You are welcome. ----- Original Message ----- From: "John R. Clarke" <jclarke@rose.net> To: <GAMORGAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, September 01, 2003 7:33 AM Subject: Re: [GAMORGAN-L] Names associated with William Harris > Estelle, > What is interesting about the HARRIS's who moved to TX was that THOMPSON > you listed. William Charles RICHTER (1873-1945), the oldest child of John > C. RICHTER, Sr. (1848-1907)and Alice Elizabeth DANIEL (1854-1924) moved to > Waco, McLennan County, TX BEF 1900 and there married a Lilie THOMPSON > (1874-1965) ABT 1898. > I do not have any details on her THOMPSON family but she and Willie had > only one child, a Charles Montgomery RICHTER (1902-1981). Charles married > Mildred LAZENBY (b. 1908) in 1928 and they only had one daughter, Roseanne > RICHTER (1829-1953) who was killed in an automobile accident in Lubbock, > Lubbock County, TX in 1953. I do know that Mildred was Catholic but do not > know whether these THOMPSONS were Catholic or not. > I talked with Mildred several years ago. I do not know if she is still > alive or not and all of this information is from her. These RICHTERS are > buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Waco, McLennan County, TX, except for Roseanne > who is buried in Lubbock. > I have a picture taken ABT 1945 of Willie, Lillie and their grand > daughter, Roseanne RICHTER but the location is not listed but I assume, > Waco. > If anyone has any information on this THOMPSON family, I would love to > hear about it. Thanks for this HARRIS information... > > > John R. Clarke > Thomasville, GA > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "estelle" <mombear3@bellsouth.net> > To: <GAMORGAN-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2003 10:26 PM > Subject: Re: [GAMORGAN-L] Names associated with William Harris > > > > Dear Kim, > > > > I have found your "brick wall." > > > > THE HARRISS FAMILY > > FROM VIRGINIA TO TEXAS > > > > "Among the earliest pioneers who emigrated to Morgan County, Georgia were > > three brothers: Graves, Ralph and George Harris, for they were there when > > the county was formed. They were sons of William Harriss of Hanover County > > Virginia (wife not known). All three sons were named as bondsmen to > collect > > debts from their father's water gristmill in Virginia. George was the fath > er > > of William Harriss who was born in Virginia and married Sarah (born 1764 > > Virginia, and died 1864 Texas). > > > > On January 13, 1806 William Harriss purchased land on the North Side of > Hard > > Labour Creek. (See Settlers on the Appalachee, 1805) by Robert S. Davis, > Jr. > > The known children of William and Sarah were Seaborn, Theophilous, Ausborn > > and Sarah Phenaty. Ausborn reveived land in the 1827 Land Lottery as well > as > > William's orphans. Ausborn was the executor of his father's will when > > William died on July 3, 1820, in Morgan County, Georgia. The sons are > named > > on the 1830 census of Morgan County, GA. William Harriss' brand was > > registered with John Nisbet, Clerk of Morgan Co, on July 29, 1814. > > > > In Georgia, the family attended Sandy Creek Baptist Church where is is > > documented in the church minutes that Sarah, Ausborn, Seaborn and > > Theophilous had "gone to Texas." After William's death on July 3, 1820, > the > > family left Morgan County, GA and came to Sabine Co., Texas prior to 1837 > > when Texas was a Republic, where they all received land grants for 640 > > acres. It is believed that a daughter, Phenaty Harriss Thompson, wife of > > William Alston Thompson, who had previously moved to Texas and appears on > > the 1835 Sabine County, Texas Census, along with the lure of free land > were > > the motivation for the move. > > > > In 1839, Sarah, Theophilous, Seaborn, Ausborn and William D. appear on > the > > tax roll. So we know that they arrived three years prior because they had > to > > be in the Republic of Texas three years prior to reveiving a land grant. > > Sarah continued to live in Sabine Co, for the remainder of her life. On > the > > tax rolls her sons are referred to as "agents" for her. In 1844, > Theophilous > > named Sarah as "Mother." Sarah kept the land she received until her death. > > She also listed on the tax roll three slaves which she kept until the end > of > > the Civil War. Sarah was born in Virginia in 1764 and died in Texas in > 1864, > > a very courageous lady. > > > > Ausborn married Louisa Benge on January 27, 1830, in Morgan County, > Georgia. > > Issue of Ausborn and Louisa Benge Harris: (1) Frances Harriss, born 1831, > > Georgia; (2) William D. Harriss, born 1834 Georgia; (3) Susan M. Harriss, > > born 1836 Georgia; (4) George Roderick Harriss, born 1838 Alabama; (5) > > Theophilious A. Harriss, born 1846 Texas. > > > > Ausborn reported 1840 acres, plus his 640 acres on the tax roll for 1853. > He > > apparently brought four slaves with him to Texas. In 1844 he reported 1585 > > acres of land, seven slaves and one clock. Ausborn's land holdings were > > numerous until his death in 1862 or 1863. Because the courthouse burned in > > Sabine County, the probate records were not available. Ausborn served as > > County Treasurer for Sabine County in the years 1854-1858. > > > > Seaborn married Emily Arnold on December 4, 1833 in Morgan county, GA. On > > the 1850 census in Sabine County, Texas, Emily's brothers were James E. > > Arnold (age 22) and Thomas S. Arnold (age 23) both from Georgia, were > living > > with Emily and Seaborn. On the 1860 Sabine County census, James B. Arnold, > > Emily's father, is living next door to Seaborn and Emily. Seaborn settled > > the estate of James B. Arnold, Emily's father. Seaborn is reported to have > > built the double log cabin in Geneva. > > > > Issue of Seaborn and Emily Harriss: (1) William D. Harriss, born 1838 > > Georgia; (2) Mary E. Harriss, born 1840 Texas; (3) Margaret M. Harriss > > (Pinkie) born 1842, Texas, married Samuel N. Strother, son of Thompson > > Strother; (4) Matilda E. Harris born 1844 Texas; (5) Malinda E. Harriss, > > born April 5, 1845, Texas; married her first cousin, Robert Thomas > Harriss, > > son of Theophilous Harriss. She died May 24, 1897 and is buried beside her > > husband at Pleasant Hill Cemnetery, Rusk County, Texas. (6) James W. > Harris, > > born 1848, Texas; (7) Phenaty E. Harriss, born 1850, Texas; (8) John T. > > Harriss, born 1851, Texas; (9) Sarah F. Harriss, born 1854, Texas; (10) > > Seaborn A. Harriss, born 1856, Texas. > > > > After Emily's death, Seaborn married Nancy, last name unknown, . Issue of > > Seaborn and Nancy: Ada Harriss, born 1866, Sabine County, Texas, and > Adelia > > Harriss, born 1869, Sabine County, Texas. > > > > Seaborn last appeared on the 1883 tax roll. He is listed as having two > > horses, eight cows, nine hogs. The preceding year he listed on > > carriage/buggy. He died at the age of 68 and is buried in an unmarked > grave > > at the King Family Cemetery, Geneba, Sabine County, Texas. The graves with > > the large concrete slabs are thought to be Seaborn and Emily." > > > > > > Kim, there is lots more information on the Harriss families in "Morgan > > County Georgia Heritage 1807-1997." You may want to contact some of the > > people who contributed the information. The above research (only a portion > > of her article) was done by Barbara Carter who "would like to correspond > > with others in this line." Her address: Route 1, Box 57, Rusk, Texas > 75785. > > > > Other research was done by the following: > > > > Harriss and Baldwin -- Betty Harris, 5369 Wesson Road, Junction City, AR > > 71749-8640 > > > > Harriss Family, Pioneer-- Benjie Harriss Brumbalow, P.O. Box 156, Ft. > > Gaines, GA 31751 > > > > Ralph Harriss, Pioneer-- Nina Kelly Young, 149-B Southshore Road SW, > > Eatonton, GA 31024-9714. > > > > Happy Hunting, > > > > Estelle Cromer > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Kim Baker" <khbaker@comcast.net> > > To: <GAMORGAN-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2003 2:20 AM > > Subject: Re: [GAMORGAN-L] Names associated with William Harris > > > > > > > HARRIS and ARNOLD surnames. > > > > > > Can someone look up HARRIS in the "Morgan County Georgia Heritage > > > 1807-1997." book? > > > and ARNOLD? > > > I have a William Harris married to Sarah, William died probably 1838, > and > > > the family moved to TX. > > > William's son, Seaborn married Emily Arnold also of Morgan Co. > > > This is my brick wall, if you have anything, I would appreciate it. > > > Thanks, > > > Kim Harris Baker > > > Garland, Texas > > > > > > > > > ==== GAMORGAN Mailing List ==== > > > Going on Vacation for longer than 5 days? 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