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Mrs. Emeline Harris, an aged resident of this city, was found dead in bed at an early hour Tuesday morning, by her son, George with whom she lived. She had gone to bed the evening before feeling as well as usual and when her son went to call her for breakfast he discovered that she had passed away during the night.
Deceased would have been 83 years old next October, having been born in Ash county, North Carolina, October 29th, 1820. She came to Oregon from Mo about 15 years ago and resided in Elgin for past 12 years. Funeral srvices were conducted by Elder Mayfield in the Primitive Baptist church of which denomination she had been a consistent member for many years. She leaves two sons and three daughters.
Elgin Recorder Friday July 24, 1903
Funeral services for Franklin HARRIS retired merchant of La Grande were held Wednesday afternoon at the Snodgrass Chapel and were followed by interment in the Masonic cemetery. Mr. HARRIS died very suddenly Friday morning.
Born in Ontario, Canada January 13, 1866, he had lived in this community the last 44 years.
Survivors are four children, Mrs. Eva GARDNER, Mrs. Mae DANIELS, and Charles HARRIS of La Grande, Mrs. Beulah WOLLEK ? of Anchorage, Alaska. He had four grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
Eastern Oregon Review.
December of 1945 or January 1946.
Submitted by: Holly Vonderohe
Frozen to Death
Coroner Steincamp was summoned to Sumerville last evening to hold an inquest upon the remains of J.C. Harris who was found dead in his cabin six miles northwest of that place in the timber. He had been in town the evening before and went home drunk. Upon reaching his cabin, he flung himself upon the floor and asked his partner, a Mr. Smith, to care for his horse, which he did, and supposing he would sleep off his drunken stupor, paid no more attention to him. In the morning he found him dead. Harris was a wood-chopper, sixty years old and addicted to occasional sprees. $12. 80 in money was found upon his person. The Coroner's jury found a verdict in accordance with the above facts. - Chronicle.
Cove Ledger Thursday January 12, 1899
Died-At Hot Lake, Oregon, Thursday, August 12, 1926, Mrs. Mary Ella Harris, age 64 years, 8 months and 12 days. The funeral took place from the L. D. S. Church, Union, Tuesday, August 17, 1926, at 2 o'clock p.m.
The services were conducted by J. E. Mitchell, with Osborn Richins principal speaker. The remains were laid to rest in North powder cemetery beside those of her husband and two infant sons who died in August, 1897.
Mary Ellen Armstrong was born in Mason County, Illinois, November 30, 1861. She was united in marriage to R. J. Harris January 5, 1881. To this union ten children were born, of whom seven survive and were present in Union at the time of the funeral this week. The surviving children are Charles E. Harris, Frank O. Harris and R. J. Harris, of Union; David Albert Harris, of Anaconda, Montana; Walter F. Harris, of Butte, Montana; Mrs. M. E. Tucker, of La Grande, Oregon, and Mrs. Anna Nelson, of Union. There are ten grandchildren living and four dead, and three great grandsons.
Mrs. Harris with her family came to Oregon July 25, 1889, and settled at North Powder, Oregon, where Mr. Harris was accidentally shot October 22, 1898, causing his death in eleven hours.
Mrs. Harris with her children came to Union October 20, 1904, and have lived here most of the time since, Mrs. Harris passing away as above noted, August 12th, after great suffering from cancer.
This information donated by Larry Rader