Martha S. Harlow1

Family
Father*Timothy Harlow2
Marriage*20 May 1832She married Benjamin H. Price Jr., son of Benjamin Price and Ruth Shaw, on 20 May 1832 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.1,2 

Family

 Benjamin H. Price Jr.

Citations

  1. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Marriages, Volume II, page 311. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
  2. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Price, pages 292-293. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.

Patience Harlow1

b. 1 October 1722
Family
Father*Eleazer Harlow1 b. 18 Apr 1694, d. b 17 Feb 1724/25
Mother*Hannah Pratt1 b. 14 May 1699
Birth*1 October 1722Patience Harlow was born on 1 October 1722 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1 
(Grandchild) Will17 February 1724/25Eliphaz Harlow, Lemuel Harlow, Eleazer Harlow, Elizabeth Harlow and Patience Harlow, whose father was deceased, were mentioned in the will of their grandfather, Samuel Harlow, dated 17 February 1724/25 in Plymouth.1 
Marriage*She married Josiah Churchill.1 

Family

 Josiah Churchill

Citations

  1. [S424] Muriel Curtis Cushing, Philip Delano of the "Fortune" 1621 and his Descendants for Four Generations (Plymouth, Massachusetts: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2002), Family number 73, pages 63-64. Hereinafter cited as Philip Delano of the "Fortune" 1621 Four Generations.

Samuel Harlow1

b. 27 January 1652, d. 22 March 1734
Family
Birth*27 January 1652Samuel Harlow was born on 27 January 1652 in Plymouth, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts (Plymouth Colony). 
Marriage*circa 1682He married Hannah __?__ circa 1682 probably in Plymouth, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts (Plymouth Colony).1 
Will*17 February 1724/25Samuel Harlow left a will dated 17 February 1724/25 which identified him as a cooper of Plymouth. His son Eleazer Harlow had pre-deceased him and each of Eleazer's children, Eliphaz, Lemuel, Eleazer, Elizabeth and Patience were mentioned in their grandfather's will.2 
Death*22 March 1734He died on 22 March 1734 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England), at age 82. 

Family

 Hannah __?__
Child 1.Eleazer Harlow+2 b. 18 Apr 1694, d. b 17 Feb 1724/25

Citations

  1. [S278] Multiple editors and compilers, Mayflower Families through Five Generations: Descendants of the Pilgrims Who Landed at Plymouth, Massachusetts, December 1620, volumes 1-23 (Plymouth, Massachusetts: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1975), Volume 18, Part I: Richard Warren, Family number 56, pages 59-60. Hereinafter cited as Mayflower Families through Five Generations.
  2. [S424] Muriel Curtis Cushing, Philip Delano of the "Fortune" 1621 and his Descendants for Four Generations (Plymouth, Massachusetts: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2002), Family number 73, pages 63-64. Hereinafter cited as Philip Delano of the "Fortune" 1621 Four Generations.

Timothy Harlow1

Family

Family
Child 1.Martha S. Harlow1

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Price, pages 292-293. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.

Susan Elizabeth Harmon1

b. 1863, d. 1924
Family
Birth*1863Susan Elizabeth Harmon was born in 1863.1 
Name VariationShe was called Susie.1 
Marriage*She married John W. Evans.1,2 
Death*1924She died in 1924 at about age 611 
Burial* and was buried in Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery, Cisco, Eastland County, Texas.1 

Family

 John W. Evans b. 18 Jun 1853, d. 11 Nov 1936
Child 1.Crethel David Evans1,3 b. 8 Feb 1892, d. 22 Dec 1981

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Susie Elizabeth (Harmon) Evans, Memorial# 18576300. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, John W Evans, Memorial# 18576315.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Crethel David Evans, Memorial# 86257708.

Elizabeth Harper1

Family
Marriage*She married Jacob Peterson, probably in Virginia.1,2 

Family

 Jacob Peterson
Child 1.Samuel Peterson1 b. 21 Mar 1797, d. 12 Jun 1882

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Samuel Peterson, Memorial# 49269641. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S1569] George F. Robinson, History of Greene County, Ohio : embracing the organization of the county, its division into townships, sketches of local interest gleaned from the pioneers from 1803 to 1840, together with a roster of the Revolution and the War of 1812 who were residing in the county; also a roster of ten thousand of the early settlers from 1803-1840, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. Includes index. (Tucson, Arizona: W.C. & Cox Co, 1974; Microfilm of original published: Chicago : S. J. Clarke Pub. Co., 1902), Samuel Peterson, pages 104-105. Hereinafter cited as History of Greene County, Ohio.

Reverend Singleton Harpur1

(Trustee) Will24 December 1788Reverend Singleton Harpur, Robert Waller and James Gibney were appointed trustees by the will of William Gerrard dated 24 December 1788 at Dormstown, County Meath. They were tasked, primarily, with holding the lands of Dormstown and managing the execution of the testator's directives for the benefit of his heirs. William's will named his three unmarried daughters, Elizabeth, Anne and Catherine, his two natural sons, William and Thomas, his housekeeper at Tankardstown, Mary Glascum, his two married daughters, Rebecca (Gerrard) Hinds and Sarah (Gerrard) Hinds, his granddaughters, Johanna Hinds and Annabella Hinds, his son-in-law, Matthew Hinds, and his three natural daughters, Bridget, Mary and Agnes at Tankardstown.

Our transcription has not altered the content of the abstract, although we have made minimal edits to clarify places with current day spellings and to complete sentences or modify punctuation. Our transcription follows:

I, William Gerrard of Dormstown, County Meath, Gentleman...

     Trustees -- Reverend Singleton Harper of the city of Dublin, Clerk, Robert Waller of Allenstown, County Meath, Esq., and James Gibney of Navan in County Meath, Merchant -- to hold the lands of Dormstown, County Meath, in trust for testator's three daughters, Elizabeth, Anne and Catherine Gerrard, who are to enjoy the house and lands of Dormstown and to receive the rents and profits thereof equally, and if they marry, as they marry, to have £500, and the last of them to marry, or who is unmarried, to have the house and lands of Dormstown. And on her death, whether married or unmarried, said trustees are to allow testator's two natural sons, William and Thomas, sons of testator's housekeeper at Tankardstown, Mary Glascum, to have the house and rents of Dormstown equally between them for life, and then to their issue male, lawfully begotten, and in default of such issue, said lands are to go to testator's daughter Rebecca Hinds, widow, and to her sons, and failing whom to testator's daughters Elizabeth, Anne and Catherine Gerrard, testator's residuary legatees, and the survivor or survivors of them

     Legacy to testator's daughter Sarah Hinds, which is not to be in the control of Matthew Hinds, her present husband, or any after taken husband, and at her death to go to her children

     Legacy to testator's son-in-law Matthew Hinds

     Legacy to testator's two granddaughters Johanna and Annabella Hinds

     Testator leaves his dwelling house and 30 acres of land at Tankardstown, County Meath, to his housekeeper Mary Glascum, and if the lease thereof expires before she dies, then she is to have an annuity of £20

     Legacies to Bridget, Mary and Agnes, three daughters of the said Mary Glascum

     Testator leaves the lands of Tankardstown (subject as aforesaid), Betaghstown, and Castlemartin, all in County Meath, to his daughter Sarah Hinds

     Residue to Testator's three daughters Elizabeth, Anne and Catherine Gerrard

     Executors -- Daughters Rebecca Hinds and Elizabeth, Anne and Catherine Gerrard

Dated 24 December 1788 and witnessed by William Dickson, David Thompson and Michael Gibney.2,3,1 

Citations

  1. [S588] Ireland Registry of Deeds, Transcripts of memorials of deeds, conveyances and wills, 1708-1929; on 2687 FHL microfilms. Most are now digitized and available online at www.familysearch.org, LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah: 1814; Film number 545070; Volume 672; Pages 321-323; Deed number 464033. Hereinafter cited as Deeds, conveyances and wills, 1708-1929.
  2. [S1725] William Gerrard will (24 December 1788), Abstract of the Will of William Gerrard of Dormstown, County Meath, Ireland Ms. 654, "Abstracts of wills of Thomas and William Gerrard", received with great joy and many thanks from a fellow Gerrard researcher who received them from the National Library of Ireland, Genealogical Office in Dublin. LHB Computer Files, Summerlin, Nevada. Hereinafter cited as Abstract of the 1788 Will of William Gerrard.
  3. [S1620] Betham Genealogical Abstracts, online at Find My Past, www.findmypast.com, William Gerrard, will dated 24 December 1788, probated 11 January 1794. Hereinafter cited as Betham Genealogical Abstracts.

Etta Ann Harrell1,2

b. 1892, d. 11 December 1970
Family
Birth*1892Etta Ann Harrell was born about 1892 in Kansas.3,2 
Marriage*She married first Charles Moore Sides.3 
(Wife) Death22 June 1927Etta became a widow when Charles Moore Sides died on 22 June 1927 at age 51.4 
Census US 1930*7 April 1930Etta Sides was enumerated as the head of her household on the 1930 census taken on 7 April 1930 at 414 Peters Avenue, Dalhart, Dallam County, Texas. She was 34 years of age, a widow, and had been 16 years old when she married. She rented her house, which was not on a farm, for $25.00 per month, did not own a radio set, and worked for wages as an Operator for the Telephone Company. Her four children were enumerated with her in 1930. Charles was 17 years old and worked for wages as a Call Boy for a Railroad Company; Harvey was 15 years old, had attended school within the census year, and worked for wages as a helper in a garage; and Margaret and Jack were ages 13 and 6 years, respectively, and had both attended school within the census year. Everyone in the family, with the exception of Jack, was able to read and write.5 
Marriage*3 November 1931She married second Clyde Gilbert on 3 November 1931 in Cimarron County, Oklahoma.6 
(Wife) Deathbefore 3 April 1940Etta became a widow for the second time when Clyde Gilbert died at about age 50, before 3 April 1940, the date she was enumerated as a widow on the 1940 census.7 
(Mother) Census US 19403 April 1940She was enumerated as Etta S. Gilbert on the 1940 census taken on 3 April 1940 in the household of her son, Harvey L. Sides, at 402 Keeler Avenue, Dalhart, Dallam County, Texas. Etta was 41 years of age, a widow for the second time, and worked for wages as an Operator for a privately owned Telephone Company. She had worked 42 hours the week before the census was taken, and 52 weeks in 1939 for an income of $660. Everyone in her son's household had lived in the same place, although not the same house, on 1 April 1935.7 
(Mother) Draft Registration16 October 1940Her son, Harvey Lester Sides, completed his World War II Draft Registration Card on 16 October 1940 in Dalhart, Dallam County, Texas. His home address was reported as 400 Keeler, Dalhart, and the person who would always know his address was his mother, Mrs. Etta Ann Sides, at the same address.8 
Death*11 December 1970She died on 11 December 19702 
Burial* and was buried with her first husband in Wagner, Space 3, Block 59, 2nd Quarter, of Memorial Park Cemetery, Dalhart, Dallam County, Texas.2 

Family 1

 Charles Moore Sides b. 10 May 1876, d. 22 Jun 1927
Children 1.Charles Sides5 b. 1913
 2.Harvey L. Sides1,3 b. 16 Sep 1914, d. 9 May 1964
 3.Margaret Sides5 b. 1917
 4.Jack Sides5 b. 1924

Family 2

 Clyde Gilbert b. 1887, d. b 3 Apr 1940

Citations

  1. [S2188] Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982, online at www.ancestry.com, death on 9 May 1964 at the Veterans Administration Hospital, Amarillo, Potter County, Texas, USA, of Harvey L Sides of 711 Elm Street, Dalhart, Dallam County, Texas, age 49, divorced, veteran of WWII, horseman, agriculture, born on 16 September 1914 in Pratt County, Kansas, son of Charles Moore Sides and Etta Harrell, referencing Texas Department of State Health Services, Austin Texas, USA. Hereinafter cited as Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Etta Ann (Sides) Gilbert, Memorial# 105438245. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Charles M. and Etta Sides, Year: 1920; Census Place: Pratt, Pratt, Kansas; Roll: T625_545; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 156. Hereinafter cited as 1920 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Charles M Sides, Memorial# 129591678.
  5. [S91] 1930 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Etta Sides, Year: 1930; Census Place: Dalhart, Dallam, Texas; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0004; FHL microfilm: 2342046. Hereinafter cited as 1930 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S2175] Oklahoma, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1890-1995, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 3 November 1931 in Cimarron County, Oklahoma, USA, of Mrs. Etta Sides, age 39, born about 1892, and Clyde Gilbert, age 44, born about 1887, both residents of Dalhart, Dallam County, Texas, referencing Film# 002208229. Hereinafter cited as Oklahoma, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1890-1995.
  7. [S1441] 1940 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Harvey L. Sides, (his name transcribed by Ancestry as "Harry L. Sisler"), Year: 1940; Census Place: Dalhart, Dallam, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04014; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 56-5. Hereinafter cited as 1940 United States Federal Census.
  8. [S1967] U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, online at www.ancestry.com, registration of Harvey Lester Sides of 400 Keeler, Dalhart, Dallam County, Texas, USA, age 26, employed by the Southwestern Associated Telephone Company, at 601 Denver Avenue, Dalhart, born on 16 September 1914 at Pratt, Kansas, USA, registered on 16 October 1940 in Dalhart, Dallam County, Texas, USA, describing him as 5'5" in height, weighing 165 lbs., Ruddy complexion, Brown eyes and Brown hair, the person who would always know his address, his mother, Mrs. Etta Ann Sides at his same address, referencing U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, WWII Draft Registration Cards for Texas, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947, Records of the Selective Service System, 147, Box 1377. Hereinafter cited as U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947.

Charles K. Harrington1,2

b. 1842
Family
Birth*1842Charles K. Harrington was born about 1842 in Illinois.3 
Relationship Note*Charles K. Harrington and Thomas W. Harrington were brothers.2 
(Younger Brother) Census US 18501 November 1850Charles and his older brother, Thomas W. Harrington, appeared on the 1850 census taken on 1 November 1850 in the household of Nancy and Thomas G. Lofton Sr. In Macoupin County, Illinois. Thomas and Charles, we believe, had been recently orphaned by the deaths of both parents. Charles was 8 years old in 1850 and had attended school within the year. We learned that Charles would later marry Julia Meldrum, widow of Thomas G. Lofton Jr., more than 20 years later while in 1850 all three of them, Julia, Thomas and Charles had all been members of the Lofton household.2 
Census US 1870*21 July 1870Charles K. Harrington appeared on the 1870 census taken on 21 July 1870 in Township 10, Range 6, Macoupin County, Illinois. He was 27 years of age and a farmer with a personal estate valued at $200. He was the only member of his household and the widow Julia Lofton, who would become his wife, was enumerated with her children in the household immediately preceding his on the census form.1 
Name VariationHe was called Charley.3 
Marriage*He married, as her second husband, Julia Meldrum, daughter of Wesley Meldrum and Nancy Valentine.3 
Census US 1880*2 June 1880Julia and Charley Harrington were enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 2 June 1880 in Shaws Point, Macoupin County, Illinois. Charley was 38 years of age and a farmer, and Julia was 46 years of age. Julia's three Lofton sons resided in the household with their mother and stepfather in 1880. James was 18, Sherman 16, and Frank L. was 13. All the boys had attended school within the year and worked with their stepfather on the farm. Also residing in the home in 1880 was Melinda Casady, who was 21 years of age and a servant, and her infant daughter Pearl.3 

Family

 Julia Meldrum b. 12 Oct 1833, d. 20 Oct 1886

Citations

  1. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Charles Harrington, Township 10 Range 6, Macoupin, Illinois; Roll: M593_250; Page: 42B; Family History Library Film: 545749. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Thomas G. Lofton, Macoupin, Illinois; Roll: M432_118; Page: 273A; Image: 303. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Charley and Julia Harrington, (their surname transcribed as "Warrington"), Shaws Point, Macoupin, Illinois; Roll: 232; Page: 293C; Enumeration District: 124. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.

Hannah Harrington1

Family
Marriage*She married Eleazer Hammond.1 

Family

 Eleazer Hammond
Child 1.Hannah Hammond+1 b. 1704

Citations

  1. [S932] Harold Milton Ellis Ph. D., "Joseph Dennie and His Circle: a Study in American Literature from 1792 to 1812", Bulletin of the University of Texas 40 (15 Jul 1915): Chapter I, pages 9-16. Hereinafter cited as "Joseph Dennie and His Circle."

Thomas W. Harrington1

b. 1838
Birth*1838Thomas W. Harrington was born in 1838 in Illinois.1 
Relationship Note*Thomas W. Harrington and Charles K. Harrington were brothers.1 
(Older Brother) Census US 18501 November 1850Thomas and his younger brother, Charles K. Harrington, appeared on the 1850 census taken on 1 November 1850 in the household of Nancy and Thomas G. Lofton Sr. In Macoupin County, Illinois. Thomas and Charles, we believe, had been recently orphaned by the deaths of both parents. Thomas was 13 years old in 1850 and had attended school within the year.1 

Citations

  1. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Thomas G. Lofton, Macoupin, Illinois; Roll: M432_118; Page: 273A; Image: 303. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.

Anna Harris1

b. 25 September 1712
Family
Father*Isaac Harris2 d. b 30 Oct 1738
Mother*Jane Cooke2 b. 16 Mar 1688/89, d. 8 Feb 1716/17
Birth*25 September 1712Anne Harris was born on 25 September 1712 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).2 
Marriage*14 January 1735/36She married Deacon Joseph Leach, son of Benjamin Leach and Hepzibah Washburn, on 14 January 1735/36 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,3 

Family

 Deacon Joseph Leach b. 9 Oct 1705
Child 1.Benjamin Leach+1

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Leach, pages 239-244. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Volume I, Births, page 132. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
  3. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Volume II, Marriages, page 236.

Anne Harris1

d. circa 1760
Family
Marriage*She married Robert Burrowes, son of Thomas Burrowes and Mary __?__.1 
(Wife) Deathcirca 1729Anne became a widow when Robert Burrowes died circa 1729.1 
Marriage*circa 1729She married second circa 1729 Thomas Burrowes, son of Alexander Burrowes and Mary __?__, and 1st cousin of her first husband Robert.1 
Death*circa 1760She died circa 1760.1 

Family 1

 Robert Burrowes d. c 1729
Children 1.Thomas Burrowes+1 d. Apr 1764
 2.James Burrowes1 b. 1721
 3.Robert Burrowes1

Family 2

 Thomas Burrowes b. c 1700, d. c 1760

Citations

  1. [S1562] Burke's Peerage Limited, Burke's Irish Family Records, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (London, England: Burke's Peerage Limited, 1976), Burrowes, pages 184-187. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Irish Family Records.

Arthur Harris1

Family
Marriage*20 May 1741He married Bethia Hayward, daughter of Deacon Thomas Hayward and Bethia Brett, on 20 May 1741 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,2 

Family

 Bethia Hayward b. 22 Sep 1715, d. 29 Aug 1778

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Hayward, pages 181-190. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Marriages, Volume II, page 168. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.

Arthur Harris1,2

Family
Residence*1640Arthur was one of the original purchasers and proprietors of Bridgewater, Plymouth Colony, and among the first settlers in West Bridgewater. He was at Duxbury as early as 1640.2 

Family
Children 1.James Harris2
 2.Martha Harris+2,1

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Snell, pages 295-300. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, Harris, pages 171-174.

Bennoi Wood Harris1

b. 1870, d. 9 November 1915
Family
ChartsDescendants of Robert Heaton of Yorkshire, The Immigrant
Father*George F. Harris2,1 b. 1823, d. 1915
Mother*Ann Caroline Hardy3,1 b. 27 Apr 1829, d. 1 Apr 1912
Birth*1870Bennoi Wood Harris was born in 1870 in Illinois.1 
Marriage*1 December 1897He married Winifred Virginia Heaton, daughter of Samuel Washington Heaton and Margaret Campbell, on 1 December 1897 in Morgan County, Illinois.4,1,5 
Death*9 November 1915He died on 9 November 1915 in Georgetown, Pettis County, Missouri, at about age 451 
Burial* and was buried in Diamond Grove Cemetery, Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois.1 

Family

 Winifred Virginia Heaton b. 1872, d. 1 Jan 1954

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Dr Bennoi Wood Harris, Memorial# 176632635. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, George F. Harris, Memorial# 110141342.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Ann Caroline (Hardy) Harris, Memorial# 110141338.
  4. [S1681] Illinois, U.S., Marriage Index, 1860-1920, online at www.ancestry.com, B. Wook Harris and Winifred V. Heaton, Morgan County, 1 December 1897. Hereinafter cited as Illinois, U.S., Marriage Index, 1860-1920.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Winifred Virginia (Heaton) Harris, Memorial# 176632562.

Daniel Harris1

Family
Occupation*He was a billiard table manufacturer in Dublin.1 

Family
Child 1.Mary Elizabeth Harris+1 b. 1852, d. 1 Jan 1888

Citations

  1. [S1659] IrishGenealogy.ie, online at https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/, Civil Records, marriage on 8 February 1875 of John Joseph Murphy of 74 Lower Camden Street, Dublin, full age, bachelor, M.D., son of Andrew Murphy, grocer and seed merchant, and Mary Elizabeth Harris of 14 Charlemont Mall, Dublin, full age, spinster, daughter of Daniel Harris, billiard table manufacturer, married at the Roman Catholic Chapel of Rathgar, Rathmines, Dublin, witnesses Thomas Keogh and Nannie Harris, both John Joseph and Mary Elizabeth signed their names to the marriage document, registered in the registration district of South Dublin, viewed online at https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/…. Hereinafter cited as IrishGenealogy.ie.

Eleanor Ann Harris1

b. 29 March 1814, d. 11 August 1900
Family
Birth*29 March 1814Eleanor Ann Harris was born on 29 March 1814 in Kentucky.1 
Name VariationShe was called Nellie.1 
Marriage*1829She married William Allen about 1829.1,2 
(Wife) Death5 March 1887Nellie became a widow when William Allen died on 5 March 1887 at age 81.2 
Death*11 August 1900She died on 11 August 1900 in Walterville, Lane County, Oregon, at age 861 
Burial* and was buried with her husband in Plot H 02 of Camp Creek Cemetery, Springfield, Lane County.1,2 

Family

 William Allen b. 31 Mar 1805, d. 5 Mar 1887
Child 1.Catherine Allen1,3 b. 5 Feb 1846, d. 24 Feb 1916

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Eleanor Ann “Nellie” (Harris) Allen, Memorial# 9193059. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, William Allen, Memorial# 9193087.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Catherine (Allen) Bogart, Memorial# 28005216.

Elizabeth Harris1

b. 7 September 1669, d. after 25 January 1693/94
Family
Father*John Harris1
Mother*Elizabeth __?__1
Birth*7 September 1669Elizabeth Harris was born on 7 September 1669 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England).1 
Marriage*25 September 1688She married, as his first wife, Joshua Gee, son of Peter Gee and Grace __?__, on 25 September 1688 in Boston.1 
Death*after 25 January 1693/94She died after 25 January 1693/94 in Boston.1 

Family

 Joshua Gee b. c 1667, d. b 11 Mar 1722/23

Citations

  1. [S1213] John R. Totten, Thacher - Thatcher Genealogy, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (New York, New York: New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, 1910-1915), pages 144-153. Hereinafter cited as Thacher - Thatcher Genealogy.

Emaline Amelia Harris1,2

Family
Marriage*22 November 1859She married Silas Fordham on 22 November 1859 in Chickasaw County, Iowa.1,2 

Family

 Silas Fordham
Child 1.Charles E. Fordham+2 b. 11 Jul 1867, d. 27 Jun 1920

Citations

  1. [S148] Iowa, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Silas Fordham and Emaline Amelia Harris on 22 November 1859 in Chickasaw County, Iowa. Hereinafter cited as Iowa, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900.
  2. [S2145] Montana, U.S., County Marriages, 1865-1987, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 20 October 1906 in Kalispell, Flathead, Montana, USA, for Myrtle Tiffany of Kalispell, Montana, age 19, not previously married or divorced, born about 1887 in Brookings County, South Dakota to Clarence Tiffany and Arabelle Stott, married C. E. Fordham of Kalispell, Montana, age 36, was previously married and divorced, born at Bremer, Iowa to Silas Fordham and Emeline Harris, citing Certificate# 1170, Montana State Historical Society, Helena, Montana, Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950. Hereinafter cited as Montana, U.S., County Marriages, 1865-1987.

George F. Harris1

b. 1823, d. 1915
Family
Birth*1823George F. Harris was born in 1823 in Maryland.1,2 
Marriage*19 October 1847He married Ann Caroline Hardy on 19 October 1847.3,1 
(Husband) Death1 April 1912George became a widower when Ann Caroline (Hardy) Harris died on 1 April 1912 at age 82.3 
Death*1915He died in 1915 at about age 921 
Burial* and was buried in Hebron Cemetery, Sinclair, Morgan County, Illinois.1 

Family

 Ann Caroline Hardy b. 27 Apr 1829, d. 1 Apr 1912
Child 1.Bennoi Wood Harris1,4 b. 1870, d. 9 Nov 1915

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, George F. Harris, Memorial# 110141342. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of George F. and Ann C. Harris, District 5, Prince Georges, Maryland; Roll: M653_478; Page: 503; Family History Library Film: 803478. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Ann Caroline (Hardy) Harris, Memorial# 110141338.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Dr Bennoi Wood Harris, Memorial# 176632635.

Isaac Harris1

d. before 30 October 1738
Family
Marriage*27 March 1707He married Jane Cooke of Plymouth, daughter of Caleb Cooke and Jane __?__, on 27 March 1707 in Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).2,3 
Death*before 30 October 1738He died before 30 October 1738 in Bridgewater.3 

Family

 Jane Cooke b. 16 Mar 1688/89, d. 8 Feb 1716/17
Child 1.Anna Harris+1 b. 25 Sep 1712

Citations

  1. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Volume I, Births, page 132. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
  2. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Volume II, Marriages, page 159.
  3. [S1133] Gale Ion Harris, "Arthur Harris of Duxbury, Bridgewater, and Boston, Massachusetts with an Account of His Apparent Grandson Thomas Harris of Plainfield, Connecticut", New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Volume 159, pages 261-273 and pages 350-359 (July and October 2005): page 351. Hereinafter cited as "Arthur Harris of Duxbury, Bridgewater and Boston."

James Harris1

Family
Father-Possible*Arthur Harris1
Marriage*14 February 1692/93He married first Elizabeth Bailey, daughter of Guido Bailey and Elizabeth __?__, on 14 February 1692/93 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,2 
Marriage*11 March 1695/96He married second Elizabeth Fry in 11 March 1695/96 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).3,4 
Land Records22 October 1697 On 22 October 1697 James and Elizabeth Harris of Bridgewater sold land in Bridgewater to Jacob Leonard of Taunton.5 

Family 1

 Elizabeth Bailey

Family 2

 Elizabeth Fry

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Harris, pages 171-174. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Marriages, Volume 2, page 159. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
  3. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, Harris, pages 171-174, noting her surname as IRISH and a marriage year of 1696. The only second marriage found for a James Harris in the Bridgewater records or in the Torrey source was to Elizabeth FRY in 1696.
  4. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Marriages, Volume 2, page 157, his surname spelled "Haris."
  5. [S896] Revised by Robert S. Wakefield, Mayflower Families through Five Generations: Volume 15, James Chilton and Richard More. Note: Volume 2, Parts I and II (1975), Chilton and More, were revised and replaced in 1997 by this Volume 15, Chilton and More. (Plymouth, Massachusetts: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1997), Person# 17, Jacob Leonard, pages 22-23. Hereinafter cited as James Chilton and Richard More of the Mayflower (Five).

James Harris1

b. 1906
Family
Birth*1906James Harris was born about 1906.1 
Marriage*He married Daisy Sprague.1 

Family

 Daisy Sprague b. 1910
Child 1.Nola Mae Harris+1 b. 2 Jan 1932

Citations

  1. [S2319] Kansas, U.S., City and County Census Records, 1919-1961, online at www.ancestry.com, listing dated 1 March 1953 for the Harris family, residence at 1203½ Kansas Avenue, Kansas City, Kansas, including James Harris, age 47, Daisy Harris, age 40, Nadine Harris, age 16, James F. Harris, age 11, Milton Stansbury and Nola (Harris) Stansbury, ages 22 and 19 years, and daughter Carol Jean Stansbury, age 13 months, Bobby Lee and Ruby Harris, ages 23 and 19 years, and daughter Donna Sue Harris age 10 months. Hereinafter cited as Kansas, U.S., City and County Census Records, 1919-1961.

James R. Harris1

b. 30 March 1833, d. 25 August 1907
Family
Birth*30 March 1833James R. Harris was born on 30 March 1833 in Clinton County, Indiana.1 
Marriage*2 July 1855He married Sarah Bates on 2 July 1855 in Mercer County, Illinois.2,1,3 
Death*25 August 1907He died on 25 August 1907 in Hancock County, Illinois, at age 741 
Burial* and was buried in La Harpe Cemetery, La Harpe, Hancock County.1 

Family

 Sarah Bates b. 26 Nov 1835, d. 8 Mar 1909
Child 1.Mary A. Harris+1,4 b. 23 Jan 1860, d. 24 Jun 1948

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, James R. Harris, Memorial# 29912567. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Sarah (Bates) Harris, Memorial# 29912576.
  3. [S1681] Illinois, U.S., Marriage Index, 1860-1920, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of James R Harris and Sarah Bates on 2 July 1855 in Mercer County, Illinois, USA. Hereinafter cited as Illinois, U.S., Marriage Index, 1860-1920.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary A. (Harris) Lovitt, Memorial# 92359144.

John Harris1

Family
Marriage*He married Elizabeth __?__.1 

Family

 Elizabeth __?__
Child 1.Elizabeth Harris1 b. 7 Sep 1669, d. a 25 Jan 1693/94

Citations

  1. [S1213] John R. Totten, Thacher - Thatcher Genealogy, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (New York, New York: New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, 1910-1915), pages 144-153. Hereinafter cited as Thacher - Thatcher Genealogy.

Levi H. Harris1

Family
ChartsDescendants of William Bolton of Reading, The Immigrant
Marriage*He married Abigail Bolton, daughter of John Bolton and Cynthia Chamberlain.1 

Family

 Abigail Bolton b. 2 Oct 1814, d. 27 May 1843

Citations

  1. [S490] Charles Knowles Bolton, The Boltons of Old and New England: with a genealogy of the descendants of William Bolton of Reading, Massachusetts, 1720 (Albany, New York: Joel Munsell's Sons, 1889), Descendants of William Bolton, Fourth Generation, pages 8-10. Hereinafter cited as Boltons of Old and New England.

Martha Harris1

Family
Father*Arthur Harris2,1
Marriage*She married Thomas Snell.1,2 

Family

 Thomas Snell
Children 1.Josiah Snell+1 b. 5 May 1674, d. 4 Apr 1753
 2.Amos Snell+1 b. 18 May 1678
 3.Martha Snell+1 b. 8 Oct 1692

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Snell, pages 295-300. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, Harris, pages 171-174.

Mary A. Harris1

b. 23 January 1860, d. 24 June 1948
Family
Father*James R. Harris2,1 b. 30 Mar 1833, d. 25 Aug 1907
Mother*Sarah Bates3,1 b. 26 Nov 1835, d. 8 Mar 1909
Birth*23 January 1860Mary A. Harris was born on 23 January 1860 in Monmouth, Warren County, Illinois.1 
Name VariationHer full name was Mary Alice Harris.4 
Marriage*28 January 1886She married first Willis Harris Lovitt, son of Evan James Lovitt and Leah Stamets, on 28 January 1886 in Hancock County, Illinois.1,5,6 
(Daughter-in-Law) ResidenceAfter the death of her father-in-law in 1888, her mother-in-law, Leah (Stamets) Lovitt, made her home, for the greater part of the time, in La Harpe, Hancock County, with Mary, Willis, and their family.7 
(Sister-in-Law) Death9 January 1897Her brother-in-law, Willis L. Godfrey, committed suicide on 9 January 1897 in Peoria County, Illinois, at age 39.8,9 
(Sister-in-Law) Illness9 January 1897Long before alcoholism was recognized as a disease, her brother-in-law, Willis L. Godfrey, was likely a serious alcoholic. The newspaper describing the events of his suicide on the evening of 9 January 1897 in Peoria, Illinois, began their story by reporting that his wife, Mary Jane Lovitt, who was not named in the article, had separated from him and had been living in La Harpe for the past year with her brother, Willis Harris Lovitt, his wife, Mary, and their family. It was also not mentioned that Willis and Mary Jane's mother, Leah (Stamets) Lovitt, also resided with her son's family in La Harpe in 1897.

The news article, returning to the evening of January 9, reported that Godfrey had gone into a saloon in Peoria and called for a drink. When he was unable to pay for it, he and the bartender exchanged words, and Godfrey threw his coat on the bar and left the saloon. No one witnessed what happened next, although the supposition was that Godfrey went straight to the Illinois River and plunged in. Eleven weeks later, on Sunday, March 21, his body was found floating in the river and was identified by friends.

Godfrey was twice married. His first wife, Nancy Elizabeth Masters, who was not named in the article, secured a divorce, remarried and was living in Monroe, Nebraska; his second wife, as stated above, was living in La Harpe. Godfrey had been employed on several roads as a brakeman, but could not keep a job "due to his dissipated habits." The article concluded with the newspaper's editorial judgements that, "His evil ways dragged him down and when he did not have the price of a drink of whiskey he went to the river and drowned himself. This sad history is but the old story of the dreadful power of the demon rum."9,7 
(Wife) Death26 February 1900Mary became a widow with two young children when Willis Harris Lovitt died on 26 February 1900 at age 55.5 
Census US 1900*4 June 1900Mary A. Lovitt was enumerated on the 1900 census taken on 4 June 1900 in La Harpe, Hancock County, Illinois. She was 40 years of age, a widow, and owned her house with a mortgage. She had given birth to four children, two of whom were living and enumerated with her. Leah was 11 years old, at school, and had attended school for 8 months of the census year; and young Evan was 2 years old and would be age 3 in nine more days.10 
Marriage*28 October 1905She married second, as his second wife, Marion Lovitt, son of Price Lovitt and Mary Jane Grigsby, on 28 October 1905 in Hancock County, Illinois. Marion was the 1st cousin one time removed of Mary's deceased husband, Willis Harris Lovitt, and had three sons.11,1,4 
Census US 1910*25 April 1910Mary A. and Marion Lovitt were enumerated on the 1910 census taken on 25 April 1910 in Terre Haute, Henderson County, Illinois. Marion was 52 years of age and a general farmer and employer, and Mary was 50 years of age. They had been married for four years, the second marriage for each, and Mary had given birth to four children, two of whom were living. They owned their farm with a mortgage. Four children, two from each of their first marriages, were enumerated with the couple in 1910. Marion's sons, Freddie H. and Vernon M., ages 19 and 17 years, respectively, reported no occupations, were able to read and write, and had not attended school within the census year; and Mary's children, Willis H. and Leah R., ages 13 and 20 years, respectively, were able to read and write, had both attended school with the census year, and Leah was working for wages as a Trainer Nurse at a hospital, and had not worked for 20 weeks during 1909. Marion's eldest son, Cyril Clinton Lovitt, had married and was enumerated with his wife and baby daughter in Kern County, California.12,13 
Death*24 June 1948She died on 24 June 1948 in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, at age 881 
Burial* and was buried with her first husband in La Harpe Cemetery, La Harpe, Hancock County, Illinois.1,5 

Family 1

 Willis Harris Lovitt b. 8 Sep 1844, d. 26 Feb 1900
Children 1.Leah R. Lovitt14,1 b. 1889
 2.Keith H. Lovitt15,1 b. 5 Mar 1893, d. 16 Apr 1894
 3.Willis Huston Lovitt16,1 b. 13 Jun 1896

Family 2

 Marion Lovitt b. 20 Jun 1857, d. 11 Jul 1938

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary A. (Harris) Lovitt, Memorial# 92359144. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, James R. Harris, Memorial# 29912567.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Sarah (Bates) Harris, Memorial# 29912576.
  4. [S1701] Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 28 October 1905 in Hancock County, Illinois, USA, of Mary Alice Lovitt, age 44, born about 1861, daughter of Sarah Harris, married Marion Lovitt, age 48, born about 1857, son of Price Lovitt and Mary Jane Grigsby, referencing Various Illinois County Courthouses. Hereinafter cited as Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Willis Harris Lovitt, Memorial# 92359120.
  6. [S1701] Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Willis H Lovitt and Mary Harris on 28 January 1886 in Hancock, Illinois, USA.
  7. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Leah (Stamets) Lovitt, Memorial# 54448293, from the news article about her 87th birthday celebration posted on her memorial page.
  8. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Willis Leaming Godfrey, Memorial# 227007267.
  9. [S2362] Willis L. Godfrey 1897 Suicide, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, The Quill, (La Harpe, Illinois), Thursday, 25 March 1897, page 1, article title reads "W. L. Godfrey Suicides", and crediting the Peoria, Illinois, papers of the previous Tuesday, reported the tragic death of Willis L. Godfrey, whose wife had been making her home in La Harpe, with her brother W. H. Lovitt and family, for the past year; on the evening of January 9, Godfrey, "the unfortunate man", went into a saloon and called for a drink; being unable to pay for it a few words passed between the bartender and Godfrey, when the latter threw his coat on the bar and left the place; the supposition is that he went straight to the river and plunged in; last Sunday his body was found floating in the river and was identified by friends; he was twice married; his first wife secured a divorce, is married again, and is living in Monroe, Nebraska; his second wife, as stated above, is living here; he had been employed on several roads as brakeman, but could not hold a job owing to his dissipated habits; his evil ways dragged him down and when he did not have the price of a drink of whiskey he went to the river and drowned himself; this said history is but the old story of the dreadful power of the demon rum. Hereinafter cited as Willis L. Godfrey 1897 Suicide.
  10. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of M. A. Lovitt, Year: 1900; Census Place: La Harpe, Hancock, Illinois; Roll: 304; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0022; FHL microfilm: 1240304. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  11. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Marion Lovitt, Memorial# 60813273.
  12. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Marion and Mary A. Lovitt, Year: 1910; Census Place: Terre Haute, Henderson, Illinois; Roll: T624_289; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0040; FHL microfilm: 1374302. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.
  13. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Cyril R. and Margaret I. Lovitt, Year: 1910; Census Place: Township 3, Kern, California; Roll: T624_78; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0025; FHL microfilm: 1374091.
  14. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Leah (Lovitt) Nelson, Memorial# 58447519.
  15. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Keith H Lovitt, Memorial# 196396734.
  16. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Willis Huston Lovitt, Memorial# 196498674.

Mary Elizabeth Harris1,2

b. 1852, d. 1 January 1888
Family
Father*Daniel Harris2
Name VariationShe was most often found in documents as Elizabeth and, less formally, as Eliza.3 
Birth*1852Mary Elizabeth Harris was born about 1852.4,5 
Marriage*8 February 1875She married, as his first wife, John Joseph Murphy of 74 Lower Camden Street, Dublin, son of Andrew Murphy, on 8 February 1875 in the Roman Catholic Chapel of Rathgar, Rathmines, Dublin. John was of full age, a bachelor, and an M.D., and Mary Elizabeth was also of full age and a spinster. They both signed their full names to the marriage document, and signing as witnesses to their marriage were Thomas Keogh and Nannie Harris.1,2 
Death*1 January 1888She died at age 35 on 1 January 1888 in her home at 18 Harcourt Street, Dublin. Her certified cause of death was from double pneumonia after five days, followed by cardiac failure.4,5 

Family

 John Joseph Murphy b. 1840, d. 23 Jan 1909
Children 1.John Bernard Murphy6 b. 15 Nov 1875, d. 1876
 2.Charles John Murphy7 b. 30 Jul 1879
 3.Christina Murphy8 b. 23 Jul 1880
 4.Thomas Gerald Patrick Murphy9 b. 20 Sep 1881
 5.Richard Vincent Murphy1 b. 16 Jan 1883
 6.John Thomas Murphy10,11 b. 22 Feb 1884, d. 10 Aug 1887
 7.William Michael Vivian Murphy12 b. 8 May 1885
 8.Eileen Mary Elizabeth Murphy13 b. 4 Mar 1887

Citations

  1. [S1659] IrishGenealogy.ie, online at https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/, Civil Records, birth on 16 January 1883 of Richard Vincent Murphy, son of John Joseph Murphy of 18 Harcourt Street, Dublin, medical doctor, and Elizabeth (Harris) Murphy, deceased, registration informant was the father, John Joseph Murphy of 18 Harcourt Street, registered (very late) in the registration district of Dublin South on 29 March 1898 on the authority of the registrar general, viewed online at https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/…. Hereinafter cited as IrishGenealogy.ie.
  2. [S1659] IrishGenealogy.ie, online at https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/, Civil Records, marriage on 8 February 1875 of John Joseph Murphy of 74 Lower Camden Street, Dublin, full age, bachelor, M.D., son of Andrew Murphy, grocer and seed merchant, and Mary Elizabeth Harris of 14 Charlemont Mall, Dublin, full age, spinster, daughter of Daniel Harris, billiard table manufacturer, married at the Roman Catholic Chapel of Rathgar, Rathmines, Dublin, witnesses Thomas Keogh and Nannie Harris, both John Joseph and Mary Elizabeth signed their names to the marriage document, registered in the registration district of South Dublin, viewed online at https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/…
  3. [S1748] Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915, online at www.ancestry.com, baptism of Eileen Mary Elizabeth Murphy on 18 March 1887, age 0, born on 4 March 1887, baptised at the Roman Catholic Church on Harrington St, Dublin city, Dublin, Ireland, child of John Murphy and Mary Eliza Harris of 18 Harcourt St, Parish Variants: Harrington Street, St. Kevin's, Diocese of Dublin, citing the National Library of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland, Microfilm 09312 / 04. Hereinafter cited as Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915.
  4. [S1659] IrishGenealogy.ie, online at https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/, Civil Records, death of Mary Elizabeth Murphy, age 35, of 18 Harcourt Street, Dublin, wife of a physician, died at home, certified cause of death from double pneumonia for a period of five days, and cardiac failure, Mary Cosgrove, also of 18 Harcourt Street, present at her death, registered on 7 March 1888 in the registration district of Dublin South.
  5. [S1787] Ireland, Civil Registration Deaths Index, 1864-1958, online at www.ancestry.com, registration of the death of Mary Elizabeth Murphy, age 35, in Jan-Feb-Mar 1888, in the registration district of Dublin South, citing Volume: 2; Page: 661; FHL Film# 101594. Hereinafter cited as Ireland, Civil Registration Deaths Index, 1864-1958.
  6. [S1748] Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915, online at www.ancestry.com, baptism of John Bernard Murphy on 23 November 1875, age 0, born on 15 November 1875, baptised at the Roman Catholic Church on Harrington St, Dublin city, Dublin , Ireland, child of John Murphy and Elizabeth M Harris, transcribed by Ancestry as "Harrick", of 74 Camden St, Parish Variants: Harrington Street, St. Kevin's, Diocese of Dublin, citing the National Library of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland, Microfilm 09312 / 02.
  7. [S1659] IrishGenealogy.ie, online at https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/, Civil Records, birth on 30 Jul 1879 of Charles John Murphy, son of John Joseph Murphy of 18 Harcourt Street, Dublin, physician, and Elizabeth (Harris) Murphy, registered on 16 August 1879 in the registration district of Dublin South, viewed online at https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/…
  8. [S1748] Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915, online at www.ancestry.com, baptism of Christina Murphy on 31 July 1880, age 0, born on 23 July 1880, baptised at the Roman Catholic Church on Harrington St, Dublin city, Dublin, Ireland, child of John Murphy and Elizabeth Harris of 18 Harcourt St, Parish Variants: Harrington Street, St. Kevin's, Diocese of Dublin, citing the National Library of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland, Microfilm 09312 / 03.
  9. [S1659] IrishGenealogy.ie, online at https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/, Civil Records, birth on 20 September 1881 of Thomas Gerald Patrick Murphy, son of John Joseph Murphy of 18 Harcourt Street, Dublin, physician and surgeon, and Elizabeth (Harris) Murphy, J.J. Murphy, father, present at his birth, registered on 2 November 1881 in the registration district of Dublin South, viewed online at https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/…
  10. [S1659] IrishGenealogy.ie, online at https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/, Civil Records, death on 10 August 1887 at Sedleigh, Merrion, Dublin, of John Thomas Murphy, age 3, son of a physician, certified death from inflammation of bowels of 3 days duration, J. Cosgrave of Sedleigh present at his death, registered on 19 October 1887 in the registration district of Donnybrook, Dublin South, viewed online at https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/…
  11. [S1748] Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915, online at www.ancestry.com, baptism of John Thomas Murphy on 3 March 1884, age 0, born on 23 February 1884, baptised at the Roman Catholic Church on Harrington St, Dublin city, Dublin, Ireland, child of John Murphy and Elizabeth Harris of 18 Harcourt St, Parish Variants: Harrington Street, St. Kevin's, Diocese of Dublin, citing the National Library of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland, Microfilm 09312 / 03.
  12. [S1659] IrishGenealogy.ie, online at https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/, Civil Records, birth on 8 May 1885 of William Michael Vivian Murphy, son of John Joseph Murphy of 18 Harcourt Street, Dublin, medical doctor, and Elizabeth (Harris) Murphy, deceased, registration informant was the father, John Joseph Murphy of 18 Harcourt Street, registered (very late) in the registration district of Dublin South on 29 March 1898 on the authority of the registrar general, viewed online at https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/…
  13. [S1659] IrishGenealogy.ie, online at https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/, Civil Records, birth on 4 March 1887 of Eileen Mary Elizabeth Murphy, daughter of John Joseph Murphy of 18 Harcourt Street, Dublin, medical doctor, and Elizabeth (Harris) Murphy, deceased, registration informant was the father, John Joseph Murphy of 18 Harcourt Street, registered (very late) in the registration district of Dublin South on 29 March 1898 on the authority of the registrar general, viewed online at https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/…