Ada Louise Fanning (1865-1945) Harris
Marriage:
She married Dwight Miller Harris (1859-1903) and it was reported in the New York Times on April 6, 1883: "Ada Louise Fanning, daughter of Mr. G. W. Fanning, was married yesterday to Dwight Miller Harris, in the Avenue Baptist Church, by the Rev. D. C. ... Among the guests were William Fanning, Mr. and Mrs Thomas M Fanning, Mr. and Mrs. F. B. A. Hunter, Mr. and Mrs. Jay Gould, Ms. Gould, ... Mrs. A. S. Salter, Mr. and Mrs Albert Salter, A. O. Salter ..." It was also reported in the 1882-1883 Record of Society: "Miss Ada Louise Fanning and Mr. Dwight Miller Harris were married at the Madison Avenue Baptist Church, the Rev. Dr. Bridgeman officiating. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Fanning and the groom is a nephew of Mr. Jay Gould. The groom's best man was Mr. Oliver Lamson, and the ushers were Mr. William Fanning, Jr., brother of the bride, the groom's brother, Mr. Carlton Harris, Mr. Frederick H. Lee, Mr. C. J. Cornell, Jr., Mr. G. Maurice Popham and Mr. Howard Willetts. The bride's dress was of white satin made [with] with [the] front covered with duchesse lace. The ornaments were pearl and diamond earrings, the gift of the groom, and a diamond pin presented by the groom's mother. Her tulle veil was held in place by a cluster of ostrich tips. After the wedding a reception was held at the residence of the bride's parents, No. 54 West Fifty fifth Street."
Death of mother:
"Fanning Accuses Sister. Declares Mrs. Harris Induced Mother to Cut Him from Her Will. Charges of undue influence against Mrs. Ada Harris, widow of Dwight Miller Harris, member of the Stock Ex-change firm of Weaver, Harris & Co., and cousin of George J. Gould, are made by her brother, William Fanning, In a contest of the will of his mother, Mrs. Margaret Louise Fanning, which is on the calendar for trial In the Surrogate's Court today. Mrs. Fanning died on February 6 last at the Grosvenor, 37 Fifth Avenue, leaving a husband, George W. Fanning, wealthy realty owner, now past 80 years old, a daughter, Mrs. Harris, and a son, William. The contestant, through his attorney, Anton Gronich, alleges that his father and sister both induced his mother to cut him off in her will, made June 3, 1914. She gave her entire estate to her husband, but the day before she died, it is alleged, a deed conveying valuable realty at First Avenue and Twenty-third Street was recorded, and since then five conveyances have been made to Mrs.Harris by her father. The son is now suing in the Supreme Court to set them aside. Fanning alleges that he left home some years ago after a quarrel with his father but that his mother wrote him affectionate letters until her death, which he will offer in evidence."
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Marriage:
She married Dwight Miller Harris (1859-1903) and it was reported in the New York Times on April 6, 1883: "Ada Louise Fanning, daughter of Mr. G. W. Fanning, was married yesterday to Dwight Miller Harris, in the Avenue Baptist Church, by the Rev. D. C. ... Among the guests were William Fanning, Mr. and Mrs Thomas M Fanning, Mr. and Mrs. F. B. A. Hunter, Mr. and Mrs. Jay Gould, Ms. Gould, ... Mrs. A. S. Salter, Mr. and Mrs Albert Salter, A. O. Salter ..." It was also reported in the 1882-1883 Record of Society: "Miss Ada Louise Fanning and Mr. Dwight Miller Harris were married at the Madison Avenue Baptist Church, the Rev. Dr. Bridgeman officiating. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Fanning and the groom is a nephew of Mr. Jay Gould. The groom's best man was Mr. Oliver Lamson, and the ushers were Mr. William Fanning, Jr., brother of the bride, the groom's brother, Mr. Carlton Harris, Mr. Frederick H. Lee, Mr. C. J. Cornell, Jr., Mr. G. Maurice Popham and Mr. Howard Willetts. The bride's dress was of white satin made [with] with [the] front covered with duchesse lace. The ornaments were pearl and diamond earrings, the gift of the groom, and a diamond pin presented by the groom's mother. Her tulle veil was held in place by a cluster of ostrich tips. After the wedding a reception was held at the residence of the bride's parents, No. 54 West Fifty fifth Street."
Death of mother:
"Fanning Accuses Sister. Declares Mrs. Harris Induced Mother to Cut Him from Her Will. Charges of undue influence against Mrs. Ada Harris, widow of Dwight Miller Harris, member of the Stock Ex-change firm of Weaver, Harris & Co., and cousin of George J. Gould, are made by her brother, William Fanning, In a contest of the will of his mother, Mrs. Margaret Louise Fanning, which is on the calendar for trial In the Surrogate's Court today. Mrs. Fanning died on February 6 last at the Grosvenor, 37 Fifth Avenue, leaving a husband, George W. Fanning, wealthy realty owner, now past 80 years old, a daughter, Mrs. Harris, and a son, William. The contestant, through his attorney, Anton Gronich, alleges that his father and sister both induced his mother to cut him off in her will, made June 3, 1914. She gave her entire estate to her husband, but the day before she died, it is alleged, a deed conveying valuable realty at First Avenue and Twenty-third Street was recorded, and since then five conveyances have been made to Mrs.Harris by her father. The son is now suing in the Supreme Court to set them aside. Fanning alleges that he left home some years ago after a quarrel with his father but that his mother wrote him affectionate letters until her death, which he will offer in evidence."
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Ada Louise Fanning (1865-1945) Harris
Marriage:
She married Dwight Miller Harris (1859-1903) and it was reported in the New York Times on April 6, 1883: "Ada Louise Fanning, daughter of Mr. G. W. Fanning, was married yesterday to Dwight Miller Harris, in the Avenue Baptist Church, by the Rev. D. C. ... Among the guests were William Fanning, Mr. and Mrs Thomas M Fanning, Mr. and Mrs. F. B. A. Hunter, Mr. and Mrs. Jay Gould, Ms. Gould, ... Mrs. A. S. Salter, Mr. and Mrs Albert Salter, A. O. Salter ..." It was also reported in the 1882-1883 Record of Society: "Miss Ada Louise Fanning and Mr. Dwight Miller Harris were married at the Madison Avenue Baptist Church, the Rev. Dr. Bridgeman officiating. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Fanning and the groom is a nephew of Mr. Jay Gould. The groom's best man was Mr. Oliver Lamson, and the ushers were Mr. William Fanning, Jr., brother of the bride, the groom's brother, Mr. Carlton Harris, Mr. Frederick H. Lee, Mr. C. J. Cornell, Jr., Mr. G. Maurice Popham and Mr. Howard Willetts. The bride's dress was of white satin made [with] with [the] front covered with duchesse lace. The ornaments were pearl and diamond earrings, the gift of the groom, and a diamond pin presented by the groom's mother. Her tulle veil was held in place by a cluster of ostrich tips. After the wedding a reception was held at the residence of the bride's parents, No. 54 West Fifty fifth Street."
Death of mother:
"Fanning Accuses Sister. Declares Mrs. Harris Induced Mother to Cut Him from Her Will. Charges of undue influence against Mrs. Ada Harris, widow of Dwight Miller Harris, member of the Stock Ex-change firm of Weaver, Harris & Co., and cousin of George J. Gould, are made by her brother, William Fanning, In a contest of the will of his mother, Mrs. Margaret Louise Fanning, which is on the calendar for trial In the Surrogate's Court today. Mrs. Fanning died on February 6 last at the Grosvenor, 37 Fifth Avenue, leaving a husband, George W. Fanning, wealthy realty owner, now past 80 years old, a daughter, Mrs. Harris, and a son, William. The contestant, through his attorney, Anton Gronich, alleges that his father and sister both induced his mother to cut him off in her will, made June 3, 1914. She gave her entire estate to her husband, but the day before she died, it is alleged, a deed conveying valuable realty at First Avenue and Twenty-third Street was recorded, and since then five conveyances have been made to Mrs.Harris by her father. The son is now suing in the Supreme Court to set them aside. Fanning alleges that he left home some years ago after a quarrel with his father but that his mother wrote him affectionate letters until her death, which he will offer in evidence."
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Marriage:
She married Dwight Miller Harris (1859-1903) and it was reported in the New York Times on April 6, 1883: "Ada Louise Fanning, daughter of Mr. G. W. Fanning, was married yesterday to Dwight Miller Harris, in the Avenue Baptist Church, by the Rev. D. C. ... Among the guests were William Fanning, Mr. and Mrs Thomas M Fanning, Mr. and Mrs. F. B. A. Hunter, Mr. and Mrs. Jay Gould, Ms. Gould, ... Mrs. A. S. Salter, Mr. and Mrs Albert Salter, A. O. Salter ..." It was also reported in the 1882-1883 Record of Society: "Miss Ada Louise Fanning and Mr. Dwight Miller Harris were married at the Madison Avenue Baptist Church, the Rev. Dr. Bridgeman officiating. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Fanning and the groom is a nephew of Mr. Jay Gould. The groom's best man was Mr. Oliver Lamson, and the ushers were Mr. William Fanning, Jr., brother of the bride, the groom's brother, Mr. Carlton Harris, Mr. Frederick H. Lee, Mr. C. J. Cornell, Jr., Mr. G. Maurice Popham and Mr. Howard Willetts. The bride's dress was of white satin made [with] with [the] front covered with duchesse lace. The ornaments were pearl and diamond earrings, the gift of the groom, and a diamond pin presented by the groom's mother. Her tulle veil was held in place by a cluster of ostrich tips. After the wedding a reception was held at the residence of the bride's parents, No. 54 West Fifty fifth Street."
Death of mother:
"Fanning Accuses Sister. Declares Mrs. Harris Induced Mother to Cut Him from Her Will. Charges of undue influence against Mrs. Ada Harris, widow of Dwight Miller Harris, member of the Stock Ex-change firm of Weaver, Harris & Co., and cousin of George J. Gould, are made by her brother, William Fanning, In a contest of the will of his mother, Mrs. Margaret Louise Fanning, which is on the calendar for trial In the Surrogate's Court today. Mrs. Fanning died on February 6 last at the Grosvenor, 37 Fifth Avenue, leaving a husband, George W. Fanning, wealthy realty owner, now past 80 years old, a daughter, Mrs. Harris, and a son, William. The contestant, through his attorney, Anton Gronich, alleges that his father and sister both induced his mother to cut him off in her will, made June 3, 1914. She gave her entire estate to her husband, but the day before she died, it is alleged, a deed conveying valuable realty at First Avenue and Twenty-third Street was recorded, and since then five conveyances have been made to Mrs.Harris by her father. The son is now suing in the Supreme Court to set them aside. Fanning alleges that he left home some years ago after a quarrel with his father but that his mother wrote him affectionate letters until her death, which he will offer in evidence."
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