Ella Diggs

b. July 1874, d. 8 June 1960
Ella Diggs|b. Jul 1874\nd. 8 Jun 1960|p155.htm|William Harry Diggs|b. Dec 1849\nd. 1918|p127.htm|Laura Jane Underwood|b. 10 Aug 1850\nd. 16 Apr 1938|p17.htm|||||||Ammon Underwood|b. 13 Feb 1810\nd. 17 Nov 1887|p72.htm|Rachel J. Carson|b. 4 Feb 1820\nd. 14 Feb 1896|p73.htm|

1st cousin of Louise Underwood.
1st cousin 2 times removed of Laura Jane Munson.
Family Background:
Underwood and Allied Families
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Ella Diggs
     Ella Diggs was born in July 1874 in Texas.1,2 She was the daughter of William Harry Diggs and Laura Jane Underwood. She married George Bertrand Harris on 10 June 1896 in Brazoria County, Texas.3 She died on 8 June 1960 in Brazoria County at age 85.4,5,6 She was buried in Old Columbia Cemetery, West Columbia, Brazoria County, Texas.2,6 Click to view image
     
Additional Data
Ella Diggs appeared on the 1 June 1880 Federal Census of Brazoria County, Texas, in the household of her parents, W.H. and Laura Diggs.7 Click to view image

Miss Ella Diggs was living in 1891 at the southeast corner of Broadway and 13th, Galveston, Galveston County, Texas, with her aunt, Ella H. Borden. Living in the same household was her grandmother, Rachel J. Underwood and A. Underwood.8

Ella D. and George B. Harris appeared on the 1 June 1900 Federal Census of Columbia, Brazoria County, Texas, enumerated 1 June 1900. Their children Abbie, William H. and Baby were listed as living with them.1 Click to view image

Ella D. Harris appeared on the 15 April 1910 Federal Census of Angleton, Brazoria County, Texas, enumerated 15 April 1910. Her children Abbie, William, Eleanor, Bertrand, Lendel and Laura were listed as living with her.9 Click to view image

Between 9 June 1915 and 15 February 1924, Ella D. Harris was the Angleton Postmaster.10 Click to view image The online database from which this information was taken covers through 1930. For many years thereafter, Ella was postmaster during Democrat administrations.11

Ella D. Harris appeared on the 1 January 1920 Federal Census of Angleton, Brazoria County, Texas, enumerated 15 February 1920. Her children Eleanor, Bertie, William, Lendall and Laura were listed as living with her, as was Ella's mother Laura U. Diggs.12 Click to view image

Ella D. Harris appeared on the 1 April 1930 Federal Census of Angleton, Brazoria County, Texas, enumerated 2 April 1930. Her son Lendol was listed as living with her, as was Ella's mother Laura U. Diggs.13 Click to view image

Ella Diggs Harris was a member of Asa Underwood Chapter, the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution that was named for her ancestor and organized on 24 November 1941 by her cousin Laura Underwood.

Children of Ella Diggs and George Bertrand Harris

Citations

  1. [S51] George B. Harris household, 1900 U.S. Census, Brazoria County, Texas, population schedule, Justice Precinct 2, village of Columbia, enumeration district (ED) 2, sheet 20A/2, dwelling 27, family 30; National Archives micropublication T623, roll 1614.
  2. [S1124] Ella Diggs Harris tombstone, Harris plot, Old Columbia Cemetery, West Columbia, Brazoria County, Texas; photographed by the writer on 9 June 2007.
  3. [S2] Brazoria County Marriage Book 6: 258, no. 511, County Clerk's Office, Angleton, Texas.
  4. [S1132] Texas Department of Health, Texas Death Indexes, 1903-2000 (Austin: Texas Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit, unknown publish date), Ella D. Harris entry citing Certificate 34056.
  5. [S1124] Ella Diggs Harris tombstone, Old Columbia Cemetery, West Columbia, Brazoria County, Texas.
  6. [S99] Cradle of Texas Chapter DRT, compiler, A List of Old Brazoria County, Texas Cemeteries during or before 1900 (West Columbia, Texas: Modern Manifold Method, Inc., 1965), 68.
  7. [S52] W.H. Diggs household, 1880 U.S. Census, Brazoria County, Texas, population schedule, Precinct No. 2, enumeration district (ED) 18, sheet 52/172A, dwelling 525, family 525; National Archives micropublication T9, roll 1292.
  8. [S96] Morrison and Fourmy's General Directory of the City of Galveston, 1890-1891 (Galveston: Morrison and Fourmy Co., 1891), viewed on Ancestry.com.
  9. [S50] Ella D. Harris household, 1910 U.S. Census, Brazoria County, Texas, population schedule, Precinct 1, Angleton, enumeration district (ED) 4, sheet 1A-B/1-2, dwelling 13, family 13; National Archives micropublication T624, roll 1534.
  10. [S47] Postmasters and Post Offices of Brazoria County, Texas, 1846-1930, online <http://www.rootsweb.com/~txpost/brazoria.html>.
  11. [S10] Interview with Ruth Anna (Horn) Munson (Mrs. Joe U. Munson; Angleton, Texas), by Laura Munson Cooper, 5 January 2003. Transcript held in 2003 by Cooper (1804 Holm Oak St.; Arlington, TX 76012-5608).
  12. [S38] Ella D. Harris household, 1920 U.S. Census, Brazoria County, Texas, population schedule, J.P. 1, Angleton City, enumeration district (ED) 1, sheet 37B, dwelling 151, family 159; National Archives micropublication T625, roll 1774.
  13. [S37] Ella D. Harris household, 1930 U.S. Census, Brazoria County, Texas, population schedule, Precinct 1, Peach Street, Angleton, enumeration district (ED) 20-1, sheet 1A-B, dwelling 9, family 12; National Archives micropublication T626, roll 2301.