Baker County GaGenweb Archives - Harris Cemetery Submitted by Debra Boswell Crosby March 30, 2002 ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ *********************************************************************** Harris Family African American Cemetery located on Wildfair Plantation in Baker County Approximately 100 yards west of Hardup Road about 1/10 of mile inside Baker County, just past Dougherty County line. In the woods. Old abandoned cemetery There are 3 graves here with slabs but no names or dates and many "obvious" graves with no markers of any kind. Mercled ? Roberts only date Sep 23, 1919 ? 1917? Arsola Harris Dec 30, 1907 May 23, 1924 age 16 Ver?a James Jun 5, 1939 Feb 8, 1940 8 Months Emerly McNeal May 22, 1855 Sep 10, 1910 "Having finished lifes duty, she now sweetly rests" Henry Harryss died Oct 1929? Father Hythia Harris May 22, 1946 only date stone broken ?kinley Harris Dec 24, ___??? only date below I've tried to find dates through the Georgia Death Index and included the following, only family members will know if these are for the persons listed above! Georgia Death Index Name: Mckinley Harris Death Date: 24 Dec 1958 Race: C Gender: M County of Death: Dougherty Certificate: 29961 Age: 48 years County of Residence: Dougherty Name: Henry Harris Death Date: 03 Nov 1929 Race: Gender: County of Death: Dougherty Certificate: 29265-K Name: Hytha Harris Death Date: 22 May 1946 Race: C Gender: F County of Death: Doghrt Certificate: 9551 Age: 56 years County of Residence: Dougherty Name: Isabella Harris Death Date: 21 Feb 1955 Race: C Gender: F County of Death: Dougherty Certificate: 03058 Age: 75 years County of Residence: Dougherty 1920 Dougherty Co. Federal Census ED 54 sheet 7?/9? Henry Harris age 40 black born Ga Isabel 40 b FL McKinley 12 b GA Nelson 10 b Ga Henry J. 8 b Ga Aca son 7 b Ga Adel 5 b Ga Gussie M 4 b Ga Isiah 1 3/12 b Ga Elzie 6/12 b Ga