Charles Frederick Harris was born Tuesday September 18, 1866 in Louisiana. He went to school in or around Denham Spring where his father Hardy A. Harris lived. He got a job as an overseer of a plantation. After working awhile he met and married Nettie Indiana Keller about 1887. They had five children born to them, Zoe Elizabeth, Francis Marion, James Willard, Evelyn Keller Harris and a baby who died at birth.
Charles moved from plantation to plantation from time to time. One place was a plantation near Houma, Louisiana. It was located near Bayou Black. He raised his children and taught them to work. He lost his wife Nettie giving birth to a child who died at birth in april of 1907 . He married Louise Black about 1909. He and Louise had no issue.
After his children was gown his second wife died, he use to visit us in Houston. Later, He lived with Aunt Zoe until his death. Earthman Funeral Home in Houston shipped him back to Baton Rouge on a train for burial. He was laid to rest in the Magnolia Cemetery next to his second wife Louise. Their graves are located near Florida Street fence about midways of the cemetery.
Charles is the only Grandfather that I got to know. He was a very like-able guy and he loved telling me stories of which I can not remember. I remember that his birthday was the same month and day as mine. He would kid me and tell me that I was born first. I remember that he was bald headed for the most part. He wore a hat most of the time even sitting on our front porch in the swing. I use to sit with him and listen to him tell me stories that I don't remember. I wish I had remembered. I remember how sad I was when mother told me that he had died. I visit his grave every time I go to Baton Rouge. This cemetery is in the older part of Baton Rouge.
One story mother told me about my Grandfather is that when automobiles first started showing up on the street and roads of Louisiana that he purchased one. I do not know what brand of car it was but I can imagine that it was a Model T Ford for they were the most affordable. One Sunday after he first brought it home he took the family for a ride in the new automobile. Back then the roads were not much more that wagon track roads that the wheels had cut in the ground. They were rough and some time very muddy and most of the time just one set of track. When you would meet someone coming the other way one vehicle would have to pull over or back up to wide spot in order to let the other vehicle pass. Mother said that Grandpa was very impatient and when he would meet another vehicle he would say "Why are they out here on a Sunday". She said, "Just like the other people did not have any business being out on the road" that he wanted to use. Nothing has changed and we have super highways now.
Charles lived to be 75 years, 11 months and 17 days old.
Submitted by J.B. Haney
Charles Frederick Harris was born Tuesday September 18, 1866 in Louisiana. He went to school in or around Denham Spring where his father Hardy A. Harris lived. He got a job as an overseer of a plantation. After working awhile he met and married Nettie Indiana Keller about 1887. They had five children born to them, Zoe Elizabeth, Francis Marion, James Willard, Evelyn Keller Harris and a baby who died at birth.
Charles moved from plantation to plantation from time to time. One place was a plantation near Houma, Louisiana. It was located near Bayou Black. He raised his children and taught them to work. He lost his wife Nettie giving birth to a child who died at birth in april of 1907 . He married Louise Black about 1909. He and Louise had no issue.
After his children was gown his second wife died, he use to visit us in Houston. Later, He lived with Aunt Zoe until his death. Earthman Funeral Home in Houston shipped him back to Baton Rouge on a train for burial. He was laid to rest in the Magnolia Cemetery next to his second wife Louise. Their graves are located near Florida Street fence about midways of the cemetery.
Charles is the only Grandfather that I got to know. He was a very like-able guy and he loved telling me stories of which I can not remember. I remember that his birthday was the same month and day as mine. He would kid me and tell me that I was born first. I remember that he was bald headed for the most part. He wore a hat most of the time even sitting on our front porch in the swing. I use to sit with him and listen to him tell me stories that I don't remember. I wish I had remembered. I remember how sad I was when mother told me that he had died. I visit his grave every time I go to Baton Rouge. This cemetery is in the older part of Baton Rouge.
One story mother told me about my Grandfather is that when automobiles first started showing up on the street and roads of Louisiana that he purchased one. I do not know what brand of car it was but I can imagine that it was a Model T Ford for they were the most affordable. One Sunday after he first brought it home he took the family for a ride in the new automobile. Back then the roads were not much more that wagon track roads that the wheels had cut in the ground. They were rough and some time very muddy and most of the time just one set of track. When you would meet someone coming the other way one vehicle would have to pull over or back up to wide spot in order to let the other vehicle pass. Mother said that Grandpa was very impatient and when he would meet another vehicle he would say "Why are they out here on a Sunday". She said, "Just like the other people did not have any business being out on the road" that he wanted to use. Nothing has changed and we have super highways now.
Charles lived to be 75 years, 11 months and 17 days old.
Submitted by J.B. Haney
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