Harris, William Lee

Male 1832 - 1891  (58 years)


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  • Name Harris, William Lee 
    Born 18 May 1832  Alton, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 1866  Alton, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • He was baptized in the First Baptist Church.
    Occupation Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    a carpenter 
    Died 20 Jan 1891  Alton, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 5, 6
    Buried Alton, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 6
    • William was buried in Alton Cemetery (in Block 27 1/2, lot 3). His wife was later buried in the same lot.
    Person ID I6447  Fiegenbaum
    Last Modified 2 Jun 2011 

    Family Pope, Elizabeth,   b. 15 Jul 1845, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Sep 1937  (Age 92 years) 
    Married 20 Oct 1869  [7, 8
    Children 
     1. Harris, Effie,   b. USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Harris, William Arthur,   b. USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Harris, Abraham Webster,   b. 10 Oct 1874, Alton, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 May 1876, Alton, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 1 years)
     4. Harris, Roland Preston,   b. USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    +5. Harris, Jessie May,   b. 16 Jun 1878, Alton, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Feb 1908, Alton, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 29 years)
     6. Harris, Frank Edward,   b. 1879, Alton, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1966, Alton, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
     7. Harris, Bertha Irene,   b. USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     8. Harris, Melvin Jameson,   b. USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    +9. Harris, Harvey Pope,   b. 24 Jan 1889, Alton, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Jul 1976, Alton, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
    Last Modified 6 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F2088  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S199] Charles Dean Harris, The Story of the Warren H. Harris Family and its American Ancestry, revised edtion (Charles D. Harris, 2005), page 3.
      "William Lee Harris (1832-1891), was born on May 18, 1832 in Alton to one of the earliest settler families of that city. William's family reportedly migrated to Alton from Kentucky and is said to be of Welsh descent."

    2. [S182] Find A Grave, Inc, Findagrave.com (https://www.findagrave.com in December 2017), William Lee Harris.
      Memorial #29618155. (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=29618155). Accessed on 2 June 2011. Record created by "Charles Dean Harris" on 6 September 2008. Gravestone photo posted by "William Lee Harris."
           Birth: 18 May 1832 at Alton, Madison County, Illinois, USA. Death: 20 January 1891 at Alton, Madison County, Illinois, USA. Burial: Alton Cemetery; Alton, Madison County, Illinois, USA. Photo of gravestone showed insription: [Wm?] L. Harris, full dates of birth and death. Places of birth and death were not shown.

    3. [S199] Charles Dean Harris, The Story of the Warren H. Harris Family and its American Ancestry, revised edtion (Charles D. Harris, 2005), page 3.
      "Dr. Melvin Jameson (the future father-in-law of William's oldest daughter, Effie) baptized William in the First Baptist Church in 1866."

    4. [S199] Charles Dean Harris, The Story of the Warren H. Harris Family and its American Ancestry, revised edtion (Charles D. Harris, 2005), page 4.
      "William Lee Harris made his living as a carpenter, while his wife, Lizzie, was a seamstress of much demand. Together, this couple resided in Alton, [Illinois]...."

    5. [S199] Charles Dean Harris, The Story of the Warren H. Harris Family and its American Ancestry, revised edtion (Charles D. Harris, 2005), page 5.
      "Warren's paternal grandfather, William Lee Harris (1832-1891), was born on May 18, 1832 in Alton to one of the earliest settler families of that city."

    6. [S113] Web site, ILGenWeb. Tombstone Insription Project. Alton Cemetery.
      Greary-Harrison, part 1. 2007. (http://files.usgwarchives.net/il/madison/cemeteries/alton/alton-harr1.txt). Accessed October 2008.
           Name: Harris, William L.; Date of death: 20 January 1891; Place of death: [not recorded]; Undertaker: [not recorded]; Grave location: Block 27 1/2, lot 3. Shared burial lot with Elizabeth P. Harris, Abraham Harris (child), Frank E. Harris, and Weber Harris (child).

    7. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 109.
      Harvey Pope Harris, child of William Harris and Elizabeth Pope, was born on 24 January 1889 at Alton, Madison County, Illinois.

    8. [S199] Charles Dean Harris, The Story of the Warren H. Harris Family and its American Ancestry, revised edtion (Charles D. Harris, 2005), pages 3-4.
      "William Harris married Miss Elizabeth 'Lizzie' Pope (1845-1937) on October 20, 1869."
           Although a place of marriage is not explicitedly stated, the context implies that the wedding took place in Alton, Illinois.