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Grandpa Charles Orlie Morris was number six in a family of seven children. At the time of his birth the a  Morris Family History by Bonnie Jo Phillips    September 2013  rea was Indian Territory.  His father was Reuben Morris and his Mother Lydia Matilda King.

1. John M. ,born 1865 Greene, IA,

2. Mable Mae, born, 1868 Jasper, Mo

3. Nellie E., born 22Jun1871 Cherryvale, Montgomery, KS, died 19 Mar 1955

4. Laura Dell, born 4 Apr 1876 Cherryvale, KS died 2 Nov 1970 Pomona, LA, California

 5. Frances Reuben, born 4 Jan 1879 Labette, Labette, KS died 12 Jul 1947, Pomona, LA, California

 6. Charles Orlie ,born 2 Jan 1886 Tehlequah, Cherokee, OK ,died Pomona, LA, California

7. Dicie born 1888 Tehlequah, Cherokee, OK, died 1888.

Grandma Maggie Mable Kirk was born in Van Buren, Crawford, Arkansas.  Her mother Josephine Hodge and father Johnson Kirk had two children a son Jessie J. Kirk and Maggie Mable. Jessie died as an infant.  Maggie changed her name to Margaret after becoming an adult.  Johnson died and Josephine married Ed Wilson, her third husband.    Josephine’s first husband was  Edward Crook. She had four children by him and was widowed. He was a horse trader and there was a rumor saying that he was hung for being a horse thief. I have no factual evidence about that.

Charles and Maggie met and married when he was 17 and she was 16. I interviewed Margret when she was about 80.  She told me that he came courting on a big horse and was wearing a pistol on his side.  He had black wavy hair and dark brown eyes.  She thought he was very handsome.  The gun was to shoot wild dogs.

Their first child Danial Clayton was born 20Jan1905.  They were living in the mountains.  Charles went to a dance leaving Maggie alone with a sick baby.  She cried as she told me her baby died in her arms that night.

While living with her mother-in-law Maggie wanted to please her.  While Lydia was gone to town she washed and sun dried the butter churn.  When Lydia poured milk into it to make butter it leaked.  The wood had dried and the seams had opened.  She laughed when she related this story.

My grandfather Charles had a third grade education (as he told to Bettie, his youngest daughter).  He was a very intelligent man.  He taught himself to speak Spanish.   He was a self taught carpenter.  He transformed my parent’s garage in to a three room house for me when I married.  We worked together remodeling it for a few weeks.  He taught me to hang wall board, make kitchen cabinets, a picket fence, and hang wall paper.  He was a born teacher and talked me through all I did.  He had a wonderful sense of humor.  Those days spent with him are a precious memory.  I love him dearly. (more to follow)

After the earth quake about 2 week ago my bathroom electrical outlet quit working.  I checked the  breakers, I pushed the reset buttons on the outlet. Nothing fixed it.  Jose, my handyman unplugged my teeth brush and pushed the reset buttons and it WORKED! I hate to feel dumb, but I did. Jose also stopped a leak in the apartment shower. I'm lucky to have this good handyman living next door.

New Christmas toy

Hello, I am using my new Dragon system that Cris and Mark got me for Christmas it's wonderful. I may blog more often now that this is so easy all I have to do is talk to much faster than typing and I make much fewer mistakes. It took me two hours this morning to figure out how to do this but once I got this far it's been a lot of fun. We had a lovely Christmas celebration Cris and Marc came Paige and Eugene came the night before and spent the night and then spent Christmas nine. The all fats have now gone up north to his family through Babel celebrate Christmas once more. Eugene made me a card that says I am technologically handicapped I am old and need help I have been certified for the stew things I thought it was hilarious. Eugene was so full of the Christmas spirit he bounced around and sucking the hands to the Christmas carols too bad Isaac wasn't here to join him he seemed to have so much in common little boys that love Christmas. I am so pleased with my new gift I can hardly believe I've been able to make it work hope you had a wonderful Christmas also.I have you had a wonderful Christmas to.I see many run-on sentences I have get used to how to use this thing and all of the help page that are available to me please forgive any funny mistakes that are on there






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Renter and Care giver

Yesterday I had new carpet put in my rental apartment.  The new renters painted the living room egg shell blue.  It looks good.  I have known them for over forty years and they are good people.  Sharon, the mother has been renting my back bedroom and she checks on me often.  I am getting a care giver as well as a renter. Heavenly Father takes very good care of me and I am very grateful.

Because of the air pollution caused by the many fires in California Eugene took the car.  He usually runs or bikes. Paige usually come to visit and brings her laundry on Friday and I love it.  Having no plans for the day I am cooking!  I can’t remember the last time I cooked. I am cooking cabbage, fried potatoes and onions in bacon grease and sausage.  I eat out and get invited to eat with friends a lot and I don’t like to cook.  However I am a good cook, just laze. I can’t wait for lunch. Margot if you are now reading face book I will stop double posting.

I went to watch the LDS ladies play basketball.  I kept score.  I met a sister that wants to paint with me.  Yesterday I sat and watched TV all day and prayed for help to get me out of the dulldrums!  Now I have a painting buddy.  We both feel like we have been blessed.  She has not painted since 1984.  I began painting in 1985.  I haven’t turned on the TV today! Life is good.