Lena Harris
Personal and Family Information
Lena was born in May 1887 in Arkansas, the daughter of Albert W Harris and Martha Ellen Rotenberry.
She died on 12 Nov 1933 in Pulaski County, Arkansas.
Her husband was Enos Wallace Lassiter, who she married on 27 MAR 1913 in Jackson County, Arkansas. Their only known child was Margaret Virginia (1914-2010).
Pedigree Chart (3 generations)
Events
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| Birth | MAY 1887 |
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| Death | 12 NOV 1933 |
| Place: | Pulaski County, Arkansas |
| Address: | Arkansas Death Index |
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| Census | 1 JUN 1900 |
| Place: | Jackson County, Arkansas |
| Age: | 13 |
| Type: | niece with Ben F Simmons |
| Address: | Breckenridge Twp, dwelling 8, family 8 |
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Census-1900-Arkansas, Jackson,Breckridge B
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| Census | 4 MAY 1910 |
| Place: | Newport, Jackson County, Arkansas |
| Age: | 23 b Ark |
| Address: | 321 Vine Street, Enum Dist 73
with cousin Cora and her young family |
| Agency: | 1910 Cenus Ark |
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Census 1910 Arkansas, Jackson Cty
Breckendridge ED 63 and Union ED 73
| Source: | Census 1910 Arkansas, Jackson Cty
Breckendridge ED 63 and Union ED 73 |
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| Publisher: | US Department of Commerence |
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| Census | 12 JAN 1920 |
| Place: | Jackson County, Arkansas |
| Age: | 31 born Arkansas |
| Address: | Breckendidge Twp, Tupelo Town, Walnut Street, dwelling 44, family 46
Lassiter, Wallace, head, mw age 30 married, born Kentucky, f&m Kentucky, retail merchant in general mds
__Lena, wife fw age 31 married, born Ark, f&m Ark
__ Virginia, daughter fw age 5 single born Ark, f Kentucky, m Ark |
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| Census | 17 APR 1930 |
| Place: | Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas |
| Age: | 42 |
| Address: | 3121 North 13th St, dwelling 439 family 476?
Lassiter, Enow W, head, rents home $32, mw age 41 married age 24, born Kentucky, f&m Kentucky
__ Lena M, wife fw age 41, married age 24, born Ark, f Ark, m Alabama
__ Margaret, daughter fw age 15 single born Ark, f Kentucky, m Ark
Hall, Catherine, Niece fw age 15 single, born Ark , f&m Ark |
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| Burial | NOV 1933 |
| Place: | Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas |
| Address: | Roselawn Memorial Park, West Edgewood Section
findagrave 162594026 |
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| Residence | 1917 |
| Place: | Jackson County, Arkansas |
| Type: | landower plat |
| Address: | NW corner Section 16, Breckenridge Twp
20 acres
Jackson County Ark |
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Dwg-Jackson County Ownership Plats
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| Graduated | ABT 1906 |
| Place: | Conway, Faulkner County, Arkansas |
| Type: | 2 year graduate with Cora Simmons |
| Agency: | Conway Central College |
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Multimedia
Notes
Note 1
raised by Ben Simmons
attended Central College in Conway with Cora
found with Arthur and Cora in 1910 census
Near Arthur in Section 16 Breckenridge on 1917 ownership plat
Note 2
Margaret Lassiter King, 96, died August 2, 2010. Margaret was born June 22, 1914 in Tupelo, Arkansas to Enos Wallace and Lena Mae Lassiter. Her parents moved to Little Rock where she grew up and graduated from high school. As a young girl, Margaret became a gifted pianist and used that musical gift her entire life. Her talents were in demand for social events and at the Little Rock radio station. After graduation from high school, the family moved to Kentucky, and she continued her music education at Murray State College. It was there that she met and married a handsome football and basketball star, Melville Keith King, on February 15, 1935. During her college days, she and Keith loved to go to big band dances and were avid bridge players.
After graduation, Keith accepted a job with the Humble Oil Company, and the pair of them moved to Baytown, Texas. Margaret quickly involved herself with music while being a devoted wife and mother. She taught piano lessons to hundreds of Baytonians over a 40-year career and was pianist and organist for Grace United Methodist Church for 47 years. When she retired as church organist, she received a proclamation from the mayor's office declaring July 17, 1995 as Margaret King Day, honoring her service and devotion to the Lord.
Family members who will fondly remember her love, her gentle spirit, her cooking, and her music include daughter Barbara Kay Patton and husband Jerry of Tyler, Texas, and daughter Carole Ann Roush and husband Bob of Houston, Texas. Grandchildren who will cherish the memories of their "Mammaw" are Laura Patton Andringa and husband Randy of Aledo, Tx; Sharon Patton of Keller, Tx; Jonathan Roush of Austin, Tx; and Stephanie Roush Shaffer of Laguna Beach, Ca. She is also survived by four great grandchildren: Kaylee, Keith, and Kevin Andringa and Carmella Shaffer.
The family would like to thank the many kind persons who helped care for Mrs. King during her latter years, especially Shirley Brooks and her team of caregivers, Dr. Geraldine Salmeron, Dr. Robert Luchi and the geriatric clinicians at the Huffington Center on Aging at Baylor College of Medicine.
Memorial services will be held at the Weiss Memorial Chapel at The Methodist Hospital in the Texas Medical Center at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, August 5th. A family gathering at her gravesite will follow at Memory Gardens Cemetery at 2:30 p.m.
The family requests memorial gifts in lieu of flowers be made to the charity of your choice or to the Alzheimer's Association, 225 North Michigan Ave., Fl. 17, Chicago, IL 60601-7633.
findagrave 55843883
Note 3
Simmons, Ben F, head, WM b May 1866, widower, married 16 years, born Flordia, father Georgia, mother Alabama, farmer, reads, writes, speaks english, owns farm, no mortage.
Simmons, Mrs Theodora, mother, WF b April 1834, age 66, widow,
married 38 years, 4 children, 3 living, born Alabama, Father South Carolina, Mother North Carolina, reads, writes and speaks english.
Felix, son WM June 1885,. 14 single, b Ark, f Fla, m Ala, at school, 9 months
Cora, dau, WF Sept 1887, 12 single, b Ark, f Fla, m Ala, at school, 3 months
Walter S, son WM, Dec 1888, 11 single, b Ark, f Fla, m Ala, at school, 3 mo
William, son, WM Aug 1890, 9 single, b Ark, f Fla, m Ala, at school, 3 mo
Theodora, dau, WF, Nov 1892, 7 single, b Ark, f Fla, m Ala, at school, 3 mo
Lon Bowen, son, WM, Feb 1895, 5 single, b Ark, f Fla, m Ala, , 3 mo
Ben Fletcher, son WM, July 1899. 10/12, single b Ark, f Fla, m Ala,
Harris, Maude E, niece, WF Feb 1885, 15 single, b Ark, f Ala, m Ala, at school 3 mo, reads, writes, speaks english
Lena, niece, WF May 1887, 13 single, b Ark, f Ala, m Ala, at school 3 mo, reads, writes, speaks english
Ellen, niece WF, Feb 1890, 10 single, b Ark, f Ala, m Ala, at school 3 mo, reads, writes, speaks english
Graham, John A, hired hand, WM July 1874, 25 single, b Ala, F Fla, M Ala, farm labor
Sources
- Census 1910 Arkansas, Jackson Cty
Breckendridge ED 63 and Union ED 73
| Source: | Census 1910 Arkansas, Jackson Cty
Breckendridge ED 63 and Union ED 73 |
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| Publisher: | US Department of Commerence |
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