Harriet

Harriet

• Harriet was born circa June 1850 in Alabama.
• Following emancipation, Harriet adopted the name Hattie Isaac according to the death certificate of her son Sam, and Hallie Isaac according to the death certificate of her daughter Ella..
• Following emancipation, Harriet adopted the name Harriet Morgan according to the death certificate of her daughter Nellie..
• She married Beverly, son of Sam and Feraba, circa 1869, according to the 1900 census.
• Beverly and Harriet appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1870 in Danville PO, Montgomery County, Texas. Other members of the household included Rose Harris, Sally, Frances (?), Emma (?) and Julia (?). Children Sally (age 5), Frances (3), Emma (2) and Julia (6 months) are listed in the household, but nothing else is yet known of them. Rose (age 5) appears in the household again in 1880, identified as a daughter, but she appears to have been born pior to the marriage of Beverly and Harriet.
• Research Note: According to inforrmation recorded in the 1900 census, at that time Beverly and Harriet had been married for about 30 years, and Harriet had 9 of 9 children living. Also, although there is significant evidence that Sam Harris was born in May 1870, he is not among the chidlren enumerated in the household in that census. Nothing further is yet known of children Sally, Frances, Emma and Julia, who were enumerated in their household in 1870.
• Beverly and Harriet appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Montgomery County, Alabama. Other members of the household included Rose Harris, Sam M. Harris, Ella Harris, Fereby Harris, Gillis Harris, Liddie Dutch Harris and Benjamin Harris.
• Beverly and Harriet appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in West I&GN Railroad, Montgomery County, Texas, enumerated next to the household of Wesley Moses. Other members of the household included Nellie Harris, Huldy Harris, Charlotte Harris, James Smither Harris, John Harris, Lena Harris and Missie Harris. Also in the household were three grandchildren, based on their ages, presumably children of son Samuel since their surname is recorded as Harris.
• Harriet became a widow at the 5 September 1905 death of her husband Beverly.
• Harriet appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Montgomery County, Texas. Other members of the household included Charlotte Harris, William Hill, William Beverly Hill, Mary Lee Walker, Jimmie Dutch Walker, Noble Walker, Leon Walker and James Smither Harris.
• She was a farmer, according to the 1910 census.

• Last Edited: 21 Jul 2017