Brief Life History of Thomas Burgess
When Thomas Burgess Harris was born on 16 July 1830, in Robertson, Tennessee, United States, his father, Benjamin Buckner Harris, was 21 and his mother, Lucy Wilie, was 18. He married Sarah Ann Woodruff on 5 December 1853, in Robertson, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Haywood, Tennessee, United States in 1880 and District 14, Grainger, Tennessee, United States in 1880. He died on 13 December 1898, in Robertson, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Sandy Springs, Robertson, Tennessee, United States.
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Sources (23)
- Thomas Haris, "United States Census, 1880"
- Thomas b Harris, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
- Thomas Burgess Harris, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1830–1898 Male
1835–1928 Female
Children (9)
1854– Female
1855–1900 Male
1857–1935 Male
1859–1940 Female
1861–1955 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1810–1847 Male
1811–1891 Female
Siblings (6)
1830–1898 Male
1832–1882 Female
1835– Female
1837–1865 Female
1842–1905 Female
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World Events (8)
1832 · The Black Hawk War
Age 2
1835 · The Hermitage is Built
Age 5
1862 · Battle of Shiloh
Age 32
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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