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Mary Esther Maxwell

b. 13 August 1895, d. 8 September 1941

Mary Esther Maxwell was born on 13 August 1895 in Iowa. She was the daughter of George Maxwell. Mary Esther Maxwell married Elbert Morton Harless, son of Alonzo Robert L. Harless and Linda Emmaline McKinney, 18 September 1913 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa.

Mary Esther Maxwell died 8 September 1941 in Harrison County, Iowa.

Children of Mary Esther Maxwell and Elbert Morton Harless

Merritt Eamer Harless+ b. 26 Jun 1914, d. 5 Oct 1989
Carl Harless b. 18 Jun 1919, d. 9 May 1985

Merritt Eamer Harless

b. 26 June 1914, d. 5 October 1989

Merritt Eamer Harless was born on 26 June 1914 in Bartlett, Fremont County, Iowa. He was the son of Elbert Morton Harless and Mary Esther Maxwell. Merritt Eamer Harless married Marjorie Pearl Scholz, daughter of William Scholz and Edith Cora Snell, 13 September 1947 in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri.

Merritt Eamer Harless died 5 October 1989.

Child of Merritt Eamer Harless and Marjorie Pearl Scholz

Randy J. Harless b. 17 Jul 1958

Carl Harless

b. 18 June 1919, d. 9 May 1985

Carl Harless was born on 18 June 1919 in Iowa. He was the son of Elbert Morton Harless and Mary Esther Maxwell.

Carl Harless died 9 May 1985 in Shelby County, Tennessee.

John Lafon Sr.

b. 8 January 1775, d. 29 April 1840

John Lafon Sr. was born on 8 January 1775 in North Carolina. He married Mary Bowen 18 July 1797 in Montgomery County, Virginia.

John Lafon Sr. died 29 April 1840 in Clover Hollow, Giles County, Virginia.

Children of John Lafon Sr. and Mary Bowen

Naomi Lafon+ b. s 2 Sep 1797, d. 8 Mar 1887
Elizabeth Lafon+ b. c 1798, d. 26 Aug 1858
Zaccheus K. Lafon+ b. 1801
Mary Lafon+ b. c 1804, d. 18 Dec 1876
Enoch A. Lafon+ b. c 1810

Mary Bowen

b. 1775, d. June 1849

Mary Bowen was born in 1775 in Botetourt County, Virginia. She married John Lafon Sr. 18 July 1797 in Montgomery County, Virginia.

Mary Bowen died June 1849 in Giles County, Virginia.

Children of Mary Bowen and John Lafon Sr.

Naomi Lafon+ b. s 2 Sep 1797, d. 8 Mar 1887
Elizabeth Lafon+ b. c 1798, d. 26 Aug 1858
Zaccheus K. Lafon+ b. 1801
Mary Lafon+ b. c 1804, d. 18 Dec 1876
Enoch A. Lafon+ b. c 1810

Elizabeth Lafon

b. circa 1798, d. 26 August 1858

     Elizabeth Lafon was born circa 1798. She was the daughter of John Lafon Sr. and Mary Bowen.

     An unknown person gave permission for Elizabeth Lafon to marry Joel Sartin Jr. on 11 September 1820 in Giles County, Virginia. Elizabeth Lafon married Joel Sartin Jr..

     Elizabeth Lafon died 26 August 1858.

Children of Elizabeth Lafon and Joel Sartin Jr.

John Lafon Sartin+ b. 1827, d. 1892
Joel R. Sartin+ b. c 1829
Amanda Elizabeth Sartin+ b. c 1836

Joel Sartin Jr.

b. 17 April 1799, d. 21 June 1880

Joel Sartin Jr. was born on 17 April 1799 in Montgomery County, Virginia. He married Elizabeth Lafon, daughter of John Lafon Sr. and Mary Bowen.

Joel Sartin Jr. died 21 June 1880.

Children of Joel Sartin Jr. and Elizabeth Lafon

John Lafon Sartin+ b. 1827, d. 1892
Joel R. Sartin+ b. c 1829
Amanda Elizabeth Sartin+ b. c 1836

Child of Joel Sartin Jr.

Hugh Plymon Sartin+ b. c 1872

Zaccheus K. Lafon

b. 1801

Zaccheus K. Lafon was born in 1801 in Montgomery County, Virginia. He was the son of John Lafon Sr. and Mary Bowen. Zaccheus K. Lafon married Peggy Lucas, daughter of Thomas Lucas and Hannah Hale.

An unknown person gave permission for Zaccheus K. Lafon to marry Agnes Lafon on 15 October 1842 in Giles County, Virginia. Zaccheus K. Lafon married Susan Sanders.

Children of Zaccheus K. Lafon and Peggy Lucas

Agnes Lafon+ b. c 1823, d. 15 Jun 1860
Eliza Hannah Lafon+ b. 13 Jan 1828, d. 12 Jun 1911
William Hale C. Lafon+ b. 18 Oct 1832, d. 11 Sep 1902

Child of Zaccheus K. Lafon and Susan Sanders

David V. Lafon b. c 1846

Mary Lafon

b. circa 1804, d. 18 December 1876

Mary Lafon was born circa 1804 in Virginia. She was the daughter of John Lafon Sr. and Mary Bowen. Mary Lafon married Jacob Epling Sr., son of Paul Epling Jr. and Elizabeth B. Harless.

Mary Lafon died 18 December 1876.

Children of Mary Lafon and Jacob Epling Sr.

Elias Epling+ b. c 1827
Harriet H. Epling+ b. c 1831, d. 1865
Elizabeth Epling+ b. c 1833
James H. Epling+ b. c 1838
Dryden Ballard Epling+ b. c 1839, d. 20 Oct 1888
Jacob Epling Jr.+ b. 30 Mar 1841, d. 3 Jun 1935

Enoch A. Lafon

b. circa 1810

     Enoch A. Lafon was born circa 1810 in Virginia. He was the son of John Lafon Sr. and Mary Bowen.

     A bond was taken out for the marriage of Enoch A. Lafon and Frances Harless on 28 December 1830 in Surry County, North Carolina.

     Enoch A. Lafon died in Johns Creek, Craig County, Virginia.

Children of Enoch A. Lafon and Frances Harless

Minerva Ann Lafon+ b. Mar 1832
Clementine Lafon b. c 1834
Elmira J. Lafon+ b. 18 Jun 1836, d. 3 Sep 1905
Mary A. Lafon b. c 1838
Henly Jackson Lafon b. 11 Dec 1839, d. 13 Dec 1923
John Calvin Lafon+ b. 26 Jan 1844, d. 11 Jul 1906
Mary Arminta Lafon b. 15 Aug 1846, d. 15 Jul 1928
Amanda Lafon b. c 1848, d. 17 Oct 1869
Nancy Eveline Lafon+ b. Mar 1850, d. 21 Oct 1924
Josephine E. Lafon+ b. c 1852
Ludemia C. Lafon+ b. 28 Feb 1853, d. 8 Oct 1925
Clifton Hill Lafon+ b. 3 Jun 1856, d. 2 Oct 1927

David Hall

b. circa 1754, d. before November 1837

David Hall was born circa 1754. He married Sarah Rollins circa 1780.

David Hall died before November 1837.

Child of David Hall and Sarah Rollins

James Hall+ b. c 1785

Sarah Rollins

b. 1765, d. April 1838

Sarah Rollins was born in 1765. She married David Hall circa 1780.

Sarah Rollins died April 1838 in Giles County, Virginia.

Child of Sarah Rollins and David Hall

James Hall+ b. c 1785

Joseph Allen Harless

b. 30 July 1936, d. 28 November 1999

Joseph Allen Harless was born on 30 July 1936 in Ashe County, North Carolina. He is the son of George Monroe Harless and Ida Alice Craft. Joseph Allen Harless married Mary Ruth Sexton.

Joseph Allen Harless died 28 November 1999 in Jefferson, Ashe County, North Carolina.

Children of Joseph Allen Harless and Mary Ruth Sexton

Joseph Allen Harless Jr. b. 5 Sep 1965, d. 18 Nov 1965
Brian Keith Harless b. 17 Nov 1967, d. 18 Nov 1999

Mahala S. G. Lucas

b. circa 1841

Mahala S. G. Lucas was born circa 1841 in Virginia. She was the daughter of Andrew Johnston Lucas and Elizabeth Epling.

Grace May Harless

b. March 1895

Grace May Harless was born in March 1895 in Lapel, Madison County, Indiana. She was the daughter of Henry Harless and Bertha Ellen Abney. Grace May Harless married Clarence Grover Pettigrew, son of George W. Pettigrew and Lavina Whetchel, 25 January 1913 in Hamilton County, Indiana.

Children of Grace May Harless and Clarence Grover Pettigrew

Nyle Duane Pettigrew b. 2 Dec 1914, d. 23 May 1999
Phyllis Ruth Pettigrew+ b. 2 Aug 1916, d. 26 Sep 1995
Genevieve Gretchen Pettigrew+ b. 15 Dec 1917
Vivian Mildred Pettigrew+ b. 4 Feb 1919
Eunice Mardell Pettigrew b. 1922
Kyle Delmar Pettigrew b. 1922
Lyle Selmar Pettigrew b. 1922
Grover Clinton Pettigrew+ b. 2 Apr 1924, d. 9 Jul 1999
Gleala Estell Pettigrew+ b. 1926
Marilyn Leah Pettigrew+ b. 2 Apr 1927
Boyd Kent Pettigrew+ b. 27 Feb 1928
Shirley Arnold Pettigrew+ b. 1930
Nelda Patricia Pettigrew+ b. 14 Apr 1932, d. 22 Dec 2007
Flo Eloise Pettigrew+ b. 9 Jan 1934
Lora Una Pettigrew b. 6 Jun 1935
(?) Pettigrew b. 1938

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