Harris Family History
Generation No. 1
1. THOMAS1 HARRIS was born Bef. 1636, and died 1687 in MA. He married MARTHA LAKEMAN November 15, 1647.
Notes for THOMAS HARRIS:
They had three son and two daughters.
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Marriage: November 15, 1647
Child of THOMAS HARRIS and MARTHA LAKEMAN is:
2. i. WILLIAM2 HARRIS, b. December 12, 1661.
Generation No. 2
2. WILLIAM2 HARRIS (THOMAS1) was born December 12, 1661. He married SARAH NEWMAN. She was born September 21, 1668.
Notes for WILLIAM HARRIS:
The Harris and Newman families traveled together to New Jersey.
Child of WILLIAM HARRIS and SARAH NEWMAN is:
3. i. WILLIAM3 HARRIS, d. 1757.
Generation No. 3
3. WILLIAM3 HARRIS (WILLIAM2, THOMAS1) died 1757. He married (1) MERCY. He married (2) ELIZABETH OLDEN, daughter of WILLIAM OLDEN and ELIZABETH GILES. She was born December 23, 1687 in Woodbridge, Middlesex Co., MA.
Child of WILLIAM HARRIS and MERCY is:
4. i. BENJAMIN4 HARRIS, b. 1730.
Children of WILLIAM HARRIS and ELIZABETH OLDEN are:
5. ii. MARY4 HARRIS, b. 1714, Piscataway, Middlesex Co., NJ; d. September 10, 1793, Piscataway, Middlesex Co., NJ.
iii. JOHN HARRIS.
iv. JAMES HARRIS.
v. SARAH HARRIS.
vi. ELIZABETH HARRIS.
vii. RACHAEL HARRIS.
Generation No. 4
4. BENJAMIN4 HARRIS (WILLIAM3, WILLIAM2, THOMAS1) was born 1730. He married ? MORRIS.
Child of BENJAMIN HARRIS and ? MORRIS is:
6. i. BENJAMIN5 HARRIS, JR., b. 1755, NJ; d. 1811, Bound Brook, NJ.
5. MARY4 HARRIS (WILLIAM3, WILLIAM2, THOMAS1) was born 1714 in Piscataway, Middlesex Co., NJ, and died September 10, 1793 in Piscataway, Middlesex Co., NJ. She married NATHANIEL MANNING February 13, 1733 in Woodbridge, Middlesex Co., NJ, son of JAMES MANNING and CHRISTINA LAING. He was born December 25, 1707 in Piscataway, Middlesex Co., NJ, and died January 9, 1766 in Piscataway, Middlesex Co., NJ.
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Burial: St. James Baptist Church, Pitscataway, NJ
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Burial: St. James Baptist Church, Pitscataway, NJ
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Marriage: February 13, 1733, Woodbridge, Middlesex Co., NJ
Children of MARY HARRIS and NATHANIEL MANNING are:
i. ANNA5 MANNING, m. ? MOLLESON.
ii. ELIZABETH MANNING, b. September 7, 1736; m. MESHACK HULL, 1765.
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Marriage: 1765
iii. NATHANIEL MANNING, b. August 19, 1738; d. 1777, Hampshire Parish, WV; m. MARY HITE.
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Burial: Episcopal Church, Moorefield, Berkeley, WV
iv. WILLIAM MANNING, b. June 8, 1740; d. September 26, 1814, New Brunswick, NJ; m. ANNA MERRILL.
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Burial: Metuchen, Middlesex Co., NJ
v. ISAAC MANNING, b. June 20, 1742; d. 1742, Woodbridge, Middlesex Co., NJ.
vi. ISAAC MANNING, b. August 19, 1743; d. 1765, Piscataqua, Middlesex Co., NJ.
vii. BENJAMIN MANNING, b. August 12, 1744; d. December 25, 1801, Piscataqua, Middlesex Co., NJ; m. (1) MARY MARTIN; b. 1752; m. (2) RACHEL MARTIN.
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Burial: St. James Baptist Church, Pitscataway, NJ
Military service: Revolutionary War
viii. MARGARET MANNING, b. September 20, 1746; d. 1784; m. (1) JEPTHA BENAJAH MARTIN; b. 1742; m. (2) WILLIAM LEMEN.
ix. MARY MANNING, b. January 5, 1748; d. July 10, 1812; m. RICHARD HOLTON; d. February 5, 1814.
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Burial: Samptown Baptist Church Cemetery, S. Plainfield, NJ
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Burial: Samptown Baptist Church Cemetery, S. Plainfield, NJ
7. x. SARAH MANNING, b. 1750, Piscataway, Middlesex Co., NJ; d. 1815, Bound Brook, NJ.
xi. RACHEL MANNING, b. March 29, 1751; d. January 30, 1829; m. ISRAEL THORNAL; d. May 9, 1819.
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Burial: Metuchen Presbyterian Church Cemetery, NJ
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Burial: Metuchen Presbyterian Church Cemetery, NJ
xii. THOMAS MANNING, b. June 8, 1753; d. October 21, 1819; m. MARY STELLE; b. 1753; d. March 29, 1837.
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Burial: Metuchen Presbyterian Church Cemetery, NJ
Military service: Revolutionary War
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Burial: Metuchen Presbyterian Church Cemetery, NJ
Generation No. 5
6. BENJAMIN5 HARRIS, JR. (BENJAMIN4, WILLIAM3, WILLIAM2, THOMAS1) was born 1755 in NJ, and died 1811 in Bound Brook, NJ. He married SARAH MANNING in Bound Brook, NJ, daughter of NATHANIEL MANNING and MARY HARRIS. She was born 1750 in Piscataway, Middlesex Co., NJ, and died 1815 in Bound Brook, NJ.
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Burial: Bound Brook Cemetery, Bound Brook, NJ - near the library
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Burial: Bound Brook Cemetery, Bound Brook, NJ - near the library
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Marriage: Bound Brook, NJ
Child of BENJAMIN HARRIS and SARAH MANNING is:
8. i. MORRIS6 HARRIS, b. August 1, 1786, Bound Brook, NJ; d. May 2, 1836, Warren Co., OH buried Carlisle Cemetery in Franklin Twp..
7. SARAH5 MANNING (MARY4 HARRIS, WILLIAM3, WILLIAM2, THOMAS1) was born 1750 in Piscataway, Middlesex Co., NJ, and died 1815 in Bound Brook, NJ. She married BENJAMIN HARRIS, JR. in Bound Brook, NJ, son of BENJAMIN HARRIS and ? MORRIS. He was born 1755 in NJ, and died 1811 in Bound Brook, NJ.
More About SARAH MANNING:
Burial: Bound Brook Cemetery, Bound Brook, NJ - near the library
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Burial: Bound Brook Cemetery, Bound Brook, NJ - near the library
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Marriage: Bound Brook, NJ
Child is listed above under (6) Benjamin Harris, Jr..
Generation No. 6
8. MORRIS6 HARRIS (BENJAMIN5, BENJAMIN4, WILLIAM3, WILLIAM2, THOMAS1) was born August 1, 1786 in Bound Brook, NJ, and died May 2, 1836 in Warren Co., OH buried Carlisle Cemetery in Franklin Twp.. He married NANCY ANN PHILLIPS August 29, 1818 in Warren County, OH, daughter of JOHN PHILLIPS and ALICE. She was born August 19, 1790 in Virginia, and died August 2, 1872 in German Twp., Montgomery Co., OH.
Notes for MORRIS HARRIS:
In "Early Ohio Records" Morris Harris purchased on August 15, 1815 land Range 4, Twp 3, Section 22.
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Burial: Germantown Cemetery, Montgomery Co., OH
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Marriage: August 29, 1818, Warren County, OH
Children of MORRIS HARRIS and NANCY PHILLIPS are:
9. i. SAMUEL7 HARRIS, b. 1824; d. 1884, Montgomery Co., OH buried in Germantown Cemetery..
ii. ELIZA HARRIS, b. Abt. 1823.
iii. ISAAC HARRIS, b. Abt. 1826; d. January 15, 1908, German Twp., Montgomery Co., OH.
iv. BENJAMIN HARRIS, b. Abt. 1828; m. AMANDA N.; b. Abt. 1843.
Generation No. 7
9. SAMUEL7 HARRIS (MORRIS6, BENJAMIN5, BENJAMIN4, WILLIAM3, WILLIAM2, THOMAS1) was born 1824, and died 1884 in Montgomery Co., OH buried in Germantown Cemetery.. He married HANNA PUGH, daughter of JARED PUGH and CATHERINE SCHWARTZWALTER. She was born November 1, 1832 in Gratis Twp., Preble Co., OH (Source: OH Death Cert..), and died March 13, 1916 in Germantown, OH.
Notes for SAMUEL HARRIS:
The Harris farm is said by family members as a farm for the blacks on their way North to stop for a meal. They would sit on the fence by the edge of the field and Hanna or another family member would take food out to them.
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Burial: March 15, 1916, Germantown Cemetery
Children of SAMUEL HARRIS and HANNA PUGH are:
10. i. MARY CATHERINE8 HARRIS, b. November 13, 1853, Browns Run, Montgomery Co., OH; d. March 19, 1947, Farmersville, OH buried Germantown Cemetery..
ii. EMILY HARRIS, b. 1857.
iii. HETTIE G. HARRIS, b. 1865.
Generation No. 8
10. MARY CATHERINE8 HARRIS (SAMUEL7, MORRIS6, BENJAMIN5, BENJAMIN4, WILLIAM3, WILLIAM2, THOMAS1) was born November 13, 1853 in Browns Run, Montgomery Co., OH, and died March 19, 1947 in Farmersville, OH buried Germantown Cemetery.. She married DANIEL WEBSTER HETZLER December 25, 1872 in Butler County, OH, son of DANIEL HETZLER and ANNA FRANCIS. He was born December 11, 1848 in near Lewisburg, Preble Co., OH, and died March 11, 1930 in Browns Run, Montgomery Co., OH buried in Germantown Cemetery..
Notes for DANIEL WEBSTER HETZLER:
Daniel Webster, better known as Webster, spent his long life as a successful farmer until his last few years. For twelve or fourteen years after his marriage to Mary Harris he resided on two or three different farms in the Browns Run neighborhood, in 1886 or 1887 he purchased the farm just east of the old homestead place of his grandfather George, where he farmed for forty years and raised a family of ten children. He was a life-long member of the Browns Run United Brethren Church.
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Burial: March 14, 1930 (Source: OH Death Cert., #18222.)
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Marriage: December 25, 1872, Butler County, OH
Children of MARY HARRIS and DANIEL HETZLER are:
i. EDNA MYRTLE9 HETZLER, b. November 13, 1873, Browns Run, Montgomery Co., OH; d. July 1964, Otterbein Home, Lebanon, OH buried Germantown Cemetery.; m. JOSEPH GENSLER, April 27, 1906, Dayton, Oh; b. 1873; d. January 24, 1949, Germantown, OH buried Germantown Cemetery..
Notes for JOSEPH GENSLER:
Joseph was from Horse-and-buggy days well into the automobile age a rural mail carrier out of Germantown.
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Marriage: April 27, 1906, Dayton, Oh
ii. IVA IRENE HETZLER, b. April 16, 1876, Browns Run, Montgomery Co., OH; d. Middletown, OH; m. JOHN ROBERT WHITEHEAD, October 16, 1895, Germantown, OH; b. November 15, 1872; d. January 1964.
Notes for JOHN ROBERT WHITEHEAD:
John was a farmer of German Township, OH
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Marriage: October 16, 1895, Germantown, OH
iii. GRACE ETHEL HETZLER, b. March 27, 1878, Browns Run, Montgomery Co., OH; d. March 27, 1974, Oxford, OH; m. JOEL EDWIN YOUNG, April 24, 1901, Germantown, OH; b. August 5, 1870, West Carrollton, OH; d. November 17, 1946, Eaton, OH.
Notes for JOEL EDWIN YOUNG:
They farmed near Gratis, Preble County, OH for 8-10 years, then moved to Eaton where Mr. Young was prominent in public affairs, and a common pleas court bailiff.
After 1946, Grace lived for a number of years in Oxford, OH with her daughter.
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Marriage: April 24, 1901, Germantown, OH
iv. EDWIN STANLEY HETZLER, b. April 27, 1880, Browns Run, Montgomery Co., OH; d. December 27, 1953, Farmersville, OH; m. PEARL SHAFFER, April 25, 1906, Germantown, OH; b. January 2, 1886, near Germantown, OH; d. July 15, 1959, Farmersville, OH.
Notes for EDWIN STANLEY HETZLER:
Edwin had a farm on the State Road, W of Germantown and was a pillar of the State Road United Brethren Church. Retired to Farmersville.
Just out of the eighth grade, began teaching school, and taught for a number of years. In those days spelling and ciphering matches he became known in several townships as the champion speller and cipherer. The speed with which he would ass a column was a marvel not to be seen today.
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Marriage: April 25, 1906, Germantown, OH
v. IRA CLIFTON HETZLER, b. June 26, 1882, Browns Run, Montgomery Co., OH; d. September 1973, Waynesville, OH; m. OPAL PARRISH, March 16, 1905, Gratis, OH; b. March 23, 1885; d. March 1976, Dayton, OH.
Notes for IRA CLIFTON HETZLER:
Ira farmed more than 25 years on the home place of his father, and then moved to a farm near Waynesville, OH.
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Marriage: March 16, 1905, Gratis, OH
vi. REVEREND CHARLES EMORY HETZLER, b. May 7, 1884, Browns Run, Montgomery Co., OH; d. October 1968, Farmersville, OH; m. BERTHA EDITH YOUNG, September 30, 1911, Greenville, OH; b. January 29, 1885; d. June 1976, Otterbein Home, Lebanon, OH..
Notes for REVEREND CHARLES EMORY HETZLER:
Charles was a minister of the United Brethren Church for forty years.
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Marriage: September 30, 1911, Greenville, OH
vii. HELEN MARIE HETZLER, b. February 7, 1886, Browns Run, Montgomery Co., OH; d. February 1979, Tarrant, Ft. Worth, TX; m. PEVERIL OZROE SETTLE, September 15, 1917, New Orleans, LA; b. February 14, 1889, TX; d. December 1969, Ft. Worth, TX.
Notes for PEVERIL OZROE SETTLE:
Peveril was an attorney in Texas and Pittsburgh, PA. Before being married Helen taught school in Montgomery County, OH.
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Marriage: September 15, 1917, New Orleans, LA
viii. ALICE FLORENCE HETZLER, b. August 7, 1888, Browns Run, Montgomery Co., OH; d. July 1970, Dayton, OH; m. PAUL MILLER, November 26, 1913, Dayton, OH; b. August 26, 1888, Miamisburg, OH.
Notes for PAUL MILLER:
Paul and Alice resided on a farm a few miles SE of Miamisburg, OH for almost forty years. Before being married Alice was a teacher in Montgomery County, OH.
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Marriage: November 26, 1913, Dayton, OH
ix. ELWYN SYLVIA HETZLER, b. August 4, 1891, Browns Run, Germantown, OH; d. February 13, 1960, Springfield, OH; m. DR. PAUL PARKER ANSPACH, January 13, 1918, Columbus, OH by Rev. Timotheus Lehman; b. September 8, 1893, Vandalia, OH; d. January 8, 1969, Springfield, OH.
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Burial: Ferncliff Cemetery, Springfield, OH; Section V in the middle of the block in front of a Large Jones marker.
Notes for DR. PAUL PARKER ANSPACH:
Dr. Anspach was a graduate of Wittenberg College and Hamma Divinity School and served as an officer in the Air Corps during World War I. Following his graduation from the seminary, he served as an assistant to the president of Wittenberg University during a financial campaign.
In 1932, while on furlough as a missionary to China, he completed graduate studies at Presbyterian Theological Seminary and Princeton University, and received his master of arts degree. He served as a missionary to the United Lutheran Mission in Tsing-tao, China, from 1925 to 1940. In 1938-39 he served as a delegate from China to the International Missionary Conference in Madras India. After returning to the USA, he served as Pastor of the First English Lutheran Church of Columbus, OH and then at Trinity Lutheran Church in Ashland, OH. He was sent back to China in 1946 to help reopen schools decommissioned during World War II. He returned in 1947 and then served as staff secretary of the Board of Foreign Missions in New York City. In June 1948, he accepted a call to become Pastor of Second Lutheran Church in Springfield, OH, Serving until 1952. He then served in Malaya, for the United Lutheran Church and in 1953 as Staff Secretary of the ULC Board of Foreign Missions.
He held a number of awards and honors. He was past president of the Wittenberg Alumni Association and received a meritorious award for outstanding church work in 1947. Hamma Divinity School conferred the degree of Doctor of Divinity on him in 1941.
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Burial: Ferncliff Cemetery, Springfield, OH; Section V in the middle of the block in front of a Large Jones marker.
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Marriage: January 13, 1918, Columbus, OH by Rev. Timotheus Lehman
x. DORIS MIRIAM HETZLER, b. February 12, 1897, Browns Run, Montgomery Co., OH; d. November 1979, Ft. Worth, TX.
Notes for DORIS MIRIAM HETZLER:
Doris was a registered nurse. Her health failing, she retired to Texas to be near her sister, Helen.