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Newton Cannon Harris 1814 – 1891 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 December 1814

Birth Location: Bedford County, Tennessee

Death Date: 4 April 1891

Death Location: Bedford County, Tennessee

Father: Mosley Harris

Mother: Judith Peace

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Chambers

Children(s): Robert Harris, Newton Harris, Benjamin Harris, L Harris, Thomas Harris, Julia Harris, J Harris

The story of Newton Cannon Harris began in 1814 in Bedford County, Tennessee. Newton Cannon Harris married Elizabeth Sara Carey Chambers, and had children including Robert W Harris, Newton Mosley Harris, Benjamin Franklin Harris, L O Harris, Thomas Overton Harris, Julia A Harris, J A Harris. Newton Cannon Harris passed away in 1891 in Bedford County, Tennessee.

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Biography

  • The story of Newton Cannon Harris began in 1814 in Bedford County, Tennessee.
  • Newton Cannon Harris married Elizabeth Sara Carey Chambers, and had children including Robert W Harris, Newton Mosley Harris, Benjamin Franklin Harris, L O Harris, Thomas Overton Harris, Julia A Harris, J A Harris.
  • Newton Cannon Harris passed away in 1891 in Bedford County, Tennessee.

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Newton Harris's Ancestors

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Newton Harris
1814 – 1891
Birth Place: Bedford County, Tennessee
Parents
Mosley (or Mosbey) Harris
1773 –
Judith Peace
1774 – 1850
Virginia
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Newton Harris's Descendants

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Newton (Cannon) Harris (22 December 1814 – 4 April 1891) m. Elizabeth (Sara Carey) Chambers (7 April 1818 – 1 November 1892)
  1. 1. Robert (W) Harris (27 Apr 1852 – 10 May 1930) m. Nancy (Ellen "Nannie") Hardaway (Feb 1852 – 9 Dec 1917) m. Gotha ("Gertrude") Luna (8 Oct 1876 – 21 Sep 1949)
    1. 1. Ida (Mae) Harris (28 Jul 1879 – 13 Oct 1968) m. Henry (Clarence) Bicknell (12 MAY 1873 – 27 SEP 1932) m. Clarence (Day - son of Smith - a farmer - WW) I (6 May 1894 – 7 January 1972)
      1. 1. Clarence Bicknell (1910 – 1992)
      2. 2. Ruby (Helen) Bicknell (24 Nov 1912 – 26 Nov 1977) m. Archie (L) Nelson (abt 1915 – ) m. Cotton Crowder
      3. 3. Edna (Mae) Bicknell (28 May 1917 – 29 March 1986) m. Robert (L) Nelson (1 Aug 1919 – 6 Jul 1991)
        1. 1. Willis (M.) Nelson (30 Apr 1935 – 28 Aug 2005) m. Peggy (Virginia) Rusk (abt 1937 – ) m. Peggy (Virginia) Rusk (18 Aug 1936 – 17 June 2007)
        2. 2. Henry (L "Hank") Nelson (22 Mar 1940 – 1 Apr 2016) m. Marcy m. Janice (Mae) Geniusz (23 Jan 1941 – Nov 2017)
        3. 3. Mary (Ann) Nelson (23 Jan 1943 – ) m. Harold (Wesley) Barnes (abt 1939 – 1968) m. Douglas (Andrew) Cagle (9 Dec 1941 – 17 Nov 2015)
        4. 4. Robert (David) Nelson (15 Apr 1945 – Jul 2020) m. Deborah (R) Aldridge (1949 – ) m. Deborah (Rebecca) Aldridge (25 Feb 1949 – 8 May 2019) m. Mable (Elrita) Bisset (28 Jan 1948 – 01 Dec 2024)
        5. 5. Russell Bentley (1933 – 15 Jul 1978) m. Laura (D) Bentley
    2. 2. James (Newton) Harris (22 April 1883 – 3 January 1962)
    3. 3. Archie (Overton) Harris (10 Sep 1886 – 29 Oct 1941)
    4. 4. Sarah (O) Harris (Oct 1887 – )
    5. 5. Mary (C) Harris (17 Jun 1888 – 3 November 1977)
    6. 6. Luella (S) Harris (Oct 1891 – )
  2. 2. Newton (Mosley) Harris (1856 – 17 Jan 1861)
  3. 3. Benjamin (Franklin) Harris (July 1857 – )
  4. 4. L (O) Harris (abt 1860 – )
  5. 5. Thomas (Overton) Harris (30 June 1860 – 24 May 1947)
  6. 6. Julia (A) Harris (abt 1862 – Abt. 1861)
  7. 7. J (A) Harris (abt 1862 – )

Newton Harris's Timeline

2 Records

1814
22 December 1814
Birth of Newton Cannon Harris in Bedford County, Tennessee
Bedford County, Tennessee
1891
4 April 1891
Age 77
Death of Newton Cannon Harris in Bedford County, Tennessee
Bedford County, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 December 1814
    Event Place: Bedford County, Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 April 1891
    Event Place: Bedford County, Tennessee

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