Glover Harris (1882 - 1958)

Born 14 Feb 1882 in Louisiana

Ancestors

Husband of Annie Leona (Baker) Harris — married 22 Feb 1906 in Claiborne Parish, Louisiana

Descendants

Died 31 Aug 1958 at age 76 in Cotton Valley, Webster, Louisiana, USA

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Biography

Glover Harris was my maternal Grandfather. We called him Pappy. He was born on February, 14, 1882. Yes, on Valentine's Day, and he was a sweetheart. His parents were John Thomas Harris and Francis Katherine "Kate" Glover.^[1] I know that he had other sisters, but none are mentioned on a US Census.

He married my Grandmother, Annie Leona Baker, on February 22, 1890, in Lisbon, Louisiana. They had eight children. Only five survived.

He was born in Claiborne, Louisiana and died in Cotton Valley, Louisiana. He is buried in Cotton Valley Cemetery. He was 76 years old and died from complications of a stroke he had years earlier.

I was only 2 or 3 when he died so I don't remember much about him. Everything I heard from stories about him is that he was a proud and honest man. "His word was his bond", my mother always said. He was loved and respected in his community.

He was a farmer, and laborer.

One story that my mother told me was that when she was 19 or 20 she had gone home to visit. My grandfather was working under a car. The jack gave way and the car fell on him. It was only my mother and grandmother there. She picked up the car and my grandmother pulled him out. It must have been a 1930s car and very heavy.

He died at home in Cotton Valley, Louisiana from complications of a stroke on August 31, 1958. ^[2] He is buried in Cotton Valley Cemetery, Cotton Valley, Louisiana My mother always said that her father was a "poor but honest" man and that his word was his bond. He was so well loved in the community, people came for miles around and the church was standing room only.

Sources

1. ↑ 1900 US Census
2. ↑ Find A Grave

• 1900 US Census Census Place: Police Jury Ward 7, Claiborne, Louisiana; Roll: 562; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 0023; FHL microfilm: 1240562
• 1910 US Census Census Place: Police Jury Ward 7, Claiborne, Louisiana; Roll: T624_512; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0026; FHL microfilm: 1374525

• 1920 US Census Census Place: Police Jury Ward 5, Claiborne, Louisiana; Roll: T625_609; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 90; Image: 800
• 1930 US Census Census Place: Police Jury Ward 2, Webster, Louisiana; Roll: 825; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0008; Image: 335.0; FHL microfilm: 2340560
• 1940 US Census Census Place: Webster, Louisiana; Roll: T627_1464; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 60-11
• US World War I Draft Registration
• Find A Grave