Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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Jacob Harris and Catherine D. Cochran




Husband Jacob Harris 1 2

           Born: 11 Jun 1838 - Perry Twp, Fayette Co, PA 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 


         Father: Capt. James Harris (1795-      ) 3
         Mother: Rebecca Masten (1812-      ) 3


       Marriage: 25 Jun 1868 4



Wife Catherine D. Cochran 2 5

            AKA: Katharine D. Cochran 4
           Born: 
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           Died: Bef 1926
         Buried: 


         Father: Mordecai Cochran (1797-1880) 5 6 7 8
         Mother: Susanna Welch (      -1873/1874) 2 5




Children
1 M Curtis Morford Harris 4

           Born: 30 Jul 1869 4
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           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Sarah Hildebrand (      -      ) 4


2 M Orion H. Harris 4

           Born: 22 Jul 1871 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 22 Feb 1875 4
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Did Not Marry


3 F Rebecca Viola Harris 4

           Born: 10 Jan 1874 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Edward H. Williams (      -      ) 4


4 M David Arthur Harris 4

           Born: 2 Mar 1876 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 




General Notes: Husband - Jacob Harris

Perry Twp, Fayette Co, PA - a farmer

He attended the township schools until he reached the age of twenty-one, after which he was engaged in farming on the home place. He owned a valuable farm of two hundred and ten acres. He was an active member of the Christian church, of which he was a member for more than thirty years. Mr. Harris was a staunch Democrat.

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Sources


1 Editor, Nelson's Biographical Dictionary and Historical Reference Book of Fayette County, Pennsylvania (Uniontown, PA: S. B. Nelson, Publisher, 1900), Pg 535, 919.

2 George P. Donehoo, Pennsylvania - A History (SW) (New York, NY; Chicago, IL: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1926), Pg 244.

3 Editor, Nelson's Biographical Dictionary and Historical Reference Book of Fayette County, Pennsylvania (Uniontown, PA: S. B. Nelson, Publisher, 1900), Pg 919.

4 Editor, Nelson's Biographical Dictionary and Historical Reference Book of Fayette County, Pennsylvania (Uniontown, PA: S. B. Nelson, Publisher, 1900), Pg 920.

5 Editor, Nelson's Biographical Dictionary and Historical Reference Book of Fayette County, Pennsylvania (Uniontown, PA: S. B. Nelson, Publisher, 1900), Pg 535.

6 Franklin Ellis, History of Fayette County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 788.

7 John M. Gresham, Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Fayette County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: John M. Gresham & Co., 1889), Pg 152.

8 George P. Donehoo, Pennsylvania - A History (SW) (New York, NY; Chicago, IL: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1926), Pg 243.


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