In the book's own words, not ours, with obvious scanning errors fixed. Families often supplied these stories to the publisher, so check key dates.
From History of Linn County Iowa : from its earliest settlement to the present time (1911)
Mrs. Martha Carpenter, living in Cedar Rapids, was in her maidenhood Miss Martha Harris, a daughter of J. G. and Jane (Tatham) Harris. Her father, at ODe time a resident of Zanesville, Ohio, was a son of Simon Harris. The latter was a farmer by occupation and a native of England, from which country he made his way direct to Ohio, where he settled and reared his family. It was in that state that J. G. Harris spent his boyhood and youth and he, too, was reared to the occupation of farming, which he decided to make his life work.
Arriving at years of maturity, he married Miss Jane Tatham and they had a family of children, which included the daughter Martha, who about eleven years ago, on the 18th of February. 1SS9, became the wife of B. C. Carpenter, an upholsterer and a representative of one of the old and well known families of Cedar Rapids. This marriage has been blessed with one child, a son, Terry, who is now in school. The parents attend the Zion Evangelical church and are well known in Cedar Rapids, where they have many friends.
As printed in History of Linn County Iowa : from its earliest settlement to the present time (1911). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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