Nathaniel Morris was born on October 1, 1806 in Logan County, Kentucky to Richard W. Morris and Elizabeth (Johnson) Morris. They had eleven children: Casandra (ci. 1831), Sirena (December 28, 1831), Barzilla (October 22, 1834), Sylvanus (1837), Virinda (1839), Otho (July 21, 1841), Elizabeth (May 18, 1844), Nathaniel (July 29, 1846), Albert (April 12, 1849), Rochsena (1851), and Celista (July 14, 1854). He passed away on January 25, 1879 in Jo Daviess County. He was buried in Longhollow Cemetery in Elizabeth, Jo Daviess County.