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Mary Elizabeth <I>Temple</I> Harris

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Mary Elizabeth Temple Harris

Birth
Marseille, Departement des Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Death
19 Jul 1928 (aged 69)
Boswell, Benton County, Indiana, USA
Burial
Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA Add to Map
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Section 8, Lot 34
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Mary Elizabeth [Temple] Harris was born in Marseilles, France to American-born John Louis Temple and Catherine [Davis] Temple of Ohio, both of English descent, whose families were engaged in shipping and exporting French goods to England and America. Five weeks after Mary's birth, the family returned again to America, settling back on their farm near Piqua, Ohio for several years. Later, the Temples moved to Indiana, where John Temple owned two farms in Carroll County and Cass County. Mary married Albert Winfield Harris in Carroll County, Indiana, on 30 Sept. 1877. They lived in Adams Township, by Lockport for 27 years. In 1904, they moved to Oxford, Benton County, where they lived for 14 years. In 1918, they moved to what is now West Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, near the Soldiers Home, about 3 miles from Battle Ground, Indiana. Mary died of a Heart Attack while visiting in Boswell, Indiana, in 1928.
Mother of 10 children.....
Minnie Gertrude [Harris] Gornall (1877-1946)
Harley Albert Harris (1879-1880)
Burley Milroy Harris, Sr. (1881-1946)
Ada Alice [Harris] McVay (1883-1925)
Mildred Pearl [Harris] Eldrige (1885-1978)
Daniel Arthur Harris (1888-1901)
Larry Beck Harris, Sr. (1890-1978)
Chloe Marie [Harris] Blessing (1892-1963)
Temple Harris (1896-1900)
Alta Clara [Harris] Acheson (1902-1987)
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Mary Elizabeth [Temple] Harris was born in Marseilles, France to American-born John Louis Temple and Catherine [Davis] Temple of Ohio, both of English descent, whose families were engaged in shipping and exporting French goods to England and America. Five weeks after Mary's birth, the family returned again to America, settling back on their farm near Piqua, Ohio for several years. Later, the Temples moved to Indiana, where John Temple owned two farms in Carroll County and Cass County. Mary married Albert Winfield Harris in Carroll County, Indiana, on 30 Sept. 1877. They lived in Adams Township, by Lockport for 27 years. In 1904, they moved to Oxford, Benton County, where they lived for 14 years. In 1918, they moved to what is now West Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, near the Soldiers Home, about 3 miles from Battle Ground, Indiana. Mary died of a Heart Attack while visiting in Boswell, Indiana, in 1928.
Mother of 10 children.....
Minnie Gertrude [Harris] Gornall (1877-1946)
Harley Albert Harris (1879-1880)
Burley Milroy Harris, Sr. (1881-1946)
Ada Alice [Harris] McVay (1883-1925)
Mildred Pearl [Harris] Eldrige (1885-1978)
Daniel Arthur Harris (1888-1901)
Larry Beck Harris, Sr. (1890-1978)
Chloe Marie [Harris] Blessing (1892-1963)
Temple Harris (1896-1900)
Alta Clara [Harris] Acheson (1902-1987)
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age 69. Undertaker, Rogers and Smith, Lafayette, Indiana.

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  • Maintained by: Chuck X-Gen
  • Originally Created by: Ran
  • Added: Aug 22, 2004
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9354744/mary_elizabeth-harris: accessed ), memorial page for Mary Elizabeth Temple Harris (22 Jan 1859–19 Jul 1928), Find a Grave Memorial ID 9354744, citing Spring Vale Cemetery, Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by Chuck X-Gen (contributor 47573182).