Individual Details
Delilah Lakes
(1826 - 20 Oct 1899)
Although the first census suggests she was born about 1826, her memorial on FindAGrave lists her year of birth as 1832. Died 20 Oct 1899 and is buried Parks Cemetery, Berea, Madison, KY along with her husband.
Unidentified newspaper Obituary posted in ancestry tree:
A most devoted and gentle life was completed, in the death of Grandma Harrison, which occurred last Friday night, after a short illness....
Deliahlah E. Harrison was born Dec 3, 1825, in Madison, on what is now properly Jackson County, and died at the old homestead near Berea, Oct 20, 199, aged 72 years, 10 months, and 17 days.
Her parents, Carter and Edith (Skinner) Lakes, of Scottish descent, came here from Virginia. In 1849 the deceased was united in marriage to Elisha Harrison, son of Elisha and Ipha (Baker) Harrison. To this union were born nine children. The father died April 19, 1895.
Three children survived the parents as follows: Mary H., now Mrs. Josiah Burette, John G. Harrison, and Belle H., now Mrs. J. W. Johnson, all residing in Berea.
Events
| Birth | 1826 | Kentucky | ![]() | ||
| Marriage | 29 Apr 1849 | Estill County, Kentucky - Elisha H. Harrison | ![]() | ||
| Death | 20 Oct 1899 | Berea, Madison County, Kentucky |
Families
| Spouse | Elisha H. Harrison (1823 - 1895) |
| Child | Mary Jane Harrison (1850 - 1914) |
| Child | John G. Harrison (1852 - 1927) |
| Child | Elizabeth "Lizzie" Harrison (1854 - ) |
| Child | Eleanor "Nellie" Harrison (1855 - ) |
| Child | Nancy Ann Harrison (1858 - 1893) |
| Child | Isaac Harrison (1861 - ) |
| Child | Daniel Harrison (1863 - ) |
| Child | William David Harrison (1865 - ) |
| Child | Belle Harrison (1870 - 1932) |
| Father | Carter Lakes (1792 - 1864) |
| Mother | Eady Skinner (1798 - ) |
| Sibling | Riley Lakes (1817 - 1852) |
| Sibling | Lucinda Lakes (1818 - 1880) |
| Sibling | Mary Ann Lakes (1819 - ) |
| Sibling | Greenberry Lakes (1823 - 1903) |
| Sibling | Mahaly\Matilda Lakes ( - ) |
| Sibling | Eady Lakes (1827 - 1911) |
| Sibling | William Lakes (1830 - ) |
| Sibling | Merrill Lakes (1832 - 1900) |
| Sibling | Leannah Lakes (1834 - 1900) |
| Sibling | John Lakes (1836 - 1920) |
| Sibling | Armilda Lakes (1839 - ) |
Endnotes
1. US Census 1850 KY Digital Images online at GenealogyLibrary, Estill County, p.93, Dwelling 650..
2. Rootsweb or USGenWeb Online Sources
