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Elijah Harris 1826–1908 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Mar 1826

Birth Location: Sumner County, Tennessee

Death Date: 21 Jul 1908

Death Location: Gallatin, Sumner County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Bright Harris

Mother: Sarah Walton

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In 1826, Elijah Harris entered the world in Sumner County, Tennessee, born to Bright Berry Harris And Sarah Sally Walton. Elijah Harris passed away in 1908 in Gallatin, Sumner County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1826, Elijah Harris entered the world in Sumner County, Tennessee, born to Bright Berry Harris And Sarah Sally Walton.
  • Elijah Harris passed away in 1908 in Gallatin, Sumner County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Elijah Harris's Ancestors

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Elijah Harris
1826–1908
Birth Place: Sumner County, Tennessee
Parents
Bright Berry Harris
1791–1867
North Carolina, USA
Sarah ("Sally") Walton
1794–1863
Sumner County, Tennessee
Grandparents
Tyree (Rhodes) Harris
1765–1840
Lancaster, Garrard, Kentucky, United States
Sophie Herd
1773–1805
, Albemarle, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Robert Harris
1741–1806
Lucretia Brown
1746–1806
John Herd
1736–1812
Susannah Wolfskill
1750–1812
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Harris
1696–1765
Mourning Glenn
1702–1775
Benjamin Brown
1695–1762
Sarah Dabney
1724–1802
George Heard
1715–1748
Eleonore Boyd
1720–1756
George Brock
1762–1839
Catherine Zink
1758–1824

Elijah Harris's Timeline

2 Records

1826
20 Mar 1826
Birth of Elijah Harris in Sumner County, Tennessee
Sumner County, Tennessee
1908
21 Jul 1908
Age 82
Death of Elijah Harris in Sumner County, Tennessee
Sumner County, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Mar 1826
    Event Place: Sumner County, Tennessee
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Jul 1908
    Event Place: Sumner County, Tennessee
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Gallatin, Sumner County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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