James
Walton
Harris
Sr
Born in Elbert County, Georgia, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Jeptha Vining Harris
and Sarah Carter (Hunt) Harris
Brother of
William Littleton Harris, George Hunt Harris, Ann Richardson Harris, Sarah Elizabeth (Harris) Rucker, Jeptha Vining Harris, Elijah Willis Harris, Rebecca Lanier (Harris) Bibb, Mary Louisa (Harris) Saffold, Eugene Upson Harris, Susan J Harris and Laura Tallulah (Harris) Carlton
Husband of
Martha (Watkins) Harris
— married
28 Dec 1830 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Sarah Watkins Harris, William Henry Harris, Jeptha Vining Harris, Mary Elizabeth (Harris) Guion and James Walton Harris Jr.
Died
at age 82
in Columbus, Mississippi, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 25 Jul 2011
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Biography
James Walton Harris Sr., son of Jeptha Vining Harris Sr. and Sarah Carter “Sally” (Hunt) Harris, was born on August 1, 1805, in Elbert County, Georgia.[1][2]
He married Martha (Watkins) Harris (1808-1896), daughter of John Watkins and Susan (Daniel) Watkins, on December 28, 1830.[2][1]
James built Whitehall, an antebellum mansion still standing in Columbus, Mississippi. [3]
James died on November 16, 1887 and was buried at Friendship Cemetery, Columbus, Lowndes County, Mississippi. His memorial has photos and links to those of family members.[1]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Find A Grave: Memorial #12915049 James Walton Harris Sr.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ingersoll Page 249.
- ↑ 22 Mar 1970 article "Historian Make Find Of Antebellum Home" in Jackson Clarion-Ledger
- Ingersoll, Louise. Lanier, Goetz Printing Company, Washington, 1965. Free on DCMS
- DAR Nat'l #468379
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James 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 James:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James 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 James:
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~3.12%
Erin Cole
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A779796 [compare]
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~3.12%
Martha Bibb :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch FF2953056 [compare]
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