Iowa Family Groupsheet for John Bennett Harris Family Submitted by: Kathi Davis Email address: kathleen-davis@att.net Husband: HARRIS, John Bennett Birthdate: 12 March 1857 Birthplace: Crow's Nest, St. Cleer, Cornwall, England Death date: 17 June 1924 Place of death: St. Louis, Missouri; bur Xenia Cem, Dallas Co, IA Father: HARRIS, Joseph Mother: BENNETT, Mary Ann Marriage date: 21 March 1874 Marriage place: Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, Northumberland, England Wife: HILL, Elizabeth Jane Birthdate: 24 October 1859 Birthplace: Calstock, Cornwall, England Death date: 19 April 1914 Place of death: Woodward, Dallas Co, IA; bur Xenia Cem, Dallas Co, IA Father: HILL, Thomas Crocker Mother: PALMER, Mary Ann CHILDREN Child No. 1: HARRIS, Joseph Blamey Sex: M Birthdate: 13 March 1875 Birthplace: Cramlington, Northumberland, England Death date: 28 February 1919 Place of death: Marion, Williamson Co, IL; bur Oak Ridge Cem, Sangamon Co, IL Marriage date: 17 March 1894 Marriage place: Chevington, Northumberland, England Spouse's name: Sarah MCGILL Child No. 2: HARRIS, Mary Ann Sex: F Birthdate: 7 September 1877 Birthplace: Bothal, Northumberland, England Death date: Place of death: Marriage date: 4 April 1900 Marriage place: Bothal, Northumberland, England Spouse's name: Frederick James BAMBRIDGE Child No. 3: HARRIS, Ada Jane Sex: F Birthdate: 25 September 1878 Birthplace: Newbottle, County Durham, England Baptism: 1878, W. Rainton, County Durham, England Death date: 14 July 1930 Place of death: Superior Twp, Washtenaw Co, MI Marriage date: 24 March 1897 Marriage place: Morpeth, Northumberland, England Spouse's name: Francis BELL Child No. 4: HARRIS, John Charles Sex: M Birthdate: 13 March 1880 Birthplace: Newbottle, County Durham, England Death date: February 1967 Place of death: Taylor, Wayne Co, MI Marriage date: 20 May 1901 Marriage place: Morpeth, Northumberland, England Spouse's name: Mary Hannah WHITEHEAD Child No. 5: HARRIS, Louisa Ellen Sex: F Birthdate: 11 April 1882 Birthplace: Newbottle, County Durham, England Death date: 25 July 1941 Place of death: Livonia, Wayne Co. MI; bur Parkview Cem, Livonia Marriage date: 30 May 1903 Marriage place: Bothal, Northumberland, England Spouse's name: William HADDON Child No. 6: HARRIS, Beatrice Jessie Sex: F Birthdate: 25 June 1883; Chr 20 February 1884, Newbottle Parish Birthplace: Newbottle, County Durham, England Death date: May 1969, bur 19 May-Highland Memory Gardens Place of death: Polk Co, IA Marriage date: 18 May 1901 Marriage place: Bothal, Northumberland, England Spouse's name: Andrew Henderson SCROWTHER Child No. 7: HARRIS, Florence Maud Sex: F Birthdate: 1 April 1885; Chr. 2 January 1889, Newbottle Parish Birthplace: Newbottle, County Durham, England Death date: Place of death: USA Marriage date: about 1905 Marriage place: USA Spouse's name: William Herbert BAINBRIDGE Child No. 8: HARRIS, Emma Ursula Sex: F Birthdate: 2 February 1887; Chr. 2 January 1889, Newbottle Parish Birthplace: Newbottle, County Durham, England Death date: January 1969 Place of death: Kirkville, Wapello Co, IA Marriage date: 29 October 1904 Marriage place: Huntsville, Randolph Co, MO Spouse's name: John William DAWSON Child No. 9: HARRIS, Thomas Crocker Hill Sex: M Birthdate: 24 October 1888; Chr. 2 January 1889, Newbottle Parish Birthplace: Lanchester, County Durham, England Death date: 22 February 1965 Place of death: Kirkville, Wapello Co, IA bur Mem Lawn Cem, Ottumwa, IA Marriage date: 19 April 1912 Marriage place: New Cambria, Macon Co, MO Spouse's name: Christine EDMUNDS Child No. 10: HARRIS, Lily Sex: F Birthdate: 28 February 1890 Birthplace: Newbottle, County Durham, England Death date: 3 May 1976 Place of death: Ypsilanti, MI; bur Montrose Cem, Genessee Co, MI Marriage date: 11 January 1908 Marriage place: Albia, Monroe Co, IA Spouse's name: Clarence DAVIS Child No. 11: HARRIS, Peter Robert Sex: M Birthdate: 14 September 1892 Birthplace: West Rainton, County Durham, England Death date: 1952; bur Resthaven Cem, W. Des Moines, Polk Co, IA Place of death: Marriage date: 20 September 1912 Marriage place: Polk Co, IA Spouse's name: Bertha Blanche NICHOLS Child No. 12: HARRIS, Andrew Sex: M Birthdate: 26 July 1894 Birthplace: Chevington Colliery, Chevington, Northumberland, England Death date: 14 December 1927 Place of death: Ziegler, Franklin Co, IL bur Masonic & Oddf Cem, Benton, IL Marriage date: (1) 22 October 1913 Marriage place: (1) Boone Co, IA Spouse's name: Ethel Bell GILLILAND Marriage date: (2) Marriage place: (2) Spouse’s name: Pearl Child No. 13: HARRIS, Sarah Elizabeth Sex: F Birthdate: 24 October 1895 Birthplace: Chevington Colliery, Chevington, Northumberland, England Death date: July 1977 Place of death: Des Moines, Polk Co, IA Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Joseph PASKVAN Child No. 14: HARRIS, Laura Ethel Sex: F Birthdate: 9 December 1896 Birthplace: Chevington Colliery, Chevington, Northumberland, England Death date: 19 October 1918 Place of death: Springfield, Sangamon Co, IL; bur Oak Ridge Cem, Sangamon Co, IL Marriage date: 31 December 1912 Marriage place: Polk Co, IA Spouse's name: George Edwin GILLILAND Child No. 15: HARRIS, Redvers George "Bulla" Sex: M Birthdate: 18 February 1900 Birthplace: Pegswood, Northumberland, England Death date: 13 May 1952 Place of death: USA; bur Blk 34a, Glendale Cem, Des Moines, Polk Co, IA Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Child No. 16: HARRIS, Gertrude Alice Sex: F Birthdate: 13 September 1902 Birthplace: Pegswood, Northumberland, England Christened: 4 November 1902, Primitive Methodist, Bothal, Northumberland, England Death date: 5 October 1991 Place of Death: Washington State Buried: 7 Oct 1991, Evergreen Mem Garden, Vancouver, Clark Co, WA Marriage date: (1) 24 March 1919 Marriage place: (1) Des Moines, Des Moines Co, IA Spouse name: (1) Anselm WINFIELD Marriage date: (2) 8 September 1920 Marriage place: (2) Kirkville, Adair Co, MO Spouse name: (2) Walter REESE NOTE: There were 23 children total. I have located the 16 who survived to adulthood. SOURCES: Cousin Susan from Indiana who knew a lot of the children's names, spouses and places in the US. 1871 UK Census, Cornwall, RG10/2237, ED6, folio 45, p.32. 1881 UK Census, County Durham, RG11/4973, ED 8, folio 41, p.12. 1891 UK Census, County Durham, RG12/4109, folio 47, p. 27. 1901 UK Census, Pegswood, Northumberland, RG13/4837, ED 17, folio 29, p. 32. 1910 US Census, Monroe Co, IA, Troy Twp, ED104, p. 25b. 1920 US Census, Dallas Co, IA, Des Moines Twp, ED 231, p.7b. Certified copies of birth entries for John, Elizabeth, and all children from the General Register Office, Southport, UK. Certified copies of marriage entries for John, Elizabeth, and those children married in the UK from the GRO, Southport, UK. John: Certificate of Death, State of Missouri Elizabeth: Certificate of Death, State of Iowa Xenia Cemetery: Hawkeye Heritage Vol 2, No. 4, Oct 1967. John Bennett Harris: Declaration of Intention of Naturalization, Foster, Monroe Co, IA, Vol 2, Pg 22, found at www.iamonroe.org, National Archives & Record Administration microfilm publication T843, roll 73, page d, Ship Passenger Arrival Records, Vessel Saxonia, May 19, 1904, lines 2-14 Parish records, Newbottle, Baptisms 1884, p. 5, No. 34 (Beatrice); 1889, p. 60, Nos. 475-477 (Emma, Thomas, Florence). Familysearch.org; FindaGrave.com Additional Sources: JOSEPH Blamey: 1900 US Census, IL, Sangamon Co, T623-343, ED92, p. 16a. MARY Ann: 1901 Census, Co Durham, England. RG19/4700, ED19, folio 67, p. 24 ADA Jane: 1901 Census, Northumberland, England RG13/48387, ED29, folio 124, p. 83. 1920 US Census, Iowa, Dallas Co, Des Moines Twp, Woodward T625-486, ED 231, p. 4a. JOHN Charles: SSDI; familysearch.org LOUISA Ellen: 1910 Census, Iowa, Monroe Co, Troy Twp, Albia. T624-414, ED104, p. 648 1920 Census, Iowa, Dallas Co, Grant Twp, Granger, T625-486, ED10, sheet 4b. 1930 Census, Michigan, Wayne Co, T626-1042, Ward 10, Block 238, ED82-284; Death & burial info from cousin Louisa Haddon-Dotts. BEATRICE Jessie: Immigraton: SS Ivernia, arr. Boston 5 May, 1910 found at Ancestry.com Burial at Highland Memorial Gardens from Polk Co, Iowa Genweb online. EMMA: SSDI, which incorrectly gives her birthdate as 14 Feb, 1887. THOMAS Crocker Hill: Naturalized 1941, Wapello Co, IA (Petition Book 9, p. 487); death & burial info from cousin Candace in Hawaii. Copy of Marriage Certificate, State of Missouri (Book 12, p. 152). LILY: SSDI, Numident, Funeral note card, Certificate of Marriage, State of Iowa and Hawkeye Heritage, Vol. 8, No 4, Oct 1973, p. 194. PETER Robert: cousin Susan in Indiana, Polk Co Marriage Book 15, familysearch.org ANDREW: Illinois Statewide Death Index 1916-1950, and familysearch.org SARAH Elizabeth: SSDI, issued: Iowa, Last Residence: Des Moines, Polk Co, IA. LAURA Ethel: familysearch.org; Polk Co Marriage Book 15 REDVERS George: WWI Draft Registration Card, Springfield, IL GERTRUDE Alice, most information courtesy cousin Martha in Vancouver; Polk Co Marriage Book 19. *********************************************** Copyright 2014 © Kathi Davis. All rights reserved. http://www.usgenweb.org/volunteers/copyright.shtml ***********************************************