Martha Ann (Franklin) Harris (1833 - 1914)

Born 9 Sep 1833 in Montgomery County, Kentucky, United States

Wife of James Buchanan Harris — married 20 Mar 1862 in Hunt, Texas, United States

Died 31 Jul 1914 at age 80 in Terrell, Kaufman, Texas, United States

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Biography

Martha A. Franklin was born in Kentucky on 09 Sep 1832 to Thill and M. Franklin.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

She was married to John Harris on 20 Mar 1862 in Hunt County, Texas by S. P. Boyd.^[6][1][2] and had the following known children:

1. John B.^[3] Harris was born in Texas about 1863.^[2]
2. James Harris was born in Texas about 1866.^[2]
3. Charles "Charlie"^[3] Harris was born in Texas Feb^[4] 1869.^[2]

By 1900, her husband has died and she is widowed living in Terrell, Texas and with her is her youngest child Charles and his wife and daughter.^[4] She is still living in Terrell in 1910 and is residing with a Goolsby family.^[5]

Martha died 31 Jul 1914 in Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas and was buried in Terrell.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K37R-1D8 : 13 March 2018), Martha A Harris, 31 Jul 1914; citing certificate number 15169, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,051,128.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4} "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXGG-DCN : 12 April 2016), Martha Harris in household of James Harris, Texas, United States; citing p. 34, family 246, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,078.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFNR-6T8 : 15 July 2017), Martha Harris in household of Jim Harris, Terrell, Kaufman, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district ED 36, sheet 83D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1315; FHL microfilm 1,255,314.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3PQ-KL1 : accessed 15 September 2018), Martha A Harris, Terrell city Ward 1 & 3, Kaufman, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 75, sheet 29A, family 564, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,651.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M23P-NQZ : accessed 15 September 2018), Martha Harris in household of Laura Goolsby, Terrell Ward 3, Kaufman, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 30, sheet 3A, family 42, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1570; FHL microfilm 1,375,583.
6. ↑ "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV14-J1BK : accessed 15 September 2018), John Harris and Martha Franklin, 20 Mar 1862, Marriage; citing Hunt, Texas, United States, various county clerk offices, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Texas Dept. of State Health Services and Golightly-Payne-Coon Co.; FHL microfilm 1,024,966.

• 1860 US Federal Census
• Missouri, Wills and Probate Records (for what is this a source please?
• profile page at FindAGrave, Has no photo of marker, therefore considered heresay-requested photograph.