Brief Life History of Lewellen Madison
When Lewellen Madison Harris was born on 5 November 1869, in Republic of Texas, his father, Zebulon Buckalew Harris, was 23 and his mother, Mary M Williamson, was 29. He married Julia Ann Shafer on 8 May 1900, in Bell, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Freestone, Texas, United States in 1935 and Justice Precinct 6, Freestone, Texas, United States in 1940. He died on 24 November 1957, in Freestone, Freestone, Texas, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Freestone, Freestone, Texas, United States.
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Sources (18)
- L M Harris in entry for Harris, "Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935"
- Luellen Harris, "United States Census, 1940"
- L M Harris, "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977"
Spouse and Children
1869–1957 Male
1879–1964 Female
Children (11)
1901–1973 Male
1902–1998 Female
1904–1980 Male
1906–1995 Male
1908–1992 Female
+6 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1846–1934 Male
1840–1875 Female
Siblings (3)
1869–1957 Male
1873–1965 Male
1875–1929 Male
World Events (8)
1870 · Texas Is Restored to the Union
Age 1
1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment
Age 1
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
Age 27
Name Meaning
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).
Americanized form of various like-sounding Jewish surnames.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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