Lula Moffett Jay Harris was the daughter of Jay Baxter Harris and Ileita Moffett. Her father died in 1890 and her mother in 1892, leaving her an orphan. She was on the 1900 and 1910 censuses, residing with her "adopted" widowed Uncle Julius Shakespeare Harris
The back of my posted photo is from my old Moffett family album says "Lula Moffett Harris, aged six months, 26 Apr 1890." It was taken in Charlotte, North Carolina, at Van Ness Cabinet Portraits.
Her father's data:
On the 1860 Western Section, Cabarrus, North Carolina census, I found farmer Chs J Harris 53; other Harris members: Leonard (sic), 46; Chs S, 22; Emma, 20; Shakespear J, 15 and JAY B, 12, all North Carolina born. On the 1870 Twp.2, Cabarrus, NC census, JAY B Harris, age 22 with the same farmer Chas J Harris and Leonora, 57 and other kids above.
On the 1880 Poplar Tent, Cabarrus, North Carolina census, I found son JAY B Harris, with Charles J, 76; his wife Leonora, 66 and brother Shakespeare, 34, all North Carolina born. Following the last census, J B Harris married first to Lula Polk on 8 Dec 1880 in Raleigh Wake, North Carolina. Confirming this is the typed Marriage Register - Wake County, North Carolina, White Males, p 75: Thos H Pritchard, a Baptist minister married them. Present at marriage were S S Harris and S S Polk. His first wife Lula died in 1882. Jay married 2nd to Ileita Mofffett on 26 Sep 1888 and also had a short marriage to her.
On the 1900 Township 2, Poplar Tent, Cabarrus, North Carolina census, I found both boarders widowed landlord, Julious S Harris, 55 and LOULA J Harris, 11. They resided with the Columbus Morrison family, all North Carolina born.
On the 1910 Township 2, Poplar Tent, Cabarrus, North Carolina census, I found 20 year old Lula J Harris, boarded with the Aron F and Mary Quay family including her uncle, widower J Shakespear Harris, 65, all North Carolina born.
"Lula Jay Harris, B. L. CHARLOTTE, N. C. "I know you have a gentle temper, a soul as even as a calm." Member Gamma Sigma Society: Class Monitress, '07-'08; Secretary Gamma Sigma Society; Marshall, 08-09; Class Monitress, '09-'10. As a country grieves over the loss of its landmarks, so P. C. mourns the passing of Lula Jay. Nine years ago she began the strenous days of P. C. life. She came, a little girl with bobbed hair and short skirts; now she is "grown up" and tall and stately. Long tried, she has been found true. She is capable has a merry disposition and is loved by all. Her going forth will leave a vacant place in the hearts of those she leaves behind. QUEENS UNIVERSITY OF CHARLOTTE 1910." 1910 Year book (see photo).
1912: Lula Jay Harris, the daughter of Jay B and I M Harris, was 22, born in Cabarrus Co., North Carolina. She married C S Caldwell, son of R V (Robert) and M M (Martha) Caldwell, 29, born in Twp. #2, Cabarrus Co., NC, on 8 Feb 1912 in Cabarrus Co., North Carolina. North Carolina County Marriages. C S Caldwell was also known as Clell Stafford Caldwel (FS).
They had two Caldwell children:
Shakespeare Harris, 1913 - 5 Sep 1976 in Cabarrus (Irene Long)
Dr. Clell Stafford, Jr., 19 Mar 1914 - 21 May 1991, below
Clell died in 1915, leaving her with 2 young babies to raise.
SM adds: "Her first husband is believed to have accidentally drowned in the Cape Fear River while on vacation in Wilmington, North Carolina."
Second, she married Clell's brother, Robert Olin Caldwell (Clell S and brother Robert O were both on the 1900 Poplar Tent Cabarrus Co., North Carolina census with parents Robert and Martha M Caldwell).
Children with Robert Olin Caldwell, Sr.:
Robert Olin, 11 Apr 1919, below
Ileita, 27 Jan 1921 (Martin Columbus Barringer), below
Jay Baxter, 25 Sep 1922 (Louise Lanier Gayle), below
Olin Moffett, 9 Mar 1925, below
Emma Bonnie, 10 Nov 1926, below
On 11 Jun 1933 in Danville, Virginia, Shakespeare Harris Caldwell, 21, born in Concord, North Carolina, married Mary Irene Long, 21, born in same, the daughter of Mary Barrier. Virginia Marriages.
On 26 Apr 1938, Lula Harris Caldwell, the wife of R O Caldwell, died in Cabarrus Co., North Carolina. She was born on 25 Oct 1889 in Cabarrus, the daughter of Jay B Harris and Ileita Moffeet (sic) She was buried on the 28 Apr 1938, at Poplar Tent. North Carolina Deaths.
She shares her Caldwell marker with both husbands, transcription below.
Bio by LSP
The back of my posted photo is from my old Moffett family album says "Lula Moffett Harris, aged six months, 26 Apr 1890." It was taken in Charlotte, North Carolina, at Van Ness Cabinet Portraits.
Her father's data:
On the 1860 Western Section, Cabarrus, North Carolina census, I found farmer Chs J Harris 53; other Harris members: Leonard (sic), 46; Chs S, 22; Emma, 20; Shakespear J, 15 and JAY B, 12, all North Carolina born. On the 1870 Twp.2, Cabarrus, NC census, JAY B Harris, age 22 with the same farmer Chas J Harris and Leonora, 57 and other kids above.
On the 1880 Poplar Tent, Cabarrus, North Carolina census, I found son JAY B Harris, with Charles J, 76; his wife Leonora, 66 and brother Shakespeare, 34, all North Carolina born. Following the last census, J B Harris married first to Lula Polk on 8 Dec 1880 in Raleigh Wake, North Carolina. Confirming this is the typed Marriage Register - Wake County, North Carolina, White Males, p 75: Thos H Pritchard, a Baptist minister married them. Present at marriage were S S Harris and S S Polk. His first wife Lula died in 1882. Jay married 2nd to Ileita Mofffett on 26 Sep 1888 and also had a short marriage to her.
On the 1900 Township 2, Poplar Tent, Cabarrus, North Carolina census, I found both boarders widowed landlord, Julious S Harris, 55 and LOULA J Harris, 11. They resided with the Columbus Morrison family, all North Carolina born.
On the 1910 Township 2, Poplar Tent, Cabarrus, North Carolina census, I found 20 year old Lula J Harris, boarded with the Aron F and Mary Quay family including her uncle, widower J Shakespear Harris, 65, all North Carolina born.
"Lula Jay Harris, B. L. CHARLOTTE, N. C. "I know you have a gentle temper, a soul as even as a calm." Member Gamma Sigma Society: Class Monitress, '07-'08; Secretary Gamma Sigma Society; Marshall, 08-09; Class Monitress, '09-'10. As a country grieves over the loss of its landmarks, so P. C. mourns the passing of Lula Jay. Nine years ago she began the strenous days of P. C. life. She came, a little girl with bobbed hair and short skirts; now she is "grown up" and tall and stately. Long tried, she has been found true. She is capable has a merry disposition and is loved by all. Her going forth will leave a vacant place in the hearts of those she leaves behind. QUEENS UNIVERSITY OF CHARLOTTE 1910." 1910 Year book (see photo).
1912: Lula Jay Harris, the daughter of Jay B and I M Harris, was 22, born in Cabarrus Co., North Carolina. She married C S Caldwell, son of R V (Robert) and M M (Martha) Caldwell, 29, born in Twp. #2, Cabarrus Co., NC, on 8 Feb 1912 in Cabarrus Co., North Carolina. North Carolina County Marriages. C S Caldwell was also known as Clell Stafford Caldwel (FS).
They had two Caldwell children:
Shakespeare Harris, 1913 - 5 Sep 1976 in Cabarrus (Irene Long)
Dr. Clell Stafford, Jr., 19 Mar 1914 - 21 May 1991, below
Clell died in 1915, leaving her with 2 young babies to raise.
SM adds: "Her first husband is believed to have accidentally drowned in the Cape Fear River while on vacation in Wilmington, North Carolina."
Second, she married Clell's brother, Robert Olin Caldwell (Clell S and brother Robert O were both on the 1900 Poplar Tent Cabarrus Co., North Carolina census with parents Robert and Martha M Caldwell).
Children with Robert Olin Caldwell, Sr.:
Robert Olin, 11 Apr 1919, below
Ileita, 27 Jan 1921 (Martin Columbus Barringer), below
Jay Baxter, 25 Sep 1922 (Louise Lanier Gayle), below
Olin Moffett, 9 Mar 1925, below
Emma Bonnie, 10 Nov 1926, below
On 11 Jun 1933 in Danville, Virginia, Shakespeare Harris Caldwell, 21, born in Concord, North Carolina, married Mary Irene Long, 21, born in same, the daughter of Mary Barrier. Virginia Marriages.
On 26 Apr 1938, Lula Harris Caldwell, the wife of R O Caldwell, died in Cabarrus Co., North Carolina. She was born on 25 Oct 1889 in Cabarrus, the daughter of Jay B Harris and Ileita Moffeet (sic) She was buried on the 28 Apr 1938, at Poplar Tent. North Carolina Deaths.
She shares her Caldwell marker with both husbands, transcription below.
Bio by LSP
Lula Moffett Jay Harris was the daughter of Jay Baxter Harris and Ileita Moffett. Her father died in 1890 and her mother in 1892, leaving her an orphan. She was on the 1900 and 1910 censuses, residing with her "adopted" widowed Uncle Julius Shakespeare Harris
The back of my posted photo is from my old Moffett family album says "Lula Moffett Harris, aged six months, 26 Apr 1890." It was taken in Charlotte, North Carolina, at Van Ness Cabinet Portraits.
Her father's data:
On the 1860 Western Section, Cabarrus, North Carolina census, I found farmer Chs J Harris 53; other Harris members: Leonard (sic), 46; Chs S, 22; Emma, 20; Shakespear J, 15 and JAY B, 12, all North Carolina born. On the 1870 Twp.2, Cabarrus, NC census, JAY B Harris, age 22 with the same farmer Chas J Harris and Leonora, 57 and other kids above.
On the 1880 Poplar Tent, Cabarrus, North Carolina census, I found son JAY B Harris, with Charles J, 76; his wife Leonora, 66 and brother Shakespeare, 34, all North Carolina born. Following the last census, J B Harris married first to Lula Polk on 8 Dec 1880 in Raleigh Wake, North Carolina. Confirming this is the typed Marriage Register - Wake County, North Carolina, White Males, p 75: Thos H Pritchard, a Baptist minister married them. Present at marriage were S S Harris and S S Polk. His first wife Lula died in 1882. Jay married 2nd to Ileita Mofffett on 26 Sep 1888 and also had a short marriage to her.
On the 1900 Township 2, Poplar Tent, Cabarrus, North Carolina census, I found both boarders widowed landlord, Julious S Harris, 55 and LOULA J Harris, 11. They resided with the Columbus Morrison family, all North Carolina born.
On the 1910 Township 2, Poplar Tent, Cabarrus, North Carolina census, I found 20 year old Lula J Harris, boarded with the Aron F and Mary Quay family including her uncle, widower J Shakespear Harris, 65, all North Carolina born.
"Lula Jay Harris, B. L. CHARLOTTE, N. C. "I know you have a gentle temper, a soul as even as a calm." Member Gamma Sigma Society: Class Monitress, '07-'08; Secretary Gamma Sigma Society; Marshall, 08-09; Class Monitress, '09-'10. As a country grieves over the loss of its landmarks, so P. C. mourns the passing of Lula Jay. Nine years ago she began the strenous days of P. C. life. She came, a little girl with bobbed hair and short skirts; now she is "grown up" and tall and stately. Long tried, she has been found true. She is capable has a merry disposition and is loved by all. Her going forth will leave a vacant place in the hearts of those she leaves behind. QUEENS UNIVERSITY OF CHARLOTTE 1910." 1910 Year book (see photo).
1912: Lula Jay Harris, the daughter of Jay B and I M Harris, was 22, born in Cabarrus Co., North Carolina. She married C S Caldwell, son of R V (Robert) and M M (Martha) Caldwell, 29, born in Twp. #2, Cabarrus Co., NC, on 8 Feb 1912 in Cabarrus Co., North Carolina. North Carolina County Marriages. C S Caldwell was also known as Clell Stafford Caldwel (FS).
They had two Caldwell children:
Shakespeare Harris, 1913 - 5 Sep 1976 in Cabarrus (Irene Long)
Dr. Clell Stafford, Jr., 19 Mar 1914 - 21 May 1991, below
Clell died in 1915, leaving her with 2 young babies to raise.
SM adds: "Her first husband is believed to have accidentally drowned in the Cape Fear River while on vacation in Wilmington, North Carolina."
Second, she married Clell's brother, Robert Olin Caldwell (Clell S and brother Robert O were both on the 1900 Poplar Tent Cabarrus Co., North Carolina census with parents Robert and Martha M Caldwell).
Children with Robert Olin Caldwell, Sr.:
Robert Olin, 11 Apr 1919, below
Ileita, 27 Jan 1921 (Martin Columbus Barringer), below
Jay Baxter, 25 Sep 1922 (Louise Lanier Gayle), below
Olin Moffett, 9 Mar 1925, below
Emma Bonnie, 10 Nov 1926, below
On 11 Jun 1933 in Danville, Virginia, Shakespeare Harris Caldwell, 21, born in Concord, North Carolina, married Mary Irene Long, 21, born in same, the daughter of Mary Barrier. Virginia Marriages.
On 26 Apr 1938, Lula Harris Caldwell, the wife of R O Caldwell, died in Cabarrus Co., North Carolina. She was born on 25 Oct 1889 in Cabarrus, the daughter of Jay B Harris and Ileita Moffeet (sic) She was buried on the 28 Apr 1938, at Poplar Tent. North Carolina Deaths.
She shares her Caldwell marker with both husbands, transcription below.
Bio by LSP
The back of my posted photo is from my old Moffett family album says "Lula Moffett Harris, aged six months, 26 Apr 1890." It was taken in Charlotte, North Carolina, at Van Ness Cabinet Portraits.
Her father's data:
On the 1860 Western Section, Cabarrus, North Carolina census, I found farmer Chs J Harris 53; other Harris members: Leonard (sic), 46; Chs S, 22; Emma, 20; Shakespear J, 15 and JAY B, 12, all North Carolina born. On the 1870 Twp.2, Cabarrus, NC census, JAY B Harris, age 22 with the same farmer Chas J Harris and Leonora, 57 and other kids above.
On the 1880 Poplar Tent, Cabarrus, North Carolina census, I found son JAY B Harris, with Charles J, 76; his wife Leonora, 66 and brother Shakespeare, 34, all North Carolina born. Following the last census, J B Harris married first to Lula Polk on 8 Dec 1880 in Raleigh Wake, North Carolina. Confirming this is the typed Marriage Register - Wake County, North Carolina, White Males, p 75: Thos H Pritchard, a Baptist minister married them. Present at marriage were S S Harris and S S Polk. His first wife Lula died in 1882. Jay married 2nd to Ileita Mofffett on 26 Sep 1888 and also had a short marriage to her.
On the 1900 Township 2, Poplar Tent, Cabarrus, North Carolina census, I found both boarders widowed landlord, Julious S Harris, 55 and LOULA J Harris, 11. They resided with the Columbus Morrison family, all North Carolina born.
On the 1910 Township 2, Poplar Tent, Cabarrus, North Carolina census, I found 20 year old Lula J Harris, boarded with the Aron F and Mary Quay family including her uncle, widower J Shakespear Harris, 65, all North Carolina born.
"Lula Jay Harris, B. L. CHARLOTTE, N. C. "I know you have a gentle temper, a soul as even as a calm." Member Gamma Sigma Society: Class Monitress, '07-'08; Secretary Gamma Sigma Society; Marshall, 08-09; Class Monitress, '09-'10. As a country grieves over the loss of its landmarks, so P. C. mourns the passing of Lula Jay. Nine years ago she began the strenous days of P. C. life. She came, a little girl with bobbed hair and short skirts; now she is "grown up" and tall and stately. Long tried, she has been found true. She is capable has a merry disposition and is loved by all. Her going forth will leave a vacant place in the hearts of those she leaves behind. QUEENS UNIVERSITY OF CHARLOTTE 1910." 1910 Year book (see photo).
1912: Lula Jay Harris, the daughter of Jay B and I M Harris, was 22, born in Cabarrus Co., North Carolina. She married C S Caldwell, son of R V (Robert) and M M (Martha) Caldwell, 29, born in Twp. #2, Cabarrus Co., NC, on 8 Feb 1912 in Cabarrus Co., North Carolina. North Carolina County Marriages. C S Caldwell was also known as Clell Stafford Caldwel (FS).
They had two Caldwell children:
Shakespeare Harris, 1913 - 5 Sep 1976 in Cabarrus (Irene Long)
Dr. Clell Stafford, Jr., 19 Mar 1914 - 21 May 1991, below
Clell died in 1915, leaving her with 2 young babies to raise.
SM adds: "Her first husband is believed to have accidentally drowned in the Cape Fear River while on vacation in Wilmington, North Carolina."
Second, she married Clell's brother, Robert Olin Caldwell (Clell S and brother Robert O were both on the 1900 Poplar Tent Cabarrus Co., North Carolina census with parents Robert and Martha M Caldwell).
Children with Robert Olin Caldwell, Sr.:
Robert Olin, 11 Apr 1919, below
Ileita, 27 Jan 1921 (Martin Columbus Barringer), below
Jay Baxter, 25 Sep 1922 (Louise Lanier Gayle), below
Olin Moffett, 9 Mar 1925, below
Emma Bonnie, 10 Nov 1926, below
On 11 Jun 1933 in Danville, Virginia, Shakespeare Harris Caldwell, 21, born in Concord, North Carolina, married Mary Irene Long, 21, born in same, the daughter of Mary Barrier. Virginia Marriages.
On 26 Apr 1938, Lula Harris Caldwell, the wife of R O Caldwell, died in Cabarrus Co., North Carolina. She was born on 25 Oct 1889 in Cabarrus, the daughter of Jay B Harris and Ileita Moffeet (sic) She was buried on the 28 Apr 1938, at Poplar Tent. North Carolina Deaths.
She shares her Caldwell marker with both husbands, transcription below.
Bio by LSP
Inscription
CLELL STAFFORD CALDWELL
JANUARY 4, 1883
AUGUSTA 8, 1915
LULA JAY HARRIS
OCTOBER 25, 1889
APRIL 26, 1938
ROBERT OLIN CALDWELL
FEBRUARY 11, 1889
JULY 5, 1966
C A L D W E L L
L. J. H.
WIFE OF C.S.C. & R.O.C.
Gravesite Details
2 markers, one is shared plus a flat grass marker
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