Mary Crenshaw Woods

Mary Crenshaw Woods

• Father: John Woods b. circa 1795, d. 22 March 1864
• Mother: Elizabeth Elmira Foley b. circa 1815, d. 29 August 1875

• Mary Crenshaw Woods was born circa 1846 in Texas or Louisiana.
• She married John E. Sutton M.D. say 1863.
• Mary Crenshaw Woods became a widow at the 11 January 1863 death of her husband John E. Sutton M.D.
• Elizabeth Elmira Foley appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1870 in Lavaca County, Texas. Other members of the household included Mary Crenshaw Woods, Octavia Elizabeth Woods, Charles Foley Woods and Arthur S. Woods.
• She married Buckner Harris, son of Hon. Buckner Harris, circa 1872.
• Buckner Harris and Mary Crenshaw Woods appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Luling, Caldwell County, Texas. Other members of the household included James Steele Harris, John Clayton Harris, Elizabeth Octavia Harris, Arthur Buckner Harris M.D. and Frank Collin Harris.
• Mary Crenshaw Woods died on 17 October 1906 in Bexar County, Texas.
• The following appeared on 19 October 1906 in the San Antonio Daily Light: The funeral of Mrs. Mary C. Harris, wife of Rev. Buckner Harris, was held this morning at 9:30 o'clock from her late residence, 1601 Main avenue. The active pall bearers were J. W. Armstrong, Sidney Tuttle, E. C. Long, W. F. Gohlke, L. B. Clogg, George Powell. The honorary pall bearers were W. J. Moore, Louis Oge, Dr. J. V. Spring, J. B. Flannery, A. W. Shaw, Judge Keller.

• Last Edited: 26 Nov 2007