Husband: John Henry Harris
Born: ca 1838 in Tyler Co, (W)VA 1 (see note 1)
Died: Oct-19-1925 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV 2
Buried: in Duckworth (Summit) Cemetery, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 3,4
Census: 1880, 1900, 1910 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV
Resided: 1862 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 5
Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Census: 1850 in Tyler Co, (W)VA
Occupation: farmer 3,6,7
Father: Asa Harris (1807 - 1887)
Mother: Nancy Swisher (1810 - 1910)
Wife: Emma Esther Brown
Also known as: Easter Emma Brown 5
Married: Sep-14-1862 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 8
Born: Sep- 8-1842 in Tyler Co, (W)VA 3
Died: Feb-23-1925 in Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 3
Buried: in Duckworth (Summit) Cemetery, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 3
Census: 1880, 1900, 1910 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV
Resided: 1862 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 5
Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Father: William Brown (1792 - 1874)
Mother: Hester Meredith (1800 - )
M Child 1: Andrew J. Harris Born: ca 1863 in Doddridge Co, WV 6,5 Census: 1880 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Victoria B. Shuman b. Oct- 8-1867 Married: Nov- 7-1886 in Doddridge Co, WV 5
F Child 2: Mary M. Harris Born: Aug- -1868 in Doddridge Co, WV 9,6,5 Resided: 1955 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 10 Census: 1900 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1880 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Eleazer Freeman b. Feb- -1865 Married: Mar-27-1898 in Doddridge Co, WV 5
F Child 3: Nancy J. Harris Born: Sep- -1870 7 Census: 1910 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1880, 1900 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: teacher 7 Husband: Elias Underwood b. Nov-30-1853 d. Feb-19-1911 Married: Jul-11-1907 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 11
F Child 4: Alice V. Harris Born: ca 1873 6 Census: 1880 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV
M Child 5: Benjamin F. Harris Born: ca 1875 6 Census: 1880 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV
F Child 6: Ellen V. Harris Born: ca 1877 6 Census: 1880 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV
M Child 7: Charles B. Harris Also known as: C. B. Harris 12 Born: Oct-20-1879 in Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV 13,6,14 Died: Sep-20-1955 in Columbus, Franklin Co, OH 12,13 Buried: in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, Columbus, Franklin Co, OH 15,12 Cause of death: injuries sustained in a fall 12 Resided: 1903 in Doddridge Co, WV 14 Census: 1880, 1900 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: steel worker 12 Wife: Flora E. Griffin b. Feb-10-1886 d. Jan-22-1972 Married: Dec-24-1903 at Mole Hill (now Mountain), Ritchie Co, WV 14
M Child 8: Walter Asa Harris Born: May- 6-1883 in Doddridge Co, WV 16,7 Resided: 1955 in Huntington, Cabell Co, WV 10 Census: 1910 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1900 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1910 restaurant proprietor 17 Wife: Anna May Houghney b. ca 1890 Married: Nov-30-1908 in Harrison Co, WV 18
Sources: (1) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR p. 142 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11791608&Type=Marriage. (2) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx). The death record for John Henry Harris on file at the Doddridge County Court House states his date of death as 9/19/1925, with burial on 9/20/1925. But the corresponding death certificate on file at the West Virginia State Dept of Health states his death date as Oct 19 1925, with burial on 10/21/1925, and the date of filing as Oct 22 1925. His headstone shows his death date as Oct 19 1925. http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=1401552&Type=Death. (3) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (4) Findagrave.com. (5) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (6) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District) (7) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District) (8) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as John H. Harris, 24, b. Tyler Co, res. Doddridge Co, son of Asa & Nancy Harris; and Easter Emma Brown, 20, b. Tyler Co, res. Doddridge Co, dau of William & Hester Brown. Married Sep 14 1862 in Doddridge County. (NOTE: Age 24 in marriage record would put birth in about 1838. But death record and headstone indicate a birth date of Dec 18 1832.), MR p. 142 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11791608&Type=Marriage. (9) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) (10) Obituary of brother. (11) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Elias Underwood, 53, b. Tyler Co, res. Doddridge Co; and Nancy Harris, 36, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married Jul 11 1907 "at Grant Hotel, West Union, W.Va." by John M. Cochran, Minister of Church of Christ. MR p. 40 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11794437&Type=Marriage. (12) Obituary. (13) Headstone. (14) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV. (15) Findagrave.com, Garden of Good Shepherd. (16) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (17) 1910 Census, Harrison County, WV. (18) West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. Event Notes Note (1) Death record and headstone indicate a birth date of Dec 18 1832. But age 11 in the 1850 Census, age 22 in the 1860 Census, and age 24 in his 1862 marriage record all put his birth in about 1838 or 1839.