A. J. Harris

1838–10 September 1873 (Age 35)
Jefferson, Marion, Texas, United States

The Life Summary of A. J.

When A. J. Harris was born in 1838, his father, James Mathew Harris, was 43 and his mother, Lucretia Jones, was 43. He died on 10 September 1873, in Jefferson, Marion, Texas, United States, at the age of 35, and was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Marion, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Mathew Harris
1795–1870
Lucretia Jones
1795–1878
Sarah Jane Harris
1822–1892
Matthew Harris
1837–
Lucretia Harris
1838–
Priscilla Augusta Harris
1826–1882
Jessie Harris
1830–
Ephraim Ross Harris
1832–1874
Elizabeth Baxter Harris
1832–1906
Mary Ann Harris
1835–1888
Martha Ann Harris
1836–1867
A. J. Harris
1838–1873

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World Events (7)

1843
Age 5
Jefferson Post Office opened in 1843 and remains open.
1846
Age 8
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1850 · Compromise of 1850
Age 12
The United States Congress passed a package of five separate bills in an attempt to decrease tensions between the slave states and free states. The compromise itself was received gratefully, but both sides disapproved of certain components contained in the laws. Texas was impacted in several ways; mainly, the state surrendered its claim to New Mexico (and other claims north of 36°30′) but retained the Texas Panhandle. The federal government also took over the public debt for Texas.

Name Meaning

(1997: 185777;2007: 436295; 2010: 624252)English (southern England and south Wales): from the personal name Harry + genitival -s. This surname is also established in Ireland, taken there principally during the Plantation of Ulster. However, in some cases, particularly in families coming from County Mayo, Harris can be an Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hEarchadha. This surname is also very common among African Americans.American shortened and altered form of Greek surnames begining with Cha(r)-, such as Chasandrinos (variant of Kassandrinos, a habitational name from the Kassandra peninsula of Chalkidiki), and various patronymics from the personal name Charalampos (see Charos ). In North America, the surname Harris may possibly also originate from a transferred use of the Greek personal (given) name Charis or Harris (shortened forms of Charalampos) as a surname (i.e. as a replacement of the original surname).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

Possible Related Names

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Harry
Haris
Harries
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