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Dayton Willis Harris
25 Feb 1860 – 7 Jul 1911
| Birth | 25 Feb 1860 |
| Death | 7 Jul 1911 |
| Cemetery | West Hill Cemetery Sherman , Grayson County , Texas , USA |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/228778824 |
Bio
Dayton was born in Caldwell Parish, Louisiana, but soon afterwards his father moved the family to Claiborne Parish, Louisiana. Dayton grew up in Claiborne Parish and attended the academy in Arizona, Claiborne Parish, that his father established. On July 4, 1881, he married Miss Willie Kidd Blackman. By 1889 Dayton was a professor at the Lisbon Academy in the Lisbon community of Claiborne Parish. By 1893 Dayton was the Superintendent of Public Schools for Claiborne County. At that time the family was living in Homer, Claiborne County. Dayton served as a Democrat in the Louisiana House of Representatives in 1892-1896. In the 1900 census Dayton was still with the school system, and his family was still living in Homer. Dayton's marriage to Willie Kidd Blackman ended in divorce in 1903. After his divorce Dayton moved to Texas and married Katie Sherrard in May 1903. That marriage ended in divorce, and he married May Bruce in 1908. At the time of his death he was living in Sherman and working as an insurance agent. An obituary for Dayton was published in a Sherman newspaper. Unfortunately it contains errors, and these errors were repeated in a family history book written in 1983. If you are researching Dayton, please contact the creator of this Find a Grave memorial before publishing or distributing any information.
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Parents
Siblings
- Charles Cage Harris 1863–1919 FaG
- William Austin Harris 1866–1949 FaG
- Thomas H. "T. H." Harris 1869–1942 FaG
- Annie Maude Harris Ledbetter 1871–1944 FaG
- Dr Claude M. Harris 1874–1932 FaG
- Dr George Ralph Harris 1876–1904 FaG
- Rettie Milner Harris 1881–1943 FaG
Children
- Aubyn B. Harris 1882–1940
- Dr Edward Kidd Harris 1884–1942
- Dayton Baker Harris 1886–1905
- Jesse Simmons Harris 1888–1918
- George Gill Harris Sr 1891–1960
- Rev Charles Boatner Harris 1893–1961
- William Bryan Harris 1897–1918
- Milner Day Harris Evans 1899–1990
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