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Elizabeth <I>Sims</I> Harris

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Elizabeth Sims Harris

Birth
Newton County, Mississippi, USA
Death
28 Jan 1920 (aged 77)
Decatur, Newton County, Mississippi, USA
Burial
Decatur, Newton County, Mississippi, USA Add to Map
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Daughter of Michael Micajah Jr and Eleanor Nellie (Blakely) Sims.

1850 Census records show Elizabeth(8) living in Newton County, Mississippi. Others listed: Michael(31), Eleanor(31), Richard(12), Mary(10), Sarah(5), Rufus(3) & Mark(1).

1860 Census records show Elizabeth(18) living in the "Chunkyville" area of Newton County, Mississippi. Others listed (all Sims): Michel M.(42), Elen(43), Sarah(16), Ruffus(12), Mark(10), Mary(8), John(6), Martha(3) & Francis(3). Also, John K. McDaniel(68).

Became the second wife of James Monroe "Red Jim" Harris between 1860 & 1866. [Based on 1860 Census records listing James & first wife, Martha, & the birth of James & Elizabeth's first child in 1866.] For more detailed info about the family, please see this great article at the Newton County, Mississippi Historical & Genealogical Society website.

No 1870 Census records found for family as of October 2014. Any help is appreciated.

1880 Census records show J.M. & Elizabeth living & farming in Beat 1, Newton County, Mississippi. Children listed: Sarah E.(13), James W.(10), Richard M.(8), Mary(6), Jane M.(4) & William B.(8 months).

1900 Census records show James M. & Elizabeth living & farming in Beat 1, Newton County, Mississippi. Also listed are single sons, Rufus W.(20) & Monroe T.(17), married daughter, Mary L. Munn, with her husband & daughter(Leonard & L. Lorene) and a male boarder, James J. Harrison.

1910 Census records show an elderly James Monroe(75) & Elizabeth(68) still living & farming in the same district. Also listed are married son, Thomas M., with his wife, Nellie, & children, James C. & Frances E. - Male boarder William J. Freeman also living in household.
Daughter of Michael Micajah Jr and Eleanor Nellie (Blakely) Sims.

1850 Census records show Elizabeth(8) living in Newton County, Mississippi. Others listed: Michael(31), Eleanor(31), Richard(12), Mary(10), Sarah(5), Rufus(3) & Mark(1).

1860 Census records show Elizabeth(18) living in the "Chunkyville" area of Newton County, Mississippi. Others listed (all Sims): Michel M.(42), Elen(43), Sarah(16), Ruffus(12), Mark(10), Mary(8), John(6), Martha(3) & Francis(3). Also, John K. McDaniel(68).

Became the second wife of James Monroe "Red Jim" Harris between 1860 & 1866. [Based on 1860 Census records listing James & first wife, Martha, & the birth of James & Elizabeth's first child in 1866.] For more detailed info about the family, please see this great article at the Newton County, Mississippi Historical & Genealogical Society website.

No 1870 Census records found for family as of October 2014. Any help is appreciated.

1880 Census records show J.M. & Elizabeth living & farming in Beat 1, Newton County, Mississippi. Children listed: Sarah E.(13), James W.(10), Richard M.(8), Mary(6), Jane M.(4) & William B.(8 months).

1900 Census records show James M. & Elizabeth living & farming in Beat 1, Newton County, Mississippi. Also listed are single sons, Rufus W.(20) & Monroe T.(17), married daughter, Mary L. Munn, with her husband & daughter(Leonard & L. Lorene) and a male boarder, James J. Harrison.

1910 Census records show an elderly James Monroe(75) & Elizabeth(68) still living & farming in the same district. Also listed are married son, Thomas M., with his wife, Nellie, & children, James C. & Frances E. - Male boarder William J. Freeman also living in household.

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