After searching for over a year I finally found something on my elusive Harris family. Can anyone help put the pieces together? Thanks, Kathy The Iuka Vidette" Tishomingo Co, MS (Thursday) May 20, 1909 Front Page John M. Harris. Was born on Feb. 22nd 1933, in North Carolina and removed with his parents to West Tennessee when an infant, his mother dying very suddenly while crossing the Tennessee river at Old Hamburg, with her baby boy in her arms. His father marrying again and his stepmother not being kind to the little boy he left home and lived with relatives in West Tennessee until 18 years of age, removing then to Springfield, Mo, where resided 5 years, engaged in driving droves of mules to the South, often sleeping on the cold ground. At the end of 5 years returned to West Tenn., where he remained only a short time moving with his brother, W.W. Harris Sr., to Allsboro, Ala., where he lived until his death which occured May 13, 1909. His first marriage was with Miss Martha Ham of Tishomingo Co, Miss., Dec. 24, 1861. To this marriage there were born three sons and one daughter: W.W. Harris, of Iuka, Mrs. Nora Carmichael, of Iuka, Dr. Roe Harris, of Allsboro, C.H. and J. F. Harris of Cherokee, Ala. His wife died Jan 10, 1888. In 1892 he was married the second time to Mrs. Amy Ross, who survives him. Deceased was a member of the Methodist church for many years, was a Master Mason. During the Confederate was he was detailed to shoe horses for Forest's cavalry thereby escaping duty in the field. The funeral occured on the 14th of May, at family centery near Allsboro. Rev. M.E. Tumlin officiating, a very large concourse of firends and relatives being present.