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David Harris Family

Husband: David Harris

Born: 06 Sep 1817at: NC
Married: Abt 1864at: 
Died: 18 Dec 1884at: Wood Co., TX
Buried: at: Ebenezer Cemetery, Oak Grove, Wood Co., TX
Father: David Harris
Mother: Rebecca Gilbert
 

Wife: Susannah (Susan) Willson

Born: 31 Dec 1833at: Greene Co., TN
Died: 22 Sep 1907at: Wood Co., TX
Buried: at: Quitman, TX
Father: Hugh Willson
Mother: 
Other Spouses: James Gilbert Harris  
 

Children: 

Name: John Maynard (J. M.) Harris
Born: 1867at: 
Died: 1872at: 
Buried: at: 
 

More Information:

About David Harris:

In 1852, James Gilbert Harris and David Harris, the two unmarried sons of David and Rebecca migrated to Wood County, Texas. The next year, David went back to Georgia and brought his mother Rebecca and her maiden sister Dicy back to Texas with him along with several other members of the family. They were among the pioneers of Wood County, Texas. The county was formed late in the year 1850, from portions of Van Zandt County.
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Found in 1860 Census, Texas, Wood Co., p. 364, img. 43.
Living with brother James Gilbert Harris and his family.
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Found in both 1870 and 1880 Census, living with wife Susan (formerly married to brother James Gilbert Harris who died in 1862) and children.
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About Susannah (Susan) Willson:

Susanna and her father, brothers, and a married sister migrated into Texas about 1845. They were found in the 1850 Van Zandt County Census. Wood County was formed from part of Van Zandt in late 1850.


Revised: 11-Mar-15  01:28 PM