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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:   Baptism Record from Oldswinford Parish, Worcester, Eng:
 March 8, 1840
 Parents: Noah & Mary Brettell
 Abode: Lye
 Trade: Nailor
  Brettle (or Brettell). A "John Brettell" signed as a witness on her marriage certificate which she signed as "Matilda Brettle."
  Newspaper Art: Denton Record and Chronicle, dated Oct 21, 1912 states that G. E. Harris" died on Sunday." The article also states that G. E. Harris married Matilda Brettle in Birmingham, England and that Matilda died "seven years ago." This would figure out 1905/6.
  Elmer Dudley, Matilda's son, provided the following verbal info: Matilda's family owned a nail factory in Birmingham, England prior to the 1870's.
  Came to US in 1870.
  1900 U. S. CENSUS "21-A, Vol 2, Sheet 5 - 5B(?) or 5 - 519, TX, Denton Cty, Dist 43, line 49, Enum 26:
 Age: 59, b. Feb 1840, England Mother and father both born in England Info recv'd from Mr William Good, e:mail <[email protected]@anmm.gov.au> :
 You're welcome to have copies of what I have on Matilda Brettell. But it will have to be sent by "snail mail". It's taken from a book on the Henzey family (into which the Brettells married) published in 1877. I have had a look at it again and Matilda daughter of Richard and Matilda Brettell is noted as having died in infancy. To check on this
 I had a look at the indexes of Births in England and I can find only two Matilda brettells born in the period 1839 to 1841. Both were born
 at Stourbridge (which comprises Oldswinford in Worcestershire and Kingswinford in Staffordshire). One was in the March Quarter 1840 and
 the other in the December Quarter 1840. This second one is the daughter of Richard and Matilda. Neither of these fits well with a birth in May 1840. How sure are you of the date? I also had a look at the Death indexes for 1840 and 1841 and can find
 no deaths recorded for a Matilda Brettell. William


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