Born in Tennessee
Ancestors 
Daughter of Thomas Overton Harris
and Kate Ann (Miller) Harris
Wife of
Charles W. (Stooke) Stookes
— married
2 Aug 1911 in Bedford, Tennessee
Mother of
Catherine S. (Stookes) Luton
Died
at age 28
in Tennessee, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 12 Sep 2016
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Sources
"Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNZ9-3R6 : 4 December 2014), Chas W Stooks and Bessie Harris, 02 Aug 1911; from "Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing p. 58, Bedford, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee.
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSZ5-QWG : 22 January 2015), Edward Harris in household of Overton Harris, Wartrace town, Bedford, Tennessee, United States; citing sheet 1A, family 4, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,241,558.
- "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGXK-YK5 : 29 October 2015), Thomas O Harris, Civil District 3, Bedford, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 3, sheet 2B, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,503."United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MNGX-SS6 : 14 December 2015), Overton Harris in household of Thomas O Harris, Nashville Ward 10, Davidson, Tennessee, United States; citing sheet 1A, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,821,734.
"Tennessee Death Records, 1914-1955," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NSXW-XYH : 25 May 2014), Bessie H Stooke, 20 Feb 1920; citing Cemetery, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, v 8 cn 369, State Library and Archives, Nashville; FHL microfilm 1,299,713.
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