Gazlay Family History
Ira Harris
Parents
| Father | Marvin Harris (ca. 1820 - ) |
| Mother | Mary L. Douglas (January 1834 - ) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 30 March 2020; Last Edited: 30 March 2020 |
| Person ID | 9191 |
| Name | Ira Harris |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 4 March 1855 in Wisconsin1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
| Married | 5 November 1878 in Marquette County, Wisconsin to Martha Virginia Morehead7, 8 |
| Died | 3 May 19141 |
| Buried | in Oak Grove Cemetery, La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Martha Virginia Morehead (daughter of Thomas Morehead and Martha _____) |
| Born | 6 December 1852 |
| Married | 5 November 1878 in Marquette County, Wisconsin to Ira Harris |
| Died | 17 June 1932 |
| Children | of Ira Harris and Martha Virginia Morehead: |
| 1. | May G. Harris |
| Born | December 1879 in Wisconsin |
| +2. | Maude V. Harris |
| Born | 19 December 1881 in Wisconsin |
| Married | 2 December 1905 in Mauston, Juneau County, Wisconsin to Guy Alan Harriman |
| Died | 12 August 1931 |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Oak Grove Cemetery, La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin, Ira Harris, born: 4 March 1855; died: 3 May 1914 [from record].
- U.S. Federal Census, 1860, Wisconsin, Marquette County Douglas, Page 1, Marvin Harris, 40, New York, joiner; Mary Harris, 33, Vermont; Ira Harris, 5, Wisconsin; Asa Harris, 3, Wisconsin.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1870, Wisconsin, Sauk County, Baraboo, Page No. 30, Martin [sic, Marvin] Harris, 30, New York, (?) turner; Mary Harris, 27, Vermont; Asa Harris, 12, Wisconsin; Nathan Harris, 9, Wisconsin; John Harris, 4, Wisconsin; Ira Harris, 14, Wisconsin. [The ages for Marvin and Mary are low by about 20 and 10 years respectively based on several other records. This is probably due to an error by the enumerator or the person giving the information.]
- U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Wisconsin, Sauk County, Baraboo, Enumeration District 245, Page No. 4, Ira Harris, 25, Ohio, machinist; wife Martha Harris, 27, Wisconsin; daughter May Harris, 6/12, Dec., Wisconsin.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Wisconsin, Juneau County, Necedah, ED 83, Sheet No. 8B, Ira Harris, 43, New York, Mar. 1857, fireman, RR; wife of 21 years Martha V. Harris, 46 [overwritten with 45], Wisconsin, December 1854, 2 children, 2 living; daughter May G. Harris, 20 [overwritten with 19], Wisconsin, Dec. 1880, milliner; daughter Maude Harris, 18 [overwritten with 17], Wisconsin, Dec. 1882; servant Nellie Johnson, 16, Wisconsin, Jan. 1884, housework. [Birth years for Ira, Martha, and May differ from other records; Maude’s birth year may also be wrong here.]
- U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Wisconsin, Juneau County, Necedah, ED 79, Sheet No. 3A, Ira Harris, 56, New York, fireman, railroad; wife of 32 years Martha Harris, 58, Wisconsin, 2 children, 2 living; daughter May G. Harris, 30, Wisconsin, divorced.
- Email between Jeffrey Harriman and Lee Gazlay, April 2013, with information about Marvin Harris and his descendants.
- Wisconsin Marriages 1836-1930, available at familysearch.org; Ira Harris, son of Marvin Harris and Mary Harris; and Martha Morehead, daughter of Thomas Morehead and Martha Morehead; married on 5 November 1878 in Marquette, Wisconsin.