Person:James Harris (82)

According to an IGI record, James married Margaret C. Pepper, 1844-1899, daughter of Jacob Pepper and Naomi Francis.

 A Harris website shows his wife as Margaret Caitlin (1840- ), daughter of Hiram Caitlin and Mary Guitte, married in 1863. {<http://www.freewebs.com/catheastrees/benjr.htm>}
 In the 1870 census for Parke Co., Indiana, James W. Harris is 40, 'retired miller' from Indiana; with Margaret 29 IN and Mason W. 4 IN. {p. 25 / 13 roll 349 HeritageQuest}
 In the 1880 census for Middlefork, Vermillion Co., Illinois, James W. Harris is 50, born Indiana (parents Virginia); with wife Margaret C. 40 IN (father Kentucky, mother VA); and children Mason W. 14 IN; and Cora N. 5 IL; also in the household are Oscar L. Campbell 40 IL, miller; and Alice French, servant, 18 IL. {Page 496B}
 Margaret may have remarried, as she is listed under a different surname in 1900.
 In the 1900 census for Alton, Oregon Co., Missouri, Margaret C. Cantrell is 59, born Jan 1841 in Indiana (parents Kentucky), married (?), with 2 of 2 children living; son Mason W. is 33 born June 1866 in Indiana (parents same), day laborer, widower; daughter Cora N. is 24 born Sept 1874 in Illinois (parents IN), single; grandchildren are Olin W. Nov 1890; Cecil B. Aug 1895 (female); and Crystal E. (male) Jan 1899 -- all born Missouri (father Indiana, mother Illinois). {ed 86, sh 17a, p. 112, roll 879 HeritageQuest}
 In the 1910 census for Pottawatomie Co., Oklahoma, Margaret C. Harris is listed as a widow with son Mason.
 In the 1920 census for Sapulpa Co., Oklahoma, Mason W. Harris is listed with wife and children.  "Mason W. Harris, pioneer Sapulpa peace officer, died at eight o’clock yesterday morning at his at his home in the north part of the city after an illness dating back to last November. For a number of months he had suffered from a complication of stomach disorders. Tuesday morning he suffered a stroke from which he did not rally. Funeral services were held this afternoon at 2:30 at the Lewis and Landrith funeral home, conducted by Rev. E. A. Morton of the Episcopal Church. Burial was in South Heights Cemetery . Harris is survived by his widow, two sons, Olin W. Harris and Jack Harris, both of this city, two daughters. Mrs. Walter Roglitz of Tulsa, and Mrs. Victor Munger of Fort Worth, one sister, Mrs. George Wilson of Sapulpa and three grandchildren. Harris was born in Indiana sixty-seven years ago. He came to Sapulpa in 1901. From 1918 to 1925 he served on the city police force and for a number of years after that was constable for the city district." {<http://www.rootsweb.com/~okcreek/obits/obit/harris_mason.htm>}