City: Obion
MORRIS, Thomas Overton, lawyer; born Troy, Tenn., Sept. 28, 1879; son of George P. and Ella C. (WILSON) MORRIS, paternal grandfather Thomas O. MORRIS, paternal grandmother Bessie (BUCKLEY) MORRIS, maternal grandfather William WILSON, maternal grandmother Nancy A. (CARUTHERS) WILSON; Scotch-Irish descent; educated Obion and Glass, Tenn.; graduate of Southern Normal University, Huntingdon, Tenn., A. B. 1899; member K. of P.; I. O. O. F.; has been engaged in practice of law at Obion since July 1902.
Source: Who’s Who in Tennessee: A Biographical Reference Book of Notable Tennesseans of To-Day. Memphis: Paul & Douglas Co, 1911.
