Harris
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The Great Cyclone of 1884
As a child, my Ma-Ma told me of a tornado coming through and either ripping a baby from the arms of it’s mother, or pulling both mother and baby off their front porch. I wish I remembered more of the story, especially since I made her tell me a few times. I thought it was Continue reading
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In the beginning
This post is a part of the 2025 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks challenge by Amy Johnson Crow at www.amyjohnsoncrow.com. I remember when my grandmother being visited by Gray Harris. He wanted to know about her Harris family for a book he was writing. I remember sitting at her kitchen table with them and listening to her Continue reading
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Unusual Name–Three Ancestors Ago–Alice Virgillia Harris
This post is a part of 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks challenge by Amy Johnson Crow at www.amyjohnsoncrow.com/. A few of the unusual names that show up in my tree. Another, Alice Virgillia. It’s been recorded in a book about the Harris’ as Virginia. However, my grandmother was always emphatic that it was Virgillia. There’s a few reasons Continue reading
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Amanuensis Monday
The subject of this sketch, above named, was born in this vicinity, grew to manhood and made his home here all his natural life, having gone to his final and eternal home since the last meeting of Harris Reunion. By trade, Lee was a shoe and harness maker, and he prosecuted this trade for many Continue reading
Chasing the Past 