Ira Knight Harris (1837 - 1928)

Born 28 Apr 1837 in Clarksburg, Massachusetts

Husband of Mary Jane (Williams) Harris — married about 1861 (to about 1867) in Wisconsin [uncertain]

Husband of Jane Celestia (Dewey) Harris — married about 1867 in Michigan [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 22 Mar 1928 at age 90 in Spencer, Clay, Iowa

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Biography

Ira Harris was a homesteader in Clay County, Iowa. Join the Homesteaders Project.

Private Ira Harris served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 09 01 1861
Mustered out: 10 16 1861
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 44th Regiment, Illinois Infantry

Ira was born in 1837 in Stamford, VT to Hendrick Harris and Sylvia Dickinson. His mother died when he was eight, and he may have been raised by relatives in the adjacent town of Clarksburg, Mass, as he later reported Clarksburg as his place of origin. He is reported in the 1850 census in the home of James M Weld in Stamford. Ira may have been married before 1861. After 1861 he was married to Mary Jane Williams. Ira served in the Civil War, Illinois 44th Infantry, Company H.^[1] After the war, he and mary had two children, Eva and Lizzie. Mary's death date is unknown. He married Jane Dewey of Pennsylvania. Their first child was born in Wisconsin, the second in Illinois. They settled in Clay County, Iowa, where their remaining children were born. He passed away in 1928 from chronic endocarditis.

Sources

1. ↑ Vance, J. W. (Brigadier General). Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Illinois: Volume 4 Containing Reports for the Years 1861-1866. Springfield, IL: H.W. Rokker, State Printer and Binder, 1886.[1]

• "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJCD-XSV : 27 September 2017), Mary Williams in entry for Morrie Lony Tatro and Eva Harris, 06 Jun 1882, Spencer, Clay, Iowa, United States; citing reference item 2 p 6, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,435,879.
• "Illinois Births and Christenings, 1824-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2LC-PD6 : 12 December 2014), Mary Jane Harris in entry for Lizzie Harris, 25 Nov 1867; Birth, citing Illinois; FHL microfilm 2,297,920.
• "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDJP-D8T : 12 April 2016), Ira Harris, Iowa, United States; citing p. 6, family 52, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,881.
• "Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1850-1939," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24Z-K23M : accessed 26 September 2017), Ira K Harris in entry for Stella S Harris, 12 Oct 1877, Clay Township, Clay, Iowa, United States; citing reference ID 7732, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines; FamilySearch digital folder 101693725.
• "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJCD-XSJ : 8 March 2016), Ira Harris in entry for Morrie Lony Tatro and Eva Harris, 06 Jun 1882, Spencer, Clay, Iowa, United States; citing reference item 2 p 6, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,435,879.
• "Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XV6H-LRL : 20 May 2016), Ira Harris in entry for Harris, 08 Aug 1886; citing Peterson, Clay, Iowa, United States; county district courts, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,434,998.
• "Iowa Births and Christenings, 1830-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XV2T-6JK : 3 December 2014), Ira Harris in entry for Ora Harris, ; citing Spencer, Ia.; FHL microfilm 1,434,998.
• "Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1850-1939," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24D-YHGY : accessed 26 September 2017), Ira Harris in entry for Emory Lee Harris, 16 Jul 1892, Spencer, Clay, Iowa, United States; citing reference ID 47101, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines; FamilySearch digital folder 101693733.
• "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJCD-GNN : 8 March 2016), Ira Harris in entry for Charles K. Kruse and Emma I. Harris, 10 Nov 1892, Spencer, Clay, Iowa, United States; citing reference item 2 p 70, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,435,879.
• "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJCD-RG7 : 8 March 2016), Ira Harris in entry for William I. Harris and Lida Tersey, 04 Mar 1896, Spencer, Clay, Iowa, United States; citing reference item 2 p 95, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,435,879.
• "Iowa, Death Records, 1921-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24Z-52LP : 31 October 2016), Ira Knight Harris, 22 Mar 1928, Spencer, Clay, Iowa, United States; citing certificate #21844, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines; FamilySearch digital folder 101768582.
• "Iowa Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XVHL-SWB : 12 December 2014), Ira Knight Harris, 22 Mar 1928; citing Spencer, Iowa, reference p34; FHL microfilm 1,412,250.
• National Park Service Soldiers and Sailors Database