Typed by: Kay Cunningham
Surnames: HARLAN, HENRY, LONG, MORRELL, STRONG, PEEBLES
Charles Harlan, b June 2, 1833 in Parke County, Indiana, d June 22, 1869 and
buried in Blue Ridge Cemetery, Falls County, Texas --- was a son of Dr. Isaiah
and Nancy (Henry) Harlan, who came to Texas in the Fall of 1834. Charles settled
in 1854 in Falls County, on his portion of the land inherited from his parents,
and lived there the rest of his life.
On June 7, 1861 in Falls County, Charles Harlan was married to Martha E. Long, b
January 27, 1839 in Giles County, Tennessee, d January 28, 1870 in an accidental
shooting by a young nephew (son of her sister, Louisa, and her husband, Allen H.
Morrell), and buried in Blue Ridge Cemetery by her husband. Charles was one of
the organizers and a charter member of the Blue Ridge Baptist Church, and was
the carpenter who was given the "contract" to erect the first church building.
Martha E. (Long) Harlan was a doughter of Jarrett Long, b December 15, 1799 at
Crab Orchard, Lincoln County, Kentucky, and his wife, Catherine S. (Strong)
Long, b june 22, 1812 in Tennessee.
Charles and Martha (Long) Harlan were the parents of four children:
Catherine Harlan (called "Katie"), b August 14, 1862, who married and moved
away.
Benjamin Harlan, b November 14, 1863 --- who married Viola Peebles, who reared
hisfamily in Falls County, Texas.
Louisa Harlan, b May 6, 1866, d October 16, 1868 in Falls County, Texas.
Frances Harlan (called "Fannie") b October 10, 1868 --- married and moved away.
Copyright Permission granted to Theresa Carhart and her volunteers for printing
these bio of these Falls County Families to this Web page
"Families of Falls County", Compiled and Edited by the Falls County
Historical Commission,
page 211, column 2 and page 212, column 1
Member of Falls County Historical Commission
This book is out of Print, and very few copies are available.
