HARRIS BIBLE RECORD (Submitted to Mrs. Henry M. Martin Lucile Harris) by her uncle, Charles Franklin Harris of Tenn. William LaFayette Harris b. Nov. 10, 1832 Tenn. (son of Wiley William Harris - Minister - b. 1807 N.C. and Katharine Gunn b. 1812 N.C.; grandson of John Gunn and Cate Carle (anglized to Charles) Married Mary Jane Allen b. June 1, 1837 Tennessee (dau of Benjamin Franklin Allen and Jane Johnston) Children born Mary Lue Ellen Harris b. May 24, 1859 Rutherford Co. Tenn. Della Belaora Harris b. June 15, 1861 Bedford Co. Tenn. Etta Jane Harris b. July 10, 1863 Gibson Co. Ind. Arizona Alice Harris b. Aug. 28, 1865 " " Indiana William Thomas Harris b. Aug. 25, 1867 " " Ind. Walter Sylvester Harris b. Dec. 11, 1869 " " Ind. Martha Florence Harris b. Feb. 2, 1872 " " Ind. Ules Sanford Harris b. Sept 12, 1873 " " Ind. John Calvin Harris b. April 20, 1875 " " Ind. Charles Franklin Harris b. April 11, 1878 Warrenton, Mo. Grandchildren (not all listed) Minnie Aduth Mumey b. 1877 May 9. Clinton, Illinois d. young dau of Mary Lue Harris and Dr. Mumey George W. Edwards b. June 19, 1886 Rutherford Co. son of Belzora Harris and Geo. W. Edwards, Sr. Tenn. "" See next page for marriages. (Above are relatives of Mrs. Henry M. Martin (Emily Lucile Harris) of 4320- 6 Ave. So. Birmingham,Ala.) Harris Family Bible continued William LaFayette Harris md. May 13, 1858 Coffee Co. Tenn. Bond signed May 6, 1858 to Martha Jane Allen Mary Lue Ellen Harris md. October 19, 1875 to Dr. W. W. Mumey Arizona Alice Harris md. Daniel Brown 1886 (no mo.given He was a Confederate Soldier Della Belzora Harris md. Sept 23, 1885 in Tenn. to George W. Edwards Mary Lue Ellen Harris Mumey md. (2) Nov. 8, 1885 to James Kilby in Tennessee Martha Florence Harris md. Rebel" Edwards in Tenn. on September 7, 1887 William Thomas Harris md. (cousin) Minnie Allen on Sept. 25, 1887 in Tenn. Walter Sylvester Harris md. Mary Elizabeth Bennett in Sewanee, Tenn. Aug 20, 1899 other grandchildren Thomas Brown (son of "Kon a" and Dan Brown b. 11-11-1886 in Tennessee Edgar Kilby (son of Mary Lue and Jas. Kilby) 4-29-1888 in Tennessee Kate Bell Edwards (dau of Della?? G.W.Edwards) b.9-30-1888 in Tennessee Harry Edwards (son of Della & G.W.Edwards) b.11-5-1889 Deaths William LaFayette Harris d. 18885 Murphreesboro, Tenn. He was building houses; took pneumonia after getting cold and wet from rain Wekk known for his beautiful homes built for citizens in Rutherford Co. Martha Jane Allen d. Nov. 26, 1902 Tennessee Mary Lue Ellen Harris Kilby d. Feb 4, 1920 in Nashville, Tennessee at 126 North 15 Ave. William Thomas Harris d. Dec. 13, 1939 Birmingham,Ala. Mary Elizabeth Bennett Harris d. Oct. 19, 1939 Birmingham, Ala. at 7309 North 1st Ave. at 10:45 P.M. Minnie Allen Harris d. May 9, 1945 Birmingham,Ala. at 4:40 P.M. "Mat" Harris Edwards d. Feb. 11, 1948 Tennessee "Belle" Harris Edwards d. Jan. 21, 1949 Tennessee John Harris d. Feb. 5, 1954 Tennessee Walter Sylvester Harris d. Aug. 13, 1956 at 4:450 P.M. Birmingham,Ala. HARRIS FAMILY BIBLE in possession of Mrs. Henry M. Martin of Birmingham, Alabama -- 4320- 6th Avenue South. Bible published by Oxford Univeisity of London, England. W alter Sylvester Harris b. Dec. 11, 1869 Hazelton, Gibson County, Indiana. Married on August 20, 1899 in Sewanee, Tennessee (Franklin County) to: Mary Elizabeth Bennett b. October 11, 1879 in Sewanee, Franklin County, Tennessee. She was a daughter of John Wesley Bennett and Emily Caldonia Black, both of Tennessee. Children W alter Gradon Harris b. July 29, 1900 Sewanee, Tenn. died Oct. 5, 1901 Sewanee, Tenn. E mily Lucile Harris b. Sewanee (Fr??nklin Co.) Tenn. Augusta Elizabeth Harris b. Sewanee " " Tenn. Infant daughter b. & d. same day Birmingham,Ala. Dorothy Leona Harris b. East Lake, Birmingham, Ala. House 7411-?? Avenue North Ethel Geraldine Harris b. East Lake, Birmingham,Ala. House 7100- Division Avenue Freddie Bess Harris b. 7100 Div. Ave. Birmingham,Ala. Shirley R ose Harris b. 7100 Div. Ave. Birmingham,Ala. Marriages EmilyLucile Harris md. Dr. Henry Miller Martin born in Carolina Co. Virginia Augusta Elizabeth Harris md. Wesley Avent Caldwell born in Avondale, Birmingham,Ala. Dorothy Leona Harris md. Emmett LeRoy Sanders Ethel Geraldine Harris md. Jacob Dixon Albright born in south Alabama (son of the Rev. Thos. Dixon Albright. Freddie Bess Harris md. Frank Webb Atchison, Jr. born in Selma, Alabama desc. of Henry Atchison of Maryland Shirley Rose Harris md. John Hassler Brown born in Tennessee; son of Thomas Brown of Tenn. and Ida Hassler of Switzerland