Biography of George L Morris, Sebastian Co, AR

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SOURCE: History of Benton, Washington, Carroll, Madison, Crawford,
Franklin, and Sebastian Counties, Arkansas. Chicago: The Goodspeed 
Publishing Co., 1889.
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George L. Morris, a progressive farmer of Sebastian County, and the owner of
141 acres of land, fifty-six of  which are under cultivation, is a son of Ira
L. and Nancy J. (Simes) Morris, and was born in Wood County,  Tex., January 10,
1860. At the age of six years he was brought to Sebastian County, Ark., and was
reared in  White Oak Township, his early life being spent in farming and
attending the district schools. He received  sufficient early education to
enable him to transact all his business affairs, and at the age of twenty years
was  sent to school for the greater part of the year by his father, whose habit
had been to give his sons their liberty at  the age of twenty, or to school
them one year. George L. accepted the latter, and made good use of his time
while in school. Having lived a life of single blessedness until March 26,
1882, he was united in marriage to  Miss Medora A. Kersey, a daughter of
William Kersey, and by her is the father of three children: Clara E.,  Monta C.
and Maud E. Mrs. Morris was born in Greenwood, Ark., March 25, 1861, and she
and Mr. Morris are  members of the Mount Zion Methodist Episcopal Church,
South. Mr. Morris having been a steward in the same since he was seventeen
years of age. He is a Democrat politically, and is considered by all an
honorable,  enterprising and intelligent young man.