Joseph Franklin HARRIS

1845 - 1918  (73 years)

• Name	Joseph Franklin HARRIS  [1]
  Birth	14 Mar 1845	Georgia   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Birth	14 May 1845	Georgia   [2]
  Death	5 Apr 1918	Rome, Floyd County, GA   [1]
  Burial	Pleasant Valley Baptist Church Cemetery, Armuches, Floyd County, GA
  Person ID	I110	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	Eliza Elizabeth Isabel CAMP,   b. 31 Dec 1847, Floyd County, GA d. 18 Jul 1932 (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	12 Oct 1869	Floyd County, GA   [2]
  Children	1. Charles Alexander HARRIS,   b. 21 Jun 1870, Floyd County, GA d. 6 Mar 1954, Floyd County, GA (Age 83 years)  [Father: natural]   2. Lillian HARRIS,   b. 16 Dec 1871, Floyd County, GA d. 27 Dec 1928, Floyd County, GA (Age 57 years)  [Father: natural]   3. Walter Joseph HARRIS,   b. 12 Oct 1873, Floyd County, GA d. 24 Jul 1961, Pauls Valley, OK (Age 87 years)  [Father: natural]   4. Monroe Gaston HARRIS,   b. 12 Jun 1876, Gordon County, GA d. 23 Nov 1937 (Age 61 years)  [Father: natural]   5. Alva Etta HARRIS,   b. 20 Aug 1878, Floyd County, GA d. 3 Jan 1961, Floyd County, GA (Age 82 years)  [Father: natural]   6. Bessie HARRIS,   b. 20 Feb 1883, Floyd County, GA d. 14 Nov 1977, Floyd County, GA (Age 94 years)  [Father: natural]   7. Harper Franklin HARRIS,   b. Nov 1887, Rome, Floyd County, GA d. 12 Nov 1972, Chattanooga, TN (Age 85 years)  [Father: natural]
  Family ID	F2713	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 May 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Notes for Joseph HARRIS: According to a Betty (Myrick) Mize (75) granddaughter of Joseph Franklin Harris: Soon after the Civil War, he was in an argument with a negro. He killed the negro but was acquitted in court. It is believed that he was crossing the river on a ferry and got into an argument. Troutman helped him get away. According to a Kevin Harris' research, Joseph served as a private in the CSA. He was captured and sent to Camp Chase, OH prison. He was injured in the leg. Joseph and his family lived on the road near Pleasant Valley Cem. Rome, Floyd Co, GA. His mother and sister, Amanda, lived with them. Notes for Joseph HARRIS: Conferate Military List (excerpt) Harris, Jos. F. Mar. 14, 1845 - Ap. 5 1918, Floyd Co. - #23 Res. Summerville Pke Co. D, 65th GA Regt. - Foster's Inf.; Pvt. Mar. 6, 1864; captured nr. Atlanta, GA July 22, 1864; sent to Camp Chase, Ohio prison; releases there May 15, 1865; Camp # 368. Pension m. Oct. 12 1869, Floyd Co. GA to CAMP, Eliz. Dec. 31, 1847 - July 17, 1932 0 #23. Note: Marriage information found in Book A P 400. (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.