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Emma Caroline Hadden Harris

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Birth	:	18 Jan 1890 Mancos, Montezuma County, Colorado, USA
Death	:	16 Oct 1973 Redmesa, La Plata County, Colorado, USA
Burial	:	Red Mesa Cemetery, Hesperus, La Plata County, USA
Coordinate	:	37.0938000, -108.1740000
Description	:	MY FATHERS LIFE STORY BY IDA ELKINS EMMA CAROLINE HADDEN WAS BORN JANUARY 18, 1890, AT MANCAS COLORADO, TO THOMAS JEFFERSON HADDEN AND ELENOR MARIA WILLDEN. WHEN SHE WAS ONE YEAR OLD HER PARENTS MOVED FROM MANCAS COLORADO TO JACKSON NEW MEXICO, AND LIVED THERE FOR NINE YEARS. JACKSON IS NOW A GHOST TOWN, WITH JUST ONE BUILDING LEFT. MOTHER WAS BAPTIZED AT JACKSON IN 1898. THEY MOVED FROM THERE BACK TO MANCAS COLORADO, WHERE HER FATHER... Read More	MY FATHERS LIFE STORY BY IDA ELKINS EMMA CAROLINE HADDEN WAS BORN JANUARY 18, 1890, AT MANCAS COLORADO, TO THOMAS JEFFERSON HADDEN AND ELENOR MARIA WILLDEN. WHEN SHE WAS ONE YEAR OLD HER PARENTS MOVED FROM MANCAS COLORADO TO JACKSON NEW MEXICO, AND LIVED THERE FOR NINE YEARS. JACKSON IS NOW A GHOST TOWN, WITH JUST ONE BUILDING LEFT. MOTHER WAS BAPTIZED AT JACKSON IN 1898. THEY MOVED FROM THERE BACK TO MANCAS COLORADO, WHERE HER FATHER BUILT A SHINGLE MILL AND RAN IT FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS. THEN THEY MOVED BACK TO JACKSON AND THEN TO KIRTLAND NEW MEXICO. MOTHER AND HER SISTER MAMIE HAD TO TAKE TURNS WALKING AND DRIVING THE COWS, A DISTANCE OF 63 MILES, WHICH TOOK THEM 3 DAYS. MOTHER FINISHED HER SCHOOLING AT KIRTLAND. SHE WAS 12 YEARS OLD WHEN SHE MET MY FATHER, THEY WENT TO SCHOOL AND CHURCH TOGETHER. THEY WENT STEADY FOR A YEAR BEFORE THEY WERE MARRIED, AT THE AGE OF 18. MOTHER WAS SECRETARY OF THE RELIEF SOCIETY AT THE AGE OF 16. SHE WORKED FOR MANY YEARS AFTER SHE MARRIED, AS A COUNSELER IN THE RELIEF SOCIETY, AT RED MESA COLORADO AND WATERFLOW NEW MEXICO. SHE ALSO RECEIVED AN 18 YEAR CERTIFICATE FOR WORKING IN THE PRIMARY. SHE WAS ALWAYS A WONDERFUL MOTHER, AND WORKED HARD RAISING A LARGE FAMILY, WHICH WAS NO EASY TASK, AS SHE HAD NO MODERN CONVENIENCES OF ANY KIND. SHE HAD TO DO ALL HER WASHING BY HAND ON THE SCRUB BOARD.

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Where is Emma Caroline Hadden Harris's memorial?
Emma Caroline Hadden Harris's memorial is located at: Red Mesa Cemetery, Hesperus, La Plata County, USA.
When did Emma Caroline Hadden Harris death?
Emma Caroline Hadden Harris death on 16 Oct 1973 in Redmesa, La Plata County, Colorado, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Emma Caroline Hadden Harris's memorial?
Latitude: 37.0938000
Longitude: -108.1740000

Family Members:

Parent

Thomas Jefferson Hadden

(1864 - 1941)

Eleanor Maria Willden Hadden

(1869 - 1947)

Spouse

Joseph Hubert Harris

(1890 - 1980)

Siblings

Mary Ann Hadden Evans

(1892 - 1976)

Charles Alfred Hadden

(1899 - 1967)

Children

Ida Harris Elkins

(1910 - 2008)

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