Lawrence Wilson MORRIS^[1]

1921 - 1962  (40 years)

• Name	Lawrence Wilson MORRIS
  Birth	22 Jan 1921	Seaford, New Castle Co, DE   [1]
  	He was delivered at his parents' Seaford home at 2:00 PM.
  Gender	Male
  WWII	21 Aug 1942	Camden, Camden Co, NJ
  	Lawrence enlisted at Camden, NJ on 21 Aug 1942 as a private in the US Army. His enlistment record indicates that he had a grammar school education and that his normal employment was as a welder.
  Death	Jan 1962  [2]
  	Lawrence was 42 years old at the time of his death.
  Person ID	I30618	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Clarence E. MORRIS
  Mother	Mary R. JEWELL
  Family ID	F5831	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mildred Charlotte KEMSKE,   b. 18 May 1924, Minquadale, New Castle Co, DE d. 23 Jun 1999, Wilmington, New Castle Co, DE (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	11 Mar 1940	New Castle, New Castle Co, DE   [3]
  	Mildred and Lawrence were married by Rev. Esby Davis at an 7:30 pm ceremony at the home of the bride's parents on Holloway Terrace. Clarence Morris, the grooms father, and Jessie Kemske, the bride's mother, signed as witnesses to the marriage.
  Children	1. Marylee MORRIS
  Family ID	F1676	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S745] Lawrence Wilson Morris, Delaware birth certificate no. 272 (1921). [S505] Lawrence Morris. SSN 222-03-8229. SSDI. [S770] Lawrence Morris - Mildred Kemske, Delaware marriage certificate no. 361 (1940). .