George Washington Harris was born 21 February 1800 to Simeon and Mary Hannah (Smith) Harris.
He married Christena "Teny" Cross on 28 April 1822, in Virginia.[1] In this Union they had 11 children.
The family in the 1850 Census. George is a farmer with a property value of $3,000 (just under $100,000 in 2020 currency): [2]
Household | Role | Sex | Age | Birthplace |
---|---|---|---|---|
George Harris | M | 49 | Virginia | |
Christina Harris | F | 46 | Virginia | |
Ingaby Harris | F | 24 | Virginia | |
Henry Harris | M | 20 | Virginia | |
Barton Harris | M | 18 | Virginia | |
Martin Harris | M | |||
John Harris | M | 16 | Virginia | |
Abraham Harris | M | 13 | Virginia | |
Gideon D Harris | M | 10 | Virginia | |
Barbara M Harris | F | 8 | Virginia | |
Lewis C Harris | M | 2 | Virginia |
George died just 3 weeks short of his 73rd birthday on 1 February 1873. He was buried in Little Bethel Cemetery, in Meadowville, Barbour, West Virginia.[3]
Listed in son, Gideon D Harris' marriage record: "West Virginia Marriages, 1854-1932," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRZW-8DG : 4 December 2014), George Harris in entry for G. D. C. Harris and Rachel Horsafook, 25 Dec 1862; citing Barbour Co, reference 2:3JZS7Q8; FHL microfilm 808,381.
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