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Louisa Elizabeth Harris 1831 – 1896 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Jul 1831

Birth Location: Bedford, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 3 Apr 1896

Death Location: Poetry, Kaufman, Texas, USA

Father: James Harris

Mother: Asenath Hairgrove

Spouse(s): Thomas Muse, Nelson None

Children(s): Eli Muse, Hershell Muse, James Nelson

Louisa Elizabeth Harris was born in 1831 in Bedford, Tennessee, United States, the child of James B Harris and Asenath Tennessee Hairgrove. In 1850, Louisa Elizabeth Harris resided in District 9, Bedford, Tennessee. In 1870, Louisa Elizabeth Harris resided in Kaufman, Texas, United States. Louisa Elizabeth Harris married Thomas J Muse, Nelson, and had children including Eli Jefferson Muse, Hershell V Muse, James Marion Nelson. Louisa Elizabeth Harris passed away in 1896 in Poetry, Kaufman, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Louisa Elizabeth Harris was born in 1831 in Bedford, Tennessee, United States, the child of James B Harris and Asenath Tennessee Hairgrove.
  • In 1850, Louisa Elizabeth Harris resided in District 9, Bedford, Tennessee.
  • In 1870, Louisa Elizabeth Harris resided in Kaufman, Texas, United States.
  • Louisa Elizabeth Harris married Thomas J Muse, Nelson, and had children including Eli Jefferson Muse, Hershell V Muse, James Marion Nelson.
  • Louisa Elizabeth Harris passed away in 1896 in Poetry, Kaufman, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Harris
1788 – 1860
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
JH
Asenath Hairgrove
1807 – 1884
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
AH

Spouses(s)

Thomas Muse
1816 – 1894
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
TM
Nelson None
– 1855
Birth Location: –
N

Children(s)

Eli Muse
1862 – 1926
Birth Location: Texas, United States
EM
Hershell Muse
1872 – 1917
Birth Location: Poetry, Kaufman, Texas, USA
HM
James Nelson
1852 – 1923
Birth Location: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
JN

Louisa Harris's Ancestors

Self
Louisa Harris
1831 – 1896
Birth Place: Bedford, Tennessee, United States
Parents
James B Harris
1788 – 1860
North Carolina, USA
Asenath (Tennessee) Hairgrove
1807 – 1884
North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Stephen (Marion) Hairgrove
1784 – 1858
Guilford Co., NC
Nancy (Mary Polly) Brown
1787 – 1880
Guilford, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
STEPHEN HARGROVE
1750 – 1804
MARY
1751 – 1802
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Louisa Harris's Descendants

1.
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Louisa (Elizabeth) Harris (19 Jul 1831 – 3 Apr 1896) m. Thomas (J) Muse (30 JAN 1816 – 30 Mar 1894) m. Nelson ( – Before 1855)
  1. 1. Eli (Jefferson) Muse (July 1862 – 1926) m. Ura (Samantha) Harper (10 NOV 1871 – 12 Jul 1963)
    1. 1. Mary (Ethel) Gill (11 Nov 1892 – 5 Mar 1982)
    2. 2. Jerome Muse (23 Nov 1895 – 5 Nov 1972)
      1. 1. William (L) Brigman (abt 1924 – )
    3. 3. Mattie Muse (3 Mar 1898 – 7 May 1917)
    4. 4. Thomas (Jessie) Muse (14 Sep 1900 – 15 Feb 1955)
    5. 5. Ruby (Aileen) Muse (14 OCT 1905 – 20 MAY 1970) m. Samuel (Gobel) Moore (23 JUL 1907 – 21 JUL 1967)
      1. 1. Sammie (Gene) Moore (15 OCT 1931 – 20 JAN 1998) m. James (Monroe) Keeling (23 AUG 1930 – 27 JAN 2004)
        1. 1.
        2. 2. Sabra (Gene) Keeling ( – 5 DEC 1998) m.
      2. 2. Robert (Allen) Moore (8 JUN 1936 – 19 AUG 2003) m. Jamie (Heather) Ross (14 May 1940 – 29 Nov 2018) m. Mae
        1. 1. Laurie (Heather) Moore (23 AUG 1961 – 4 JUL 1999)
        2. 2. Melinda (Allene) Moore (30 Sep 1966 – ) m. Scott Murphree (24 Dec 1963 – 15 Feb 1997) m. Randles m. Ronnie (J) Bluhm (1 Sep 1964 – ) m. R H (1964 – )
        3. 3. T Moore m.
      3. 3. Sabra (Gayle) Moore (abt 1938 – )
      4. 4. Thomas (C) Moore (abt 1944 – )
      5. 5. Hershel (E) Moore (abt 1947 – )
    6. 6. Imogene (E.) Muse (24 Jul 1910 – 12 May 1975)
  2. 2. Hershell (V) Muse (Dec 1872 – 13 Feb 1917)
  3. 3. James (Marion) Nelson (2 May 1852 – 11 Nov 1923)

Louisa Harris's Timeline

6 Records

1831
19 Jul 1831
Birth of Louisa Elizabeth Harris in Bedford, Tennessee, United States
Bedford, Tennessee, United States
1850
1850
Age 19
Louisa Elizabeth Harris resided here in District 9, Bedford, Tennessee
District 9, Bedford, Tennessee
1870
1870
Age 39
Louisa Elizabeth Harris resided here in Kaufman, Texas, United States
Kaufman, Texas, United States
1880
1880
Age 49
Louisa Elizabeth Harris resided here in Kaufman, Texas, United States
Kaufman, Texas, United States
1896
3 Apr 1896
Age 65
Death of Louisa Elizabeth Harris in Poetry, Kaufman, Texas, USA
Poetry, Kaufman, Texas, USA
1896
3 Apr 1896
Age 65
Death of Louisa Elizabeth Harris in Poetry, Kaufman, Texas, USA
Poetry, Kaufman, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Jul 1831
    Event Place: Bedford, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: , Kaufman, Texas; Roll: T9_1315; Family History Film: 1255315; Page: 107.1000; Enumeration District: 37; Image: .
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: , Kaufman, Texas; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .
    [3] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 9, Bedford, Tennessee; Roll: M432_869; Page: 166A; Image: .
    [4] Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1836-2011

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 9, Bedford, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 9, Bedford, Tennessee; Roll: M432_869; Page: 166A; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Kaufman, Texas, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: , Kaufman, Texas; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Kaufman, Texas, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: , Kaufman, Texas; Roll: T9_1315; Family History Film: 1255315; Page: 107.1000; Enumeration District: 37; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Apr 1896
    Event Place: Poetry, Kaufman, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1836-2011

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Apr 1896
    Event Place: Poetry, Kaufman, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1836-2011
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