Elisha HARRIS & Edith Caroline HOPKINS

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Elisha HARRIS
Edith Caroline HOPKINS

Husband: Elisha HARRIS
Birth: 1822, Montgomery Co., NC
Death: 1863, Bristow Station, VA
Military Service: Civil War: Co. H, 44th Rgmt.
Father: Littleton HARRIS (1780-1845)
Mother: Temperance "Tempy" WILLIAMSON (c1790-1870)

Marriage:

Wife: Edith "Edy" Caroline HOPKINS
Birth: 15 Jan 1826/7, Rowan or Randolph Co., NC
Death: 16 Mar 1884, Montgomery Co., NC
Disposition: buried Harris Family Cemetery, Eldorado, Montgomery Co., NC
Father: James Edward HOPKINS
Mother: Mary Rebecca ELLIS

It may say 1823 on Edith's tombstone, but the censuses indicate she was born in 1826 or 1827.

Children — born in Montgomery Co., NC:

1. Parthena L. HARRIS, b. 1844; d. 1927, Montgomery Co., NC
2. Martha Louise HARRIS, b. 1845
3. Margaret HARRIS, b. 11 Feb 1846; d. 14 Mar 1931, Montgomery Co., NC
4. Burwell L. HARRIS, b. 8 Oct 1853; d. 7 Dec 1922, Montgomery Co., NC
5. Loin C. HARRIS, b. 1856
6. Mary "Polly" HARRIS, b. 1858
7. Elisha James Littleton HARRIS, b. 5 Jun 1861; d. 16 Aug 1919, Montgomery Co., NC

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Sources:

1. Marriage Record:

2. 1850 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #100 of 124): Montgomery Co., NC, Roll M432_637, p. 152A, 728/730, enumerated 26 Sep 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Elisha Harris 28 M Farmer N Carolina

Edith " 23 F "

Parthena " 3 F "

Margaret " 1 F "

Listed next to Edith's aunt, Prudence (HOPKINS) RUSSELL.

3. 1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #20 of 23): Fork Dist., Montgomery Co., NC, Roll M653_905, p. 498B/996, PN 104, 782/782, enumerated 20 Aug 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):•

Elisha Harris 38 M farmer 220 250

Edy C Harris 34 F

Parthena L " 13 F

Margaret E " 10 F

Martha L " 8 F

Burwell L " 6 M

Loir/Loin C " 4 M

Polly " 2 F

Listed next to Elisha's widowed mother, Tempy HARRIS (æ 68).

4. 1870 Census Index/Images (online at Genealogy.com; Image #17 of 28): Burney Mill P.O., New Hope Twp., Randolph Co., NC, Roll 1156 (Book 1), p. 404A, PN 17, 133/140, enumerated 22 Sep 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

James Hopkins 67 M W Farmer 600 500 North Carolina

Margaret Harris 21 F W Keeping house "

Barel " 16 M W Day laborer "

James is said to be their grandfather.

5. WorldConnect / WorldTree (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com, respectively).

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