Melvin Willis Morriss[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
1926 - 1945 (18 years)-
Name Melvin Willis Morriss [6, 7] Birth 23 Jun 1926 Topeka, Kansas [6, 7] Gender Male Death 16 Mar 1945 [8] Burial Hamm, Luxembourg [8] Origins Patriarch & Matriarch William Floyd Morriss, Sr, b. 19 Dec 1897, Kansas d. 11 Apr 1988, Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas (Age 90 years) (Father)
Myrtle Leona Morgan, b. 1884, Kansas d. 1949 (Age 65 years) (Grandmother)Person ID I3133 1564 GOUGH/GOFF (GB-OXF/US-MA-BRI/US-VA-BHM) R-FTB51877 Last Modified 15 Oct 2023
Father William Floyd Morriss, Sr, b. 19 Dec 1897, Kansas d. 11 Apr 1988, Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas (Age 90 years) Mother Leatha Mae Goff, b. 6 Oct 1903, Kansas d. 6 Oct 1983 (Age 80 years) Family ID F1299 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Emily J Family ID F1306 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 7 May 2024
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