Last Updated: December 16, 2020

Lewis & Delia (Sowers) Harris Family

 

1. Harris, Lewis

Parents:

1787 Birth: abt 1787 Floyd Co., VA.

i1835 Marriage #1: Lewis Harris m. Delia Sowers 07-09-1835 Floyd Co., VA by Jesse Jones.

1850 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, H650:

...... Harris, Lewis 63 yo w/m farmer, b. Floyd, $0, cannot read or write, HOH.

............ Delila 42 yo w/f, b. Floyd, cannot read or write.

............ Sarah 14 yo w/f, b. Floyd, school.

............ Ezekial 13 yo w/m, b. Floyd, school.

............ Phillip 10 yo w/m, b. Floyd, school.

............ Eliza 9 yo w/f, b. Floyd, school.

............ Emily 8 yo w/f, b. Floyd.

............ Hannah 6 yo w/f, b. Floyd.

............ Julia 5 yo w/f, b. Floyd.

............ Adeline 2 yo w/f, b. Floyd.

…+ Harris, Delia

Parents:

1808 Birth: abt 1808 Floyd Co., VA.

1850 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with husband Lewis Harris.

...2. Harris, Sarah

Parents: Lewis & Delia (Sowers) Harris.

1836 Birth: abt 1836 Floyd Co., VA.

1850 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

1860 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Floyd Court House PO, H270:

...... Strickler, Samuel 39 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, $2,000/1,555, HOH. [strickler]

............ Nancy A. 24 yo w/f, b. VA.

............ Ann E. 14 yo w/f, b. VA.

............ Sarah R. 12 yo w/f, b. VA.

............ John B. 11 yo w/m, b. VA.

............ Millard J. 9 yo w/m, b. VA.

............ Mary J. 6 yo w/f, b. VA.

............ Samuel H. 4 yo w/m, b. VA.

............ Christian F. 1 yo w/m, b. VA.

...... Harris, Sarah 24 yo w/f domestic, b. VA.

1870 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Alum Ridge Twp, H12:

...... Jones, William B. 22 yo w/m farm laborer, b. VA, HOH.

............ Mary E. 18 yo w/f, b. VA, keeping house.

............ John W. 14 yo w/m, b. VA.

............ Charles R. 3 yo w/m, b. VA.

...... Sowers, Jacob 50 yo w/m farm laborer, b. VA.

...... Harris, Sarah 35 yo w/f, b. VA, domestic servant, cannot read or write.

...2. Harris, Ezekial I

Parents: Lewis & Delia (Sowers) Harris.

1837 Birth: abt 1837 Floyd Co., VA.

1850 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

i1859 Marriage #1: Zekiel Harris m. Mary Harris 07-07-1859 Floyd Co., VA by Owen Sumner. He 27 yo single farmer, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, s/o Lewis & Delila Harris. She single 18 yo, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o Benjamin & Martha Harris.

Mary Harris, d/o Benjamin & Martha V. (Hudson) Harris. [Harris_Benjamin_2wives]

This marriage ended in divorce. (src: 1880 census however, with some records I’ve found a person says they are divorce (or even widowed) when they are not, at least not the way I think of divorce)

1860 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Floyd Court House PO, H759:

…… Dickerson, Andrew 39 yo w/m, b. VA, $1000/295, HOH. [Dickerson_Elijah]

……… Elizabeth 73 yo w/f, b. VA, cannot read/write.

……… Powhaten 5 yo w/m, b. VA.

…… Rose, Vica 39 yo w/f, b. VA, cannot read or write.

……… Dewit 14 yo w/m, b. VA, school.

……… Luana 13 yo w/f, b. VA, school.

…… Harris, Ezekiel 22 yo w/m, b. VA, field hand, cannot read or write.

1870 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Jacksonville Twp, H140:

…… Sowers, James F. 33 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, $1,000/350, HOH. [sowers3] I

……… Emeline 23 yo w/f, b. VA.

……… Lila Alma 3 yo w/f, b. VA.

……… Sarah Adeline 1 yo w/f, b. VA.

…… Sowers, Margaret 55 yo w/f, b. VA, cannot write.

…… Harris, Ezekiel 32 yo w/m day laborer, b. VA, cannot read or write.

…… Hall, Hardin R. 63 yo w/m stone mason, b. VA.

1880 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Jacksonville District, H365:

…… Dickerson, Landon 28 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, parents b. VA, HOH. [Dickerson_Moses_2wives] I

……… Elizabeth 32 yo wife, b. VA, parents b. VA, keeping house.

……… Eddie 10/12 son, b. Aug VA, parents b. VA.

…… Harris, Ezekial 42 yo divorced w/m, b. VA, parents b. VA, laborer, cannot read or write. I

1890 Floyd Co., VA, Jacksonville District: Ezekial Harris, 52 yo.

...2. Harris, Phillip I

Parents: Lewis & Delia (Sowers) Harris.

1839 Birth: Nov 1839 Floyd Co., VA.

1850 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

1860 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Floyd Court House PO, H250:

……… Graham, Jas W. 26 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, $7000/1400, HOH. I

…………… Leah 26 yo wife, b. VA.

…………… Jahiel L. 7 yo w/m, b. VA, school.

…………… Raymond Wm 6 yo w/m, b. VA, school.

…………… Laura G. 4 yo w/f, b. VA, school.

…………… Eliz E.F. 1 yo w/f, b. VA.

……… Pugh, Madison 17 yo w/m hired hand, b. VA, school. I

……… Harris, Philip 20 yo w/m hired hand, b. VA, cannot read or write. I

……… Moore, Louisa 20 yo w/f, b. VA, domestic. I

1870:

1880 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Little River District, H126:

……… Howery, James P. 35 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, parents b. VA, HOH.

…………… Nancy 25 yo wife, b. VA, parents b. VA, keeping house, cannot read or write.

…………… William J. 10 yo son, b. VA, school, works on farm.

…………… Wilson 9 yo son, b. VA, school.

…………… Alma 7 yo daughter, b. VA, school.

…………… Bettie 5 yo daughter, b. VA, school.

…………… Charlie 4 yo son, b. VA.

…………… Elwilda D. 3 yo daughter, b. VA.

……… Thomas, Preston 25 yo w/m servant, b. VA, parents b. VA, cannot read or write.

……… Hungate, Ira 25 yo single w/m servant, b. VA, parents b. VA, cannot read or write.

……… Harris, Philip 38 yo single w/m servant, b. VA, parents b. VA, cannot read or write.

1890: not in Floyd Co., VA.

1900 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Alum Ridge District 10, H160:

…… Sumner, Armstead 54 yo w/m farmer, b. Aug 1845 VA, parents b. VA, m. 32y, rents farm, HOH.

……… Louisa 59 yo wife, b. June 1840 VA, parents b. VA, m. 32y, 11 children with 9 living.

……… Laura 29 yo single daughter, b. Sep 1870 VA, parents b. VA.

……… Ada N. 23 yo single daughter, b. July 1876 VA, parents b. VA.

……… Annie 19 yo daughter, b. Jan 1881 VA, parents b. VA, school.

……… Samuel B. 19 yo son, b. Jan 1881 VA, parents b. VA, farm laborer, school.

……… Clyda A. 17 yo daughter, b. Jan 1883 VA, parents b. VA, school.

……… Mattie A. 15 yo daughter, b. Jan 1885 VA, parents b. VA, school.

…… Harris, Philip 60 yo single w/m boarder, b. Nov 1839 VA, cannot read or write, farm laborer.

1910 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Alum Ridge District 41, H98:

…… Summer, Louisie J. 69 yo widowed w/f, b. VA, parents b. VA, 11 children with 9 living, owns farm, HOH.

……… Nettie 33 yo single daughter, b. VA, parents b. VA, home farm laborer.

……… Sarah A. 30 yo single daughter, b. VA, parents b. VA, home farm laborer.

……… Sammie 30 yo single son, b. VA, parents b. VA, home farm laborer.

…… Simmons, Timanda 85 yo widowed mother-in-law, b. VA, parents b. VA, 7 children with 4 living, own income.

…… Harris, Phillip 70 yo single w/m boarder, b. VA, own income, cannot read or write.

1920 Residence: Richmond, VA, District 81, Clay Ward, North Boulevard – Confederate Soldiers Home:

...... Harris, Philip 80 yo single w/m, b. VA, parents b. VA, inmate.

1921 Death: 7-26-21 Lee Camp Soldier’s Home, Richmond, VA for past 10y 7m 12d.

Philip Harris, 81 yo single w/m laborer, b. 1840 Floyd Co., VA. Parents: unknown. Informant: Records Soldier’s Home, Richmond, VA. COD: chronic nephritis; valvular disease of heart. Burial: Hollywood.

1921 Burial: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, VA. (no photo)

...2. Harris, Elizabeth

Parents: Lewis & Delia (Sowers) Harris.

1841 Birth: abt 1841 Floyd Co., VA.

1850 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

i1860 Marriage #1: Elizabeth Harris m. Thomas Hungate 01-05-1860 Floyd Co., VA by Michael Howry. He 19 yo single farmer, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, s/o Clark & Louisa Hungate. She single 19 yo, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o Lewis & Delila Harris.

Thomas Joseph Hungate, s/o Clark & Louisa (Prosize) Hungate. [Hungate_Clark_Louisa_sisterSarah]

Death abt 1869

...2. Harris, Emily

Parents: Lewis & Delia (Sowers) Harris.

1842 Birth: abt 1842 Floyd Co., VA.

1850 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

...2. Harris, Hannah

Parents: Lewis & Delia (Sowers) Harris.

1844 Birth: abt 1844 Floyd Co., VA.

1850 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

1870 Floyd Co., VA, Jacksonville Twp, H150: Hannah Harris, 25 yo w/f housekeeper, b. VA, Thomas Hungate HOH.

i1871 Marriage #1: Hanah Harris m. Thomas Hungate 09-20-1871 at Jacob Graham's, Floyd Co., VA by J.C. Hall. He 31 yo widowed w/m farmer, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, s/o Clark & Louiza (Prosize) Hungate. She single 21 yo, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o Lewis & Delia (Sowers) Harris.

Thomas Joseph Hungate, s/o Clark & Louisa (Prosize) Hungate. [Hungate_Clark_Louisa_sisterSarah]

Death abt 1890-1900

...2. Harris, Julia

Parents: Lewis & Delia (Sowers) Harris.

1845 Birth: abt 1845 Floyd Co., VA.

1850 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

1860 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Indian Valley PO, H1065:

...... Akers, Lewis 22 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, $0/297, HOH. [akers_aj_1817]

............ Mary 21 yo w/f, b. VA. (nee Chafin)

............ Roly T. 1 yo w/f, b. VA.

...... Harris, July 15 yo w/f, b. VA.

1880 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Jacksonville District, H304:

...... Hungate, Thomas 39 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, parents b. VA, cannot read or write, HOH. [hungate]

............ Hannah 35 yo wife, b. VA, parents b. VA, keeping house.

............ George R. N. 19 yo son, b. VA, parents b. VA, school, works on farm.

............ Phillip T. A. 17 son, b. VA, parents b. VA, school, works on farm.

............ Jacob Mc 14 yo son, b. VA, parents b. VA, school, works on farm.

...... Harris, Julia 33 yo single sister in law, b. VA, parents b. VA, cannot read or write.

............ Emma 5 yo niece, b. VA.

......3. Harris, Emma

Parents: Julia Harris.

1875 Birth: abt 1875 VA.

1880 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Jacksonville District, H304:

……… Hungate, Thomas 39 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, parents b. VA, cannot read or write, HOH. [hungate]

…………… Hannah 35 yo wife, b. VA, parents b. VA, keeping house.

…………… George R. N. 19 yo son, b. VA, parents b. VA, school, works on farm.

…………… Phillip T. A. 17 son, b. VA, parents b. VA, school, works on farm.

…………… Jacob Mc 14 yo son, b. VA, parents b. VA, school, works on farm.

……… Harris, Julia 33 yo single sister in law, b. VA, parents b. VA, cannot read or write.

…………… Emma 5 yo niece, b. VA.

...2. Harris, Adeline

Parents: Lewis & Delia (Sowers) Harris.

1848 Birth: abt 1848 Floyd Co., VA.

1850 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

1860 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Copper Hill PO, H456:

...... Poff, Joseph A. 22 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, $100/400, HOH. [poff1]

………… Emily 22 yo w/f, b. VA. (nee Sumpter)

………… Rowena V. 1 yo w/f, b. VA.

………… Matilda A. 1/12 w/f, b. VA.

...... Harris, Adaline 12 yo w/f, b. VA, domestic.

1870 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Locust Grove Twp, H177:

...... Poff, William H. 35 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, $3000/1000, HOH. [poff1]

............ Mary Jane 35 yo w/f, b. VA, cannot write, keeping house. (nee Carr)

............ Ira Wilson 11 yo w/m, b. VA, school.

............ Jo. Johnston 5 yo w/m, b. VA.

............ William Jackson 3 yo w/m, b. VA.

............ Jane Delaware 1 yo w/f, b. VA.

...... Poff, Rowena Vic 11 yo w/f, b. VA, at home, cannot write. (d/o Joseph Andrew & 1st wife Emily (Sumpter) Poff) [poff1]

...... Harris, Adeline 21 yo w/f, b. VA, domestic servant. (probably d/o Lewis & Delia (Sowers) Harris)

...... Gearhart, John 15 yo w/m, b. VA, farm laborer. (probably s/o Henry Wilson & Mary Ann “Polly” (King) Gearhart) [gearhart]

1880 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Locust Grove District, H99:

...... Poff, William H. 45 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, parents b. VA, HOH. [poff1]

............ Mary Jane 45 yo wife, b. VA, parents b. VA, keeping house. (nee Carr)

............ Joseph J. 16 yo son, b. VA, parents b. VA, farm laborer, school.

............ William J. 14 yo son, b. VA, parents b. VA, farm laborer, school.

............ Delaware 10 yo daughter, b. VA, parents b. VA, school.

............ Alfred 7 yo daughter, b. VA, parents b. VA, school. (daughter lined out, but nothing written in its place)

............ Minnie E. 4 yo daughter, b. VA, parents b. VA.

...... Harris, Adeline 30 yo w/f servant, b. VA, parents b. VA, servant.

...... Redman, H. L. 24 yo w/m boarder, b. VA father b. NC, mother b. VA, house carpenter. (Hardin L. Redman, s/o John F. & Martha J. (Aldredge) Redman.) [redman]

i1881 Marriage #1: Adeline Harris m. William H. Wimmer 03-27-1881 at William Poff's, Floyd Co., VA by D.C. Mooman. He 19 yo single w/m farmer, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, s/o William B. & Charity Wimmer. She 25 yo single w/f, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o Lewis & Delila Harris.

William Hosea Wimmer, s/o William Burwell & Charity (Poff) Wimmer. [Wimmer_William_Charity]

End of Lewis & Delia (Sowers) Harris Family.