James W HARRIS, Sr.

Abt 1815 - 1855  (40 years)

• Name	James W HARRIS
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	Abt 1815	Gordon County, GA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Birth	1815	Green County, GA   [2]
  Death	1850	Green County, GA   [2]
  Death	1855	Green County, GA   [1]
  	Cause: pneumonia
  Person ID	I105	Wood-Lester
  Last Modified	17 May 2024

  
  

  Family	Abigail FAMBROUGH,   b. Abt 1819, Green County, GA d. 19 Jan 1919 (Age 100 years)
  Marriage	5 Jul 1833	Green County, GA   [2]
  Notes	Marriage recorded in Oconee County, GA
  Children	+ 1. Catherine HARRIS,   b. 7 Jul 1835, Greene County, GA d. Feb 1873 (Age 37 years)  [Father: natural] + 2. Sarah Ann HARRIS,   b. May 1836   d. 1915, Walker County, GA (Age 78 years)  [Father: natural] + 3. Thomas Jefferson HARRIS, Sr.,   b. Mar 1838, Floyd or Greene County, GA d. 20 Dec 1919, Walker County, GA (Age 81 years)  [Father: natural] + 4. Margaret Ellen HARRIS,   b. 5 Oct 1842, Floyd County, GA d. 29 Aug 1903, Gordon County, Georgia (Age 60 years)  [Father: natural] + 5. Joseph Franklin HARRIS,   b. 14 Mar 1845, Georgia d. 5 Apr 1918, Rome, Floyd County, GA (Age 73 years)  [Father: natural] + 6. James Wilbur HARRIS, Jr,   b. 1848, Floyd County, GA d. 14 Aug 1914, Floyd County, GA (Age 66 years)  [Father: natural]   7. William HARRIS,   b. Abt 1850  [Father: natural]   8. Amanda HARRIS,   b. 15 Aug 1854, Floyd County, GA d. 27 Jul 1929, Rome, Floyd County, GA (Age 74 years)  [Father: natural]
  Family ID	F173	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 May 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Description: Fact 1: 1850, Census lists him as a farmer and born in VA (I think this could be his father) Fact 2: Bet. 1855-1860, Died sometime in this time frame. Last child born in '54. Fact 3: 1860, He's not listed on census Fact 4: Bet. 1856-1857, children, Margaret, Joseph and James W. listed as eligible for poor school funds According through stories that a Betty Miaze was told, James W. Harris was working in Gordon Co., GA and was trying to walk home to Floyd Co, GA, when he was caught in a flood and couldn't cross the river. He caught pneumonia and died. He is thought to be buried at Salmon Cemetery on Hwy. 53 between Calhoun and Rome, GA although a tombstone has not been found and the caretakers said they have no record of his burial. That's not to say he isn't buried there, but it's not recorded as far as we can tell. According to a Betty McKenzies' notes, " A granddaughter of James Wilburn Harris, Margaret Doss, said Rome had a flood when James Wilburn Harris died, and the family couldn't get to Pleasant Valley cemetery for burial. He was buried in the Salmon cemetery on the Calhoun Rd. A marker has not been found for him." Information provided by Joyce Wood (March 2006)

  
  

• Sources

  [S224] Provided by: Joyce Wood. [S54] Unknown Contributor, Ancestry.com database.