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Saphronia "Sophia" HARRIS

Saphronia "Sophia" HARRIS

Female 1855 - 1951  (95 years)


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  • Name Saphronia "Sophia" HARRIS
    Birth 4 Sep 1855  Virginia (now West Virginia) Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    • Her death record and 1919 marriage record in Doddridge County state her birthplace as Tyler County, but her 1871 marriage record in Tyler County states it as Monongalia County.
    Gender Female
    Census 1870  McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1871  Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Census 1880  McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1900, 1910  McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Residence 1919  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Death 14 Mar 1951  O'Neill, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Cause: influenza 
    Burial Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery, Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6] 
    Person ID I68973  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 13 Nov 2018

    Father Jacob HARRIS,   b. 23 Jan 1833   d. 25 Jun 1870 (Age 37 years)
    Mother Mary Ann HAYS,   b. 27 Feb 1837   d. 15 Aug 1883, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 46 years)
    Family ID F29061  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 John DYE,   b. Dec 1850, Greene Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1911 (Age ~ 60 years)
    Marriage Dec 1871  Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Notes 
    • 1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (McClellan District), enumerated on Jun 16 1900:
      John Dye, 49, b. Dec 1850, farmer, married 28 yrs; wife Sophia, 44, b. Sep 1855, married 28 yrs, no children; nephew J. A. Haye, 6, b. Oct 1893; nephew Christopher C. Haye, 26, b. May 1874, farm laborer, married 2 yrs.

      1910 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (McClellan District), enumerated on Apr 26 1910:
      John Dye Jr, 59, b. Pa. (father b. Ohio, mother b. WVa), farmer, married 37 yrs; wife Sophia, 54, b. WVa (both parents b. WVa), married 37 yrs, no children; cousin James A. G. Hays, 16, farm laborer on home farm.
      NOTE: James A. G. Hays was a son of Christopher C. Hays and Savilla Pratt. James and Sophia Harris Dye were first cousins once removed.
    Family ID F29060  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Isaac F. HUTSON,   b. 6 Oct 1846, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 May 1931, Salem, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
    Marriage 27 Apr 1919  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Family ID F29062  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1853] WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx), http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=1317221&Type=Death.

    2. [S2010] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District).

    3. [S2293] Tyler County Marriage Records, Middlebourne, WV.

    4. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV.

    5. [S1853] WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx).

    6. [S934] Findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/92993512.