Barnesville Blues
First Sergeant
- Joined
- Feb 15, 2013
- Location
- The Emerald Isle
My ancestor Benjamin E. Harris had 6 sons. So far I have been able to confirm civil war service for four of them.
Thomas Johnson Harris, Pvt. Company D, 3rd Battalion Georgia Infantry (this company would later become Company B, 4th Battalion Georgia Sharpshooters)
Benjamin Josiah Harris, Pvt. Company I, 53rd Georgia Infantry
Henry Clay Harris, Pvt. Company B, 4th Battalion Georgia Sharpshooters
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William Taylor Harris, Pvt. Company L, 5th Georgia Reserves
One of Benjamin's sons Charles Wilmot Harris is listed in the 1864 Georgia census with a disability. He then appears in the 1870 Morality scheduel as dieing in Feb. of that year with Consumption (Tuberculosis). So I believe that he was not allowed to serve because of Tuberculosis.
The oldest son however, I have not even been able to find enough to venture a guess.
James Pyron Harris was born in September of 1830 in Greene County, Ga. He first appears in the 1850 Pike County Ga Census living in the household of his father. James P. Harris married Martha E. Smith in Pike Co. Ga on Feb 3, 1857. He appears as head of household in the 1860 Pike County Ga Census with his wife Martha and daughter Susan E. Harris aged 1, and William M. Harris aged 1 month.
Benjamin E. Harris died in 1859 and on January 13, 1862, J. P. Harris is named the legal guardian of three of his younger siblings, Susan Frances, Henry Clay, and William Taylor Harris. This is the last record I have found of James Pyron Harris. In the 1860 Census, he owns property worth $500. His brother Benjamin Josiah Harris is living on J. P. Harris property and thus has a property value of $0. To make matters worse, James' wife, Martha E. Smith died around the same time. They had one more child a daughter named Sarah Melissie Harris born on May 4, 1863. In the 1870 Pike County Census, all three children are living with John and Elizabeth Wadsworth Smith, the parents of Martha E. Smith.
So it is obvious that both James P. Harris and his wife died in the 1860's. There are two obvious choices that could be James Pyron Harris.
Corporal James Harris, Co. H, 44th Georgia Infantry a Pike County Company.
2nd LT James P. Harris Co. C, 32nd Georgia Infantry a Coweta County Company (Coweta is near Pike).
But I have been able to eliminate both of these men. Corp. James Harris survived the war and moved to Texas where he is buried.
2nd Lt. James P. Harris died in 1862 but he is more than likely the James P. Harris living in Coweta County in 1860.
I have not been able to locate another Confederate Solder that seems to match James Pyron Harris. Nor have I been able to locate an estate settlement or inventory for him or a record of his property selling. He just vanishes between 1860 and 1870. The fact that he was alive in 1862 really make me wonder if he didn't die in service of the Confederate Army. There is also a family legend that says he did serve.
Any leads would be greatly appreciated.
Thomas Johnson Harris, Pvt. Company D, 3rd Battalion Georgia Infantry (this company would later become Company B, 4th Battalion Georgia Sharpshooters)
Benjamin Josiah Harris, Pvt. Company I, 53rd Georgia Infantry
Henry Clay Harris, Pvt. Company B, 4th Battalion Georgia Sharpshooters
.
William Taylor Harris, Pvt. Company L, 5th Georgia Reserves
One of Benjamin's sons Charles Wilmot Harris is listed in the 1864 Georgia census with a disability. He then appears in the 1870 Morality scheduel as dieing in Feb. of that year with Consumption (Tuberculosis). So I believe that he was not allowed to serve because of Tuberculosis.
The oldest son however, I have not even been able to find enough to venture a guess.
James Pyron Harris was born in September of 1830 in Greene County, Ga. He first appears in the 1850 Pike County Ga Census living in the household of his father. James P. Harris married Martha E. Smith in Pike Co. Ga on Feb 3, 1857. He appears as head of household in the 1860 Pike County Ga Census with his wife Martha and daughter Susan E. Harris aged 1, and William M. Harris aged 1 month.
Benjamin E. Harris died in 1859 and on January 13, 1862, J. P. Harris is named the legal guardian of three of his younger siblings, Susan Frances, Henry Clay, and William Taylor Harris. This is the last record I have found of James Pyron Harris. In the 1860 Census, he owns property worth $500. His brother Benjamin Josiah Harris is living on J. P. Harris property and thus has a property value of $0. To make matters worse, James' wife, Martha E. Smith died around the same time. They had one more child a daughter named Sarah Melissie Harris born on May 4, 1863. In the 1870 Pike County Census, all three children are living with John and Elizabeth Wadsworth Smith, the parents of Martha E. Smith.
So it is obvious that both James P. Harris and his wife died in the 1860's. There are two obvious choices that could be James Pyron Harris.
Corporal James Harris, Co. H, 44th Georgia Infantry a Pike County Company.
2nd LT James P. Harris Co. C, 32nd Georgia Infantry a Coweta County Company (Coweta is near Pike).
But I have been able to eliminate both of these men. Corp. James Harris survived the war and moved to Texas where he is buried.
2nd Lt. James P. Harris died in 1862 but he is more than likely the James P. Harris living in Coweta County in 1860.
I have not been able to locate another Confederate Solder that seems to match James Pyron Harris. Nor have I been able to locate an estate settlement or inventory for him or a record of his property selling. He just vanishes between 1860 and 1870. The fact that he was alive in 1862 really make me wonder if he didn't die in service of the Confederate Army. There is also a family legend that says he did serve.
Any leads would be greatly appreciated.
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