James HARRIS
1822 - 1903 (80 years)
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Name James HARRIS Born 25 Dec 1822 Tyler Co, (W)VA 
[1, 2] Gender Male Census 1850 Wetzel Co, (W)VA Census 1860 Wirt Co, (W)VA Died 2 Mar 1903 Wethersfield, Hartford Co, CT [1] Notes - "JAMES HARRIS was born Dec. 25, 1822, in Tyler County, W.Va., of parents, Anthony and Littie (Stansberry) Harris, deceased. Jan. 22, 1889, he was married in Wetzel County, W.Va. to Anna M. Springer, who was born in Wetzel County, W.Va., July 1, 1857. Her father, Samuel Springer, is living, but her mother, Elizabeth (Fluharty) is deceased. One child was the issue of this marriage, Thomas M. He (James Harris) was subsequently married three times, first to Elizabeth Springer, who died in 1857, leaving these children: John, deceased, Uriah, Samuel K., Anthony, William and Caroline. His second wife, Esther Louis, who died August, 1863, bore him three children: George W., James M. and Davis M. The maiden name of his third wife, who died September, 1868, was Catherine Hardin. One child was the issue of this union, Minerva. Comrade Harris served in the war of the Rebellion with distinction and honor. He had been engaged in farming when he enrolled August, 1862, in Co. E, 11th W.Va. V.I, In 1864 he was confined in hospital five months, suffering with chronic diarrhea. In May, 1865 he was furloughed for thirty days and reported for duty at end of time. In the winter of 1862-3 he was detailed at Parkersburg, W.Va., as a nurse and served in this capacity until released from duty at the close of the war. He took part in several skirmishes and was honorably discharged June, 1865, at Wheeling, W.Va. His son John served in the late war and fell for the glorious cause he had upheld, being shot at the battle of Pocataligo, Greenbrier County, W.Va.; his first wife's brothers, Samuel and David, served in the late war, as did his second wife's brother Louis. Comrade Harris is a member of Steele Post, No. 61; he is a farmer with address at Reader, W.Va."
[H. H. Hardesty, in "Presidents, Soldiers, Statesman," 1898]
Person ID I123393 Doddridge County Roots Last Modified 6 May 2019
Father Anthony HARRIS Mother Lydia STANSBERRY Family ID F53298 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Elizabeth SPRINGER, b. 4 Dec 1820, Pennsylvania , d. 9 Oct 1857, Wetzel Co, (W)VA (Age 36 years) Married 1843 [1] Children + 1. Uriah HARRIS, b. 10 Aug 1843, Wetzel Co, (W)VA , d. 17 Jun 1917, Ross, Wetzel Co, WV (Age 73 years)Family ID F53289 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- "JAMES HARRIS was born Dec. 25, 1822, in Tyler County, W.Va., of parents, Anthony and Littie (Stansberry) Harris, deceased. Jan. 22, 1889, he was married in Wetzel County, W.Va. to Anna M. Springer, who was born in Wetzel County, W.Va., July 1, 1857. Her father, Samuel Springer, is living, but her mother, Elizabeth (Fluharty) is deceased. One child was the issue of this marriage, Thomas M. He (James Harris) was subsequently married three times, first to Elizabeth Springer, who died in 1857, leaving these children: John, deceased, Uriah, Samuel K., Anthony, William and Caroline. His second wife, Esther Louis, who died August, 1863, bore him three children: George W., James M. and Davis M. The maiden name of his third wife, who died September, 1868, was Catherine Hardin. One child was the issue of this union, Minerva. Comrade Harris served in the war of the Rebellion with distinction and honor. He had been engaged in farming when he enrolled August, 1862, in Co. E, 11th W.Va. V.I, In 1864 he was confined in hospital five months, suffering with chronic diarrhea. In May, 1865 he was furloughed for thirty days and reported for duty at end of time. In the winter of 1862-3 he was detailed at Parkersburg, W.Va., as a nurse and served in this capacity until released from duty at the close of the war. He took part in several skirmishes and was honorably discharged June, 1865, at Wheeling, W.Va. His son John served in the late war and fell for the glorious cause he had upheld, being shot at the battle of Pocataligo, Greenbrier County, W.Va.; his first wife's brothers, Samuel and David, served in the late war, as did his second wife's brother Louis. Comrade Harris is a member of Steele Post, No. 61; he is a farmer with address at Reader, W.Va."
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