James Israel Wilson and Lucy M. Harris: abstracts of records viewed in the Ancestry survey (2026-09-26, lean mode)

Tree persons 102706145688 (James) and 102706145691 (Lucy) in tree 206849982. WikiTree Wilson-127909 / Harris-74138; FamilySearch L2Z7-VRM / LR81-XJK; Find a Grave 160724527 / 160724559.

These are the pending hints for both, and targeted finds for their main gaps. Everything was viewed on screen. Nothing was saved, accepted, ignored or changed on Ancestry, Newspapers.com, Find a Grave, FamilySearch, WikiTree or the Washington State Digital Archives, and nothing was clipped. Lucy's Washington death certificate (a free public record) was viewed in the browser's PDF viewer and not saved. Readings in [brackets] are editorial. Records already abstracted in sources/ancestry/H0101-survey-abstracts.md (the 1920 Bernice household, 6061/85449727; the 1930 Junction household, 6224/111711810) are cited, not repeated.

Living people. All ten children were born 1904–1920 and are deceased or deceased-by-age. Granddaughters born after 1926 who appear in the 1940 census are not named here.

Spellings met: James Israel Wilson (death certificate, SSACI, Find a Grave), James I Wilson/Willson (WWI card, 1920, 1930, 1941 marriage), Jim F [J] Wilson (1910 index), J S Wilson (Missouri marriage index; the license reads "J. I."), J J Wilson and G I Wilson (children's Washington marriage indexes), Jas. I. Wilson (Lucy's death certificate), James Isreal (WikiTree). Lucy M. Harris / Lucy M. Wilson / Lucy Wilson; no middle name found in full.

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H0056 James Israel Wilson

Facts on Ancestry as found (before any change)

• No burial, occupation, military (WWI registration), 1900/1910 residence or second-marriage facts.
• Ancestry sources (3): 1920 census; 1930 census; Ancestry Family Tree.
• Family in the tree: parents Elijah Daniel Wilson (1861–1912) and Sarah Ellen 'Ella' Chandler (1863–1937); spouse Lucy M Harris; ten children (see Children). His second wife, Carrie (née Clark) Sisson, is not in the tree.
• Hint counts: 11 new, 0 undecided, 0 ignored, 2 accepted.

Pending hints (11)

Hint 0: Find a Grave index — STRONG

• 60525/131437218. James Israel Wilson; born 14 Jun 1882, Arkansas; died 8 Dec 1941, Aberdeen; Fern Hill Cemetery, Aberdeen; father "Eligha D Wilson"; mother "Sarah Ellen Phillips"; spouse Lucy M. Wilson; children Woodrow Elzer Wilson, Odis Alfred Wilson; memorial 160724527.
• Memorial read (read only): birth given there as 16 Jun 1882, McDonald County, Missouri [differs from the index's 14 Jun, Arkansas]; plot 2/26/6th Addition; 3 photos added by Terry Trackwell Kuhnau; created by Hans Sherrer, 7 Apr 2016. Short bio (paraphrase): son of Elijah and Sarah (Chandler) Wilson; an edgerman in a sawmill; died of a cerebral haemorrhage [drawn from the death certificate]. Linked: parents Eligha D Wilson (1861–1912) and Sarah Ellen Chandler Phillips (1863–1937); spouse Lucy M. Harris Wilson (m. 1903); siblings William Alfred Wilson (1886–1972) and Martha June "Mattie" Wilson Adcock (1889–1960); children Odis and Woodrow.
• Identity: name, death date and place, parents, wife and children all fit. At apply, match "Sarah Ellen Phillips" to the existing Sarah Ellen Chandler (her later married name, lead), not a new person; don't take the 16 Jun date.

Hint 1: Member tree "Kim's Family Tree" — IGNORE (member tree)

• Birth 14 Jun 1882 Rule, Carroll, Arkansas (8 sources claimed; the tree's source list begins with an "Unsourced Citation"), alternate birth Noel, Missouri. Siblings: Nancy Anna b. 3 Feb 1884 Robinson, Benton Co., Ark.; William Alfred b. 2 Mar 1886 Robinson, Benton Co., Ark.; Martha June b. 14 Jan 1889 Benton Co., Ark.; Bertha Ellen b. 19 Sep 1891 Pineville, McDonald Co., Mo. Leads only.

Hint 2: Washington Select Death Index — STRONG

• 60229/1968435. James Israel Wilson; male; married; age 59; est. b. abt 1882; died 08 Dec 1941, Aberdeen; father Elijah Wilson; mother Sarah Chandler; spouse Carrie Clark; FHL film 2023901; reference 248 [= state file no.].

Hint 3: Washington Death Records 1883–1960 — STRONG

• 1208/606161. James Israel Wilson; b. abt 1882; d. 8 Dec 1941, Aberdeen, Grays Harbor; age 59; father Elijah Wilson; mother Sarah Chandler; "Washington State Death Records". Index of the same certificate.

Hint 4: 1910 census — STRONG

• 7884/14621710. Missouri, McDonald Co., Elk River [Township]; ED 0110; sheet 3B; roll T624_797; FHL 1374810.
• Jim F [alt. index "Jim J"] Wilson, head, 27, b. Arkansas, father b. Arkansas, mother b. Missouri; married, 6 years; farmer, home farm, own account; owns, mortgaged, farm; reads and writes.
• Lucy Wilson (7884/185915775), wife, 25, b. Arkansas, parents b. "USA"; married 6 years; 4 children born, 4 living; cannot read or write [index].
• Children: Searel 5 (185915776) [= Cyril], Tulla 3 (185915777), Artella 2 (185915778) [= Helen Artlea], Floyd 0 (185915779).
• Identity: wife Lucy, the children's names and ages, 6 years married (fits Nov 1903), Elk River Twp. (where they married) all fit. Image not viewed.

Hint 5: 1900 census with his parents — STRONG, image read

• 7602/29919101; image 4118801_00110. Missouri, McDonald Co., Elk River Township; ED 0094; sheet 5 [A]; roll 873; enumerated 5 Jun 1900; dwelling 88 [index; image reads 98?], family 98; lines 45–50, continued overleaf.
• Eligo [index Eliga] D. Wilson, head, b. Apr 1861, 39, married 18 years, b. Arkansas, parents b. Tennessee; farmer; rents.
• Sarah E., wife, b. Mar 1863, 37, married 18 years, 5 children, 5 living, b. Missouri (parents Missouri).
• James, son, b. Jun 1882, 17 [index 18], single, b. Arkansas (father Arkansas, mother Missouri), farm laborer, 4 months unemployed.
• Nancy R., dau., b. Feb 1884, 16, b. Arkansas; Wm A., son, b. Mar 1886, 14, b. Arkansas; Mattie June, dau., b. Jun 1889, 11 [reading], b. Arkansas; on the next page (index) Burtha, dau., 8 [= Bertha Ellen, b. 1891], and Robert Chadler [Chandler], brother-in-law, 43.
• Identity: birth month and year, Arkansas, the parents' names Eliga D. and Sarah E. (Elijah Daniel and Sarah Ellen Chandler in the tree), and Elk River Twp. all fit. Every child born 1882–1889 was born in Arkansas; the family came to McDonald Co. c.1890–91.

Hint 6: Washington death certificate — STRONG, image read

• 6716/7223031 (index: b. 14 Jun 1882 McDonald Co Missouri; d. 8 Dec 1941 Aberdeen; certificate 248; father Elijah Wilson; mother Sarah Chandler; spouse Carrie Clark). Certificate image i2284759-01235 (image 1236 of 4001).
• Washington State Dept. of Health, Certificate of Death; state file no. 248; registrar's no. 258.
  • Place of death: Grays Harbor Co., Aberdeen, Aberdeen General Hospital, stay 5 hours; in this community 18 years.
  • Usual residence: Washington, Grays Harbor, Aberdeen, 822½ E. Wishkah St.
  • James Israel Wilson; military service: No; Social Security no. 532-07-6889.
  • Male; white; married; name of wife Carrie Clark; age of wife 62.
  • Born June 14, 1882; age 59 y 5 m 24 d; birthplace McDonald Co., Missouri.
  • Usual occupation edgerman worker; industry saw mill.
  • Father Elijah Wilson, b. McDonald Co., Missouri; mother's maiden name Sarah Chandler, b. McDonald Co., Missouri.
  • Informant: Carrie Wilson [signature], 822½ E. Wishkah.
  • Burial, 12/11/41, Fern Hill, Aberdeen; Elerding Mortuary, Aberdeen. Filed 12/11/41.
  • Died December 8, 1941, 1 p.m.; attended 12-8-41 to 12/8/41. Cause: cerebral hemorrhage, duration about 4 hours [reading]. Physician's signature, Aberdeen, 12/10/41.
• Informant is his wife of four months; the Missouri birthplaces (his and his parents') are hers, and Elijah's is wrong (he was born in Arkansas, 1900 census).

Hint 7: Washington Marriage Records — Helen's 1979 application — STRONG (parent-name only)

• 2378/1355525436 (James as father); child's line 905525436: Helen A Fulbright [Helen A Wilson], female, application age 70, b. 6 May 1908, Missouri; application 4 Jan 1979, Thurston Co., Wash.; father James Wilson; mother Lucy Wilson; spouse William Robert Davies. Image 45654_B281539-00803 (not viewed).
• Identity: Helen's exact tree birth date and her parents' names. Confirms Helen Artlea = Mrs. Clarence Fulbright (see 1940) and records her later marriage to William Robert Davies. Supports only James's name and parenthood; save to Helen (H0084) as well.

Hint 8: Washington Cemetery Records — STRONG

• 63133/215849. James Israel Wilson; d. abt 1941; burial 1941; Fern Hill Cemetery, Grays Harbor; section 2/26/6th; funeral home Elerding; reference Hrp-Cem-Grh-Fern-Hill_024280 (Washington State Archives, Digital Archives, cemetery records).
• Matches the certificate's burial and the Find a Grave plot.

Hint 9: SSACI — STRONG (his own number)

• 60901/7451280. James I Wilson; b. 14 Jun 1882, Noel, Missouri; d. 8 Dec 1941; claim date 9 Dec 1941; SSN 532076889; note "29 Nov 1978: name listed as James I Wilson".
• Also seen on FamilySearch (research help on L2Z7-VRM): NUMIDENT, James I Wilson, b. 14 Jun 1882, Noel, Missouri; claim 9 Dec 1941; d. 8 Dec 1941; "Social Program Correspondence"; no image.
• Identity: SSN is the one on the death certificate. This is the only record source for "Noel": probably from his own SS-5 (c.1936–37), so his own statement, though Noel may be the town he grew up near rather than the birthplace.

Hint 10: WWI draft card (Sept 1918) — STRONG, image read

• 6482/10086320; image 005152247_00586 (Oklahoma > Delaware County > Draft Card W).
• Front: serial 15, order 565. James I Wilson; permanent home R.F.D. #1, Afton, Delaware, Okla.; age 36; born June 14, 1882; white; native born. Occupation Farming, place of employment R.F.D. #1. Nearest relative Lucy Wilson, R.F.D. #1, Afton, Delaware, Okla. Signed James I Wilson.
• Registrar's report: medium height; stout build; brown eyes; brown hair; no disability; registered 9/12/1918; Local Board for Delaware County, Grove, Okla. (stamp).
• The 1918 card has no birthplace question; the birthplace conflict stays open. The card places the family in Delaware Co., Okla. by Sept 1918 (so Woodrow's 1917 Bernice birth fits).

Target gaps (James)

• Marriage to Lucy, 22 Nov 1903: see the Missouri marriage record under Lucy (hint 8), image read.
• Second marriage: James I Wilson and Carrie Sisson, 2 Aug 1941, Grays Harbor Co. — Washington State Archives, Digital Archives, Grays Harbor County Auditor, Marriage Records, 1871–Present, document swgrhmc14504, digitalarchives.wa.gov/Record/View/F919A65B26C4A61F97467E17098E0E90 (index only; "Order Now"). Found by a search for groom Wilson + bride Carrie, 1938–1941, all counties (1 hit). Carrie = the "Carrie Clark", 62, of his death certificate (Sisson a prior married name).
  • Possible 1940 census entry for her (not a hint; possible only): "Cary Sison", 60, b. Missouri, widowed, lodger, practical nurse, 518 E. First [St.], Aberdeen; 1935 residence "St Leigo" [San Diego], California; 2442/67435519 (sheet 7B).
• 1940 census: James NOT FOUND. Negative searches: Ancestry 2442, James Wilson / James I Wilson b. 1882 ±2, residence Washington (and with birthplace Missouri or Arkansas) — no Grays Harbor candidate; FamilySearch 1940 (2000219), James Wilson b. 1880–84, any place Grays Harbor — 16 results, none ours; Carrie Wilson b. 1879 ±2 in Washington — none. Lucy was alone in April 1940 (see Lucy).
• 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930: hints 5 and 4; 1920 and 1930 in the H0101 survey. 1930 own line 6224/111711855: James I Wilson, 48, b. Arkansas, father b. "Missouri", mother b. "Iowa" [index]; age at first marriage 21; rents, $20; radio No; laborer, saw mill, wage worker.
• Obituary: none found. One targeted Newspapers.com search, "James Wilson" Aberdeen, Washington, 1941 (62 hits, all other papers: Everett, Bellingham, Spokane…), and "Wilson Aberdeen Elerding", Washington, 8–31 Dec 1941 (0). Newspapers.com appears not to carry the Aberdeen Daily World for 1940–41.
• Birthplace: see Conflicts.
• Parents: FamilySearch (read only) has Elijah Daniel Wilson KZYV-GSZ and Sarah Ellen Chandler KJHW-8F1, married 21 Jul 1881, Benton Co., Arkansas; children James, Nancy Roxy Anna (LCPT-KG8, 1884–1957), William Alfred (98GP-RQN, 1886–1972), Martha Jane "Mattie" (98GP-RQJ, 1889–1960), Bertha Ellen (L4TK-Q5S, 1891–1969). Not verified here (parents' pass).
• WikiTree Wilson-127909 (read only): "James Isreal Wilson", b. 14 Jun 1882 Rule, Carroll, Ark.; parents blank; married Lucy 22 Nov 1903 McDonald, Mo.; children listed only Odis and Woodrow; one-line biography; sources are the Ancestry death indexes.

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H0057 Lucy M. Harris

Facts on Ancestry as found (before any change)

• Parents: none (Add father / Add mother). No burial fact. Ancestry sources (3): 1920 census; 1930 census; Ancestry Family Tree.
• Hint counts: 10 new, 0 undecided, 0 ignored, 2 accepted.

Pending hints (10)

Hint 0: Find a Grave index — STRONG

• 60525/131437250. Lucy M. Wilson; b. 25 Nov 1883, Arkansas; d. 3 May 1940, Aberdeen; burial Aberdeen; spouse James Israel Wilson; child Odis Alfred Wilson.
• Memorial 160724559 read (read only): "Lucy M. Harris Wilson"; Fern Hill Cemetery; plot 32-1/2 /10/4th [Addition]; GPS 46.9951777, −123.8013126; inscription "Rest In Peace"; 2 photos by Terry Trackwell Kuhnau; spouse James (m. 1903); children Odis and Woodrow; no parents linked. Her plot is not beside James's (2/26/6th Addition).

Hint 1: Member tree "Elmer Ellsworth Smith" (tree 8475771) — IGNORE (member tree)

• Claims father John Harris (mother unknown), a Residence abt 1901, Cherokee Co., Kansas (taken from the wrong-couple 1901 newspaper notice, hint 2), husband "James Israel Odie Wilson", and "Searel" as a separate child. Leads only.

Hint 2: Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1901 — IGNORE (wrong couple), image read

• 62116/47304089. AI index: Miss Lucy Harris, spouse James Wilson, married 20 Oct 1901. Source: Cherokee County Republican, Baxter Springs, Kansas, Fri 25 Oct 1901, p. 8, newspapers.com image 376498961.
• Text (local column): Mr. James Wilson and Miss Lucy Harris, both of Cherokee county, Kan., married at the residence of H. E. Rowland on Sunday 20 Oct 1901, 10.30 a.m., Rev. Rowland officiating; Mr. Wilson's age is 25, Miss Harris' 19; they left early in the week for their new home in Pierce City, Mo.
• Not ours: this groom was born c.1876 (our James, b. 1882, was 17 and single at Elk River in June 1900); the bride c.1882; both of Cherokee Co., Kansas. Our couple married on 22 Nov 1903 in McDonald Co. (hint 8).

Hint 3: Washington Select Death Index — STRONG

• 60229/2375520. Lucy M. Wilson [Lucy M. Harris]; female; married; age 56; b. 25 Nov 1883; d. 03 May 1940, Aberdeen; father John Harris; spouse Jas. I. Wilson; FHL film 2023757; reference 120.

Hint 4: Washington Death Records 1883–1960 — STRONG

• 1208/347693. Lucy M Wilson [Lucy M Harris]; b. abt 1884; d. 3 May 1940, Aberdeen; age 56; father John Harris.
• Also in 6716 (not hints): 1117568 (Lucy M Wilson, 56, d. 3 May 1940, Aberdeen) and 3980251 (Lucy M. Wilson [Harris], certificate 120, father John Harris, spouse Jas. I. Wilson; reference 31e936f0-7869-419c-90de-30fd4d79ee81). No image on Ancestry; certificate read at the Digital Archives (below).

Hint 5: SSACI (Ruth's claim) — STRONG (parent-name only)

• 60901/781590703 (Lucy as mother); child's line 31590703: Ruth Wilson Martin [Ruth E Martin]; white; b. 7 Apr 1915, Noel, McDonald, Missouri; d. 20 Nov 2000; father James I Wilson; mother Lucy M Harris; SSN 537-12-2382; notes May 1942 "Ruth Wilson Martin", 30 Nov 2000 "Ruth E Martin". Save to Ruth (H0096) and James as well.

Hint 6: 1910 census — STRONG

• 7884/185915775; see James hint 4. Lucy, 25, b. Arkansas, parents "USA", 4 children, 4 living, married 6 years.

Hint 7: Washington Marriage Records — Millie's 1936 marriage — STRONG (parent-name only)

• 2378/1504401433 (mother "Lucy Wilson", maiden name Harris; father "J J Wilson"); child's line 904401433: Millie Mae Welson [Wilson], 16, b. abt 1920, Oklahoma; married 13 Mar 1936, Montesano, Grays Harbor; spouse Joseph Henry Pearson; image 45654_B281045-00869 (not viewed).
• Identity: Millie and her husband Joseph Henry Pearson match H0104 and the 1966 "Mrs. Joe Pearson". Save to Millie as well. Conflict: Millie's birthplace Oklahoma, c.1920 (tree: 22 Apr 1919, Missouri).

Hint 8: Missouri marriage record, 1903 — STRONG, image read

• 1171/511210583 (Lucy) and 1171/11210583 (groom indexed "J S Wilson"); marriage 22 Nov 1903, "Elh [Elk] River Township, McDonald, Missouri"; Missouri State Archives, Missouri Marriage Records [microfilm]. Image vrmmo1833_c4105-0134 (McDonald > Record Images for McDonald > 1901–1907, image 84 of 251), right-hand page 153, lower license.
• Marriage License, State of Missouri, County of McDonald: licence to marry J. I. Wilson [the index's "J S" is a misreading] of Noel, County of McDonald, State of Mo., over the age of twenty-one years, and Lucy Harris of Noel, County of McDonald, State of Mo., over the age of eighteen years. Witness the clerk, Pineville, 21 November 1903, A. W. Noel [clerk and recorder].
• Certificate: the undersigned Justice of the Peace did at Elk River Township in said county on the 22nd day of November 1903 unite in marriage the above named persons; signed Charles Sh[ore?], J.P. Filed for record 25 Nov 1903, A. W. Noel, recorder.
• Identity: J. I. Wilson of Noel (his SS-5 names Noel), Lucy Harris, 1903 (a year before Cyril, b. Sep 1904), Elk River Twp (where both lived in 1900 and 1910), and his "age at first marriage 21" (1930) all fit. Primary record of the marriage. Save to James too.

Hint 9: Washington County Marriages — Floyd's 1939 marriage — STRONG (parent-name only)

• 60226/22060 (Lucy as mother) / 22061 (James as father); child's line 21875: Floyd Wilson, 29, b. abt 1910; licence and marriage 24 Feb 1939, Lewis Co., Wash.; father James Wilson; mother Lucy Harris; spouse Verna Ward; FHL film 4136896; image 004136896_00803 (not viewed). Save to Floyd (H0087) as well.
• Also seen on FamilySearch (research help on L2Z7-VRM, Washington County Marriages 1855–2008): Floyd Wilson, 21, and Nellie Maslowski Groat, 21, married 4 Apr 1931, Montesano; parents "G I Wilson" and Lucy Harris; bride's parents Joe Maslowski and Martha Wisniewski. (Floyd's first marriage; the tree has spouses H0086 and H0108.)

Target gaps (Lucy)

Death certificate — Washington State Digital Archives, viewed

• Washington State Archives, Digital Archives, Department of Health, Death Certificates, July 1, 1907–2001: "Lucy M. – Jas. I. Wilson – John Harris"; reference {31E936F0-7869-419C-90DE-30FD4D79EE81}; image no. 1226; document no. 132; document reference id 120; batch 277013; digitalarchives.wa.gov/Record/View/7ED66F8EA761224C6D93A644DF8EE32A; one-page PDF (DigitalObject 39b2ca20-ddd0-4b35-ac42-6b2fc1d2b9ae) viewed in the browser, not saved.
• Washington State Dept. of Health, Certificate of Death; state file no. 120; registrar's no. 122.
  • Place of death: Grays Harbor Co., Aberdeen, 418 North Division (at home); in this community 16 years.
  • Usual residence: Washington, Grays Harbor, Aberdeen, 418 North Division.
  • Lucy M. Wilson; military No; Social Security None.
  • Female; white; Married; husband Jas. I. Wilson, alive, age 57.
  • Born November 25, 1883; age 56 y 5 m 8 d; birthplace Sulphur Springs, Ark.
  • Usual occupation None.
  • Father John Harris, b. Arkansas. Mother's maiden name "No Record"; birthplace "Do" [ditto, no record].
  • Informant: Mrs. Artlea Fulbright [signature; her daughter Helen Artlea, 1908–1999], 418 No. Division St.
  • Burial, 5/7/1940, Fern Hill, Aberdeen; Elerding Mortuary, Aberdeen.
  • Died May 3, 1940, 6.15 p.m.; attended 5/2/1940 to 5/3/40. Cause: pulmonary tuberculosis, duration "several years" [reading]; coding marks 13B, 0021, 532.
• The informant, a daughter, knew the birth date and her grandfather's name but not her grandmother's.

1940 census — FOUND, image read (not a hint)

• 2442/67442509; image m-t0627-04340-00410. Washington, Grays Harbor, Aberdeen, ED 14-21, sheet 6B, roll m-t0627-04340; block 23; line 71.
• 418 [North Division St.], household 172, rented: Lucy Wilson, head, respondent (circled x), F, W, 56, marital status "Wd" [index: Widowed], school No, highest grade 5, b. Missouri; same place in 1935 [index: Aberdeen]; no work or income in 1939. Alone.
• Lines 67–70, same address 418, household 171, rented: Clarence Fulbright, head, 37 [reading], b. North Carolina; Artla, wife, 32, b. Missouri [= Helen Artlea]; two daughters b. c.1927–28 in Washington (names withheld). Bottom supplementary line: a Fulbright, parents b. Missouri [reading].
• Conflict: "widowed" here (5 weeks before her death) against "married, husband alive" on the death certificate and James's remarriage in Aug 1941. They seem to have separated; no divorce found (Digital Archives Divorce Records, spouse Lucy Wilson, 1925–1941: no results; that series covers only a few southwest counties).

1900 census with her parents — FOUND (not a hint), image read

• 7602/2240002; image 4120019_00130. Arkansas, Benton Co., Sulphur Springs Township; ED 0020; sheet 7 [B]; roll 51; enumerated 7 Jun 1900 (enumerator Samuel F. Daniels [reading]); dwelling and family 140; lines 53–61.
  • John Harris [middle initial unclear], head (2239996), W M, b. May 1830, 70, married 30 years [so c.1870], b. South Carolina (father SC, mother NC); farmer; owns farm, free of mortgage.
  • Ann, wife (2239997), b. Oct 1844, 55, married 30 years, 11 children, 9 living, b. Georgia (parents Georgia); cannot read or write.
  • Children, all b. Arkansas, father b. SC, mother b. Ga.: John W., son, Jun 1872, 27 (2239998), farm laborer; Jeff, son, Mar 1877 [reading], 22 (2239999), farm laborer; Jery, son, Mar 1880, 20 (2240000); Nancy, dau., Apr 1882, 18 (2240001); Lucy, dau., May 1884, 16, single, reads, doesn't write (2240002); Joe, son, May 1886, 14 (2240003).
  • "Weeks", stepson, 18 [b. c.1882] (2240004) [given name not read; a stepson inside a 30-year marriage is odd; check image].
• Identity for Lucy: Sulphur Springs, Benton Co., Ark. is the birthplace on her death certificate; father John Harris matches the certificate; age 16 fits 1883–84; Sulphur Springs lies on the state line a few miles south of Noel, Mo., her home at marriage in 1903. The birth month differs (May 1884 vs 25 Nov 1883). Probable — accept as her parents' household; confirm with a second record (John Harris's probate, obituary or a sibling's death certificate naming the family).

1880 census — probable parents' household (not a hint; for the parents' pass)

• 6742 (1880), Arkansas, Benton Co., Sulphur Springs; roll 38; p. 284B; ED 007; dwelling 247; image 4239799-00576 (not viewed).
  • John R. D. Harris, head, 40 [b. c.1840], b. North Carolina (mother NC), farmer (6053436).
  • Rohema A. Harris, wife, 32 [b. c.1848], b. Georgia (father SC), housekeeper (5142973).
  • Luiza E., dau., 13; Ruther [Luther?] W., son, 7 (6053532); James D. [Jeff D.?], son, 4; Richard T. J., son, 3; Jeremiah, son, 2; Mary C., dau., 1; William J., son, 3/12.
• Fit with 1900: same township; wife "A." b. Georgia; a "W." son b. c.1872–73 (John W., 1900); a "D." son b. c.1876 (Jeff, 1900 — Jefferson D.?); Jeremiah (Jery, 1900). Misfits: John's age (40 vs 70 in 1900) and birthplace (NC vs SC). Possible/probable; unproven. The wife's given name may be Rhoda Ann / "Rohema" Ann.
• Negative: 1880 search John Harris b. 1830 ±2, spouse Ann, Arkansas — only a John and Elisa Harris at Anderson, Benton Co. (39575097; children Sanora, William L., Ellen, Virgia), not them.

Other gaps

• 1920 and 1930: H0101 survey. 1930 own line 6224/111711825: Lucy M Wilson, 45, b. Arkansas, parents b. "Missouri"/"Missouri" [index]; age at first marriage 19; homemaker. 1920: Lucy M., 35, b. Missouri (H0101 survey).
• Obituary: none found. One targeted Newspapers.com search, "Lucy Wilson" Aberdeen, Washington, 1940: one hit (News Tribune, Tacoma, 18 Nov 1940, p. 10), outside the date; not ours.
• Birth record: none (Arkansas had no statewide registration in 1883).
• WikiTree Harris-74138 (read only): b. 25 Nov 1883 Sulphur Springs, Benton, Ark.; parents blank; one-line biography; source the FamilySearch death certificate index (N3RC-BHX). FamilySearch LR81-XJK (read only): b. 25 Nov 1883 Missouri; no parents; 11 children (see below).

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Children (ten), all born 1904–1920; none living

• Ten children, consistent with 4 born/4 living in April 1910 and the 1920/1930 households. Nobody born after 1920.

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Residences by decade (both)

Conflicts

1. James's birthplace. Arkansas: censuses of 1900 (image), 1910, 1920, 1930; Find a Grave index. Plus every sibling born 1884–1889 was born in Arkansas (1900 image), and his parents married in Benton Co., Ark., in Jul 1881 (FamilySearch tree, not verified). Noel, Missouri: SSACI and NUMIDENT (probably his own SS-5, c.1936–37). McDonald Co., Missouri: death certificate (informant his wife of four months), which also wrongly puts Elijah's birth in McDonald Co. and the Find a Grave memorial. Rule, Carroll Co., Ark.: WikiTree and Kim's member tree only, no source seen. Carroll Co. is two counties east of Benton; Kim's tree puts the next two children at Robinson, Benton Co. Weight of evidence: born in Arkansas, probably Benton Co.; Noel (the family's later home, 1890s) as an alternate; Rule unsupported.
2. James's birth date: 14 Jun 1882 (WWI card, his own statement; SSACI; death certificate; Find a Grave index) vs 16 Jun (Find a Grave memorial only). 1900: Jun 1882.
3. Lucy's birthplace: Arkansas (1900, 1910, 1930; death certificate "Sulphur Springs, Ark.") vs Missouri (1920, 1940 census as respondent; FamilySearch tree).
4. Lucy's birth date: 25 Nov 1883 (death certificate, informant a daughter; tree; Find a Grave) vs May 1884 (1900 census). The ages in 1910 (25), 1920 (35) and 1930 (45) point to 1884–85.
5. Lucy's parents' birthplaces: 1900 South Carolina / Georgia; death certificate father "Arkansas"; 1930 "Missouri/Missouri" [index].
6. Lucy's marital status in April 1940: "widowed" (census) vs married, husband alive (death certificate May 1940). James remarried Aug 1941; no divorce found; buried in separate plots at Fern Hill.
7. James's second wife: "Carrie Clark" (death certificate and indexes; maiden name) = Carrie Sisson (1941 marriage index). Not in the tree.
8. James's parents' birthplaces: 1900 (himself) father Ark., mother Mo.; 1900 (Elijah's own line) Ark.; death certificate both McDonald Co., Mo.; 1930 "Missouri"/"Iowa" [index].
9. Sarah Ellen Chandler appears on Find a Grave as "Sarah Ellen Chandler Phillips": a later marriage, lead for her pass.
10. The tree's 1920 Residence fact says "Marital Status: Single" for James: an index artefact.
11. The tree's marriage place is spelled "Elh River Township" (copied from the index); the image reads Elk River Township.
12. Children: Cyril/"Cecil"/"Searel" (FS has a duplicate Searel); Jewel's tree birth date is impossible and her death (FS "before 1930" vs Ancestry 1983) is unsourced on both sides; Millie's birth 22 Apr 1919 Missouri (tree) vs c.1920 Oklahoma (1936 marriage).

Gaps

• James in the 1940 census.
• Separation or divorce of James and Lucy (1930s).
• Obituaries for both: the Aberdeen Daily World for 4–7 May 1940 and 9–12 Dec 1941 is not on Newspapers.com (microfilm, Timberland Regional Library or Washington State Library).
• James's death certificate at the Digital Archives (only the Ancestry image was read; the DA reference number was not captured).
• Lucy's mother's maiden name; John Harris's death and burial (Benton Co., Ark., after 1900); the Harris–Ann marriage (c.1870).
• Headstone photos on Find a Grave (3 for James, 2 for Lucy) were not examined one by one.
• James's own 1920 census line id (the tree has it accepted).

Leads

• Lucy's parents: John Harris (b. May 1830 South Carolina per 1900, or c.1840 North Carolina per 1880 "John R. D."; farmer, Sulphur Springs Twp., Benton Co., Ark.) and Ann (b. Oct 1844 Georgia; "Rohema A." in 1880), married c.1870; 11 children, 9 living in 1900. Lucy's siblings: John W. (b. Jun 1872), Jeff (b. c.1876–77; "James D." in 1880?), Jery/Jeremiah (b. c.1878–80), Nancy (b. Apr 1882), Joe (b. May 1886); in 1880 also Luiza E. (c.1867), Richard T. J. (c.1877), Mary C. (c.1879), William J. (c.1880). Next: Find a Grave for John and Ann Harris in Benton Co. (Sulphur Springs, Butler Creek cemeteries); the 1910 census of Ann Harris; Arkansas county marriages; Benton County probate.
• Carrie (née Clark) Sisson Wilson, b. c.1879–80 Missouri; possibly "Cary Sison", widow, practical nurse, Aberdeen, 1940 (2442/67435519), in San Diego in 1935. Needs an H-ID if added; her death after 1941 (WA index) will fix her dates.
• William Robert Davies: Helen Artlea's later husband (1979, Thurston Co.).
• Floyd's first wife, Nellie Maslowski Groat (m. 1931), and second, Verna Ward (m. 1939).
• The WWI card places the family near Afton/Bernice (Delaware Co., Okla.) by Sept 1918: look for the move from McDonald Co. (1915–17) and for land or tax records.
• "Robert Chadler [Chandler], brother-in-law, 43" in Elijah's 1900 household: Sarah Ellen's brother (parents' pass).
• Oklahoma Newspapers.com index "Jim Wilson", Nowata Daily Star, 15 May 1923, Law and Justice (50067/4343308606): suggested record, no identifiers, not viewed; not evidence.

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