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Gideon HARRIS 1810–1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Jun 1810

Birth Location: Buckingham County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1880

Death Location: Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA

Father: Gideon Sr.

Mother: Martha GILLIAM

Spouse(s): Mahala LANHAM

Children(s): Mary HARRIS, Robert HARRIS, Lucinda HARRIS, Elizabeth HARRIS, Margaret HARRIS, Martha HARRIS, William HARRIS, Nancy HARRIS, James HARRIS, Malissa HARRIS, Sarah HARRIS

In 1810, Gideon HARRIS entered the world in Buckingham County, Virginia, USA, born to Gideon Harris Sr And Martha Taylor Gilliam. In 1850, Gideon HARRIS resided in District 29, Kanawha, Virginia, USA. In 1855, Gideon HARRIS established residence. Gideon HARRIS married Mahala F Lanham, and had children including Elizabeth Harris, James L Harris, Lucinda Harris, Malissa C Harris, Margaret A Harris, Martha J Harris, Mary Agnes Harris, Nancy B Harris, Robert Gideon Harris, Sarah F Harris, William K Harris. Gideon HARRIS passed away in 1880 in Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1810, Gideon HARRIS entered the world in Buckingham County, Virginia, USA, born to Gideon Harris Sr And Martha Taylor Gilliam.
  • In 1850, Gideon HARRIS resided in District 29, Kanawha, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1855, Gideon HARRIS established residence.
  • Gideon HARRIS married Mahala F Lanham, and had children including Elizabeth Harris, James L Harris, Lucinda Harris, Malissa C Harris, Margaret A Harris, Martha J Harris, Mary Agnes Harris, Nancy B Harris, Robert Gideon Harris, Sarah F Harris, William K Harris.
  • Gideon HARRIS passed away in 1880 in Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Gideon Sr.
1772–1860
Birth Location: Vaughn Creek, Prince Edward County, Virginia, USA
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Martha GILLIAM
1772–1860
Birth Location: GOOCHLAND CO, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mahala LANHAM
1816–1880
Birth Location: Nelson County, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Mary HARRIS
1839–1885
Birth Location: Kanawha County, Virginia, USA
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Robert HARRIS
1855–1936
Birth Location: Pocatalico River, Kanawha County West Virginia, United States
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Lucinda HARRIS
1844–
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
LH
Elizabeth HARRIS
1848–
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
EH
Margaret HARRIS
1856–
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
MH
Martha HARRIS
1836–
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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William HARRIS
1840–
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Nancy HARRIS
1843–
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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James HARRIS
1847–
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Malissa HARRIS
1849–
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
MH
Sarah HARRIS
1852–
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Gideon HARRIS's Ancestors

Self
Gideon HARRIS
1810–1880
Birth Place: Buckingham County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Gideon HARRIS Sr.
1772–1860
Vaughn Creek, Prince Edward County, Virginia, USA
Martha (Taylor) GILLIAM
1772–1860
GOOCHLAND CO, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
James GILLIAM
1747–1821
Goochland, Powahatan, Virginia, USA
Frances HOPKINS
1755–1823
Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Gideon HARRIS's Descendants

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Gideon HARRIS (8 Jun 1810–1880) m. Mahala (F.) LANHAM (1816–1880 - 1900)
  1. 1. Mary (Agnes) HARRIS 1839–1885 m. Patrick (Henry) WITHROW 1833–1882
    1. 1. Cordelia (Ann) WITHROW 1861–1936 m. Samuel (Henry) WITHROW 1857–1934
      1. 1. Ernie (I) Fare 1881–1953 m. General (Hayes) Fore 1880–1968
        1. 1. Gladie (Anne) Fore 1911–1985 m. Fred (P) Arthur 1905–1957
      2. 2. Henry (Elmer) WITHROW 1879–1961
      3. 3. Sadie (Agnes) WITHROW 1891–1934 m. Carson (Roscoe) MARKS 1885–1971
        1. 1. Berea (Graden) MARKS 1910–2000 m. Lillie (Mae) CARTER 1914–2006
        2. 2. Olle (R.) MARKS 1913–1923
        3. 3. Zena (Lavona) MARKS 1921–1997 m. Dudley (P) SEGRAVES 1920–
      4. 4. Elsie (Ann) WITHROW 1895–1980
      5. 5. Ernest WITHROW 1899–1974
    2. 2. Elijah (Gideon) WITHROW 1872–1964
    3. 3. Lewis (Andrew) WITHROW 1856–1925
    4. 4. Joseph (Scott) WITHROW 1858–1927
    5. 5. Robert (Patrick) WITHROW 1863–1952
    6. 6. George (Wesley) WITHROW 1866–1950 m. Cora (J.) THOMAS 1870–1956
    7. 7. Margie (Emma) WITHROW 1870–1958
    8. 8. Eliza (Agnes) WITHROW 1872–1954
    9. 9. Virginia (Lee) WITHROW 1877–1960
    10. 10. Josaphine WITHROW 1870–1907 m. Byron (Clay) GILLESPIE 1868–1946
      1. 1. Elde (Roosevelt) GILLESPIE 1901–1976
      2. 2. Ezra (Ami) GILLESPIE 1889–1951
      3. 3. Myrta GILLESPIE 1890–1981
      4. 4. Homer (Herbert) GILLESPIE 1892–1992
      5. 5. Ernest GILLESPIE 1895–1955
      6. 6. Clara (Belle) GILLESPIE 1896–1986
      7. 7. Claudius (Clarence) GILLESPIE 1898–1969 m. Roxie (Artince) COOPER 1900–1984
        1. 1. Clarence (Thomas) GILLESPIE 1921–1980
        2. 2. Margaret (Virginia) GILLESPIE 1917–2000 m. Thomas (Howard) GLASS 1915–2001
        3. 3. Arrietta (Dorthea) GILLESPIE 1919–2007
        4. 4. Charles (Ray) GILLESPIE 1923–2004
      8. 8. Ella (Marie) GILLESPIE 1904–1992
    11. 11. Jessie (M) WITHROW 1880–1960
  2. 2. Robert (Gideon) HARRIS 1855–1936 m. Margaret (Emaline) WALLACE 1876–1946 m. Ellen (Alice) ROBINSON 1861–1895
    1. 1. Howard (F.) HARRIS 1904–1985
    2. 2. Goldie (Alma) HARRIS 1901–1974
    3. 3. Selva (Margaret) HARRIS 1902–1987
    4. 4. Roy Harris 1897–
    5. 5. Sylvia (Mary) HARRIS 1904–1994 m. Rufus (Bolden) BURFORD 1901–1999
      1. 1. Cecil (Edgar) BURFORD 1925–2001 m. Dorothy (Mae) SPEARS 1927–
    6. 6. William (O.) HARRIS 1878–
    7. 7. Charles (Edward) HARRIS 1880–1936
    8. 8. Emer (A) HARRIS 1883–
    9. 9. James (K) HARRIS 1884–
    10. 10. Robert (Gideon HARRIS) Jr 1886–1948
    11. 11. Eliza (J) HARRIS 1890–
    12. 12. Lula (A) HARRIS 1892–1985
    13. 13. George (Vinson) HARRIS 1881–1969 m. Lenah WITHROW 1887–1950
      1. 1. Meredith HARRIS 1907–1913
      2. 2. Rachel (Irene) HARRIS 1911–1987
      3. 3. George (Lester) HARRIS 1920–1980 m. Elizabeth (Louise) LOVEJOY 1921–2002
        1. 1. Brenda (Kay) HARRIS 1947–1980
      4. 4. Sara HARRIS 1923–
      5. 5. William HARRIS 1925–
      6. 6. William (Robert) HARRIS 1924–2004
      7. 7. Gratta (Lee) HARRIS 1918–1918
      8. 8. Thelma (Genevieve) HARRIS 1928–1930
  3. 3. Lucinda HARRIS 1844–
  4. 4. Elizabeth HARRIS 1848–
  5. 5. Margaret (A) HARRIS 1856–
  6. 6. Martha (J) HARRIS 1836–
  7. 7. William (K) HARRIS 1840–
  8. 8. Nancy (B) HARRIS 1843–
  9. 9. James (L) HARRIS 1847–
  10. 10. Malissa (C) HARRIS 1849–
  11. 11. Sarah (F) HARRIS 1852–

Gideon HARRIS's Timeline

6 Records

1810
8 Jun 1810
Birth of Gideon HARRIS in Buckingham County, Virginia, USA
Buckingham County, Virginia, USA
1850
1850
Age 40
Gideon HARRIS resided here in District 29, Kanawha, Virginia, USA
District 29, Kanawha, Virginia, USA
1855
1855
Age 45
Gideon HARRIS resided here
None
1860
1860
Age 50
Gideon HARRIS resided here in Tyler Mountain, Kanawha, Virginia, USA
Tyler Mountain, Kanawha, Virginia, USA
1870
1870
Age 60
Gideon HARRIS resided here in Union, Sissonsville, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
Union, Sissonsville, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
1880
1880
Age 70
Death of Gideon HARRIS in Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Jun 1810
    Event Place: Buckingham County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Union, Kanawha, West Virginia; Roll: M593_1690; Page: 257A
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Kanawha, Virginia; Roll: M653_1356; Page: 74; Family History Library Film: 805356
    [3] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 29, Kanawha, Virginia; Roll: 954; Page: 78b

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 29, Kanawha, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 29, Kanawha, Virginia; Roll: 954; Page: 78b

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1855
    Record Source: West Virginia, U.S., Births Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Tyler Mountain, Kanawha, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Kanawha, Virginia; Roll: M653_1356; Page: 74; Family History Library Film: 805356

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Union, Sissonsville, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Union, Kanawha, West Virginia; Roll: M593_1690; Page: 257A

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
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