John S. Morrell and Elizabeth Mottorn

Husband

John S. Morrell

Born: 31 JUL 1813 at Sullivan Co., Tenn.
Resided: 1850^[1] at Carter Co., Tenn.
Resided: 1880^[2] at Carters Depot, Tenn.
Died: 15 MAY 1888
Married: 09 JAN 1833 at Carter Co., Tenn.
Father: William Morrell
Mother: Susan Vanderventer

Wife

Elizabeth Mottorn

Born: 11 MAR 1807 at Carter Co., Tenn.
Died: 26 JAN 1862

Children

Sarah Ann Morrell1834 – 1900

Born: 17 JUN 1834^[3] · Carter, Tenn., United States
Died: 17 DEC 1900^[5] · Carter, Tenn., United States

needs independent verification: a Carter County, Tennessee birth or family Bible record, or a clearer photograph resolving the worn day-of-month digit on the stone, would independently confirm Sarah Ann Morrell’s exact birth date.^[6]

Abigail S. Morrell1837

Born: ABT 1837^[7] · Tenn.

Susan C. Morrell1840

Born: ABT 1840^[8] · Tenn.

Mary E. Morrell1843

Born: ABT 1843^[9] · Tenn.

Louisa Morrell1847

Born: ABT 1847^[10] · Tenn.

Joseph P. Morrell1850

Born: ABT JAN 1850^[11] · Tenn.
Married: Nannie D. Hicks — m. in Sullivan Co., Tenn., 17 August 1878^[12]

1850 US Census, 8th Civil District, Carter Co. TN, p. 211.
1880 US Census, Carters Depot TN, p. 312A.
Date and place derived from 1850 census. See also Find a Grave memorial #90848526 — Sarah Ann Morrell, Will Mottern Cemetery, Carter County, Tennessee, online at https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/90848526/sarah_ann-morrell (accessed 2026-08-20), memorial #90848526, birth date. Sarah Ann Morrell. BIRTH 17 Jun 1834 Carter County, Tennessee, USA. DEATH 17 Dec 1900 (aged 66) Carter County, Tennessee, USA. BURIAL Will Mottern Cemetery, Carter County, Tennessee, USA. Family Members — Parents: John S. Morrell 1813-1888; Elizabeth “Lizzie” Mottern Morrell 1807-1862. Gravestone inscription, as legible from the contributed photograph: SARAH MORRELL / June [-] 1834 / Dec. 17, 1900 (day-of-month digit in the June line is worn/indistinct on the stone; the December date is legible as 17).
Find a Grave memorial #90848526 — Sarah Ann Morrell, Will Mottern Cemetery, Carter County, Tennessee, online at https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/90848526/sarah_ann-morrell (accessed 2026-08-20), memorial #90848526, death and burial. Sarah Ann Morrell. BIRTH 17 Jun 1834 Carter County, Tennessee, USA. DEATH 17 Dec 1900 (aged 66) Carter County, Tennessee, USA. BURIAL Will Mottern Cemetery, Carter County, Tennessee, USA. Family Members — Parents: John S. Morrell 1813-1888; Elizabeth “Lizzie” Mottern Morrell 1807-1862. Gravestone inscription, as legible from the contributed photograph: SARAH MORRELL / June [-] 1834 / Dec. 17, 1900 (day-of-month digit in the June line is worn/indistinct on the stone; the December date is legible as 17).
Find a Grave memorial #90848526 — Sarah Ann Morrell, Will Mottern Cemetery, Carter County, Tennessee, online at https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/90848526/sarah_ann-morrell (accessed 2026-08-20), memorial #90848526, birth date. Sarah Ann Morrell. BIRTH 17 Jun 1834 Carter County, Tennessee, USA. DEATH 17 Dec 1900 (aged 66) Carter County, Tennessee, USA. BURIAL Will Mottern Cemetery, Carter County, Tennessee, USA. Family Members — Parents: John S. Morrell 1813-1888; Elizabeth “Lizzie” Mottern Morrell 1807-1862. Gravestone inscription, as legible from the contributed photograph: SARAH MORRELL / June [-] 1834 / Dec. 17, 1900 (day-of-month digit in the June line is worn/indistinct on the stone; the December date is legible as 17).
Date and place derived from 1850 census.
Date and place derived from 1850 census.
Date and place derived from 1850 census.
Date and place derived from 1850 census.
Date and place derived from 1850 census.
Sullivan County, Tennessee Marriage Records, 1863-1953.