Lela Grace Gantt 1 2 3 4 5
- Born: 27 February 1888, Grove Township, Adair, IA 1 2 3 4 5
- Marriage (1): Charles M. Harris on 24 September 1905 in Adair County, IA 1
- Died: 28 April 1963, Greenfield, IA at age 75 5
- Buried: 1 May 1963, Greenfield Cemetery, Greenfield, IA 5
 Birth Notes:
Name: Lela Grace Gantt
Name Note: child 5
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 27 Feb 1888
Event Place: Iowa, United States
Event Place (Original): Iowa, United States
Gender: Female
Race: white
Father's Name: E. R. Gantt
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Father's Age: 51
Father's Birth Year (Estimated): 1837
Mother's Name: Frances Holmes
Mother's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Age: 28
Mother's Birth Year (Estimated): 1860
Note: Farmer; child 5
Certificate Number: v 1 p 126
Record Number: 4
Citing this Record
"Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHTT-QP9 : 1 April 2020), Frances Holmes in entry for Lela Grace Gantt, 27 Feb 1888; citing Iowa, United States; county district courts, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,034,814.
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Burial Notes:
Find a Grave Memorial 45853165
Noted events in her life were:
• Birth Image: 27 February 1888, in Grove Township, Adair, IA. 2
• She appeared on the 1895 Iowa State Census in Grove Township, Adair, IA on January 1895. 3
1895 Iowa State Census
Page 204, Family 86, Line 17
Grove Township, Adair County, Iowa, United States
Grace Gantt..6..Adair County, Iowa
(Living with stepfather and mother.)
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• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in Grove Township, Adair, IA on 1 June 1900. 4
1900 US Census
Sheet 1A, District 6, Family 8
Grove Township, Adair County, Iowa, United States
Farm owned, with mortgage
Grace Gantt..Daughter..Feb 1888..12..Iowa..At School
(Living with mother.)
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• Grave Image: 1 May 1963, in Green Bay, WI. 5
Lela married Charles M. Harris, son of John F. Harris and Barbara Etta Hepler, on 24 September 1905 in Adair County, IA.1 (Charles M. Harris was born on 15 January 1885 in Adair County, IA,6 died on 28 July 1967 in Greenfield, IA 6 and was buried after 28 July 1967 in Greenfield Cemetery, Greenfield, IA 6.)
Noted events in their marriage were:
• Marriage Image: 24 September 1905, in Adair County, IA. 1
• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Lee Township, Adair County, IA on April 1910.
1910 US Census
Sheet 4B, District 10, Family 95, Roll 390
Lee Township, Adair County, Iowa, United States
Farm owned, with mortgage
Married 4 years
Charlie Harris..Head..25..Iowa..Farmer, General Farm
Lela G. Harris..Wife..22..Iowa..3/3
Charles E. Harris..Son..3..Iowa
Amy O. Harris..Daughter..2..Iowa
Eva F. Harris..Daughter..6m..Iowa
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• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Grove Township, Adair, IA on 21 January 1920.
1920 US Census
Sheet 4B, District 6, Family 92, Roll 476
Grove Township, Adair County, Iowa, United States
Farm owned, with mortgage
Chas. Harris..Head..35..Iowa..Farmer, General Farm
Lela Harris..Wife..32..Iowa
Edmund Harris..Son..13..Iowa
Opal Harris..Daughter..12..Iowa
Eva Harris..Daughter..10..Iowa
Gerald Harris..Son..8..Iowa
Floyd Harris..Son..7..Iowa
Zelpha Harris..Daughter..5..Iowa
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• They appeared on the 1930 US Census in Grove Township, Adair, IA on 18 April 1930.
1930 US Census
Sheet 3B, District 8, Family 59, Roll 640
Grove Township, Adair County, Iowa, United States
Home owned
Charley Harris..Head..45..Iowa..married at age 20..Farmer, General Farm
N. Grace Harris..Wife..42..Iowa..married at age 17
Eva F. Harris..Daughter..20..Iowa..Teacher, Rural School
Zelpha M. Harris..Daughter..15..Iowa
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• They appeared on the 1940 US Census in Grove Township, Adair, IA on 2 April 1940.
1940 US Census
Sheet 1A, District 1-8, Family 7, Roll 1136
Grove Township, Adair County, Iowa, United States
Home owned
Charles Harris..Head..55..Iowa..8th grade..Farmer, farming
Lela G. Harris..Wife..52..Iowa..8th grade
Floyd E. Harris..Son..27..Iowa..8th grade..Hired Hand, Farm..earned $600 in 1939
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Marriage Notes:
Name: Charles Harris
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 24 Sep 1905
Event Place: Adair, Iowa, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 22
Marital Status: S
Birth Year (Estimated): 1883
Father's Name: J. F. Harris
Mother's Name: B. Hepler
Spouse's Name: Grace Gantt
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 17
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1888
Spouse's Father's Name: E. R. Gantt
Spouse's Mother's Name: Frances Holmes
Reference ID: p7
Citing this Record
"Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJK5-56C : 10 February 2018), Frances Holmes in entry for Charles Harris and Grace Gantt, 24 Sep 1905, Adair, Iowa, United States; citing reference p7, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,034,819.
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