FIFTH GENERATION

26. Henry Lonzo HARRIS was born about 1849 in , , Missouri.

He died on 10 Jan 1913. He was buried in Kirksville, Adair, Missouri. Forest-Llewllyn Cemetary, Llewllyn Addition, Section C 11.

Company F, 2nd Vol. Inf.

Stone indicates born 1839.

Marriage listed in VanBuren Cty, MO, Eli G. Harris and Sarah Tompson, Feb 21, 1838. (Missouri Gen Rec & Abstr, vol 2 p 45, Heritage Books.)

Worked on RR.

Henry was married to Laura Priscilla Scott.

27. Laura Priscilla SCOTT was born on 13 May 1848 in Massachusetts.  In the 1920 census she is listed as a widowed head of household with the occupation of housekeeper, at home.  This was quite a job as also living with her on the farm in Benton township, Adair county, Missouri were her brother, Solomon, and daughter Minnie's family.

 

 

 

 

Laura and her granddaughter Esther Grace at the Willows home in Kirksville, Missouri in 1914.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Laura had a brother, Solomon S. SCOTT who was born about 1859 in Massachusetts.  In 1920 he is a widower working as a farmer on his sister's farm..

 

 

 

 

Laura died on 11 Aug 1929 at age 81.

She was buried in Kirksville, Adair, Missouri. Forest-Llewllyn Cemetary, Llewllyn Addition, Section C 11.

Although some records indicate a birth date of 13 May 1824, her tombstone says birth 1848. The 1848 date would give a more reasonable age, but then 104 is entirely possible.
 

Children were:

13 ii. Mildred (Minnie) HARRIS