LeeRoy W. Harris – Chasing the Past

May 5, 2014

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

Harris

Amanuensis Monday, Harris, Harris Reunion, LeeRoy W. Harris, Montgomery County

April 18, 2014

P is for Preacher aka Five Ancestors Ago–LeeRoy Whitson Harris (52 Ancestors Week 16)

is for Preacher. This post is a part of 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks challenge by Amy Johnson Crow at www.nostorytoosmall.com. Rev. LeeRoy Whitson Harris is my 2nd great-grandfather via The facts: He was a shoemaker according to the 1880, 1900, and 1920 census. In 1910, he was listed as a farmer. Was this just the recorder listing Continue reading

52 Ancestors 52 Weeks, A to Z Challenge 2014

Harris, LeeRoy W. Harris, Montgomery County, North Carolina

February 28, 2014

Friday Faces from the Past

Here’s another before and after photo for Friday Faces from the Past. This is the LeeRoy Harris Family. The picture was taken before 1812, because Alice died in 1812. Georgia was the youngest child and she was born in 1897. I suppose she could be around 12. Several folks in this picture will appear in Continue reading

Genealogy, Photo Retouching

Alice Virgillia Harris, Faces from the Past, Harris, LeeRoy W. Harris, Photo Retouch, William Christopher Harris