Thomas Jefferson HARRIS, Sr.

1838 - 1919  (81 years)

• Name	Thomas Jefferson HARRIS  [1]
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	Mar 1838	Floyd or Greene County, GA   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Military	Between May 1862 and Apr 1865
  	CSA - see notes at bottom for details
  Death	20 Dec 1919	Walker County, GA   [2]
  	Cause: Bronchitis
  Burial	Concord Cemetery, Walker County, GA   [2]
  Person ID	I109	Wood-Lester
  Last Modified	17 May 2024

  
  

  Father	James W HARRIS, Sr.,   b. Abt 1815, Gordon County, GA d. 1855, Green County, GA (Age 40 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Abigail FAMBROUGH,   b. Abt 1819, Green County, GA d. 19 Jan 1919 (Age 100 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	5 Jul 1833	Green County, GA   [3]
  Notes	Marriage recorded in Oconee County, GA
  Family ID	F173	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Virginia SILVEY,   b. 30 Nov 1830, Clarke County, GA d. 7 Nov 1906, Calhoun, Gordon County, GA (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	27 Feb 1859	Floyd County, GA
  Children	1. James Henry HARRIS,   b. 16 Oct 1860, Floyd County, GA d. 12 Jan 1912, Montague, TX (Age 51 years)  [Father: natural]   2. Thomas Jefferson HARRIS, Jr.,   b. Abt 1861   d. 1931, Howardville, TN (Age 70 years)  [Father: natural]   3. Abbigal Elizabeth HARRIS,   b. 15 Feb 1866, Floyd County, GA d. 26 Apr 1951, Whitwell, Marion County, TN (Age 85 years)  [Father: natural] + 4. Jesse Osborne HARRIS,   b. 23 Jun 1867, Floyd County, GA d. 29 Jan 1955, Dalton, Whitfield County, GA (Age 87 years)  [Father: natural]   5. Mary Catherine HARRIS,   b. 1870, Floyd County, GA d. 1946 (Age 76 years)  [Father: natural] + 6. Joe Brown HARRIS,   b. 14 Jun 1873, Floyd County, GA d. Chattanooga, TN  [Father: natural]   7. John M HARRIS,   b. 29 Jun 1874, Floyd County, GA d. 19 Jan 1907 (Age 32 years)  [Father: natural]   8. Levi Felton HARRIS,   b. 14 Dec 1880, Floyd County, GA d. Knoxville, TN  [Father: natural]   9. Annie Lou HARRIS,   b. 6 Apr 1883, Floyd County, GA d. 7 Jan 1940 (Age 56 years)  [Father: natural]
  Family ID	F2702	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 May 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Description: Thomas Jefferson HARRIS b. Mar 1838 Floyd or Greene Co., GA d. 20 Dec 1919 Walker Co., GA buried Concord Cemetery, Walker Co., GA m. 27 Feb 1859 Gloyd Co., GA Virginia "Jane" SILVEY b. 30 Nov 1830 Clarke Co., GA d. 7 Nov 1906 Calhoun, Gordon Co., GA buried Nance Springs Cemetery, Gordon Co., GA dau. of William "Joe" SILVEY and Mary E. BROWN. Notes for Thomas Jefferson HARRIS: Thomas J. Harris fought in the Civil War on the side of the south. He was in Company D of the 65th Georgia. Col. Green Foster formed this company in 1861 as Coosa, GA (a little community south of Rome, GA). This company was in the War from 1861-1865. It was -reorganized into 6 companies of infantry and 6 companies of Calvary. It was again organized in 1863 to Walkers Divsion Gist brigade. Notes for Thomas J. HARRIS: ROSTER OF THE CONFERATE SOLDIERS OF GA. 1861-1865, VOL. 6 states: "Harris, Thomas J. -- Private in Inf. Battn., Smith's Legion, GA Vols., May 6, 1862. Transferred to Co. D, 65th Regt. GA Inf., Mar. 1863. In St. Mary's Hospital, West Point, Miss., Jan 11, 1865. Pension records show he was wounded, date and place not given, surrendered at Greensboror, N. C. April 26, 1865. (Born in Floyd Co., GA in 1833. Died in Gordon Co. GA in 1897)" (Correction - Death 1919 Walker Co., GA) (See reference to this company in "A History of Rome and Floyd County" by Battey, p. 382). OBITUARY for T. J. Harris from Walker co. Messenger, Dec. 26, 1919 (copied from book "Walker Co. Messenger, 1916-1922," compiled by Jeanette Austin. T. J. Harris, aged 83, Died last Saturday. The death of T. J. Harris, aged 83, at his home in East Armuchee, Saturday, comes as a shock to his many friends in that section. Surviving him are one sister and three brothers. Funeral services were held from the Concord church Sunday afternoon. Interment followed in the Concord graveyard. QUESTIONS FOR APPLICANT for CSA pension, excerpts Thomas Jefferson Harris, Gordon Co GA July 7, 1897 T. J. Harris lives near Resaca, Gordon Co, GA....born in 1833 in Floyd Co, GA Enlisted in 1862 at Flooyd Co GA in Co. D 56th (65th) GA Regiment...served for 3 years. Was discharged in 1865 at Greensbrough NC at surrender. Occupation: Farming My age and wounds (shot in the neck and leg) have about rendered me unable to ??? have been growing worse for the last 4 or 5 years...(applying under) age and poverty. Supported by labor of his children. Wife living, 9 children, 6 boys age 33, 30 27, 22, 14; 3 girls ages, 27, 25, and 12.. all poor QUESTIONS FOR WITNESS for CSA pension, excerpts Richard F. Putnam I have known him (TJ Harris) for 33 years. I served with him in same company. He enlisted in May 1862 in Floyd Co GA in Co. D 65th Division Regiment. He served ?? years and was released when our regiment surrendered at Greensborough NC which was the 26th day of April 1865. Cause of death: Bronchitis Information provided by Joyce Wood (March 2006)

  
  

• Sources

  [S6] Robert Darious Wood, Sr and J Glenn Wood, "Our Time in History: This Wood & Lester Family". File W\F\312E-3.txt [S224] Provided by: Joyce Wood. [S54] Unknown Contributor, Ancestry.com database.