Alexander M. Harris1

b. 25 February 1824, d. 13 May 1912
Birth25 Feb 1824 Alexander M. Harris was born on 25 Feb 1824 in Virginia.2,3 
Marriage20 Mar 1850 He married Nancy Ann Vestal, daughter of Jay Vestal and Hannah Johnson, on 20 Mar 1850 in Washington County, Virginia.1 
Cens-Sum  Although Alexander and Nancy were enumerated in their own household in 1860 circumstances had changed by 1870. That year they were recorded living with David Reed/Reid and his wife Margaret (Edmondson) Reed. The reason for this is not clear.3,4 
Cens-18801880  In 1880 Alexander was again recorded as the head of his own household which also included 6 children. He was listed as a potter.5 
Cens-19001 Jun 1900  Alexander and Nancy were the parents of 8 children, 7 of whom were living when the 1900 federal census was enumerated. The only child still at home in 1900 was daughter Lucretia who had married Willam S. Larimer two years earlier. The young couple appeared to be helping run the family farm in the Abingdon district of the county.6 
  Five of Alexander and Nancy's other children had also married in the preceding years: Samuel Harris married Lucretia Reed in 1877 (she was the daughter of David Reed and Margaret Edmondson with whom the family had lived in 1870); Rebecca Harris married Julian Paris in 1881 (they lived adjacent to Alexander and Nancy in 1900, along with their 8 children); Belle Harris married John Sutton in 1883; Nancy Ann Harris married A.J. Moxley of North Carolina in March 1900, and James Harris married Sarah Dutton in 1894.7,8,9,10 
Death13 May 1912 Alexander died on 13 May 1912 at age 88.2 
  Nancy had died 11 days earlier. 
Burial They were both buried at Zion Methodist Cemetery in Washington County, Virginia.2 

Family

Nancy Ann Vestal b. 3 Jun 1832, d. 2 May 1912
Children
Last Edited12 Dec 2010

Citations

  1. [S4] D.E. Brown, Marriages of Washington Co., VA 1781-1853, p. 32.
  2. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 254. Stone reported to read: Alexander M. Harris, 25 Feb. 1824-13 May 1912, age 88y 2m 18d "Father."
  3. [S234] Alexander Haris household, 1860 U.S. cens, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Western District, p. 122 (original script), dwelling 896, family 859, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Sept. 2010. Household includes: Alexander Haris, 34, farmer, owns pers. prop of $50; Nancy, 27, b. NC; Samuel 7; Sophia 4; Rebecca 2; Neil 5/12; Jefferson Vestal, 13; all b. VA.
  4. [S635] David Reed household, 1870 U.S. cens, Washington Co., Virginia, pop. sched., Abingdon Twp, p. 37 (stamped), dwelling 8, family 8, viewed online at Ancestry.com, March 2010. Household includes: David Reed, 43, farmer, owns land worth $3,000, pers prop of $400; Margret, 45; James, 18, farmer; Lucrea, 17; Bettie, 12; Auther, 4; A.M. Harris, 45, farmer; all Harris: Nancy, 36, owns land worth $325 and pers prop of $100; Samuel, 17; Decky, (f) 13; Hanner, (f) 11; Nancy 4; Loucrea, 1; all b. VA.
  5. [S156] AM Harris household, 1880 U.S. Cens., Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Abingdon district, ED 93, p. 18B, dwelling 159, family 159. Sept. 2010. Household included: AM Harris, 55, potter; Nancy A., 45, wife; Henry J., 20, son; Rebecca J., 27, dau; Bell, 17, dau; Nancy Ann, 13, dau; Lucretia, 11, dau; James, 8, son; all b. VA/VA/VA.
  6. [S634] Alexander M. Harris household, 1900 U.S. cens., Washington Co., Virginia, pop. sched., Abingdon district, ED 106, sheet 1A (p. 35 stamped), dwelling 6, family 6, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Sept. 2010. Household includes: Alexander M. Harris, 75, b. Feb. 1825, marr 49 yrs, farmer, b. VA/PA/VA; Nancy Ann, wife, 67, b. June 1832, marr 49 yrs, mother of 8 children, 7 are living, b. NC/NC/TN; Lou E. Larimer, dau, 31, b. May 1869, marr 2 yrs, no children, b. VA/VA/NC; William S. Larimer, son-in-law, 35, b. Apr. 1865, farmer, marr 2 yrs, b. VA/VA/VA.
  7. [S123] William R. Wheeler, Washington Co., VA Marriage Licenses 1881-1890, pp. 47, 82, 106.
  8. [S6] Thomas Colley, Washington Co. VA Marriages 1853-1880, p. 151. Samuel J. Harris, 23, sgl, b. & resid WCV, farmer, s/o Alex M. & Nancy Ann Harris marr Lucretia E. Reed, 23, sgl, b. & resid WCV, d/o David B. & Mgt Reed; 4 Jan 1877.
  9. [S8] Hockett and Hunt, 1891-1902 Marriages of Washington Co. VA, pp. 80. A.J. Moxley, 29, b. and resid Wilkes Co., NC, s/o Wm & Emeline Moxley, farmer, marr Nannie A. Harris, 33, sgl, d/o Alex and Nancy A. Harris; 6 Mar 1900.
  10. [S8] Hockett and Hunt, 1891-1902 Marriages of Washington Co. VA, pp. 50. James R. Harris, 23, s/o A.M. & N. Ann Harris, farmer, marr Sarah E. Dutton, 21, d/o Jos. A. & Jennie Dutton; 26 Dec. 1894.