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James Benjamin Harris 1819–1899 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 February 1819

Birth Location: , , Kentucky, United States

Death Date: 13 April 1899

Death Location: Burneyville, Love County, Oklahoma, United States of America

Father: John Harris

Mother: Sarah Bearden

Spouse(s): Martha Hooser

Children(s): Benjamin Harris, John Harris, Sarah Holland, Susan Monroe, Louisa Monroe, Samuel Harris, James Harris, Margaret Harriss, Amelia Harriss, William Harriss

James Benjamin Harris was born in 1819 in , , Kentucky, United States, the child of John B Harris And Sarah Bearden. In 1850, James Benjamin Harris resided in Milam and Williamson, Williamson, Texas, USA. James Benjamin Harris married Martha Hooser, and had children including Amelia Harriss, Benjamin Franklin Harris, James Andrew Harris, John Christian Harris, Louisa Eliza Monroe, Margaret E Harriss, Samuel David Harris, Sarah Jane Holland, Susan Ana Monroe, William B Harriss. James Benjamin Harris passed away in 1899 in Burneyville, Love County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Benjamin Harris was born in 1819 in , , Kentucky, United States, the child of John B Harris And Sarah Bearden.
  • In 1850, James Benjamin Harris resided in Milam and Williamson, Williamson, Texas, USA.
  • James Benjamin Harris married Martha Hooser, and had children including Amelia Harriss, Benjamin Franklin Harris, James Andrew Harris, John Christian Harris, Louisa Eliza Monroe, Margaret E Harriss, Samuel David Harris, Sarah Jane Holland, Susan Ana Monroe, William B Harriss.
  • James Benjamin Harris passed away in 1899 in Burneyville, Love County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Harris's Ancestors

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James Harris
1819–1899
Birth Place: , , Kentucky, United States
Parents
John B Harris
1785–1850
Hardin, Kentucky, United States
Sarah Bearden
1797–1850
South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Thomas Harris
1738–1810
Cumberland/Buckingham Co., Virginia, USA
Mary Owings
1777–1793
Warren, Kentucky, United States
Great-Grandparents
James Harris
1702–1767
Sarah Bailey
1706–1757
William Owings
1754–
Mary-Ann
1752–1826
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Harris
–1730
Richard Owings
1711–1790
Ann Stonestreet
1710–1771

James Harris's Descendants

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James (Benjamin) Harris (22 February 1819–13 April 1899) m. Martha Hooser (20 December 1821–5 November 1890)
  1. 1. Benjamin (Franklin) Harris 1848–1883
  2. 2. John (Christian) Harris 1846–1918 m. Elizabeth (Malissa) Welch 1844–1887
    1. 1. Doveseeney Harris 1876–1925
    2. 2. Martha (Rosetta) Harris 1866–1949 m. Benjamin (Horton) Moore 1856–1938
      1. 1. Jasper (Oakley) Moore 1905–1981
      2. 2. John (Curtis) Moore 1884–1970 m. Icie Harkey 1894–
      3. 3. Malissie (Elizabeth) Jones 1900–1992
      4. 4. Katie (Mae) Dean 1902–1997
      5. 5. Charles (Earnest) Moore 1893–1973
      6. 6. Peter (H) Moore 1896–1967
      7. 7. Harvy Moore 1904–1904
      8. 8. Benjamin (Franklin) Moore 1889–1963
      9. 9. William (Henry) Moore 1890–1974
      10. 10. Robert (J.) Moore 1887–1889
      11. 11. Leonard (I.) Moore 1898–1969
      12. 12. Ed Moore 1910–
      13. 13. Bradie (R) Moore 1912–
      14. 14. James (Daniel) Moore 1885–1958 m. Myrtle (P) Hughes 1892–
        1. 1. Susie (May) Moore 1914–1999 m. Jason (James) Foutch 1911–1977
        2. 2. Robert (J) Moore 1909–
        3. 3. Asa (Clinton) Moore 1920–2000 m. Lorrine (V) Gordon 1926–
    3. 3. Margaret (C.) Harris 1868–
    4. 4. James (W.) Harris 1870–
    5. 5. Millie (J.) Harris 1871–
    6. 6. Paralee Harris 1874–
    7. 7. Belle Harris 1879–
    8. 8. Rosetta Harris 1867–
    9. 9. John (C) Harris 1909–
    10. 10. Dock (H) Harris 1886–
  3. 3. Sarah (Jane) Holland 1850–1931
  4. 4. Susan (Ana) Monroe 1853–1880
  5. 5. Louisa (Eliza) Monroe 1862–1919
  6. 6. Samuel (David) Harris 1850–1937
  7. 7. James (Andrew) Harris 1855–1940
  8. 8. Margaret (E) Harriss 1841–
  9. 9. Amelia Harriss 1843–
  10. 10. William (B) Harriss 1847–

James Harris's Timeline

3 Records

1819
22 February 1819
Birth of James Benjamin Harris in , , Kentucky, United States
, , Kentucky, United States
1850
1850
Age 31
James Benjamin Harris resided here in Milam and Williamson, Williamson, Texas, USA
Milam and Williamson, Williamson, Texas, USA
1899
13 April 1899
Age 80
Death of James Benjamin Harris in , Love, Indian Territory, Oklahoma,United States
, Love, Indian Territory, Oklahoma,United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 February 1819
    Event Place: , , Kentucky, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1850 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Milam and Williamson, Williamson, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 April 1899
    Event Place: , Love, Indian Territory, Oklahoma,United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Burneyville, Love County, Oklahoma, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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