Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
NameMartha Ellen GERRINGER “GEARNER” [289], [26415], [26416]
BirthJun 14, 1864, Indiana [289], [26415], [26416]
DeathMar 6, 1907, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana [281]
BurialFairmount Cemetery, Huntingburg, South Main St, Dubois County, Indiana [26415]
Death1892, Indiana [26416]
Find A Gravehttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/227135642/martha-ellen-harris
FatherAndrew GERRINGER Sr. “GEARNER” (1818-1881)
Mother“Peggy” Margaret WAYNICK (1828-1914)
Spouses
1Joseph Asher HARRIS [289], [26417]
BirthJul 2, 1858, Dubois County, Indiana [26417]
DeathApr 8, 1930, Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri [26417]
BurialMcGee Chapel Cemetery, Glenallen, Bollinger County, Missouri [26417]
Find A Gravehttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36225391/joseph-asher-harris
MarriageAug 20, 1882, Duff, Dubois County, Indiana [289], [26415], [26418]
ChildrenLevi Nelson (1884-1977)
 Sarah M. (1887-)
 Hattie Ellen (1889-1964)
 Charles Emery (1891-1978)
Obituary Online notes for Martha Ellen GERRINGER “GEARNER”
Indiana Death Certificate:
Cause of Death: Organic Heart Disease
Died: age 43
Marital status: Widowed
Place of Burial: Huntingburg, Dubois, Indiana
Informant: W. H. Harris (her father-in-law)

By the time she died, her ex-husband, who remarried in 1893, and her children had moved to Bolinger County, Missouri.

Father: Andrew Gearner 1818-1881
Mother: Margaret Mensch 1838-

Married Joseph A. Harris 20 August 1882 in Duff, Indiana
children:
Levi Nelson Harris 1884–1977
Minnie Sarah Harris 1887–1968
Hattie Ellen Harris 1889–1964
Charles Emery Harris 1891–1978 [26415]
Last Modified Apr 2, 2023Created Sep 25, 2026 by Terry M. Whitesell, using Reunion for Macintosh
Created Sep 25, 2026 by Terry M. Whitesell
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