Lewis John HarrisAge: 68 years1816–1884
- Name
- Lewis John Harris
- Given names
- Lewis John
- Surname
- Harris
 Birth | calculated 1816 |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 16 years)Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics |
 Marriage | America “Merky” Gragg — View this family calculated 1835 (Age 19 years) |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 19 years)Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Julia Ann Harris May 22, 1836 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Martha Caroline Harris April 27, 1841 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Jane E Harris September 22, 1845 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | John Pinkney Harris January 4, 1846 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Eliza Adeline Harris calculated 1847 (Age 31 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 30 years)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Mary Harris calculated 1850 (Age 34 years) |
 Census | July 24, 1850 (Age 34 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #7 | Celia Isabell Harris May 22, 1851 (Age 35 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #8 | Laura Harriett Harris August 27, 1855 (Age 39 years) |
| Marriage of a child | James Franklin Dickson — Martha Caroline Harris — View this family January 1858 (Age 42 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Margaret Ann Dickson October 30, 1858 (Age 42 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 41 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Death of a daughter | Mary Harris before 1860 (Age 44 years) |
| Census | June 2, 1860 (Age 44 years) |
| Marriage of a child | George Washington Moore — Martha Caroline Harris — View this family September 18, 1864 (Age 48 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 45 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Carrie Etta Moore November 23, 1865 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | James Rufus “Rufe” Moore August 26, 1867 (Age 51 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 51 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 51 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Columbus Washington “Lum” Moore December 5, 1869 (Age 53 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 53 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Census | August 5, 1870 (Age 54 years) |
| Death of a wife | America “Merky” Gragg before 1872 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #5 | Mary Caroline Moore April 1872 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #6 | Otis Finley “Ote” Moore March 22, 1874 (Age 58 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #7 | Harriett Elmina “Hattie” Moore July 25, 1878 (Age 62 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 62 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Death of a daughter | Eliza Adeline Harris before 1880 (Age 64 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #8 | George Herbert Moore April 25, 1881 (Age 65 years) |
 Death | December 19, 1884 (Age 68 years) |
| Family with America “Merky” Gragg |
| himself |
Lewis John Harris Birth: calculated 1816 — Burke, North Carolina, United States Death: December 19, 1884 — Caldwell, North Carolina, United States |
| wife |
America “Merky” Gragg Birth: calculated 1813 29 23 — Burke, North Carolina, United States Death: before 1872 — Caldwell, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: calculated 1835 — |
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17 months daughter |
Julia Ann Harris Birth: May 22, 1836 20 23 — Burke, North Carolina, United States Death: February 29, 1916 — Riley, Riley, Kansas, United States |
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5 years daughter |
Martha Caroline Harris Birth: April 27, 1841 25 28 — Caldwell, North Carolina, United States Death: August 16, 1913 — Mulberry, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Jane E Harris Birth: September 22, 1845 29 32 — Collettsville, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States Death: June 2, 1921 — Morganton, Burke, North Carolina, United States |
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3 months son |
John Pinkney Harris Birth: January 4, 1846 30 33 — Caldwell, North Carolina, United States Death: December 17, 1928 — Lenoir, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Eliza Adeline Harris Birth: calculated 1847 31 34 — North Carolina, United States Death: before 1880 |
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4 years daughter |
Mary Harris Birth: calculated 1850 34 37 — Johns River, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States Death: before 1860 |
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17 months daughter |
Celia Isabell Harris Birth: May 22, 1851 35 38 — Johns River, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States Death: August 16, 1946 — Lenoir, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Laura Harriett Harris Birth: August 27, 1855 39 42 — Johns River, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States Death: February 9, 1942 — Lenoir, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States |
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - Lewis John Harris - Household
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| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Lewis John Harris - Household
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Lewis John Harris - Household
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