Elizabeth (Slade) Harris (1838 - 1929)

Born 7 Dec 1838 in Stoke Abbot, West Dorset District, Dorset, England

Ancestors

Wife of James Harris — married 11 Jan 1866 in Chideock, Dorset, England

Descendants

Died 28 May 1929 at age 90 in Chester Township, Poweshiek County, Iowa, United States of America

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Biography

Elizabeth Slade was born on 7 December 1838, and christened in Stoke Abbot, Dorset on 15 December 1838^[1]. She was the daughter of Thomas Slade and Esther Vile.

At the time of the 1841 England and Wales Census, Thomas, Esther, Charlotte, Sophia, James, Elizabeth, and Sarah Ann Slade were listed as living in Burstock, Dorset^[2].

At the time of the 1851 England and Wales Census, Esther, Charlotte, John, Sophia, James, Elizabeth, and Sarah Ann Slade were listed as living in Chideock, Dorset, along with a boarder^[3].

At the time of the 1861 England and Wales Census, Esther, Elizabeth, and Sarah Ann Slade were listed as living in Chideock^[4]. At the time of the census, Elizabeth's occupation was listed as "Maltsters Daughter".

Elizabeth married James Harris in Chideock on 11 January 1866^[5].

At the time of the 1871 England and Wales Census, James, Elizabeth, Thomas A, Frederick, and Ernest I Harris were listed as living in Stanton St. Gabriel, Dorset, along with James' mother Jane Harris and sister Charlotte Harris^[6].

At the time of the 1881 England and Wales Census, Elizabeth, Elizabeth G, Thomas Adolphus, Frederick, Ernest J, and Edgar John Harris were listed as living in Uplyme, Devon^[7]. At the time of the census, Elizabeth was listed as a widow, and her occupation was listed as "Knitter (Fgt)".

At the time of the 1900 U.S. Census, Thomas A, Carolina W, Frank A, and Ester C Harris were listed as living in Chester Township, Iowa, along with Thomas' mother Elisabeth Harris and brother Edgar J Harris^[8].

At the time of the 1910 U.S. Census, Thomas A, Caroline W, Frank A, Esther C, Raymond W, Lilly M, and Harvey T Harris were listed as living in Chester Township, along with Thomas' mother Elisabeth Harris^[9].

At the time of the 1920 U.S. Census, Thomas A, Carolina W, Frank A, Esther C, Raymond W, Lilly M, Harvey F, Merle R, and Glenn E Harris were listed as living in Chester Township, along with Thomas' mother Elizabeth S Harris^[10].

Elizabeth died in Poweshiek County, Iowa on May 28, 1929^[11], and was buried in Chester Cemetery, Grinnell, Iowa^[12].

Obituary

Elizabeth Harris died at the home of her son, Thomas A, in Chester Township, Poweshiek County, Iowa. Burial in the Chester Cemetery northeast of Grinnell, Iowa.

Elizabeth Slade was the daughter of Thomas and Ann Slade. She grew up a faithful adherent of the Church of England. She was baptized and christened while a babe and was confirmed at the age of 15 years. To that church, she was a member all her life.

She was married to James Harris on January 11, 1866. To this union were born four sons: Thomas A, Ernest J, Edgar J and Fredrick; and one daughter: Slade Harris. All the children were baptized and christened in her church. She loved and trusted God, and tho mainly private, her devotions were no less regular and sincere.

She and James were engaged in farming in England until his death on November 20, 1872. Left a widow with five small children, she met the problem and won, rearing to maturity all her children.

In 1887 two sons, Frederick and Ernest came to America, followed a year later by Edgar. In 1890 Thomas and Mother Harris also came to this country, leaving the daughter in her own home in England. Since that time she has made her home with one or another of her sons in the vicinity of Grinnell.

At the time of the sickness and death of her daughter, she made a trip back to England but stayed only for a short time.

Her passing was as her life had been; no sickness; no pain; no fear; no dread, when her life's span had been lived, she went to sleep here, to awake in life's sweet beyond. She was preceded in death by her parents, her three brothers; John, Henry and James, and her three sisters; Charlotte, Sophia and Annie.

Immigration

Immigration:

Date: 1890

Place: USA

Note: With son Thomas to join other sons

Sources

1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JQNN-81M : 30 December 2014, Elizabeth Slade, 15 Dec 1838); citing STOKE-ABBAS, DORSET, ENGLAND, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,239,246.
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQYQ-N2D : 30 October 2015), Elizabeth Slade in household of Thomas Slade, Burstock, Dorset, England; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SG2K-T52 : 24 July 2016), Elizabeth Slade in household of Esther Slade, Chideock, Dorset, England; citing Chideock, Dorset, England, p. 1, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7PM-JB5 : 28 September 2016), Elizabeth Slade in household of Esther Slade, Chideock, Dorsetshire, England; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
5. ↑ "England, Dorset, Parish Registers, 1538-1936", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV39-NB6N : 12 September 2017), James Harris and Elizabeth Slade, 1866.
6. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5R7-YYG : 23 June 2017), Elizabeth Harris in entry for James Harris, 1871.
7. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q276-LQ6B : 20 August 2016), Elizabeth Harris, Uplyme, Devon, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 14, Piece/Folio 2126/96, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,760.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9LD-R9C : accessed 9 October 2017), Elisabeth Harris in household of Thomas A Harris, Chester & Sheridan Townships, Poweshiek, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 96, sheet 4A, family 63, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,456.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MG9H-1Q5 : accessed 9 October 2017), Elisabeth Harris in household of Thomas A Harris, Chester, Poweshiek, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 111, sheet 2B, family 38, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 421; FHL microfilm 1,374,434.
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDM8-F4W : accessed 9 October 2017), Elizabeth S Harris in household of Thomas A Harris, Chester, Poweshiek, Iowa, United States; citing ED 121, sheet 2B, line 68, family 35, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 511; FHL microfilm 1,820,511.
11. ↑ "Iowa, Death Records, 1921-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q248-C4RP : 31 October 2016), Elizabeth Slade Harris, 28 May 1929, Iowa, United States; citing certificate #791429, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines; FamilySearch digital folder 101784588.
12. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 81576528: Elizabeth S Harris

• Find a Grave, memorial page for Elizabeth Slade Harris (7 Dec 1838–28 May 1929), Find A Grave: Memorial #81576528, citing Chester Cemetery, Grinnell, Poweshiek County, Iowa, USA.

See also:

• ThePeerage.com: Elizabeth Slade