Nelson's biographical dictionary and historical reference book of Fayette County, Pennsylvania : containing a condensed history of Pennsylvania, of Fayette County, and the boroughs and townships of the county :also, portraits and biographies of the governors since 1790, and genealogies,family histories and biographies of representative men of the county :illustrated . orn on the farm where he re-sides at the present time. He was educatedin the common schools, and has devoted hislife to farming, now being sixty-one years ofage. The father of John Morris was \Vil-liam J. Morris, a native of Faye
Nelson's biographical dictionary and historical reference book of Fayette County, Pennsylvania : containing a condensed history of Pennsylvania, of Fayette County, and the boroughs and townships of the county :also, portraits and biographies of the governors since 1790, and genealogies,family histories and biographies of representative men of the county :illustrated . orn on the farm where he re-sides at the present time. He was educatedin the common schools, and has devoted hislife to farming, now being sixty-one years ofage. The father of John Morris was \Vil-liam J. Morris, a native of Fayette countyand a resident of Nicholson township. Helived on the farm now owned by John Mor-ris. He was nominated and elected on theDemocratic ticket to the office of sheriff ofFayette county, in which he served for oneterm of three years. The mother of AlvaLeonard Morris was Frances Franks, adaughter of Michael and Charity Franks,who resided in Nicholson township, Fayettecounty. Michael Franks was one of themost successful of the farmers in the children were born to John and Fran-ces Morris: Elgie, a farmer and resident ofNicholson township; Alva L. antl L. Morris attended the commonschools of the county. November 4, 1891,he married Miss Libbie Leckey, daughter ofAlexander and Hannah Jane (Dunham)Leckey, of Springhill township. Mrs. Mor-. ^^. ^^nz^bsll. Ne-w/hr£<- AND HISTORICAL REFERENCE BOOK OF FAYETTE COUNTY. 757 Chas. A. and Isabella Fouch: Emma, wife ofRichard Jenkins, who live in South Uniontownship, he being employed as foreman ofmines in West Virginia; Nannie, was firstmarried to Wilham Jacobs, after his deathshe was married to Hiram Jackson; bothare dead; Absalom Charles, Oliver, bornin 1864, was killed in a coal mine in 1891 ;Grace (deceased December 23, 1898), wifeof Dr. D. J. Caldwell, of Coketon, W. Va.;William Fouch, born in 1873, is a farmerin South Union township; Sarah Fouch,single, resides in Colorado; Belle Fouch,single, resides in
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