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Esther LaRose Harris

Birth: Oct 1854
Lansingburgh, Rensselaer County, New York, USA
Death: 29 Oct 1938 (aged 83–84)
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA
Burial: Westview Cemetery

Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA Show Map GPS-Latitude: 33.7488123, Longitude: -84.4477466
Memorial ID: 7975284 View Source

Daughter of Capt. Pierre and Esther (Dupont) LaRose.

Wife of noted author, Joel Chandler Harris, whom she meet in Savannah, Ga. when her father was a river boat captain and Joel was working for the Savannah Newspaper.

They married in 1873.

Children of Esther and Joel Chandler Harris:

1874 Julian LaRose Harris
1875 Lucien Harris
1876 Evan Howell Harris (d: age 2)
1878 Evelyn Harris
1879 Mary Esther Harris (d: age 3)
1882 Lillian Harris
1883 Linton Edmund Harris (d: age 12)
1885 Mildred Harris (Camp)
1888 Joel Chandler Harris, Jr.

Daughter of Capt. Pierre and Esther (Dupont) LaRose.

Wife of noted author, Joel Chandler Harris, whom she meet in Savannah, Ga. when her father was a river boat captain and Joel was working for the Savannah Newspaper.

They married in 1873.

Children of Esther and Joel Chandler Harris:

1874 Julian LaRose Harris
1875 Lucien Harris
1876 Evan Howell Harris (d: age 2)
1878 Evelyn Harris
1879 Mary Esther Harris (d: age 3)
1882 Lillian Harris
1883 Linton Edmund Harris (d: age 12)
1885 Mildred Harris (Camp)
1888 Joel Chandler Harris, Jr.

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WIFE OF JOEL CHANDLER HARRIS

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Joel Chandler Harris

1848–1908 (m. 1873)

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Maintained by: Scrib & Barb Kelly
Originally Created by: Evening Blues
Added: Oct 11, 2003
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7975284/esther-harris: accessed ), memorial page for Esther LaRose Harris (Oct 1854–29 Oct 1938), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7975284, citing Westview Cemetery, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by Scrib & Barb Kelly (contributor 46884407).

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