Lincoln County TN Archives Biographies.....Harris, David L. 1830 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/tn/tnfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Kay Pacheco KPacheco@fnbnet.net September 26, 2005, 9:38 pm Author: Goodspeed p.891-892. HARRIS, LEE, ABERNATHY, CONAWAY, BRAY David L. HARRIS, son of John and Susan (LEE) HARRIS, was born in Lincoln County, Tenn., in 1830, and is one of two children, our subject only living. The father was Scotch-Irish by birth, born in Virginia about 1804. He came to Tennessee at an early day, where he married and afterward resided a few years, but ended his days in Kentucky, in 1843. He was twice married, his second wife being Jane ABERNATHY, by whom he had three children. After his parents' death our subject resided with his uncle, Joel M. HARRIS, with whom he remained until twenty-one years old. He learned the tanner's trade of his uncle, and afterward became one of the firm and remained such until the business was abandoned about 1879. He owns a farm of 800 acres, upon which he located in 1860. In 1857 he married Julia CONAWAY, by whom he had seven children: William N., Alice B., Sarah L., Joel L., John M, David D., and Samuel S. Mrs. HARRIS died March 24, 1870, and the August following Mr. HARRIS married Sarah BRAY, and Thomas, Susan T., Fannie, Maud and Ira are the children born to this union. Iron and coal have recently been discovered in almost inexhaustible quantities on Mr. HARRIS' farm, and when developed may prove of great value to the county. Our subject is a wealth land owner, and was formerly a Whig, but since the war has affiliated with the Republican party. He belongs to the F. & A. M. AND I. O. O. F. Date forwarded: Mon, 22 Sep 1997 06:58:30 -0700 (PDT) Additional Comments: From Goodspeed's "History of Tennessee" File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/tn/lincoln/bios/harris69nbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/tnfiles/ File size: 2.2 Kb