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Family
Marriage: Children:
  1. Sarah Ann "Annie" Harris: Birth: 14 DEC 1865 in Birmingham, England. Death: 3 JUL 1942 in Antwerp

  2. Noah Harris: Birth: 9 MAY 1867 in Near Stourbridge, Worcester, England. Death: 18 MAR 1950 in Southwest Baptist Hospital, Willow, Greer County, OK

  3. Mary Elizabeth Harris: Birth: 9 SEP 1868 in Birmingham, England. Death: 2 NOV 1957 in Quitaque, Briscoe Cty, TX

  4. James Harris: Birth: 11 DEC 1870. Death: SEP 1871

  5. George W Harris: Birth: 5 NOV 1872 in Kentucky. Death: 7 JUN 1874

  6. Willie Harris: Birth: 4 JUN 1874. Death: 7 JUN 1874

  7. Ada Harris: Birth: 28 APR 1876 in Kentucky. Death: JUL 1880

  8. Edwin Vaughn Harris: Birth: 21 NOV 1877 in Versailles, Kentucky.

  9. John Harris: Birth: 2 AUG 1880 in Versailles, Kentucky.

  10. Robert Bromley Harris: Birth: 16 NOV 1882 in Denton, Texas. Death: 8 JUL 1961 in Lancaster, Dallas, TX


Sources
1. Title:   Family Group Record
Author:   M. Dale Harris

Notes
a. Note:   Edwin is said to have been a preacher or evangelist in Wales.
  According to Elmer Dudley Harris, George Edwin Harris immigrated to U S in 1870 and settled in KY. He moved to Denton, TX and then to Willow, OK. He became a citizen at the age of 21 and got married in 1892.
  Certified Copy Of An Entry Of Birth #BXBY439844, General Register Office, PO Box 2, Southport PR8 2JD, Registration District: Stourbridge, Worcester County--
 Lists Occupation of George Edwin as a "Hay Dealer." Wife, Matilda Brettell. Residence "Waste Lye." Settled in Denton, TX.
  See WFT #0926, CD #17 under "Edwin Harris."
  1880 CENSUS - UNITED STATES, Cty - Woodford, Dist 30, Versailles, "T 720...H 620, Vol29, Ed 198, Sheet 4, line 15:
 Edwin, age 46, b. Eng; Matilda, age 40, b. Eng; Sarah, age 14, b. Eng;
 Noah, age 12, b. Eng; Mary, age 11, b. Eng; George, 8, b. KY; Ada, 4,
 b. KY; Edwin, 2, b. KY. 1900 U. S. CENSUS "21-A, Vol 2, Sheet 5 - 5B(?) or 5 - 519, TX, Denton Cty, Dist 43, line 49, Enum 26:
 Age: 69 Birth place of mother (Matilda) and father (George E) - England Occupation: farmer No. of children: 10, 7 living. Year of Immigration: 1870 1900 Texas Soundex:
 H620 Harris, George E. Vol 30 E.D. 43
 Sat. 5 Line 50 Denton Cty Pct. 1
 Harris, Matilda wife Feb 1840 60 England
 Edwin son Nov 1878 21 KY John son Aug 1881 19 KY Robert son Nov 1882 17 TX White, b. Oct 1830 Age 69 England
  Certified Copy Of An Entry Of Birth #BXBY439844, General Register Office, PO Box 2, Southport PR8 2JD, Registration District: Stourbridge, Worcester County--
 Lists Occupation of George Edwin as a "Hay Dealer." Wife, Matilda Brettell. Residence "Waste Lye." Birth of Noah on May 9, 1867. Naturalization Doct: Sept 26, 1868, Philadelphia, PA. States George E. "arrived at the Port of (?) in 1852."
  From the Denton Record & Chronicle, Oct 21, 1912:
 ...aged about 83 years, died at his home on south Myrtle St. Sunday afternoon after an illness of several years due to a stroke of paralysis suffered several years ago. Mr. Harris was a native of England where he married Matilda Brettell at Birmingham when a young man, and they came to America years later, coming to Denton County in 1881, thirty-one years ago. Mrs. Harris died seven years ago in Denton. Mr. Harris is survived by the following children: Noah of Willow, OK., John, Ed and George. Mrs W H Rose and Robert Harris of Denton, Mrs. Annie Wears of Florida.


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