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Hortense <I>Ridout</I> Harris

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Hortense Ridout Harris

Birth
Lockhart, Caldwell County, Texas, USA
Death
4 Sep 1965 (aged 70)
Red Bank, Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA
Burial
Henrico County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
Plot
Sec 22
Memorial ID
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Birth place provided by norannl FIND A GRAVE ID # 46625869.
Records show it may have been Texas ?

Suggested edit: Here is her obit if you want to post it -

pub in the Lockhart Post Register on Sep 16, 1965 - MRS. W. K. HARRIS - Friends and relatives of Mrs. W. Karl Harris were saddened to learn of her death at a hospital in Red Bank, N. J. on September 4th. She was buried beside her husband in Richmond, VA. Hortense Ridout, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. N. P. Ridout, was born October 21, 1895. She lived the early years of her life in the Seawillow community, finishing school there in 1909. A graduate at Lockhart High School in 1913, she attended the Univ of Texas. The Ridouts moved to Lockhart where she taught school. She was married to W. Karl Harris on July 27, 1919 and to this union a son James , was born. The Harris' moved to Richmond, VA in 1934, where they lived until James graduated from the Univ of Richmond. She was a member of the Seventh Street Christian Church at Richmond at her death. After Mr. Harris passed away in 1954, Mrs. Harris went to Morrislown. NJ to make her home with her son; later they moved to Rumson, NJ. She is survived by her son; 3 grandchildren; 12 nieces and nephews; 3 of whom live in Lockhart: Mrs. Buford Alexander. Mrs. Chas. Goss and C. C. Chapman. Other relatives include Mrs. W. B. Ridout and several cousins. Often a bit of nostalgia for her hometown of Lockhart appeared in Mrs. Harris' letters. She visited here occasionally, but during the past 5 to 6yrs ill health prevented it.
Contributor: norannl (46625869) •
Birth place provided by norannl FIND A GRAVE ID # 46625869.
Records show it may have been Texas ?

Suggested edit: Here is her obit if you want to post it -

pub in the Lockhart Post Register on Sep 16, 1965 - MRS. W. K. HARRIS - Friends and relatives of Mrs. W. Karl Harris were saddened to learn of her death at a hospital in Red Bank, N. J. on September 4th. She was buried beside her husband in Richmond, VA. Hortense Ridout, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. N. P. Ridout, was born October 21, 1895. She lived the early years of her life in the Seawillow community, finishing school there in 1909. A graduate at Lockhart High School in 1913, she attended the Univ of Texas. The Ridouts moved to Lockhart where she taught school. She was married to W. Karl Harris on July 27, 1919 and to this union a son James , was born. The Harris' moved to Richmond, VA in 1934, where they lived until James graduated from the Univ of Richmond. She was a member of the Seventh Street Christian Church at Richmond at her death. After Mr. Harris passed away in 1954, Mrs. Harris went to Morrislown. NJ to make her home with her son; later they moved to Rumson, NJ. She is survived by her son; 3 grandchildren; 12 nieces and nephews; 3 of whom live in Lockhart: Mrs. Buford Alexander. Mrs. Chas. Goss and C. C. Chapman. Other relatives include Mrs. W. B. Ridout and several cousins. Often a bit of nostalgia for her hometown of Lockhart appeared in Mrs. Harris' letters. She visited here occasionally, but during the past 5 to 6yrs ill health prevented it.
Contributor: norannl (46625869) •


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  • Created by: LLL-SAL
  • Added: Oct 30, 2014
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/138056884/hortense-harris: accessed ), memorial page for Hortense Ridout Harris (21 Oct 1894–4 Sep 1965), Find a Grave Memorial ID 138056884, citing Forest Lawn Cemetery and Mausoleum, Henrico County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by LLL-SAL (contributor 48184755).