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- [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."
- [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.
- [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."
- [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]...."
- [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."
- [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).
- [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.
- [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.
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