1870 US Census, Line 11-19, Dwelling 179, Family 188 (Indianland, Lancaster County, SC; Page 21, Post Office: Bell Air; 9 August 1870, J (Q?) Cousart, Asst Marshall) –
Robert C Potts, 55, Male, White; Farmer, $4000, $2000; SC, Male citizen of 21
Louisa A Potts, 42, Female, White; Keeps House, SC
Dallas O Potts, 19, Male, White; Works on Farm; SC; attended school within the year
Oscar W Potts, 18, Male, White; Works on Farm; SC; attended school within the year
James L Potts, 13, Male, White; Works on Farm; SC
Lula C Potts, 10, Female, White; At Home, SC; attended school within the year
Anna L, 8, Female, White; At Home, SC
Dixie L Potts, 6, Female, White; At Home, SC; cannot read/write
Ida, 2, Female, White; At Home, SC; cannot read/write
1880 US Census, Line 15-22, Dwelling 199, Families 209/210 (Indianland, Lancaster County, SC; ED 81, Sheet 335B; Page 22; 16-17 June 1880, Richard R Tennant) –
Louisa L Potts, White, Female, 52; Widowed, Keeping House; SC/SC/SC
James L Potts, White, Male, 23, Son; Single, At Home; Attended school; SC/NC/SC
Lula C Potts, White, Female, 20, Daughter, Single; At Home; Attended school; SC/NC/SC
Dixie H Potts, White, Female, 16, Daughter, Single; At Home; Attended school; SC/NC/SC
Ida H Potts, White, Female, 12, Daughter, Single, At Home; SC/NC/SC
Robert W Potts, White, Male, 8, Son; SC/NC/SC
Family 210 in same dwelling
Oscar W Potts, White, Male, 25; Married with in the year; Farmer; SC/NC/SC
Eva M Potts, White, Female, 20, Wife; Married with in the year; Keeping House, SC/SC/SC
Line 23 in dwelling -Joseph Queen, Black, Male, 23; Servant, Single, Farm Labor; Cannot read/write; NC/NC/NC
1881 - estimated year of marriage
1900 US Census in dwelling/family # 238 (South Carolina, York County, Fort Mill Township; ED 94; Sheet 13A; 12 June 1900; Samuel Franklin Massey) –
William F Harris (himself), Head, White, Male, Nov 1858, 41, Married, 19 years, SC/SC/SC, Landlord;
Dixie L Harris, Wife, White, Female, Mar 1864, 36, Married, 19 years, 6 children born, 6 children living; SC/NC/SC;
Olive, Daughter, White, Female, July 1896, 3, Single
13 June 1909 – Wedding announcement for niece, Lillian Wrenn Harris, in Charlotte Observer (Newspapers.com)
1910 US Census in dwelling #35/family #36 on Booth Street (South Carolina, York County, Fort Mill Township; ED 108, Sheet 3B; 16 April 1910; Richard A Fulp) –
Frank Harris (himself), Head, Male, White, 51, Married 1, 27 years; SC/SC/SC; Horse Dealer, Livery Stable, Employer (next fields for employees are blank);
Dixie Lee Harris, Wife, Female, White, 44, Married 1, 27 years, 6 children born, 6 living; SC/SC/SC; None
Aline Harris (indexed as Alivea); Daughter, Female, White, 21, Single; SC/SC/SC; Teacher, School; Worker; No (out of work on 15 April 1910), Worked 24 weeks in 1909;
Herbert; Son, Male, White, 17, Single; SC/SC/SC; Manager, Livery Stable, Worker; No (out of work on 15 April 1910), Worked 0 weeks in 1909;
30 June 1915 – Eldest son, Frederick (name is written as Frederick Harriss), dies in Fort Mill, York County, SC of tuberculosis. Date of birth is given as 18 June 1882; he was married at the time; and his occupation was Hotel Keeper. The certificate lists the parents as W Frank Harris of SC and Dixie Potts (indexed as Lotts) of SC; The informant is Agnes Harris of Ft Mill, SC (Frederick’s wife); Place of burial is to be the Fort Mill Cemetery
1920 US Census – 104 Confederate Street, Dwelling # 107, Family # 117 (South Carolina, York County, Fort Mill; ED 113, Sheet 7B; 7 January 1920; Joseph M Belk) –
W F Harris, Head, Owned, Free (home); Male, White, 61, Married; SC/SC/GA; Proprietor, Hotel; Own Account
Fred Harris; Grandson, Male, White, 4 8/12, Single; SC/NC/SC; None
23 December 1922 – Death Certificate 20381 for Mrs Aleen Harris Rearden dies in Gregg (Graniteville), Aiken County, SC of static pneumonia from influenza. Date of birth is given as 4 September 1887 and her age as 35 years, 3 months and 19 days; she was married at the time; and her occupation was Domestic; her birthplace is South Carolina. The certificate lists the parents as William F Harris of SC and Dixie Potts of SC; The informant is W L Rearden of Graniteville, SC; Place of burial is to be the Graniteville, SC on 25 December 1922.
2 January 1924, Index Only, North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979
Jesse Harris, Birth Date: 1894, Age: 30, Race: White
Father’s Name: W F Harris
Mother’s Name: Dixie Harris
Valette Jones, Birth Date: 1899, Age: 25, Race: White
Father’s Name: Wilber Jones
Mother’s Name: M V Jones
Event Place: High Point, Guilford, NC
1930 US Census – Dwelling/Family # 452; (South Carolina, York County, Fort Mill; ED 46-31, Sheet 21B; 28 April 1930; Paul W Hoke) –
W Frank Harris, Head; Own home, Valued 1500; No radio set; Male, White, 71, Married, 23 at first marriage; SC/SC/SC; Merchant, General Store; Yes employed; No veteran
Dixie L Harris, Wife H, Female, White, 65, Married, 17 at first marriage, SC/SC/SC; None
Nancy C Harris, Granddaughter, Female, White, 17, Single; SC/SC/SC; None
W Frederic Harris, Grandson, Male, White, 15, Single; SC/SC/SC; None
9 July 1938 –Georgia Deaths, 1928-1939; Certificate 18742; US Vets Facility, Augusta, Richmond County
Herbert Harris,
General Paralysis, cerebral type
Male, White, Married
Date of birth:17 May 1892, Age: 46 yrs 1 mo 22 dy, Birthplace: Fort Mill, South Carolina
Occupation: Automobile Salesman, Length: 10 years, Last worked: 1930
Father’s name: William F Harris of Lancaster Co, SC
Mother’s name: Dixie Potts of Lancaster Co, SC
Informant: Hospital Records (Charles C Adams)
Place of burial: Fort Mill, SC for 11 July 1938.
1940 Census, Line 20-21, Household 285, (Fort Mill, York County, SC; ED 46-39, Sheet 16A; 13 April 1940, Lucy M Huey) –
Dixie Harris (X), Own home, $3000, Head, Female, White, 72, Widowed, 4 years High School; SC, same house in 1935; Yes employed; 72 hours week of 24-30 March; Landlady, Boarding House, Employer; 52 weeks full time work in 1939, $100, Yes to other income
Jessie Harris, Sone, Male, White, 46, Single, 2 years college; SC, same house in 1935; Yes employed; 48 hours week of 24-30 March; Clerk, Post Office;
16 September 1946 – South Carolina Deaths, 1944-1955, no image available
Dixie Potts Harris
Event Place: Fort Mill, York, South Carolina
Female, 82 years, 1864 estimated birth year
Father’s Name: R C Potts
Mother’s Name: Louise Wrenn
FindAGrave memorial #60031680; Unity Cemetery, Fort Mill, York County, SC
Dixie Potts
wife of
W Frank Harris
Mar 15 1865-Sept 16 1946
20 May 1950 – 20 May 1950, South Carolina Deaths, 1944-1955, Rock Hill, York County, SC, York County Hospital
Jesse Harris of York County, SC
Coronary Occlusion; died suddenly
Male, White, Marrid
Birth Date: Sept 14 1893; Age: 57
Occupation: Furniture & Asst Post Master
Father’s Name: W F Harris
Mother’s Name: Dixie Potts
Informant: none listed; Spouse: none listed
Place of Burial: Unity Cemetery for 5-23-50
12 March 1976 – Death Certificate 49288 for Theodore Harris dies in Wichita Falls, Wichita County, TX of Arteriosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease. Date of birth is given as 28 October 1890 and age is listed as 85 years; he was married at the time; and his occupation was retired Oil Operator. His birthplace is listed as Ft Mill, SC and his parents are William Harris and Dixie Potts. He is shown to have served in the US Armed Forces in WWI. The informant is Mrs Ruth Harris (his wife) and place of burial is to be Oaklawn Cemetery, Decatur TX on 15 March 1976.
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"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M8R2-9HJ : accessed 27 March 2016), Dixie L Potts in household of Robert C Potts, South Carolina, United States; citing p. 21, family 188, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,999.
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M6SJ-XR2 : accessed 27 March 2016), Dicie H Potts in household of Louisa L Potts, Indian Land, Lancaster, South Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district ED 81, sheet 335B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1233; FHL microfilm 1,255,233.
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M3T1-7YN : accessed 27 March 2016), Dixie L Harris in household of William F Harris, Fort Mill Township, School District 28 Fort Mill village, York, South Carolina, United States; citing sheet 13A, family 238, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,241,545.
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M56V-Q9T : accessed 27 March 2016), Dixie Lee Harris in household of Frank Harvis, Fort Mill, York, South Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 108, sheet 3B, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,481.
"South Carolina Deaths, 1915-1943," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N9DB-N54 : accessed 27 March 2016), Dixie Lotts in entry for Frederick Harriss, 30 Jun 1915; citing Fort Mill, York, South Carolina, fn 12684, Department of Archives and History, State Records Center, Columbia; FHL microfilm 1,913,459.
"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M68Z-X8B : accessed 27 March 2016), Dixie Harris in household of W F Harris, Fort Mill, York, South Carolina, United States; citing sheet 7B, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,821,709.
"South Carolina Deaths, 1915-1943," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N9JF-XYL : accessed 27 March 2016), Dixie Potts in entry for Aleen Harris Rearden, 23 Dec 1922; citing Granteville, Aiken, South Carolina, fn 20381, Department of Archives and History, State Records Center, Columbia; FHL microfilm 1,913,621.
"United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/SPZG-X4M : accessed 27 March 2016), Dixie L Harris in entry for W Frank Harris, 1930.
"North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F88T-55Z : accessed 27 March 2016), Dixie Harris in entry for Jesse Harris and Valette Jones, 02 Jan 1924; citing High Point, Guilford, North Carolina, reference ; FHL microfilm 502,402.
"United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/SPZG-X4M : accessed 27 March 2016), Dixie L Harris in entry for W Frank Harris, 1930.
"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K46P-4BV : accessed 27 March 2016), Dixie Harris, Fort Mill, Fort Mill Township, York, South Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 46-39, sheet 16A, family 281, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 3846.
"South Carolina Deaths, 1944-1955," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FPMF-FHJ : accessed 27 March 2016), Dixie Potts Harris, 16 Sep 1946; citing Fort Mill, York, South Carolina, 16364, Department of Health and Environmental Control, Columbia; FHL microfilm 2,394,776.
"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QV2C-TB6S : accessed 27 March 2016), Dixie Lillian Harris, 1946; Burial, Fort Mill, York, South Carolina, United States of America, Unity Cemetery; citing record ID 60031680, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
"South Carolina Deaths, 1944-1955," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FG13-THC : accessed 29 March 2016), Dicie Potts in entry for Jesse Harris, 20 May 1950; citing Rock Hill, York, South Carolina, cn 50-013900, Department of Health and Environmental Control, Columbia; FHL microfilm 2,399,141.
"Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K3DM-B18 : accessed 27 March 2016), Dixie Potts in entry for Theodore Harris, 12 Mar 1976; citing certificate number 49288, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,243,938.
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