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W. Miniard Harris Family

Husband: W. Miniard Harris

Born: 1830at: Burke Co., NC
Married: 22 Feb 1850at: Murray Co., GA
Died: 04 Aug 1860at: Wood Co., TX Unknown
Buried: at: Cass Co., TX Unknown
Father: Edward Harris
Mother: Lora Estes
 

Wife: Elizabeth Ann (Betsy) Turner

Born: 25 Dec 1830at: GA
Died: 12 Apr 1910at: 
Buried: at: 
Father: Thomas Turner
Mother: Mary Anderson
 

Children: 

Name: Mary Frances Harris
Born: 15 Jul 1851at: GA
Died: 15 Jan 1937at: 
Buried: at: 
Spouses: Daniel Jasper Citty  
 

Name: John Calvin Harris
Born: 11 Sep 1856at: GA
Died: 18 Mar 1923at: Hempstead Co., AR
Buried: at: Zion Cemetery, Hempstead Co., AR
Spouses: Mary Tine Webb  
 

Name: Millie Eveline Minerva Harris
Born: 25 Jun 1856at: Murray Co., GA
Died: 06 Jan 1926at: 
Buried: at: 
Spouses: William Alonzo Lovelis  
 

Name: Andrew Jackson Harris
Born: 21 Jan 1859at: GA
Died: 14 Aug 1915at: 
Buried: at: 
Spouses: Ella Greenlee  
 

More Information:

About the W. Miniard Harris Family:

Marriage date and location from Mormons site.


About W. Miniard Harris:

Found in the 1850 census, GA, Murray Co., P. 272, img. 252:
Minyard Harris 20 NC Farmer
Elizabeth A. Harris 20 GA
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From Marie Harris Key's book: "Miniard and Elizabeth Harris left Dalton, Georgia October 4, 1859 by wagon train for Texas. Reaching Texas, W. Miniard Harris became ill, died in Wood Co., was buried in Cass Co., Texas. (Note: This is questionable; see 1860 Census below.) His widow went to Arkansas near Ozan, Hempstead Co., to live near relatives. All of the families made the trip at the same time from Georgia. Some of them settled in Wood Co., TX and some in Hempstead Co., Ark." (Note: Another record gives Miniard's death date as 4 Aug. 1860, which is probably correct.)
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Found in the 1860 Census for Hempstead Co., Arkansas, Mine Creek Township, p. 887, img. 203:
Mincard Harris 30 M N.C. Farmer
Elizabeth Harris 30 F Ga.
Mary Francis Harris 9 F Ga.
John C. Harris 3 M Ga.
Andrew J. Harris 1 M Ga.

This is undoubtedly "Miniard" Harris, since the wife and children's names and ages match, which makes me doubt the story of him dying in Wood Co., Texas while on the way to Arkansas, given in the Marie Key book, above. It's possible he could have died while on a trip to Texas after the census was taken in June, 1860.
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Deat h date for Miniard Harris from familysearch.org.
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About Elizabeth Ann (Betsy) Turner:

Found in 1880 Census, AR, Hempstead Co., Ozan TS, page 496B.
HARRIS, Betsy Head F W W 44 GA GA GA Keeps House
HARRIS, Jackson Son M S W 20 GA GA GA Laborer
MACK, Charles Other M S B 19 AR AR AR Laborer

This is the widow and son of Miniard Harris.
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Birth and death dates from familysearch.org.
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Revised: 13-Mar-15  03:42 PM