Individual Details
Thomas S. HARRIS
(1 Jan 1837 - 20 Aug 1884)
Events
| Birth | 1 Jan 1837 | Chilton Foliat, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom |  | ||
| Birth | Abt 1840 | England, United Kingdom | | ||
| Immigration | 1858 | Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States | | ||
| Emigration | 1871 | Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States | | ||
| Occupation | 1872 | Owner of the New Memphis Hotel. - New Memphis (near present site of Christensen Juctice Center), Douglas, Colorado Territory, United States |  | | |
| Homesteaded | 20 May 1873 | NW 1/4, Sec. 35, Twp 7 South, Range 67 West - Douglas, Colorado Territory, United States | |||
| Census | 1880 | Castle Rock, Douglas, Colorado, United States | | ||
| Election | Apr 1882 | Mayor - Castle Rock, Douglas, Colorado, United States | | ||
| Burial | Aug 1884 | Cedar Hill Cemetery, Castle Rock, Douglas, Colorado, United States | | ||
| Death | 20 Aug 1884 | killed by steer, pneumonia - Castle Rock, Douglas, Colorado, United States | | ||
| Biofile | 2008 | Harris, Thomas S and Mary (Heal) | | ||
| Marriage | Mary HEAL | |
Families
| Spouse | Mary HEAL (1820 - 1889) |
Notes
Occupation
When Castle Rock became the county seat in 1874, New Memphis withered and the hotel was moved to Perry Street near the train depot in Castle Rock. The hotel was known as the Harris Hotel, The Castle Rock Hotel and the City Hotel.Records in the Biography File indicate the hotel has been designated a historic building by the Colorado Historical Society.
Endnotes
1. Castle Rock Journal. Castle Rock, Colorado, 20 Aug 1884.
2. Garry O'Hara, compiler, Cedar Hill Cemetery Inventory of Burials and Inscriptions (Castle Rock, Colo., 2000), Section 1, Row 11, 94-1.
3. 1880 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), jpeg image, (Online: The Generations Network, Inc., 2009) [Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC], subscription database,
4. Castle Rock Journal. Castle Rock, Colorado, 20 Aug 1884.
5. Castle Rock Journal. Castle Rock, Colorado.
6. Rocky Mountain News, Denver, Colorado., 3 Apr 1872, p 2.
7. Douglas Historic Calendar, (Castle Rock, Colo.), June 2013; Douglas County History Research Center, Castle Rock, Colo..
8. 1880 U.S. Federal Census (Population Schedule), jpeg image, (Online: The Generations Network, Inc., 2009) [Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC], subscription database,
9. Castle Rock Journal. Castle Rock, Colorado, 20 Aug 1884.
10. Castle Rock Journal. Castle Rock, Colorado, 12 Apr 1882, p3.
11. Garry O'Hara, compiler, Cedar Hill Cemetery Inventory of Burials and Inscriptions (Castle Rock, Colo., 2000), Section 1, Row 11, 94-1.
12. Castle Rock Journal. Castle Rock, Colorado, 20 Aug 1884.
13. Castle Rock Journal. Castle Rock, Colorado, 1884.
14. Garry O'Hara, compiler, Cedar Hill Cemetery Inventory of Burials and Inscriptions (Castle Rock, Colo., 2000), Section 1, Row 11, 94-1.
15. "," (2008); folder: "Harris, Thomas S & Mary (Heal) ," Biography Files; Douglas County History Research Center, Castle Rock, Colorado.
16. Garry O'Hara, compiler, Cedar Hill Cemetery Inventory of Burials and Inscriptions (Castle Rock, Colo., 2000), Section 1, Row 11, 94-1.