Kindred Jenkins Morris Explained

Kindred Jenkins Morris (1819-1884) was an American Democratic politician. He served as the Mayor of Nashville, Tennessee from 1869 to 1871.

Early life

Morris was born in December 1819 in Davidson County, Tennessee.^[1]

Career

Morris worked for the firm Morris and Stratton for thirty-three years.^[1] He served as Mayor of Nashville from 1869 to 1871.^{[1] [2]}

Personal life and death

Morris was married to Jane Morris.^[1] They had a son, Walter M. Morris, who died by accident while loading his gun at the age of seventeen.^{[1] [3]} He died in 1884,^[4] and he is buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery in Nashville.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Friends of Metropolitan Archives of Nashville and Davidson County, TN . 2013-03-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160313015642/http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nashvillearchives/mayors.html . 2016-03-13 . dead .
2. http://www.library.nashville.org/research/res_nash_history_mayors.asp Nashville Library
3. http://www.thenashvillecitycemetery.org/1861.htm#morris_walter1 Nashville City Cemetery Death Notice
4. News: The Late K.J. Morris. May 8, 2018. The Daily American. April 22, 1884. 3. Newspapers.com. registration .