Jessie Sylvester Harless

His son Joe's 1938 marriage cert lists his father as Jess Harless.

1880 U.S. census has Jesse Harless Birth: Circa 1878 Alabama, United States Residence: 1880 Beat 5, Madison, Alabama, USA Age: 2 Marital status: Single Race: White Ethnicity: American Father: Thomas S. Harless Father's birth place: Alabama, United States Mother: Emily C. Harless Mother's birth place: Georgia, United States Siblings: Lena Harless, Erma Harless, Charles T. Harless Township: Beat 5 Roll: 1254022 Image: 439 County: Madison Sheet: 358-C State: Alabama Family: 5 Date: 1880 Line: 6 Head Thomas S. Harless 59 Wife Emily C. Harless 39 Son Charles T. Harless 9 Daughter Erma Harless 7 Daughter Lena Harless 5 Son Jesse Harless 2

He is listed at J.S. on the 1920 and 1930 U.S. census.

From the Harless Family web page at Ancestry.com........... Jessie Sylvester Harless was born on 18 July 1878 in New Hope, Madison County, Alabama. He was the son of Thomas Stebwell Harless and Effie May Shay. Jesse Sylvester Harless married Margaret O. Sullivan, daughter of Patrick Sullivan, circa 1910. Jesse Sylvester Harless died 16 October 1947 in Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama. Jesse Sylvester Harless was buried in the Maple Hill Cemetery, Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama

Findagrave.com has Birth: Jul. 18, 1878 Madison County Alabama, USA Death: Oct. 16, 1947 Madison County Alabama, USA Family links: Parents: Thomas S. Harless (1818 - 1892) Emily C. Saylor Harless (1839 - 1894) Spouse: Margaret Sullivan Harless (1883 - 1970) Burial:Maple Hill Cemetery Huntsville Madison County Alabama, USA.

Cemetery web page has wife and son there, he is not listed.

Alabama deaths 1908 - 1974 records have Jessie Sylvester Harless Gender: Male Birth: Circa 1878 Death: Oct 16 1947, Huntsville, Madison, Alabama Age: 69 years, 2 months, 28 days Father: Thomas Harless Mother: Caroline Salem Wife: Margaret Sullivan Harless GS Film number: 1908822 Reference ID: 20061

Note: Mother listed as Caroline Salem.

Son Joe's death record has Jess born New Hope, Alabama.