Eli M Harris

parents: John Henry Harris and Martha Andis

	*Birth:* 22 Nov 1880 Martin Co, IN
	*Death:* 24 Sep 1926 South Bend, St Joseph, IN
	*Burial:* Williams Cemetery, Martin Co, IN

Marriage #1

Mary Effie Waggoner

18 Oct 1903 Martin Co, IN

Children

Alton Harvey Harris		19 Apr 1905
William Norvel Harris		01 May 1909
James Loren Harris		24 Feb 1912
Martha Elizabeth "Bessie" Harris		08 Jul 1918

children of Eli M Harris and Mary Effie (Waggoner) Harris

Sources

1900 Federal census	Brown, Martin, age 19 (view census information)
1910 Federal census	Brown, Martin, IN - age 29 (view census information)
1920 Federal census	Brown, Martin, IN - age 39 (view census information)
Ancestry.com	WWI and WWII Civilian Draft Database; Social Security Death Index
Martin County Courthouse, Shoals, IN	Marriage records (personally viewed and copied or transcribed)
St Joseph County, Courthouse, South Bend, IN	Marriage records
St Joseph County Library, South Bend, IN	Obituaries
The South Bend Tribune South Bend, IN	Obituaries
Walkerton Wesleyan Church, Walkerton, IN	Obituaries
Shoals News, Shoals, IN	Obituaries
Cemetery index	Cemeteries on Crane Naval Depot, Martin Co, IN
Walnut Hill Cemetery, Odon, Daviess, IN	Viewed and photographed tombstones
Williams Cemetery, Martin Co, IN	Viewed and photographed tombstones
Find a Grave volunteer Christine Woodruff	Tombstone photos - New Oakhill Cemetery, Plymought, Marshall, IN
Find a Grave volunteers Mike Reed and Cindi	Tombstone and cemetery photos - Riverview Cemetery, South Bend, St Joseph, IN
Find a Grave volunteers Dan Klute, J L Buysse, and Jackie and Ralph	Tombstone and cemetery photos - Westlawn Cemetery, North Liberty, St Joseph, IN; Sumption Prairie Cemetery, South Bend, St Joseph, IN; Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Osceola, St Joseph, IN; Southlawn Cemetery, South Bend, St Joseph, IN
Find a Grave volunteers Derry Bennett Creutz, John Mudd and Banburn	Tombstone and cemetery photos - St Johns Cemetery, Loogootee, Martin, IN
Find a Grave volunteers Mike Reed and "Cindi"	Tombstone and cemetery photos - Riverview Cemetery, St Joseph Co, IN
Family records	Records belonging to Brian Harris
Family records	Records and photos belonging to Ralph Harris
Family research	Research belonging to Valerie Boman and Debra Branigan

Miscellaneous Information

1) See the Harris Bible pages that include Eli's entry.

2) Wife of Eli M Harris: Mary Effie Waggoner* - born 13 Sep 1887 Martin Co, IN; died 04 May 1974 Washington, Daviess, IN; obituary; death certificate; cause of death: obstruction of bowel, hypertensive CVR disease; buried Williams Cemetery, Martin Co, IN (see tombstone photo below); daughter of George M Waggoner (09 Aug 1861 IN-18 Nov 1941 Martin Co, IN) and Elizabeth Jane Williams (28 Nov 1868 IN-14 Jan 1901 Martin Co, IN).* Mary Effie is the sister of Joseph Ermil Waggoner, found here under Nellie May Cannady. Mary is a sister of Chloe Waggoner, found here under Emily Almeada Harris.

3) We have a copy of Eli and Effie's marriage application.

4) We have a copy of Eli's WWI draft registration card.

5) We have a copy of Eli's obituary and death certificate; cause of death: septicemia, infected arm.

Photos and/or signatures

Eli M Harris and his wife Mary Effie (Waggoner) Harris

Williams Cemetery
Martin County, Indiana

photo taken by Valerie Boman