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    1. Re: [HH] Re: Solomon Harris, Penelope Lewis, James Harris, Malinda Collier
    2. You asked for information regarding the wives and children of James Harris, son of Solomon and Nancy Blackwell Harris. This is what I have. It is lengthy because he has four wives and 18 children for whom we have records. 1. JAMES HARRIS (SOLOMON1) was born July 25, 1798 in Surry Co., NC, and died August 29, 1882 in Washington TWP, Clay Co., MO. He married (1) MALINDA COLLIER December 04, 1822 in Garrard Co., KY, daughter of ROBERT COLLIER and REBECCA CAMPBELL. He married (2) NANCY GROMER December 11, 1827 in Garrard Co., KY, daughter of WILLIAM GROMER and ELIZABETH BURTON. She was born January 10, 1811 in Madison Co., KY, and died July 17, 1859 in Clay Co., MO. He married (3) ELIZABETH HUFFAKER February 21, 1861 in Clay Co, MO. She was born September 07, 1818, and died May 28, 1868 in MO (Source: Clay Co. Cemetery Book.). He married (4) ELVIRA TARRENTS March 26, 1870 in Clay Co, MO, daughter of ERASMUS TARRANTS and ANN. She was born March 15, 1834 in MO (Source: Cemetery Census of Clay County, MO, Vol. 1, US Census.), and died May 24, 1893 in Kearney, MO. Notes for JAMES HARRIS: Buried at New Hope Cemetery. Died at Kearney, MO. Notes for NANCY GROMER: Buried at New Hope Cemetery. Notes for ELIZABETH HUFFAKER: Have her death date as May or July. Buried at New Hope Cemetery. Child of JAMES HARRIS and MALINDA COLLIER is: i. ROBERT HARRIS, b. Abt. 1824, Garrard Co., KY; d. Unknown. Children of JAMES HARRIS and NANCY GROMER are: ii. AMANDA HARRIS, m. WILLIAM C. MAUPIN. iii. WILLIAM M. HARRIS, b. October 14, 1828, KY; d. May 17, 1898. iv. ELIZABETH HARRIS, b. 1830, Garrard Co., KY. v. JOHN CALVIN HARRIS, b. 1834, Garrard Co., KY; m. AMANDA. vi. ADALINE HARRIS, b. 1836, Clay Co., MO; d. 1900. vii. JAMES JR. HARRIS, b. August 31, 1838, Clay Co., MO (Source: Based on age at death.); d. February 12, 1863, Clay Co., MO. Notes for JAMES JR. HARRIS: Killed by the sympathizers of the rebellion, age 24 years, 5 months, 12 days Might have had a wife named Nancy (from Clay Co. Cemetery records) viii. HENRY HARRISON HARRIS, b. 1840, Clay Co., MO. ix. FRANCIS MARION HARRIS, b. 1842, Clay Co., MO; d. February 16, 1864, Clay Co., MO. Notes for FRANCIS MARION HARRIS: Killed by the PawPaw Militia (source, Clay Co. Cemetery records) x. SOLOMON HARRIS, b. December 10, 1844, Clay Co., MO; d. March 04, 1915, MO. xi. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN HARRIS, b. December 03, 1846, Clay Co., MO; d. 1876, MO. Notes for BENJAMIN FRANKLIN HARRIS: Buried at New Hope Cemetery xii. MOSES G. HARRIS, b. April 19, 1849, Clay Co., MO (Source: Cemetery Census of Clay Co., MO.); d. March 30, 1928 (Source: Cemetery Census of Clay Co., MO.); m. FRANCES ISABEL "BELLE" MCCOMAS (Source: Genealogical Notes from the Liberty Tribune, 12/8/1876.), November 26, 1876; b. August 31, 1857 (Source: Cemetery Census of Clay Co., MO.); d. April 04, 1943 (Source: Cemetery Census of Clay Co., MO.). xiii. MARY LULU HARRIS, b. 1850, Clay Co., MO; m. JOHN H. ROBINSON, July 07, 1872. xiv. MARTHA HARRIS, b. 1852, Clay Co., MO; m. S. B. CUTLER, March 06, 1873. xv. TYRA WALLER HARRIS, b. 1854, Clay Co., MO. xvi. NANCY MALINDA HARRIS, b. 1859; m. CAVE. Child of JAMES HARRIS and ELIZABETH HUFFAKER is: xvii. JOHN HARRIS, b. Abt. 1861. Child of JAMES HARRIS and ELVIRA TARRENTS is: xviii. ANNIE HARRIS, b. Abt. 1872.

    07/06/2003 06:33:55
    1. [HH] Mattie Harris House
    2. BETH
    3. I'm looking for Mattie (Martha?) Washington Harris. b. unknown m. willis Dayton House. I have more information on her children, but that's all I know about her. Any help appreciated. Beth

    07/06/2003 05:57:52