In 1833, Susan married William Harris.[3] They were the parents of Emily, Joseph, James, Redbird, William, Charles, Parker, Jane, Philo, John, Mary, Martha and Colonel, who would become a Cherokee Chief in Oklahoma. [4][5][6]
Susan's family was one of a few Cherokees who relinquished their Cherokee tribal rights in order to remain behind in the newly formed state of Georgia during the removal. She later rejoined other family members in Indian Territory when she moved there sometime in the 1870's.[7]
She passed away in 1889 in Warner in the Canadian District of the Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory. She is buried at Brushy Creek Cemetery now in Muskogee in Muskogee County, Oklahoma.[8]
Notes
DOB varies a little with the records from 1815-1818. Photo of original marker on Find A Grave is showing a broken marker that is illegible and new replacement with the exact date of 19 Feb. 1818. Assuming closer family members had a record of the date before the original became damaged and am using the date on the new marker.
Sources
↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZYG-F3R : 12 April 2016), Susanna Harris in household of William Harris, Forsyth county, Forsyth, Georgia, United States; citing family 410, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
↑ There is an affidavit used in a land dispute with William Harris, that lists the marriage to Susannah as "February 1833 on the fourteenth of that month"
↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHBN-3TZ : 15 August 2017), William Harris, Canville, Forsyth, Georgia, United States; citing p. 263, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 41; FHL microfilm 7,043. 1 m 30-40 (William), 1 m 5-10 (James), 2 m <5 (Joseph, Red Bird); 1 f 20-30 (Susan), 1 f 5-10 (Emily)
↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZMF-FY7 : 13 December 2017), Susan Harris in entry for William Harris, 1860. Alpharetta, Milton, Georgia.
↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC3F-PCY : 11 June 2019), Susan Harris, 1870. Alpharetta, Milton, Georgia. Not found in Georgia in 1880.
Susan Harris Female 52 Georgia
Joseph S Harris Male 34 Georgia
James B Harris Male 33 Georgia
Colonel J Harris Male 14 Georgia
Savannah Harris Female 11 Georgia
Susan Harris Female 9 Georgia
Jane Harris Female 8 Georgia
↑ Find A Grave, database and images, memorial page for Susan Collins Harris (1818–Jul 1889), Find A Grave: Memorial #5204431, citing Brushy Mountain Cemetery, Muskogee, Muskogee County, Oklahoma, USA ; Maintained by Patricia Mechling (contributor 19483256) .
See also:
Shadburn, Don L., Unhallowed Intrusion, A History of Cherokee Families of Forsyth County, Georgia, McNaughton & Gunn, 1993, p. 318.
Hampton, David K., Cherokee Mixed-Bloods, 2005, p. 52.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Susannah by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Susannah: