Thanks! I appreciate the information.
Connie
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From: inshelby-bounces(a)rootsweb.com [mailto:inshelby-bounces@rootsweb.com]
On Behalf Of Sandy Howley
Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2013 1:27 PM
To: inshelby(a)rootsweb.com
Subject: Re: [INSHELBY] Harris family
If you go to
findagrave.com, Mary Richardson is buried in the Brandywine
Cemetery. Says she is Mary E. not Matilda but the obit with it proves its
her.
Sent from my iPad
On Nov 20, 2013, at 10:52 AM, "Constance Shotts"
<ccts2013(a)carolina.rr.com>
wrote:
I am looking for a needle in a haystack. I have a DNA match that
appears to go back to a Harris surname but don't have enough
genealogical information to identify the source of the match.
I know that George Harris, born about 1811 in either KY or VA and
married to Elizabeth Johnson is my 3rd great grandfather, but I do not
know his parents. I know that he and Elizabeth were the parents of at
least 8 children, including Mary Matilda Harris, Miles Wesley Harris
(died in Civil War), Sarah E. Harris, George W. Harris, Martha J.
Harris, Paris Harris (died 1934 in Shelby Co, IN), and Thomas
Jefferson Harris. I know that the family lived in Monroe County,
Indiana, before moving first to Johnson County, Indiana, between 1860
and 1870, and to Shelby County between 1870 and 1880. George Harris
and his wife Elizabeth Johnson appear to have died between 1880 and
1900, possibly in Shelby County, Indiana (their last known residence
in 1880 census). Mary Matilda Harris (my 2nd great grandmother) married
first,
Lewis Houston (died in the Civil War), second, James H.
Stroup (died in the Civil War), and third, Thomas John Richardson
(died 1939). Mary Matilida Harris Houston Stroup Richardson died in
1904 in Shelby County, Indiana.
I have read through the Shelby County website and found the news items
associated with the Harris family, and picked up whatever else there
is on the website about the Harris surname. I am looking for someone
who may be able to help me learn more about the parentage of George
Harris. Is there a cemetery record for either George or Elizabeth in
Shelby County? Is there a probate record, deed record, court records,
etc. in Shelby County? I live out of state and am not able to visit
Shelby County to search for such records. Any help or suggestions would
be greatly
appreciated.
Constance T. Shotts
Don't forget to check out our genealogy web site.
http://shelbycountyindiana.org
Shelby County Researchers, please send me an e-mail with your contact
information and the surnames that you are researching
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information changes. I would like to keep track of all of our
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Don't forget to check out our genealogy web site.
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Shelby County Researchers, please send me an e-mail with your contact
information and the surnames that you are researching
(melinda.baker1864(a)yahoo.com) and let me know whenever that information
changes. I would like to keep track of all of our researchers. Thanks,
Melinda
Any questions or problems regarding this list should be directed to me
(melinda.weaver1864(a)yahoo.com). Thanks, Melinda
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