John Hollis Morphis, Sr

1924 - 1997  (73 years)

• Name	John Hollis Morphis  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Suffix	Sr
  Birth	9 Jul 1924	Pulaski, Giles, Tennessee, USA   [1, 2, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1940	Giles County, Tennessee, USA   [2]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Stepson of Arlie Niece (Son of Velma)
  Military Service	10 Apr 1943	Fort Oglethorpe, Catoosa, Georgia, USA   [5]
  Residence	1993	Lakeland, Polk, Florida, USA   [4]
  Death	7 Aug 1997	Lakeland, Polk, Florida, USA   [1, 6]
  Person ID	I25595	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 1	Georgia Carolyn Cobb,   b. 18 Jan 1936, Florida, USA d. 10 Apr 2008, Lakeland, Polk, Florida, USA (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	Dec 1960	Polk County, Florida, USA   [3, 7]
  Family ID	F10879	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Alma Elizabeth Brown,   b. 13 Jul 1925, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA d. 3 Feb 1997, Goodlettsville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA (Age 71 years)
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. John Hollis Morphis, Jr,   b. 14 Aug 1944, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA d. 6 Feb 2006, Port Saint Lucie, St Lucie, Florida, USA (Age 61 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Jerry Chester Morphis,   b. 25 Jan 1954, Tennessee, USA d. 11 Jan 2007, Tennessee, USA (Age 52 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F10880	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 9 Jul 1924 - Pulaski, Giles, Tennessee, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Stepson of Arlie Niece (Son of Velma) - 1940 - Giles County, Tennessee, USA Military Service - 10 Apr 1943 - Fort Oglethorpe, Catoosa, Georgia, USA Marriage - Dec 1960 - Polk County, Florida, USA Residence - 1993 - Lakeland, Polk, Florida, USA Death - 7 Aug 1997 - Lakeland, Polk, Florida, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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