Brief Life History of Mary Elizabeth
When Mary Elizabeth Harris was born on 16 January 1861, in Jefferson, Florida, United States, her father, James Alexander Harris, was 25 and her mother, Cynthia Jones, was 22. She married James Emory Vann on 28 December 1880, in Jefferson, Florida, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Election Precinct 7 Drifton, Jefferson, Florida, United States in 1880. She died on 23 January 1891, in Jefferson, Florida, United States, at the age of 30, and was buried in Lamont, Jefferson, Florida, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (6)
- Elizabeth Harris in household of J. R. Atkuson, "United States Census, 1880"
- Lizzie Harris, "Florida Marriages, 1830-1993"
- Elizabeth Harris in household of James Harris, "United States Census, 1870"
Spouse and Children
1855–1937 Male
1861–1891 Female
Children (5)
1881–1981 Male
1883–1888 Female
1886–1972 Male
1889–1950 Male
1890–1972 Male
Parents and Siblings
1835–1873 Male
1838–1919 Female
Siblings (8)
1861–1891 Female
1862– Male
1865– Male
1867–1870 Male
1869– Male
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World Events (8)
1863
Age 2
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
Age 2
1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment
Age 9
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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