Biographical Sketch of L. E. Harris, Crawford County, Missouri

>From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and 
Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing 
Company, 1888.

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L. E. Harris, a native of Washington County, MO., was born in 1830. In
the family of his parents, Thomas and Mary (McMurtrey) Harris, were
nine children, but two of whom are living.  The parents were natives of
Tennessee, and in early life residents of Washington County, MO., where
they married and whence, in 1831, they moved to a farm in Crawford Co.,
which was their home the remainder of their lives.  The mother was a 
member of the Methodist Church.  L. E. Harris was reared and educated
in Crawford County, and upon reaching manhood began life for himself as
a hired hand.  In 1855 he married Elizabeth Eaton, who was born in Wash-
ington County in 1835.  Mr. and Mrs. Harris are the parents of nine
children, five of whom are living, viz.: James T. and William P. (twins)
Sarah E., Angeline M. and Ezra O.  During the war Mr. Harris served in 
the Enrolled Missouri Militia, and in political faith he is a Democrat.
Having farmed and rented land for some years after marriage, he then
purchased a small tract, which he has increased to the amount of 1,250
acres, a just reward of his industry and good management.  A resident 
of Crawford County for fifty-seven years, he is an enterprising farmer
and a highly esteemed citizen. 

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