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Jacob Wayne Harris

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Jacob Wayne Harris

Birth
Bertrand, Berrien County, Michigan, USA
Death
Mar 1920 (aged 82–83)
Bloomfield, San Juan County, New Mexico, USA
Burial
Bloomfield, San Juan County, New Mexico, USA GPS-Latitude: 36.6891671, Longitude: -107.9083175
Plot
south side, first row, lot #8
Memorial ID
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Jacob Harris was born in Bertrand, Berrian Co. Michigan to parents John & Lovina Eiler Harris. Were early pioneers to Utah. Jacob married Eliza Jane Carpenter Aug 16, 1862 in Filmore Millard Co. UT. Were parents of 9 children. 1877 Harris family moved via The Old Spanish Trail from Sevier Co. UT to Lincoln County New Mexico, settling on the Hondo, next to the John S. Chisum Ranch. Live there until 1894. After this time lived in Conjoes Co., Farmington NM, 1910 Tyler WA where Eliza Jane died Apr.1, 1912, had move there with son Wayne D. Harris who worked for the RR. After Eliza died Jacob move to San Juan Co. NM lived with the Wm. T. & Phebe Harris Dufur family. Jacob raised cattle & horses, grew crops, 1904 Durango, sold wool which he brought up from Farmington.
Jacob Harris was born in Bertrand, Berrian Co. Michigan to parents John & Lovina Eiler Harris. Were early pioneers to Utah. Jacob married Eliza Jane Carpenter Aug 16, 1862 in Filmore Millard Co. UT. Were parents of 9 children. 1877 Harris family moved via The Old Spanish Trail from Sevier Co. UT to Lincoln County New Mexico, settling on the Hondo, next to the John S. Chisum Ranch. Live there until 1894. After this time lived in Conjoes Co., Farmington NM, 1910 Tyler WA where Eliza Jane died Apr.1, 1912, had move there with son Wayne D. Harris who worked for the RR. After Eliza died Jacob move to San Juan Co. NM lived with the Wm. T. & Phebe Harris Dufur family. Jacob raised cattle & horses, grew crops, 1904 Durango, sold wool which he brought up from Farmington.

Inscription

Jacob Harris grave #8 next to Geo. Adair Slade who is #7

Gravesite Details

Documentation is an old Hammond Cemetery Ledger, has a burial for Jacob Harris



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