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William “Buck” Harris 1808 – 1871 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 June 1808

Birth Location: North Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 17 April 1871

Death Location: Dickson, Dickson County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: William Harris

Mother: Sarah Chappel

Spouse(s): Mary Allen, Mary (Harris), Isabel Whorton

Children(s): James Harris, John Harris, William Harris, Gustavus Harris, Thomas Harris, Sarah (Harris), Nancy Harris, Gustavus Harris, Elizabeth (Willauer), Mary Harris, W Daniel, H Harris, Moses Harris, Eleanor Ferebee, Rebecca Nesbitt, Sandy Harris

Born in 1808 in North Carolina, United States of America, William “Buck” Harris Jr was the child of William "Billy" Harris and Sarah "Sally" Chappel. In time, William “Buck” Harris Jr married Mary Isabella Allen, Mary Pollard Shelton (Harris) and Isabel Whorton, and they raised a family that included James Hartford Harris, John Tillman Harris, William Harris, Gustavus Adolfus Harris, Thomas Wetherston Harris, Sarah Chappell Hodges (Harris), Nancy Fitch Harris, Gustavus Adolphus Harris, Elizabeth Harris (Willauer), Mary Agnes Harris, W J Daniel, H K Harris, Moses Greer Harris, Eleanor Shelton Ferebee, Rebecca N Nesbitt and Sandy B Harris. William “Buck” Harris Jr died in Dickson, Dickson County, Tennessee, United States of America in 1871.

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Parents

William Harris
1771 – 1845
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Sarah Chappel
1772 – 1829
Birth Location: Caroline du Nord, North Carolina, USA
SC

Spouses(s)

Mary Allen
1814 – 1850
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
MA
Mary (Harris)
1817 – 1908
Birth Location: White Bluff, Dickson, Tennessee, United States
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Isabel Whorton
1836 –
Birth Location: Virginia
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Children(s)

James Harris
1842 – 1920
Birth Location: Smith County, Tennessee, USA
JH
John Harris
1844 – 1862
Birth Location: Dickson, Tennessee, United States
JH
William Harris
1845 –
Birth Location: Waynesboro, Wayne, Tennessee, USA
WH
Gustavus Harris
1845 –
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
GH
Thomas Harris
1848 – 1919
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
TH
Sarah (Harris)
1839 – 1908
Birth Location: White Bluff, Dickson, Tennessee, United States
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Nancy Harris
1840 – 1887
Birth Location: Dickson County, Tennessee, United States of America
NH
Gustavus Harris
1845 – 1915
Birth Location: White Bluff, Dickson County, Tennessee, United States of America
GH
Elizabeth (Willauer)
1853 – 1934
Birth Location: Dickson County, Tennessee
E(
Mary Harris
1859 – 1949
Birth Location: USA
MH
W Daniel
Birth Location: –
WD
H Harris
Birth Location: –
HH
Moses Harris
1833 – 1894
Birth Location: Dickson County, Tennessee, United States of America
MH
Eleanor Ferebee
1835 – 1905
Birth Location: –
EF
Rebecca Nesbitt
1855 – 1889
Birth Location: –
RN
Sandy Harris
1861 – 1862
Birth Location: –
SH

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 13 June 1808
    Event Place: North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 17 April 1871
    Event Place: Dickson, Dickson County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cumberland Furnace, Dickson County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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