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John W. HARRIS (Capt.) 1840–1864 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1840

Birth Location: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 24 May 1864

Death Location: Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA

Father: Adlai HARRIS

Mother: Mary WORMELEY

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In 1840, John W. HARRIS (Capt.) entered the world in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA, born to Adlai Osborne Harris And Mary Starke Wormeley. John W. HARRIS (Capt.) passed away in 1864 in Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1840, John W. HARRIS (Capt.) entered the world in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA, born to Adlai Osborne Harris And Mary Starke Wormeley.
  • John W. HARRIS (Capt.) passed away in 1864 in Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA.

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John (Capt.)'s Ancestors

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John (Capt.)
1840–1864
Birth Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Adlai Osborne HARRIS
1799–1862
Wilkes Co, Georgia, USA
Mary (Starke) WORMELEY
1821–1885
Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
West (HARRIS) Sr.
1752–1819
Southhampton Co., Va
Amelia ('Amy") WARE
1763–1810
Montgomery, North Carolina, United States
John (Cruger) WORMELEY
1782–1847
VA
Hannah (Fairfax) THROCKMORTON
1793–1852
Woodbury, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Albion THROCKMORTON
1761–
Mildred WASHINGTON
1766–1804
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John THROCKMORTON
1731–
Rebecca RICHARDSON
1735–
Warner I
1722–1790
Hannah FAIRFAX
1742–1804

John (Capt.)'s Timeline

2 Records

1840
1840
Birth of John W. HARRIS (Capt.) in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
1864
24 May 1864
Age 24
Death of John W. HARRIS (Capt.) in Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA
Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 May 1864
    Event Place: Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA

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