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

Birth1826Kentucky
Marriage29 Apr 1849Estill County, Kentucky - Elisha H. Harrison
Death20 Oct 1899Berea, Madison County, Kentucky

Families

SpouseElisha H. Harrison (1823 - 1895)
ChildMary Jane Harrison (1850 - 1914)
ChildJohn G. Harrison (1852 - 1927)
ChildElizabeth "Lizzie" Harrison (1854 - )
ChildEleanor "Nellie" Harrison (1855 - )
ChildNancy Ann Harrison (1858 - 1893)
ChildIsaac Harrison (1861 - )
ChildDaniel Harrison (1863 - )
ChildWilliam David Harrison (1865 - )
ChildBelle Harrison (1870 - 1932)
FatherCarter Lakes (1792 - 1864)
MotherEady Skinner (1798 - )
SiblingRiley Lakes (1817 - 1852)
SiblingLucinda Lakes (1818 - 1880)
SiblingMary Ann Lakes (1819 - )
SiblingGreenberry Lakes (1823 - 1903)
SiblingMahaly\Matilda Lakes ( - )
SiblingEady Lakes (1827 - 1911)
SiblingWilliam Lakes (1830 - )
SiblingMerrill Lakes (1832 - 1900)
SiblingLeannah Lakes (1834 - 1900)
SiblingJohn Lakes (1836 - 1920)
SiblingArmilda Lakes (1839 - )

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