Harris Lineage:
Peter Harris, Sr., b. March 1750/51,
Amherst Co. VA
d. 6 Apr 1832, Grainger
Co. TN
Parents: Unknown;
Siblings: David, Charity (married John Brisco)
Note: Both David
Harris and John Brisco are listed on Census and Tax lists for Pittsylvania County VA and Grainger County TN
NOTE: According to records, he was living in Tennessee by 1784. Prior
to that, he was living in Pittsylvania Co. VA.
Married ~ 1771, VA
to Honour________, b. ~ 1753
Children:
1.
Samuel Harris, b. 1 Aug 1773
2.
Thomas Harris, b. 13 Jan 1775
m. 6 Jan 1813 to Isabella Gains
3.
Sarah Harris, b. 24 Dec 1776
4.
Mary Harris, b. 27 Mar 1778
5.
Peter Harris, b. 20 Mar 1780
6.
James Harris, 12 Feb 1782
m. 17 Jan 1803 in Grainger Co. TN
Spouse: Keziah Taylor (b. 14 Apr 1784, Henry Co. VA)
d. 6 Apr 1833 in TN
7.
Nehemiah Harris, b. 8 Feb 1784, TN (twin) (See below)
8.
William Harris, b. 8 Feb 1784, TN (twin)
m. 22 Oct 1810 in Grainger Co. TN
Spouse: Mourning Taylor (b. 5 Oct 1791, Henry Co. VA)
Note: Listed on 1850 Census for Lawrence Co. AL
d. 2 Oct 1825, TN
Buried in Livingston Cemetery, Grainger Co. TN
Children:
a.
Jane Harris, b. ~ 1813, Grainger Co. TN
b.
Nehemiah Harris, b. ~ 1815
c.
Keziah Harris, b. ~ 1817, Grainger Co. TN
d.
Frances G. Harris, b. ~ 1818
e.
Benjamin F. Harris, b. 8 Mar 1829, Grainger Co. TN
f.
Nancy M. Harris, b. ~ 1823, Grainger Co. TN
g.
Mary E. Harris, b. ~ 1825, Grainger Co. TN
9.
Benjamin Harris, b. 12 May 1786, TN (twin)
10. John Harris, b. 12 May 1786, TN (twin), d. 26 July 1867
11. Jesse Harris, b. 9 June 1789, TN
12. Isaac Harris, b. 1 AUG 1791, TN
13. Elizabeth Harris, b. 15 Mar 1793, TN
14. Keziah Harris, b. 8 Apr 1795, TN
Nehemiah Harris,
b. 8 Feb 1784; Married 26 Jan 1805, Grainger Co. TN,
Spouse: Sarah Jane
Stubblefield, b. 18 Dec 1787, Hawkins Co. TN
Noted on 1820 Census
Franklin TN, page 34
NOTE: Found on 1840
Census for Lawrence Co. AL
Known Children:
1. Nehemiah Glenn Nim Harris,
b. 8 June 1828
Married 28 Jul 1858, Itawamba Co. MS,
Spouse:
Martha Jane Threldkeld, b. 23 June 1840
Occupation: Merchant
NOTE: Found on 1860 Census for Itawamba Co.
MS
NOTE: Found on 1880 Census for Lee Co. MS with
six children living at home
d. 19 Nov. 1891, Lee County, MS
Buried: Unity Presbyterian Cemetery, Lee Co.
MS
Children:
a.
Ann Harris, b. 1862, MS
b.
Martha Harris, b. 1865, MS
c.
Female infant Harris, b. 23 Apr. 1868
d.
Nehemiah Nimrod Harris, b. 1869, MS
e.
Benjamin Franklin Harris, b. 20 Sept 1872
f.
William Harris, b. 26 Nov 1875
g.
Jimmie Harris, b. 7 Apr 1880
h.
Wilder Dewitt Harris, b. 5 May 1883, Lee Co. MS
2. George Washington Harris, b. 4 June 1825, Lawrence Co. AL
Occupation: Farmer
Married in Itawamba
County, MS 4 March 1846; Recorded in Itawamba County Marriage Book 4, Page 327
Listed on 1880 Census
for Lee County, MS, with four of their children (Laura, Price, George, and Thomas) still at home.
Spouse: Jane McMaster, b. 13 July 1827, Greene Co. AL, d. 21 Dec 1904, Lee Co. MS
Parents: Pink and Sarah Eddings
McMaster
Other McMaster Children:
a.
E. D. McMaster
b.
Price McMaster
c.
William Abner McMaster
d.
George McMaster
e.
Tom McMaster
f.
Belle McMaster
g.
Ada McMaster
h.
Laura McMaster
i.
Sarah Rebecca McMaster
Died: 16 Jan 1900,
Lee Co. MS
Buried: Unity Presbyterian
Cemetery, Lee Co. MS
Children:
1.
William Bill Harris
Married 15 May
1873, Lee Co. MS
Spouse: Martha
Mattie Repult, b. 1852
2.
George Harris, b. 1865
3.
Edwin Harris, b. 31 Jan 1858, Itawamba Co. MS; Spouse: Alice Coker
4.
Thomas Harris, b. 6 Aug 1867, Lee County, MS
Married 23 Dec
1886, Lee Co. MS
Spouse: Melissa
Lissie Coker, b. 3 Aug 1870
d. 29 Dec 1931,
Lee Co. MS
Buried Unity
Presbyterian Cemetery, Lee Co. MS
5.
Sarah R. Sallie Harris, b. 1847
Married 22 Dec
1868, Lee Co. MS
Spouse: George Whitefield Ruff (1844-1868)
Noted on 1880
Lee County Census, Supervisor District 1, Enum. District 92
Children:
a.
David Ruff, b. 1872, Lee Co. MS
b.
Joseph Ruff, b. 1874, Lee Co. MS
c.
Clifton Ruff, b. 1877, Lee Co. MS
d.
Gerty Ruff, b. 1878, Lee Co. MS
6.
Mary Ada Harris, b. 18 Feb 1856, Itawamba Co. MS
Married 23 Dec
1873, Lee Co. MS
Spouse: John Watland Ruff, b. 1856
Noted on 1880
Lee Co. MS Census, Supervisor District 1, Enumeration District 92
Children:
a.
Ella Ruff, b. 1875, Lee Co. MS
b.
Lilly Ruff, b. 1876, Lee Co. MS
c.
Gertrude Ruff, b. 1879, Lee Co. MS
7.
Annie Belle Harris, b. 1860, Itawamba Co. MS
Spouse: Joseph Henry Newton
Ruff (1842- 1 July 1909); No children
8.
Laura Harris, b. 1855, MS (never married)
9.
Price Harris, b. 1862, MS; Occupation: Baptist Minister
Spouse: Alice Gullitt
Buried in Burnet
Co. TX
10. Benjamin F. Harris, b. 1849, MS
3. Mary Harris, b.
1813; Married: 11 SEP 1828
Death: 25 FEB
1876 in Montague Co., TX
Burial: AFT 25
FEB 1876 Spanish Fort, Montague Co., TX
Spouse: William L. McGaughy Birth: 1804 in Blount Co.,
TN Death: 3 FEB 1874
Burial: AFT 3 FEB 1874 Spanish Fort, Montague Co., TX
Father: George Washington McGaughey b: 12 JAN 1781 in Holston River Settlement, Washington Co., VA (later,
Sullivan Co., NC)
Mother: Mary b: 4 MAY 1783
Children:
- Marion Pitts McGaughy b: 14 APR 1830
- George DeKalb McGaughy b: 11 JAN 1831
- Nehemiah R. McGaughy b: 26 APR 1834
- William Houston McGaughy b: 25 MAY 1836
- James F. McGaughy b: 21 MAR 1838
- Sarah Ann McGaughy b: 9 MAR 1840
- John L. McGaughy b: 21 JAN 1842
- Mary Jane McGaughy b: 4 JAN 1844 in Lee Co., MS
- Benjamin Carroll McGaughy b: 17 MAY 1845
- Henry Clay McGaughy b: 10 JUN 1846
Children of G. W. and Jane Harris:
Further Information:
William Harris married Martha B. Mattie Repult, b. 1852. She was the daughter
of Sarah Boston (b. 1815, d. 1890) and Jessie Repult (b. 1819, d. 1903), both of whom are buried at Unity Cemetery, Lee County,
MS.
Three of the Harris sisters (Sarah R., M. Ada, and Belle) married three of
the Ruff brothers ( George Whitfield, John Watland, and Joseph Henry). The Ruffs
were sons of John Henry (1813- 1862) and Cynthia (1813- 1887) Ruff, both of whom are buried at Unity Presbyterian Cemetery,
Lee County, MS.
Thomas Harris, b. 6 Aug 1867, Lee County, MS
Occupation: Farmer
Parents: George Washington Harris and Jane McMaster
d. 29 Dec 1931, Lee Co. MS
Buried at Unity Presbyterian Cemetery, Lee Co. MS
Spouse: Melissa Coker, b. 3 Aug 1870, Lee County, MS
Occupation: Homemaker
Religion: Baptist
d. 15 Dec 1938, Lee County, MS
Buried at Unity Presbyterian Cemetery, East of Plantersville, Lee Co. MS
