Son of Charles Harris and Eliza Frances Laws Harris.

Married to Susan Frances Crabtree around 1895.

Williams and Susan were the parents of:
Charles Archibald Harris(1896-1952)
Mary Frances Harris Allen(1897-1985)
William S Harris(1899-1908)
James Wiley Harris
Daisy Mae Harris Brown
Guy Parrish Harris(1906-1907)
Margaret Joan Harris
Lillian Stamey Harris Wiles Burke
Catherine Louise Harris Hill
William David Harris
Earle S Harris(1925-unk)
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1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Williams Harris
Age: 30
Birth Date: Oct 1869
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1900: Little River, Orange, North Carolina
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Susan Harris
Marriage Year: 1895
Years Married: 5
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Household Members:
Name Age
Williams Harris 30
Susan Harris 20
Charlie Harris 3
Mary Harris 3
William S Harris 1

1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Williams Harriss
Age: 58
Birth Year: abt 1862
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1920: Durham Ward 1, Durham, North Carolina
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Susan Harriss
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Household Members:
Name Age
Williams Harriss 58
Susan Harriss 41
Daisy Harriss 16
Maggie Harriss 12
Sarah Harriss 7
Katharine Harriss 1
Le Roy Allen 28
Mary Allen 22
Leroy Allen 0
Thomas Wadkins 18

1930 United States Federal Census
Name: William J Harris
Gender: Male
Birth Year: abt 1870
Birthplace: North Carolina
Race: White
Home in 1930: Durham, Durham, North Carolina
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's Name: Susan F Harris
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Household Members:
Name Age
William J Harris 60
Susan F Harris 51
Maggie J Harris 22
Lillian S Harris 17
Catherine L Harris 11
William D Harris 8 [adopted son]
Earle S Harris 5 [adopted son]

North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1975
Name: William Joel Harris
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 69
marital status: Married
Occupation: Retired Sawyer, Saw Mill
Birth Date: 15 Oct 1869
Birth Place: Person, North Carolina
Death Date: 20 Feb 1939
Death Location: Durham, Durham
Spouse's Name: Susan Harris
Father's Name: Charles Harris
Mother's name: Eliza Louison
Cause of death: Coronary occlusion, arteriosclerotic heart disease, cerebral hemorrhage
Informant: Mrs Brown, Durham