Elizabeth (Webb) Harris was the daughter of John Marshall Webb and Jane (Quinn) Webb. Elizabeth (Webb) Harris had some family members that called her by nickname "Betsy", but most called her by Elizabeth.

She was the wife of Washington "W.W." Harris. They were married on Dec. 03, 1835 in St. Clair Co.,AL. Their children were:

(1.) William M. "W.W." Harris (1836 AL)(1922 AL)he married Sarah Jane Ellis on Dec. 31, 1860 in DeKalb Co., AL. She was the daughter of John W. Ellis and Mary Ann Sitz Ellis. William M. "W.W." and Sarah Jane Ellis Harris are both buried at Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Duck Springs, Etowah Co., AL.

(2.) Martha Patsy Harris (1837AL)

(3.) Mary Jane Harris Windsor Word(Sep 10, 1840AL)(Dec 16, 1918 Etowah Co., AL)She married 1st to Oliver M. C. Windsor. She married 2nd to James Monroe Word. They are both buried at Butler Cemetery; Rockledge; Etowah Co., AL.

(4.) John Polk Harris (May 1844)(June 15,1928)he married Ola Jane Miller Apr 15, 1868 AL. Both are buried at Thrasher Cemetery, DeKalb AL

(5.) Malinda Harris (born bet. 1843-1844)She married Stephen H. Holliday. They are both buried at Holliday-Maddox Burial Site in Etowah Co., AL. She died between 1920-1930)

(6.) Craven V. Harris (1847)(Apr 18, 1939)He married Sarah E. Fletcher. They are both buried at Prospect Cemetery, Prospect, Clay Co.,TX.

(7.) Elizabeth Racinda Harris Powell (1848)
married J. W. Powell on May 02, 1868 AL.

(8.) Caroline Harris Smith(May 6, 1852)(Sep 14, 1917)She married Alford Smith May 26, 1875 Etowah Co., AL. They are both buried at New Bethel Cemetery, Etowah Co., AL

(9.) George W. Harris (Jan 13, 1855)(June 10, 1925) married Sophie Anna McCreless: both are buried at New Canaan Baptist Church Cemetery in DeKalb Co., AL. (See Memorial # 67214014)

(10.) Lewis Pinkman "Pink" Harris (Mar 05, 1857 Etowah Co., AL)(Oct 28, 1936 Morgan Co., AL)he married Dolly Angeline Thrasher on Nov. 15, 1879 in Etowah Co., AL. Dolly was born in 1854 and died Oct. 31, 1951 Morgan Co., AL. She was the daughter of Thomas Benton Thrasher and Mary Francis Smith Thrasher. Lewis and Dolly are both buried at Bellview Baptist Church Cemetery in Decatur, Morgan Co., AL

(11.) Nancy Catherine Harris McCreless (Sep 29, 1861)(Oct 16, 1957)married A. Jeff McCreless Oct. 02, 1884 AL.


Washington "W.W." Harris and Elizabeth Webb Harris lived very close to Elizabeth's parents and other members of her family. Their properties joined each other. Some older writings on the Harris Family, contained many mistakes and errors in their sections concerning the history of Elizabeth Webb Harris and Washington "W.W." Harris and some of their children. Some, but not all, of the errors have been corrected in the last 10 years.

According to family records and several of their Grandchildren and Great-Grandchilden, with whom I spoke with in the early 1960's, Elizabeth Webb Harris and Washington "W.W." Harris were both buried at Webb Cemetery, by her parents, and they had a marker. There still remains the lower portion of the Fieldstone Grave Marker, a section, appearing to be a fit to the upper part has been discarded behind it near a large tree.


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