Inscription:

LEWIS S. HARRIS               JOHN W. HARRIS
BORN                                     BORN
Apr. 25, 1838                        Feb. 11, 1836
DIED                                     DIED
Feb. 26, 18 __                    Oct 25, 1873

John W. Harris
Birth: 11 February 1836, Missouri
Death: 25 October 1873, St. Louis County, Missouri
Burial: Cold Water Cemetery Florissant, St. Louis County, Missouri

Lewis S. Harris
Birth: 25 April 1838, Missouri
Death: 26 February 185_, St. Louis County, Missouri
Burial: Cold Water Cemetery Florissant, St. Louis County, Missouri

Family members buried in Cold Water Cemetery:
Parents: Simpson Harris and Mary Patterson Harris
Siblings: Lucy Harris, Elizabeth Harris Hyatt, Elisha D. Harris, Amy J. Harris, and Mary V. Harris

Notes:
• John and Lewis were sons of Simpson and Mary Harris.
• John W. Harris served in the Civil War (letter from Adjutant General).
• Death year of Lewis S. Harris is unknown and the marker is illegible. He was living and listed in the 1850 U.S. Census, but not in the 1860 U.S. Census.

 

Census:
1850 Census: District 82, St Louis, Missouri; Roll: M432_414; Page: 475B; Image: 429. Household Members: Mary Harris 41, Nancy Harris 24, Franklin Harris 21, Elizabeth Harris 19, Elisha Harris 18, John W. Harris 14, Lewis S. Harris 11, James Harris 7, Hopers Harris 1, and Lucy Harris 22. Original data: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
1860 Census (John W. Harris): St Ferdinand, St Louis, Missouri; Roll: M653_656; Page: 1059; Family History Library Film: 803656. Household Members: Sarah A. Hume 55, George Hume 17, Sarah Hume 22, Julia Hume 19, Mary Hume 15, Ben Winesink 27, William H. Hume 24, Thomas B. Hume 22 Elisha Harris 27, and John W. Harris 24. Original data: 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.