Eli
Harris
Born in Putnam, Georgia, USA
Son of Eli Harris
and Ann Hall (Brodnax) Harris
Brother of
John B. Harris, Martha Rivers (Harris) Whitaker, Thomas DeKalb Harris, Mary Baker (Harris) Winston, Datus Whitaker Harris [half] and Samuel Laurence Harris [half]
Husband of
Mary Johnson (Willis) Harris
— married
2 Jan 1834 in Troup, Georgia
Husband of
Mary A (Wright) Harris
— married
7 Oct 1860 in Claiborne, Louisiana, USA
Descendants 
Father of
Joshua Willis Harris, Eli W Harris, John Thomas Harris, Barbara Ann (Harris) Corry, Laura Edmonia Harris, Martha Rivers Harris, Virginia Harris, Mary Winifred Harris, Sarah Alexander (Harris) Jennings, Visinius Harris, Plunkette Harris, Annie E Haris, Datus Harris and Robert Laska Harris
Died
at age 68
in Bienville Parish, Louisiana, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 3 May 2015
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Biography
Eli Harris was born on December 20, 1813 to Eli Harris and Ann Hall Brodnax in Putman, Georgia.
He married Mary Johnson Willis on January 2, 1834. They had 11 children together. She died in 1859 or 1860.[1][2]
He then married Mollie Wright and had 3 more children.[3][4][5]
His birth and death date are taken from other family profiles. No actual sources have been found. No burial site has been found.
Military
Eli Harris is a Military Veteran.
Served in the United States CSA
7th Battalion, Georgia Calvary, State Guards, Co G, Private
Served in the United States CSA
7th Battalion, Georgia Calvary, State Guards, Co G, Private
Sources
- 1850 US Census Census Place: Township 22 Ward 7, Claiborne, Louisiana; Roll: M432_230; Page: 139A; Image: 599
- Georgia Marriages Electronic transcription of marriage records held by the individual counties in Georgia.
- 1870 US Census Census Place: Arizona, Claiborne, Louisiana; Roll: M593_510; Page: 201B; Image: 408; Family History Library Film: 552009
- 1880 US Census Census Place: 5th Ward, Bienville, Louisiana; Roll: 448; Family History Film: 1254448; Page: 628D; Enumeration District: 008; Image: 0603
- US Civil War Soldiers U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.
- US, Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles Historical Data Systems, comp. U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Eli by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Eli:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Eli by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Eli:
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~6.25%
Amy (Bumgardner) McAndrews
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A891501 [compare], Ancestry member amyb1055
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