Benjamin Franklin Morris Cemetery

Benjamin Franklin Morris Cemetery

This cemetery is located on Spur Road in Franklin Co., Tennessee
This cemetery was read by Nancy Taylor. It is not in the Franklin County Historical Society Cemetery Book.

1. Jacob Bradley Saunders, 17 May 1825 – 14 Feb. 1910. Husband of Elizabeth Morris.
2. Elizabeth Morris 16 May 1835 -13 Nov. 1911. Daughter of Benjamin Morris Sr.
3. Benjamin Morris Saunders 5 April 1862 – 20 July 1880 son of Elizabeth Morris Saunders.
4. George Washington Saunders 22 Jan 1867 -22 Jan. 1867 son of Elizabeth Morris Saunders.
5. Solomon Person Sanders 10 Sept. 1869 – 10 Sept. 1869 son of Elizabeth Morris Saunders.
6. Nancy Ellen Saunders 26 Oct. 1873 – 4 July 1876 daughter of Elizabeth Morris Saunders.
7. Nancy Person 1821-5 July 1874 believed to be the wife of Henry Person.
8. Benjamin Morris Sr. 8 Oct 1805 – 2 July 1876 on whose property the cemetery was started.
9. Mary Ann Morris b. 14 Jan 1842 – d. 10 Jan 1867, Daughter of Benjamin Morris Sr.
10. Elizabeth Sutton Morris 1818 – (no date) Mother of Polly Ann Morris and daughter of John Sutton.
11. Solomon Morris. Dec 1850- 28 Dec. 1924 son of Elizabeth Sutton Morris.
12. Agness Morris 1855 – ? daughter of Elizabeth Sutton Morris.
13. Polly Ann Morris b. 1844 d. ? 21 1889.
14. Letha Morris 1871 before 1887 daughter of William Morris.
15. May Kuntz 28 July 1994 -daughter of E& D. Kuntz.
16. Nancy Morris Brannan 8 April 1874 – Dec 11 !955 Daughter of Benjamin Morris Jr.
17. Lou Allen Brannan Dec. 1881 – 26 Dec. 1949 husband of Nancy Morris Brannan.
18. Linzy Brannan Mar 22 1902 – Aug 26 1987 son of Nancy Morris Brannan.
19. Purty Morris McGriff 1881 – 1957 daughter of Benjamin Morris Jr.
20. Anny Morris 11 Jan (1808 ?) 10 Jan 1817. I question this.
21. Ellen Finny Morris b. 24 Dec 1844 25 d. Feb. 1867 daughter of Benjamin Morris Sr.
22. Laura Morris Walls 10 Cot- Dec 1 1945 Daughter of Benjamin Morris Jr. (no marker).
This is from Lauras Death certificate, and granddaughter, Mrs. Laxon.
23. Charlie Sherrill. No marker. Information from Russell and Inez May with whom he lived at time of death. There are many more graves marked with field stones.
24. Oscar Morris.
25. I believe Benjamin Morris Sr.’s son Moses Morris, who died in Feb. 1879, is also buried in this cemetery. His estate was sold in district nine in 1879.
26. Jordan Morris son of Benjamin Sr. is probley buried there also. Jordan’s widow and two small sons were living next to his father in 1870.
27. Charles Morris son of George W. and Minnie Bedford Morris.
28 George Washington Morris b. 1851 (son of Benjamin F. and Nancy Morris). Information from grandson Homer Morris.
29. Elizabeth Bedford Morris (wife of George Washington Morris) b. 1857 Info from grandson Homer Morris.
Note: The oldest grave in the Morris Cemetery that has been documented belongs to Mary Ann Morris, daughter of Benjamin and Nancy Morris.

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