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discovered that she had taken a set of knitting needles went 
after them. He and Annie were then married, and Belle, 
Gerald, and Robert were born in rapid succession after Wilbur. 
Samuel, besides being immoral, was very alcoholic and 
quarrelsome. He was always in a law suit with some of his 
neighbors. It is said that he employed a lawyer by the year, 
as did his son Ralph. At one time he was hand in glove 
with the Brown family of counterfeiters. In some way he 
accumulated a large estate which he left to his heirs, along 
with his high temper and quarrelsome disposition. The neigh- 
bors say that he died crazy. Mary died at the home of her son 
Ralph. Annie lived on the old home place with her sons. Her 
last years were without rest, for she was badly afflicted with 
chorea. Several who knew her well say that toward the last 
she could not stay in bed unless tied. If she tried to walk 
she would often jerk herself off her feet. Her sons would 
get angry and pull her about by the hair when she would 
begin to flounce about on the floor. 
Nothing is known of the Morris ancestry except that 
Samuel was born in North Carolina, and that a sister married 
Ralph Easton, the common ancestor of the Easton and Samson 
families. This second branch of the family has not been 
studied in detail, but some of the well-known members will 
be discussed in the next family study. 
Ralph, the first child of Samuel Morris, married Cassie 
Buskirk, by whom he had 11 children. Like his father, Ralph 
was a very contentious old fellow. He was also known to 
be honest and square in his business deals. 
Josephine, first child of Ralph Morris, married Aaron 
Woods. She is not a defective, but slightly unstable, high- 
tempered, and quarrelsome. Her husband owns a farm and 
is doing well. She was about 30 years old and her husband 
between 40 and 50 when they were married. 
Mabel, the second child of Ralph, married Horace Potts. 
They are both now dead. She is said to have been a good 
level-headed manager. 
Paul, the third child of Ralph, married Charlotte Wil- 
liamson, the daughter of Luther Williamson, who died insane. 
His wife eloped with a gypsy horse-trader, by whom she had 
2 children who now live in Rushton. Charlotte has queer 
' ‘spells”, which may be attacks of petit mat, or even grand 
