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Salem Pioneer Cemetery ~ Ruby Harris ~ part of the Marion County Pioneer Cemeteries of Oregon
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Ruby Harris
LAST NAME: Harris FIRST NAME: Ruby MIDDLE NAME:  NICKNAME: 
MAIDEN NAME: Rowe AKA 1:  AKA 2:  AKA 3: 
TITLE: Mrs. GENDER: F MILITARY: 
BORN: 1863 DIED: May 1897 BURIED: 7 May 1897
ETHNICITY:   OCCUPATION:  Housewife
BIRTH PLACE:  Oregon
DEATH PLACE: Salem, Marion Co., Oregon
NOTES: 
IOOF - Mrs. R. Harris, age 34, born in Lane Co., Oregon, died 12th St., Salem, of heart failure, deceased was wife of R. Harris.
1870 OR CENSUS- Ruby Rowe, age 5, b. Oregon, is enumerated with Hiram C. Rowe, age 51, b. New York, occupation wagon maker, and Flava, age 48, b. Indiana, along with Elias, age 21, b. Indiana, occupation wagon maker, Narcissa, age 17, b. Oregon, Betsy, age 12, b. Oregon, Rhoda, age 8, b. Oregon, and Hester, age 18, b. Oregon. Also enumerated with the family are Ada Cushman, age 12, and Daniel Cushman, age 10.
1880 OR CENSUS - Ruby Rowe, age 16, occupation housekeeper, is enumerated with the family of Geo. and Adaline Tucker;
DEATH CERTIFICATE: 
OBITUARY: 
VERY SUDDEN DEATH
Mrs. George W. Harris Succumbs to Heart Disease. 
The Husband, on Reaching Home Last Night, Found That His Wife Was No More 
The happy home of George W. Harris, who resides on Twelfth street in Yew Park, was suddenly turned into a house of mourning last night when the husband, returning from his work at the barber shop of Wilson and Ryan, on Commercial street, where he is employed, found his wife, whom he had left apparently in good health a few hours before, cold in death, the spirit having evidently left the body but a short time before. 
Mr. Harris went to his work yesterday noon, leaving his wife in the best of spirits. Being very busy at his work, he did not go to the house for his evening meal, but, as was often the case, took a lunch at a restaurant, going to his home about 9 o’clock last night. 
Mrs. Harris during the afternoon was down town to do some shopping, returning home about 4 o’clock. At that time she spoke to several neighbors, and about 6 o’clock she spent a few moments at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Skinner. She then complained of being cold and that she did not feel very well. Later she returned home and was seen around the house attending to her household duties as late as 7 o’clock, by several of the neighbors. When Mr. Harris reached home he found that his wife had retired for the night, and he entered the bedroom and while disrobing, spoke to her, thinking she was awake. Receiving no reply he put his hand lightly on her forehead, and was astonished to find her cold. He quickly felt her hands and they, too, were cold, and the distracted husband realized almost instantly that his wife was no more. 
He hurriedly called in some of the neighbors and, going to the nearest telephone, he called a physician, Dr. J. N. Smith responded to the summons and hurried to the Harris house. Arriving there he found the neighbors doing everything possible to resuscitate the inanimate form of the woman, but their efforts, as well as those of the physician, were of no avail, death having claimed the woman. 
When found by her husband, Mrs. Harris was lying apparently in repose, showing no evidence of a struggle, and having her eyes closed as though asleep. There was no evidence of anything unusual, and there was no possibility of death having resulted from any other than natural causes. 
Mrs. Harris has for years been troubled with palpitation of the heart and the physician ascribed her death to heart trouble. Mrs. Harris was born in Lane county thirty-four years ago; she was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Rowe, early settlers of that section of the state. Her father is still living at a ripe old age on a farm near Monmouth, her mother having died a number of years ago. She has a brother, Elias Rowe, of Stockton, California, and two sisters, Mrs. Rhoda Boothby, of Monmouth, and Mrs. N. Mason, of Otto, Big Horn county, Wyoming. She was married to the husband who survives her, at Independence in 1880 - and leaves two sons - Clyde, aged 15 years and Arthur 8 years old, with the husband to mourn her untimely death. The older son was not at home when his mother died, having gone on a visit to some friends in the country for a few days, and will not hear of his sad bereavement until some time today. 
The Harris home was an ideally happy one, the only cloud resting upon it being the poor health of the wife and mother, and the shock received by the family, and their grief, can only be realized by those whose happy homes have been similarly invaded by death. 
The family came to Salem in September, 1890, since which time they have enjoyed the confidence and esteem of a large circle of friends who now deeply sympathize with the stricken husband. Mrs. Harris has been in delicate health for years, but during the past few weeks seemed to be stronger and in hopes of regaining her former good health soon. During the last few days she spoke of going to Portland to visit some relatives, and made arrangements to that effect, expecting to make the visit in the course of the next two weeks. 
Mrs. Harris was not a member of any church, but she was a woman of deep religious convictions, and took great interest in matters affecting the religious world. She has long been a faithful attendant at the Yew Park United Brethren church where she occupied for a long time the position of organist. She also took much interest in the ladies’ auxiliary of the Woodmen of the World, in which latter order her husband is a member, and it was her desire to affiliate with that fraternity this summer. 
The relatives of the family at Monmouth and Brooks, at which latter place Mr. Harris’ mother resides, will be notified this morning, and the funeral will probably be held at United Brethren church tomorrow at 3 o’clock p.m. when interment will be had in City View [sic] cemetery. Rev. Walter Reynolds will probably conduct the last sad rites over the remains. 
Oregon Statesman 6 May 1897 5:2 

MRS. HARRIS’ FUNERAL
The remains of the late Mrs. George W. Harris, who succumbed to heart failure at her home on Twelfth street on Wednesday night, will be interred in Rural cemetery this afternoon. The funeral services will be conduct ed at the United Brethren church in Yew Park. Rev. W. Reynolds officiating, at 2 o’clock. Salem camp No. 18 P.J.W.W. of which order Mr. Harris is a member, will supply the pallbearers and furnish an escort. 
Oregon Statesman 7 May 1897 5:6
INSCRIPTION: 
Ruby Rowe Harris 
1863 - 1897 
(shares marker with George)
SOURCES: 
LR 
LD 
IOOF Register of Burials 
1870 OR CENSUS (Benton Co., Philomath, pg 57A) 
1880 OR CENSUS (Benton Co., Corvallis, pg 71A) 
DAR pg 74
Saucy 
OS 6 May 1897 5:2 
OS 7 May 1897 5:6
CONTACTS: 
LOT: 871 SPACE: 2 SW LONGITUDE:  LATITUDE: 
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