Isaac Harris Family
Submitted by Alice Burroughs Shipley
Elizabeth & Samuel Harris
Issac Harris
b. 1788 Pensyvania
d. July 29, 1831 Penn. Twp. Morgan Co. Ohio
married Mary Jane (Polly) Drumm 1807
b. March 3, 1788 Virgina
d. March 25, 1863
Morgan co. Ohio Janes Cemetery
Mary Jane's father was George Drumm
b. abt. 1759 New Jersey
d. July 27, 1820
Spouse Sarah ? born Dec. 26, 1765 Loudoun co. Va.
d. Dec. 1, 1833 Mt. Sterling Ohio
Issac and Mary Jane's children are
1. William b. September 22, 1809 Licking Co. Ohio
d. December 6, 1895 Morgan co. Ohio
married Eleanor Worral
2. John b. January 18, 1810 Licking Co. Ohio
d. Oct, 28, 1888 Morgan Co. Ohio
married Miranda Smith
3. Sarah b. July 6, 1812 Licking co. Ohio
married James Davis
4. Edward b. 1813 Licking Co. Ohio
married Elizabeth Campbell
5. Anna b. 1816 Licking co. Ohio
6. Samuel b. September 20, 1817 Morgan Co. Ohio
d. April 13, 1895 Morgan Co. Ohio
married Elizabth Connb. July 1819 Maryland
d. November 26, 1890 Morgan co. Ohio
Samuel and Elizabeth are burried in Galt Grundy Co. Mo.
They were married in 1837
Elizabeths father was William Conn
Samuel and Elizabeths children are:
1. James Albert. b. August 1838
d. 1924 buried Flat Rock Cemetery Cleburne Co. Ar.
married Catherine Thompsonb. Dec. 1844 Ohio
d. 1908 Van Buren co. Ar. buried at Flat Rock Cemetery
Cleburne Co. Ar.
James Albert Harris married Catherine Thompson
abt. 1860 in Ohio. They had 19 children.
The first children born were a set of twin boys who died at birth 1861.
The second set of twins were girls born 1862 that only lived a few days.
5. George Laredo b. Sept. 1863 Ohio
6. Nettie Louise b. Feb. 8 1865 Ohio
7. William Robert b. April 18, 1866
d. Oct, 3, 1930 Quitman Ar. buried Central Cemetary
married Mary Arbell Harris b. 1876 Hardman Co. Tn.
d. Feb 10, 1966 Quitman Ar. buried Centeral Cemetery
8. Elizabeth Ellen b. July 25, 1867
9. Albert Joseph b. Nov. 23, 1868
The first 9 children were born in Morgan co. Ohio,
The next 3 children were born in Vernon co. Wisconsin
10. Francis b. Feb 6, 1870
d. March 24, 1870
11. Charlie T. b. July 1871
12. Clara Etha b. March 19, 1874
The family then moved to Galt in Grundy co. Mo and on to
Franklin Co. Ar. near Mulberry and Cecil Arkansas. There
the next child was born.
13. Charlotte(Shirlottie)b. April 11, 1876
d. June 24, 1945 Van Buren Co., Ar.
b. Flat Rock Cemetery Cleburne Co. Ar.
married William Henry Burroughs May 22, 1892 Quitman Ar.
(at that time Van Buren co, Ar, ) William Henry was born May 27, 1869
Van Buren Co. to Nymplous and Julia (Goff) Burroughs.
He died November 29, 1947 buried at Flat Rock Cemetery Cleburne Co. Ar.
14. and 15. Twin Girls
Estella b. May 10, 1878 and Esmerella b. May 10, 1878 d. Aug. 29, 1978 living only a few months.
The family then moved to Benton Co. Ar. where the 16th child was born.
16. Martha Ann b. Oct 4, 1880
d. June 13, 1890 Cleburne Co. Ar.
17. Paralee b. April 9, 1883 Newton Co. Ar.
18. Martin M. b. April 25, 1884 Newton co. Ar.
19. Thomas Nelson b. Jan 25 1887 Clay co. Ar.
In 1900 the family moved to Van Buren Co. and homesteaded
and lived there until their death;
It is unsual that they had 3 sets of twins and only one child of the twins lived to adulthood.