MORROW (private)

7.  WILLIAM HENRY MORROW JR. (private)

4.  CYNTHIA G. MORROW, b. 1873, d. about 1940, m. (1) Unknown SELF about 1870, m. (2) Unknown LARGE, m. (3) WILLIAM W. BERRY Nov 12, 1893

Children of MATTHEW MORROW and ANN BAKER are:

5.  ANNIE ELIZA MORROW, b. July 30 1852 in TN, d. April 4 1906, buried Leonard, Fannin Co., TX, m. RANCE ABRAHAM PARRISH Aug 9, 1874, buried in Leonard, Fannin Co., TX, she came to Hunt Co about 1866

Children:

1.  EVA LELIA PARRISH, b. July 4 1875, m. GEORGE ESTES Feb 11 1894

2.  ANGIE ROSSIE PARRISH, b. mar 16 1877 in TX, d. March 2 1958, m. WILLIAMAMOS WALKER May 9 1901, Angie was on 1910 census of Hunt Co TX living with father in household 356

3.  MINNIE OLA PARRISH, b. Jan 28 1879, Occupation: medical doctor, m. ROBERT E. ESTES Oct 15 1893

4.  MARY ISABELL PARRISH, b. Oct 26 1881, m. LESLIE MCQUINN Oct 27 1907

5.  JAMES HARRISON PARRISH, b. June 22 1884, d. Jan 9 1911

6.  WILLIAM RANSOME PARRISH, b. May 11, 1888, m. HATTIE KINCHELOW

7.  CYNTHIA ANN PARRISH, b. Mar 26, 1891 near Leonard, TX, d. Apr 6, 1975, buried in Leonard Cemetery, Fannin Co., TX, m. SAM HOUSTON JONES JR. May 8 1910 in Trenton, TX

6.  BENJAMIN F. MORROW, b. Dec 15 1852, d. Sept 11 1906, buried Old Richard Cemetery near Frognot, Collin Co., TX, m. ETHALINDA D. RICHARDS, he married a second time--no children

7.  GEORGE W. MORROW, b. Sept 1858 in TN, d. Mar 5 1936, buried at Pike, Collin Co., TX, m. BURNETTA (NETTIE) CRESWELL Feb 1, 1899, buried at Pike, Collin Co. TX

8.  ANDREW J. MORROW, b. March 21, 1857, m. JULIA ROBERSON sister of SHELL ROBERSON who married REBECCA

Children:

1.  JAMES MORROW, b. abt. 1875

2.  ADDIE MORROW, b. 1877

3.  IVAN MORROW, b. Aug 9 1882, d. May 15 1967, m. (1) WILLA MAE DODY, m. (2) JUDIE WILLIAMS

4.  JOHN MORROW, b. 1883, d. Killed in Amarillo, TX

5.  ROSCOE MORROW, b. abt. 1884

6. THOMAS MORROW, b. 1885

7.  LOIS MORROW, b. abt. 1886, m. CHARLIE SMITH

9.  ARMANTHA (AMANDA) MORROW, b. 1859, m. DAVE HOPE

10.  HARRISON MORROW, b. about 1861, m. FRANCIS MCQUISTIAN, Occupation: Medical doctor as was Frances

Children:

1.  WILEY COLUMBUS MORROW, b. abt. 1885, m. KATE STAPP, Occupation: medical doctor

11.  THOMAS MORROW, b. abt. 1862

12.  JOHN MORROW, b. abt. 1863, m. (1) LEONE CLAIN, m. (2) LOUISE GILL.  Had 5 children with Leone Clain.

Children of John Morrow and Louise Gill

         1.  COSTA MORROW, b. abt. 1887

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