Edith (West) Harris (abt. 1849 - 1891)

Born about 24 Jul 1849 in Union, South Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Zachariah Taylor Harris — married 1864 in Dawson, Forsyth, Georgia

Descendants

Died 16 Jul 1891 at about age 41 in Forsyth, Georgia, United States

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Biography

Edith West, who remained living with her parents even after marriage and childbearing, corresponded with her brother and family who had moved out West. Two letters from Edith West Harris are still in existence and you can see images and transcriptions of them on Jennifer Dunn's [1] Genealogy Technology blog.

Letter 1: [2] Letter from Edith West to Paschal West reporting the death of their sister Elizabeth West, July 1882

Letter 2: [3] Letter from Edith West to Paschal West, April 18, 1888

• Fact: Residence (1850) Union, South Carolina, USA ^[1]
• Fact: Residence (1860) Forsyth, Georgia ^[2]
• Fact: Residence (1870) Hightower, Forsyth, Georgia, USA ^[3]
• Fact: Residence (1880) High Tower, Forsyth, Georgia, USA ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8QG-ZKW : 12 April 2016), Edith West in household of George West, Union county, Union, South Carolina, United States; citing family 405; Census Place: Union, South Carolina; Roll: M432_859; Page: 28A; Image: 305.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZMY-TPD : 13 December 2017), Eddy West in entry for George West; Census Place: Forsyth, Georgia; Roll: M653_121; Page: 514; Family History Library Film: 803121.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC39-LPZ : 12 April 2016), Edith Harris in household of George West, Georgia, United States; citing p. 10, family 66, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,649.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M8LY-LWW : 22 August 2017), Edie Harris in household of George W West, High Tower, Forsyth, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 74, sheet 376A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0147; FHL microfilm 1,254,147.

See also:

• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/sources/L63H-3LD
• Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 15 November 2020), memorial page for Edith Eda “Eddie” West Harris (24 Jul 1847–16 Jul 1891), Find A Grave: Memorial #117040134, citing Concord Baptist Church Cemetery, Cumming, Forsyth County, Georgia, USA ; Maintained by Love in Family (contributor 48149498) .