The first couple to sign a cooperator agreement for the soil erosion service to be utilized on their farm as part of the Duck Creek Project. Bragg Morris was born in 1850 as a slave in Georgia. He move to Lindale, Texas with his owners. After emancipation Morris settled on a 110-acre farm. Julia Ann and Bragg were married January 28, 1885 and later had 13 children whose descendants still meet yearly for a reunion in Lindale. In 1939, Morris donated part of his farm for the Lindale Colored School which later became Bragg Morris High School. | Source: "Bragg Morris & Julia Ann Jones Morris," Bragg Morris Family Website, accessed March 4, 2015, http://braggmorrisfamily.org/Download Original File
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"Bragg Morris & Julia Ann Jones Morris," Bragg Morris Family Website, accessed March 4, 2015, http://braggmorrisfamily.org/
