Leona Jane (Alkire) Harrison (1879 - 1932)

Born 12 Jan 1879 in El Dorado Springs, Cedar, Missouri, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Theodore Edward Harrison — married 26 Jun 1898 in Burnett, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States

Descendants

Died 26 Oct 1932 at age 53 in Spur Lake, Catron, New Mexico, United States

Biography

Copied from her husband's profile:

Bell Family has:

Theodore E. Harrison, b 4-8-1865, Warrensburg, MO, d 6-19-1949, bur Glenwood, Catron NM, m 6-26-1898 Leona Jane Alkire, b 1-12-1879, El Dorado Springs, Cedar, MO, lived Wheeler Co, TX. Leona d 10-26-1932 at Spur Lake, Catron, NM, bur next day at Luna, Catron, NM. She was the dau of Isaac Newton Alkire, b 12-2-1848 Holt, MO, d Dec 1931 in OK. Her mother was Mary Elizabeth Nash, b 3-25-1849 Holt, MO, d 3-31-1899. Patricia Erickson said she remembered her father saying his father traded their land in Texas for the land at Spur Lake, sigh unseen, because Leona Jane had tuberculosis and her doctor had advised Theodore Edward to take her to a high, dry climate. They had been at Spur Lake for about a year when my father and Theodore made a trip back to Texas to collect the rest of their belongings. Leona died while they were away and there was no way to get word to them so all the funeral arrangements were made by Charles and Essie. My father and grandfather didn't get back for another two weeks and were met on the road by a neighbor who gave them the news."

Sources

• Oklahoma, County Marriage Records

• 1920 Justice Precinct 1, Wheeler, Texas US Census - housewife with three children in the household (Essie, Charlie, and Victor)

• Find A Grave: Memorial #41238925

See also:

• at archive Bell Family Genealogy archive at Internet Archive Wayback Machine

Acknowledgements

• This person was created through the import of JDS_09_17_10.ged on 09 February 2011.