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Harris, Alias Jasper

Harris, Alias Jasper

Male Abt 1869 - 1951  (~ 82 years)

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  • Name Harris, Alias Jasper  [1
    Birth Abt 1869  [1
    Gender Male 
    Reference Number 22428 
    Death 6 Apr 1951  [1
    Person ID I22002  Caswell County
    Last Modified 11 Mar 2024 

    Father Harris, John Dolphin,   b. 26 Aug 1844   d. 1 Sep 1932 (Age 88 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Brooks, Elaine Thomas,   b. 3 Sep 1846, Olive Hill Township, Person County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Apr 1926, Olive Hill Township, Person County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Reference Number 3956 
    Family ID F246  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 O'Briant, Martha Elizabeth,   b. 1872   d. 1913 (Age 41 years) 
    Marriage 19 Nov 1893  [1
    Reference Number 275232 
    Children 
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    +10. Harris, Elizabeth Alma,   b. 11 May 1908, Person County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Apr 1995, Wake County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F9666  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 11 Mar 2024 

    Family 2 Living 
    Children 
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    Family ID F9667  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 11 Mar 2024 

  • Photos
    Harris Family 1923
    Alias Jasper Harris

  • Notes 
    • Alias Jasper Harris (1870-1951)

      Alias Jasper Harris

      Alias Jasper Harris Family

      1923 Harris Harris Reunion

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      Left-to-Right: Alias Jasper Harris (father), Lillian Lee Harris, Florence Cornelia Harris, Huldah B. Harris, Eva Pearl Harris (infant), Martha Elizabeth (Bessie) Harris (mother; daughter of Alexander O'Briant and Emily Mary Whitefield O'Briant).
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      Alexander and Emily O'Briant are the parents of Martha Elizabeth O'Briant who married Alias Jasper Harris. Alexander joined Co. A, North Carolina Infantry, Confederate Troops in May of 1862. After training less that two months at Camp Mangum, current site of Meredith College in Raleigh, the 50th was sent to fight between Petersburg and Richmond, Virginia. Soon they were in major battles including Drewry's Bluff and White Oak Swamp. Parham, Alexander's brother, was killed there July 1. The unit was sent to eastern N. C. for over two years and then to Savannah to stop General Sherman's march. The letters span three years. Remarkably, Emily and Alexander survived.

      Seventy pages of Alexander's estate papers are in the N. C. Archives in Raleigh and offer a glimpse into their lives after the war. William Gaston Whitfield, Emily's brother, moved to Tennessee before the Civil War and saw lots of action with the Alabama 35th, including the Peach Orchard at Gettysburg. John Dolphin Harris, father of Alias Jasper Harris, was also in the 50th. About eighty years after they were written, the letters were discovered by Thomas Lester O'Briant in the attic of the O'Briant homeplace near Mt. Tirzah, North Carolina and were transcribed by him. Thomas' grandson, Tom Orr of Hendersonville, made a copy available to me. At this time, the family is searching for the original letters. Fred L. Hunt, 1501 Dixie Trail, Raleigh, N.C. 27607, FHUNT002@NC.RR.COM, (919) 781-6478. 2 December 2011.
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      Aias Jasper Harris lived and was buried just outside Roxboro off Highway 49. He is in a marked grave. A. J.'s second wife was his children's cousin thus she was called "Cousin Renna." A. J.'s second wife was his wife's niece. The second marriage produced one child, Esther Dorothy Harris, who was always called "Pete."

      Alias Jasper Harris (John Dolphin, Abner Anderson, Benjamin, Samuel, John) was born January 09, 1870 in Person County, and died April 06, 1951 in Person County. He married (1) Martha Elizabeth "Bessie" O'Briant November 19, 1893, daughter of Alexander O'Briant and Emily Whitfield. She was born November 20, 1872 in Person County, and died February 20, 1913 in Person County. He married (2) Corinna Brooks July 15, 1914, daughter of Marcellus Brooks and Elmira O'Briant. She was born July 16, 1886 in Person County, and died January 06, 1951 in Person County.

      Children of Alias Harris and Martha O'Briant are:

      i. Florence Cornelia Harris, born September 05, 1894; died October 25, 1963. She married William Alexander Wrenn; born May 28, 1891 in Person County; died September 30, 1965 in Person County.

      ii. Huldah B. Harris, born August 21, 1896; died July 05, 1961. She married Joe Younger Blanks; died June 17, 1963.

      iii. Dee Whitt Harris, born October 16, 1898; died June 08, 1899.

      iv. Lillian Lee Harris, born April 05, 1900; died July 23, 1967. She married John Irving Brooks April 23, 1921; born May 26, 1896; died November 23, 1982.

      v. Eva Pearl Harris, born December 13, 1901 in Person County; died July 14, 1974 in Denver, Colorado. She married Fredrick Leon Page, Jr.; died December 14, 1970.

      vi. Claude O'Briant Harris, born January 25, 1904; died December 29, 1972. He married Evelyn Gunter December 24, 1927 in Sanford, North Carolina; born January 26, 1906; died December 13, 1967.

      vii. Robert Baynes Harris, born December 30, 1905; died July 01, 1946. He married Rosa Yarborough; born November 03, 1910; died August 18, 1995.

      viii. Elizabeth Alma Harris, born May 11, 1908 in Person County, North Carolina; died April 19, 1995 in Wake County, North Carolina. She married Fred Lee Hunt August 12, 1931; born December 16, 1902 in Wake County, North Carolina; died May 01, 1987 in Wake County, North Carolina.

      Marriage Notes for Elizabeth Harris and Fred Hunt:

      Rev. S. F. Nicks officiated.

      ix. Dora Claire Harris, born July 22, 1910; died May 12, 1912.

      x. May Love Harris, born February 20, 1913; died October 04, 1940. She married James Sidney O'Briant; born 1909.

      Child of Alias Harris and Corinna Brooks is:

      i. Esther Dorothy Harris, born September 11, 1916; died June 25, 1994 in Person County. She married Elbert Felton Hamlin February 20, 1940; born April 21; died October 12, 1984 in Person County.

      Source: Fred Lee Hunt, Jr. Email Message 23 June 2008 (fhunt002@nc.rr.com)

  • Sources 
    1. Details: Fox and Graham Family World Connect Family Tree.