Cleve was 1/2 bro to my g-grandmother, Rachel Martha Ellen Morelock. He was b 1890. Their father John Harvey Morelock is a road block for me. He just fell of the earth. I recently acquired old letters from various family members of Ellen's. Some of which are from Cleve and his wife Annie. Cleve died in March 1968. What happened to Annie? Cleve's letter in 1944 mentions he was married twice before and that he has 2 children from his 2nd wife. Willie age 17 still lives in KY and Alberta age 18 is living with Cleve and his 3rd wife who is age 21. Does anyone have info leading to his decendants so I can contact them? They might have a clue as to Cleve's mother's real name and what happened to his parents.

Hi, I am related to Emmeline MOrrison Morelock
I am not 100% sure of the accuracy of this but here is what I found on ancestry.
John Harvey Morelock (parents ? Yancy Morelock and Anna Cooper)

Spouse 1
Emmeline MOrrison
Born: May 1858 in Kingsport, Hawkins, Tennessee, USA
Died: 3 Dec 1924 in Walsenburg, Huerfano, Colorado, USA
Marriage: 1 Jun 1891 in [city], Hawkins, Tennessee, USA View Info
Children Sex Birth
Olive Evia Morelock
Sarah Ann Morelock F 16 Jun 1877 in [city], Hawkins, Tennessee, USA
Henry Nelson Morelock M Apr 1878 in [city], [county], Tennessee, USA
Rachel Martha Morelock F 9 May 1881 in [city], Hawkins, Tennessee, USA
Finney Hutson Morelock M Feb 1883 in [city], Hawkins, Tennessee, USA
Orgie James Morlock M 7 Jan 1886 in [city], Hawkins, Tennessee, USA

Spouse 2
Amanda Davis
Born:
Died:
Marriage:
Children Sex Birth
Cleve Davis Morelock M 5 Jun 1890 in [city], Hawkins, Tennessee, USA

I found this on the 1920 census

Household Members: 1920 census Beech Creek, Hawkins county
Name Age
Cleve Morelock 30
Maud Morelock 24 wife
Woodroe Morelock 1 10/12 son

Do you know what happened to Maud and Woodroe? Cleve married a 2nd time and had 2 children from her. I believe and I could be wrong, she died and left the children with her family in Kentucky where they were born. Cleve then married wife #3 Anne (?).
Regarding Cleve's mother's name I have found only heresay about her name. Does someone have or know of documents to her identity? I know when he was 10 he was living as a servant to the Barnards.Harvey and Amanda were not to be found.

I'm not sure which Cleve Morelock you're looking for but,the Cleve Morelock who married Maude Morelock(daughter of John Harvey and Mary Ellen Morelock)was the son of Marion Morelock and Hannah Light. Maude was Cleve's first wife. They had Woodrow, Cleve (Gib), Hester and Annie. When Maude died in 1926, Cleve married Emma Morelock, the daughter of Yancy and Francis Morelock. They had Grover Cleveland, Esther, Beulah and Jack.
This is my family. I hope the info helps.

This helps a lot in that it rules out Maude and your Cleve although distantly related to me anyway. So to correct my query, I am looking for Cleveland (Cleve)Davis Morelock who at 10 yrs old was in servitude to the Barnards. I know for fact he did father two children, one named Alverna and a son. So it appears he was married at least twice. I know for fact his last wife's name was Annie. I have letters from them to my g-grandmother, Martha Rachel Ellen Morelock Bailey (aka: Ellen:Ella) who is his half sister. They share a father, John Harvey Morelock who married Margaret Emoline Morrison. But I believe the Chancery records show they divorced. It is rumored he married Cleve's mother, but I can't seem to find that record. Can anyone help with that?

I found some information on what possibly could be your Cleve Morelock on the 1900, 1910, 1920 & 1930 Census and also his WWI Registration.

In his obit it does list his widow as Annie and also lists his daughter, Alberta Prill living in Cincinnati, Ohio.

If you need any of this information, please contact me by email at ritalight04@aol.com.

Not sure if this helps but....
I recently found an entry for marriage for Harvey (Yancy?? It's hard to read)Morelock & Emmeline Morrison 2 June 1876.This would fit better with the birthdates of SarahT, Rachel Martha Ellen ,etc.
I also found the divorce entry in the chancery records for 1898.
To confuse matters further I found a marriage record for 1891 for John Harvey morelock & Emmeline Morrison for 1891.
In the 1900 & 1910 census Emmoline Morelock is listed as a widow.
Another Morelock researcher lists John Harvey Morelock as dying in 1948. But i'm still not convinced it's him. in the obituary there is no mention of "previous family". Although the dates could fit.I also have the obituary of Sarah T which mentions Cleve and Rachel Martha Ellen.
Any mention in your letters of Emmoline? I am descended from her sister Hannah

You are correct about the first marriage info except his name true name is John Harvey Morelock, but he went by Harvey. The second marriage date I'm confused with, because that's around the time he would have been living with Cleve's mother. Then I saw the Chancery record and got more confused. Harvey had dropped off the face of the earth with Mandy Davis (Cleve's mom)after Cleve was born until I saw the divorce record. Back then it was better to be thought of as a widow than a divorcee, so I believe Emoline lied to the census taker on that issue. I do have some correspondence from Rosa Morrison about the Morrison family and maybe from others mentioning Emoline. I would be most interested in sharing info.

Hmm. You are probably right about the "widow" issue. I found the second marriage date confusing as well, especially as it pops up on some family trees(even though Amanda is listed as his 2nd wife with Cleve's birthdate as 1890.) Then I ran across the document myself(could be a mis-transcription or two people with the same names.
Could you e mail me directly. That way I can send you what I have. I would be happy to share info and pool our resources.
I would love any information on the Morrison side of the family ...especially Hannah, Emoline's sister.
I know that Rosa also corresponded with My Aunt Claire in California, but sadly I don't have access to it.
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Natalie