John Thomas Harris (1875 - 1928)

Born Jan 1875 in Alabama, United States

Descendants

Died 9 Mar 1928 at age 53 in Deatsville, Elmore, Alabama, United States

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Biography

John Thomas Harris was born Jan 1875^[1] in Alabama.^[2][3]

In 1918 he is married to wife Roslie/Roselle and is living in Titus, Elmore County, Alabama and was described as being of medium height and slender build with grey eyes and dark hair and a crippled arm and hand.^[1]

John and Roselle Meeks,^[4] daughter of Elizabeth J. Meeks, were married about 1901^[2][3] and the couple had the following known children:

1. Joel Richard^[3] Harris was born about 1903 in Alabama.^[2]
2. Cleveland Haris was born about 1905 in Alabama and died 07 Feb 1971 in Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama.^[5]ref name=1910C/>^[3]
3. William^[3] "Willie" Harris was born in Alabama about 1909.^[2][3]
4. Rufus Harris was born about 1910 in Alabama^[3]
5. Jesse Harris was born about 1913 in Alabama^[3] and died 10 Feb 1951 in Titus, Elmore County, Alabama.^[6] to James Harris and Rosie Greer.^[4]

John died 09 Mar 1928 in Deatsville, Elmore County, Alabama and was buried in Cash River Cemetery.^[4]

Research Notes

This is not the John Harris that was born on 5 Oct 1874 and who died on 28 Feb 1944 in Birmingham and who was married to Ivey Pearl Harris.^[7][8] This is the John Harris who is shown as marrying Mollie E. Meeks in a marriage record and yet who is shown living with Roselle L. Meeks in two census records. I am assuming that Mollie (who is a sister of Roselle) must have been a witness to the wedding and has been mistakenly entered into a database as the wife, as records exist of Mollie marrying another man.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3PX-1BC : 13 March 2018), John Thomas Harris, 1917-1918; citing Elmore County, Alabama, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,509,381.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKQX-ZBP : accessed 29 September 2018), John Haris, Precinct 7, Elmore, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 77, sheet 3B, family 51, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 12; FHL microfilm 1,374,025.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7} "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXZK-84R : accessed 29 September 2018), John T Harris, Central, Elmore, Alabama, United States; citing ED 77, sheet 10B, line 71, family 186, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 14; FHL microfilm 1,820,014.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Alabama Death Certificate. John Thomas Harris dated 09 Mar 1928. FHL Film 1908457.
5. ↑ "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JN6Z-74M : 15 February 2018), John Harris in entry for Cleveland Harris, 07 Feb 1971; citing reference 4441, Department of Health, Montgomery; FHL microfilm 2,051,648.
6. ↑ "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J6SX-VHT : 15 February 2018), John Harris in entry for Jesse Harris, 10 Feb 1951; citing reference 2636, Department of Health, Montgomery; FHL microfilm 1,908,843.
7. ↑ "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J6M7-CCY : 15 February 2018), John Thomas Harris, 28 Feb 1944; citing reference cn 3135, Department of Health, Montgomery; FHL microfilm 1,908,781.
8. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3PX-1BH : 13 March 2018), John Thomas Harris, 1917-1918; citing Elmore County, Alabama, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,509,381.

• Source Information: Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site. Original data: Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Buyckville, Elmore, Alabama; Roll: 12; Page: 111D; Enumeration District: 072