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From: Don Ott <>
Subject: Re: [ARIZARD] Henry Britton Harris Bernie
Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 09:52:40 -0600
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My personal opinion is that there is only one document (1850
Census) that indicates Henry B. Harris was born in 1817 and it is
simply wrong. (Remember personal opinion). I think there was only one
guy. Four of the children from his first wife are living with him and
his second wife in the 1850 Census.

Don


At 02:23 AM 30-11-06, you wrote:
>Don
>
>It appears to me that I have that there are two completely different Henry
>B. Harris'. One born in 1797 and only married to Eliza Creswell. The other
>Henry B. was born in 1817 and married to only Eliza Smith.
>
>Wrong?
>
>Bernie Moore-Knowles
>Papa'aloa, Hawai'i
>
>"I have Indian blood in me. I have just enough White blood for you to
>question my honesty." ........Will Rogers
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Don Ott" <>
>To: <>
>Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 12:22 PM
>Subject: [ARIZARD] Henry Britton Harris - Bernie
>
>
> > Bernie,
> > Will Johnson, Professional Genealogist, has this family researched
> > and published, on Ancestry, like this:
> >
> > Henry B. Harris b. 1797 GA, d. 1853 Lawrence Co. AR
> > 1/m 1820 Creswell b. 1803 d. 1840 Lawrence Co. AR. (Does not list
> > first name but says she is daughter of William Andrew Creswell and
> > Margaret (Lafferty or Lindsay) I think we have his wife as Margaret Lytle)
> > He lists their children as:
> > James Adams Harris b. 1820 MO m. Sarah McFelch, Susan Aikin, and Abbie A.
>Gould
> > Andrew Creswell Harris b. 1824 AR m. Lucretia Jeffery
> > Augustus Watson Harris b. 1827 AR m. Martha Lafferty and Lucinda
>Hutchenson
> > Elizabeth A. Harris b. 20 Mar 1829 AR, m. Augustus Curran Jeffery
> > Richard B. Harris b. 1830 AR Izard Co.
> > Henry B. Harris Jr. b. 1834 AR Izard, m Sarah Abagail Hays
> > Sarah Harris b. 2 Mar 1836 AR Izard, m. Benjamin Franklin Dixon
> >
> > 2/m 8 Sep 1836, Elizabeth Smith b. 1816 AR d. bef 1860. (Does not list
>parents)
> > He lists their children as:
> > Leander W. Harris (f) b. 1838 Izard AR
> > William James Harris b. 4 Nov 1843 AR, m. Rebecca Ricketts and Mary
> > Elizabeth "Betty" Clinton
> > Mary Harris b. 1845 AR
> > Elizabeth Harris b. 1848 AR.
> >
> > Now the 1850 Census AR, Izard, creates somewhat of a problem with
> > this research. It shows Henry B. Harris as being 33 GA, and the birth
> > date is correct for his second wife Eliza. But it also shows Richard
> > B. still at home and he is 20 so his father would have only been 13
> > when he was born. I am wondering if the age for Henry B. should not
> > have been 53 rather than 33? That would match the birth date shown by
> > Mr. Johnson.
> > James A. Harris in the 1850 Census is listed as 30 years old, so if
> > he is the son of Henry B. and Creswell, the birth date of 1797 may be
> > correct rather than 1817.
> >
> > Don
> >
> >
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