Brief Life History of William Lewis
William Lewis Harris Sr was born in North Carolina, United States. He married Hannah Smith on 21 December 1826, in Wilkes, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Alleghany, North Carolina, United States in 1860 and Cherry Lane, Alleghany, North Carolina, United States in 1870. He died on 27 February 1898, in Roaring Gap, Alleghany, North Carolina, United States, and was buried in Roaring Gap, Alleghany, North Carolina, United States.
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- Lewis Harris, "United States Census, 1850"
- Lewis Harris, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
- Lewis Harris in entry for J Calvin Harris and M Arthusa Norman, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
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1781 · The First Constitution
Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.
1789 · Becomes 12th State
On November 21, 1789, North Carolina became the 12th state in the Union.
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
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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