HARRIS CEMETERY
 


 

The pictures above were taken in 1991-92 and are courtesy of Myra Bhrlik & Matagorda County Museum.


Harris Cemetery was established in 1890. The cemetery is located south of Bay City on private property. The nine graves in the cemetery were inventoried in September 1983 by Edward and Billie Jean Reynal and published in the Matagorda County Genealogical Society publication, Oak Leaves, February 1994. DIRECTIONS
 


Family of T. J. Harris
 

The following photos were taken by Casey Cornett on December 20, 2019.

NOTE: Margaret Snadden Cook Harris, the second wife of Thomas J. Harris was a midwife which might explain why there are several infants buried in the cemetery.
 


 

 



Harris, Thomas J. Caney Rifles Mtd. Co 22 Brig Texas Militia, CSA
Sept. 30, 1840 - Oct. 9, 1907
 


Braezel, Infant died before 1900
child of a family passing through the area
 



Harris, Norman
 Nov. 9, 1878 - July, 1890
s/o Thomas J. & Amanda Savage Harris,
was killed by lightning while working on the barn roof
 


Blackburn, Infant
child of a family passing through the area



Neuman, T. J. , a young man from Oklahoma who was traveling
through the country breaking horses. He was killed when a horse threw
him and broke his neck
 


Snider, Parry
 



Ryman, Henry David, Jr. (baby), July 1, 1905 - July 14, 1905
s/o Henry David & Jane Savage Harris Ryman
 

Hale, Infant, March 26, 1911 - March, 29 1911
s/o William Marion & Ida May Brown Hale (child of a neighbor of the Harris family)




Loman, John
b c1840 & died Feb. 20, 1915 and was buried Feb. 21, 1915
a neighbor of the Harris family
 

 

John Loman, died February 20, 1915 and was buried in the Harris Family Cemetery located in the area of the county known as Boggy on Feb. 21, 1915. He was a neighbor of the Harris family. The records of William Walker's Furniture Store & Undertaking indicates that I. J. Bond purchased 1 coffin and 1 burial robe for J. Loman for $12.50.

Charles Edwin Gilbert, the editor of The Matagorda News and Midcoast Farmer, wrote of Mr. Loman in his August 20, 1913 issue. "John Loman, was once an enterprising farmer, but now an invalid at the age of 85. Lying on a cot in the cook shade of a china tree, he presented a picture which should appeal to those who can contribute to make his declining years at least free from want or care. They have a niece and son, near grown, who have lived with them since infancy. They are the dependence of these old people."

Married Mary Jane Martin on April 28, 1887 in Matagorda County, Texas

1900 Census
John Loman, born Aug 1830, age 69, married 13 years, LA, LA, LA, County pauper
Mary J. Loman, born Jan 1864, age 36, married 13 years, TX, AL, AL
Urmy? E. Turner, born Aug 1894, age 5, TX, TX, TX, County pauper
Joseph R. Turner, born Jan 1897, age 3, TX, TX, TX, County pauper


1910 Census
John Loman, age 74, born LA, LA, LA, retired farmer
wife was Mary Loman, age 46, born TX, AL, AL, married for 23 years
Mary was his second wife
John's niece and nephew were living with them
Ermine Turner, age 15, born TX, TX, TX & Robert Turner, age 13, born TX, TX, TX

 

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Created
Dec. 2, 2004		 Updated
Dec. 23, 2019
   

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