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Silas Harris 1841–1929 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Feb 1841

Birth Location: Roane County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 4 Feb 1929

Death Location: Johnston City, Williamson, Illinois, United States

Father: Orison Harris

Mother: Nancy Rector

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Silas Harris was born in 1841 in Roane County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Orison Harris And Nancy Rector. Silas Harris passed away in 1929 in Johnston City, Williamson, Illinois, United States.

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Biography

  • Silas Harris was born in 1841 in Roane County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Orison Harris And Nancy Rector.
  • Silas Harris passed away in 1929 in Johnston City, Williamson, Illinois, United States.

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Silas Harris's Ancestors

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Silas Harris
1841–1929
Birth Place: Roane County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Orison Harris
1802–1874
Virginia, USA
Nancy Rector
1812–1860
Georgia, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (H) Harris
1768–1850
Virginia, USA
Susan Conway
1780–1820
Virginia
Uriah Rector
1756–1833
Rectortown, Fauquier, Virginia, USA
WINNIFRED Burroughs
1776–1864
Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Lundy
1730–1796
PETER CONWAY
1746–1812
MARY JAMES
1750–1822
Jacob Rector
1723–1810
Mary Hitt
1727–1813
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hans Richter
1674–1729
ANNA FISHBACH
1685–1761

Silas Harris's Timeline

2 Records

1841
7 Feb 1841
Birth of Silas Harris in Roane County, Tennessee, USA
Roane County, Tennessee, USA
1929
4 Feb 1929
Age 88
Death of Silas Harris in Johnston City, Williamson, Illinois, United States
Johnston City, Williamson, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Feb 1841
    Event Place: Roane County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Feb 1929
    Event Place: Johnston City, Williamson, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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