Jul-28-2018
Husband: Asa Harris Also known as: John Asa Harris 1
Born: Jan-17-1807 in Virginia 2,3 Died: Jan-30-1887 2 Buried: in Arnolds Creek Christian Church Cem, Greenwood (Deep Valley), Doddridge Co, WV 4 Resided: in Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870, 1880 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Census: 1850 in Tyler Co, (W)VA Occupation: farmer 3,5 Occupation: 1865-1866 leather finisher (per US IRS Tax Assessment List, Apr 1865 - Apr 1866) Father: Mother:
Wife: Nancy Swisher 6
Born: May- -1810 in Marion Co, (W)VA 7,8 Died: Dec- 5-1910 in Doddridge Co, WV Buried: in Arnolds Creek Christian Church Cem, Greenwood (Deep Valley), Doddridge Co, WV 4 Census: 1870, 80, 1900, 10 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 1) Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Census: 1850 in Tyler Co, (W)VA Father: Jacob Mountain Swisher (1769 - 1873) Mother: Catherine Bunner (1778 - 1856) Notes
F Child 1: Mary Ellen Harris Born: Oct- 3-1830 4 Died: Mar-28-1888 in Tyler Co, WV 4 Buried: in Shirley, Tyler Co, WV Census: 1870 in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV Husband: John Grant Underwood b. Feb-18-1829 d. Dec-12-1902 Married: 1848 in Tyler Co, (W)VA 9
M Child 2: Jacob Harris Born: ca 1834 10,11 Died: Jun-25-1869 12 Census: 1870 in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV Census: 1850 in Tyler Co, (W)VA Wife: Mary Ann Hays b. ca 1837 d. Aug-15-1883 Married: 1854 in Tyler Co, (W)VA 9
M Child 3: John Henry Harris Born: ca 1838 in Tyler Co, (W)VA 13 (see note 2) Died: Oct-19-1925 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV 14 Buried: in Duckworth (Summit) Cemetery, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 15,4 Census: 1880, 1900, 1910 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1862 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 16 Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Census: 1850 in Tyler Co, (W)VA Occupation: farmer 15,3,7 Wife: Emma Esther Brown b. Sep- 8-1842 d. Feb-23-1925 Also known as: Easter Emma Brown 16 Married: Sep-14-1862 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 17
M Child 4: Daniel H. Harris Also known as: D. H. Harris 8 Born: Jul-15-1840 in Tyler Co, (W)VA 15,7,18,3,19 Died: Feb-16-1929 near Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV 20,15,21,18 Buried: in Duckworth (Summit) Cemetery, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 15,4 Census: 1870, 80, 1900, 10 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Census: 1850 in Tyler Co, (W)VA Occupation: farmer 15,3,7,22 Wife: Elsie Ellen Sigler b. Aug-26-1849 d. Jun-18-1936 Also known as: Ellen Sigler 8,23 Married: Jul-10-1868 in Doddridge Co, WV 24
F Child 5: Elizabeth Harris Born: ca 1843 10,25 Died: Jul-24-1870 in Tyler Co, WV 12 Census: 1850, 1860 in Tyler Co, (W)VA Husband: William Harrison Orr b. ca 1836 Census name: Harrison Orr Married: 1858 in Tyler Co, (W)VA 9
Sources: (1) One World Tree (www.ancestry.com) (2) Headstone. (3) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District) (4) Findagrave.com. (5) 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central Twp) (6) Marriage record of son. (7) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District) (8) Death record of son. (9) West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (10) 1850 Census, Tyler County, (W)VA. (11) 1870 Census, Tyler County, WV. (12) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (13) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR p. 142 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11791608&Type=Marriage. (14) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx). The death record for John Henry Harris on file at the Doddridge County Court House states his date of death as 9/19/1925, with burial on 9/20/1925. But the corresponding death certificate on file at the West Virginia State Dept of Health states his death date as Oct 19 1925, with burial on 10/21/1925, and the date of filing as Oct 22 1925. His headstone shows his death date as Oct 19 1925. http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=1401552&Type=Death. (15) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (16) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (17) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as John H. Harris, 24, b. Tyler Co, res. Doddridge Co, son of Asa & Nancy Harris; and Easter Emma Brown, 20, b. Tyler Co, res. Doddridge Co, dau of William & Hester Brown. Married Sep 14 1862 in Doddridge County. (NOTE: Age 24 in marriage record would put birth in about 1838. But death record and headstone indicate a birth date of Dec 18 1832.), MR p. 142 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11791608&Type=Marriage. (18) Headstone (year only) (19) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (20) Obituary. (21) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (22) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District) (23) Death record of daughter. (24) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as Daniel Harris, 26, b. Tyler Co, res. Doddridge Co, son of Asa & Nancy; and Ellen Sigler, 17, b. Maryland, res. Doddridge Co, dau of Wesley & Charity. Married Jul 10 1868. (Note: Wife's obituary incorrectly states marriage date as 1867.) (25) 1860 Census, Tyler County, (W)VA. Event Notes Note (1) In household son John Harris. In 1900, she was listed as Nancy Harris, 90, b. May 1810, widowed, mother of 5 children (2 still living). In 1910, her age was 102. Her death record states that at the time of her death on Dec 5 1910, her age was 102y 7m 4d, which would put her birth date at May 1 1808. Note (2) Death record and headstone indicate a birth date of Dec 18 1832. But age 11 in the 1850 Census, age 22 in the 1860 Census, and age 24 in his 1862 marriage record all put his birth in about 1838 or 1839.Name Index