James Roy Morris

James Roy was born on November 20th, 1889 in Ohio.  James Roy's father was Benjamin Jolly Morris and his mother is Lovina Isabelle Sparrow.  His paternal grandparents are John Morris and Julia Jolly; his maternal grandparents are Felix Sparrow and Nancy Barker. He had three brothers and seven sisters, named Marion Clayton, John Felix, Benjamin Larry, Minnie Alice, Margaret Ellen, Emma Isabelle, Mary Leona, Virginia Love, Rose May and Anna Arielmus.  He was the second youngest of the eleven children.  He died at the age of 27 on April 12th, 1917 in Sutherland, Nebraska.