 1774 - 1860 (85 years)
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| Name |
Obadiah Harris |
| Suffix |
Sr. |
| Born |
21 Nov 1774 |
Vaughn Creek, Prince Edward County, Virginia  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
1860 |
Buckingham County, Virginia |
| Person ID |
I1604 |
Treespot |
| Last Modified |
26 Dec 2025 |
| Father |
Giles Harris, b. 1728, Hanover County, Virginia , d. Nov 1775, Prince Edward County, Virginia (Age 47 years) |
| Mother |
Ann Elizabeth Gray Chandler, b. 1750, d. 1797, Prince Edward County, Virginia (Age 47 years) |
| Married |
1769 |
| Family ID |
F449 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Elizabeth "Betty" Watkins, b. Apr 1778, Prince Edward, Virginia , d. Bef 1860, Buckingham County, Virginia (Age ~ 81 years) |
| Married |
~ 1799 |
Virginia |
| Children |
| | 1. Samuel W. Harris, b. Abt 1795, Buckingham County, Virginia , d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 2. Dr. Giles Harris, b. 28 Apr 1802, Planterstown, Buckingham County, Virginia , d. 22 Jul 1885, Richmond, Madison County, Kentucky (Age 83 years) |
| | 3. Dr. Lewis Harris, b. 1803, Prince Edward, Virginia , d. 1882, Madison County, Kentucky, USA (Age 79 years) |
| | 4. Phoebe Watkins Harris, b. 1805, Buckingham County, Virginia , d. 19 Nov 1886, Buckingham County, Virginia (Age 81 years) |
| | 5. Ammon Harris, b. 20 Mar 1808, Buckingham, Prince Edward County, Virginia , d. 1 Jun 1894, Saline County, Missouri (Age 86 years) |
| | 6. Robert Frank Harris, b. 10 Aug 1810, Louisa County, Virginia, USA , d. 23 Oct 1902, Laddonia, Audrain, Missouri, USA Slave Owner (Age 92 years) |
| | 7. Obediah Harris, Jr., b. Abt 1811, Buckingham County, Virginia , d. Nov 1891, Clay, Andrew County, Missouri (Age ~ 80 years) |
| | 8. Louisa Elizabeth Harris, b. 1813, Arcanum, Buckingham County, Virginia, USA , d. 13 Mar 1882, Buckingham County, Virginia, USA DNA Connection (Age 69 years) |
| | 9. Elizabeth Harris, b. Abt 1823, Buckingham County, Virginia , d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 10. Augustus Harris, b. Abt 1826, Buckingham County, Virginia , d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 11. M. Harris |
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| Last Modified |
26 Dec 2025 |
| Family ID |
F448 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Event Map |
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 | Married - ~ 1799 - Virginia |
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| Photos |
 | Obadiah Harris Sr.
Found at: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/70686779/family/familyview?fpid=48221856850 |
| Archives
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 | 1816 Tax List Virginia, Buckingham County
Obadiah Harris
Source: Buckingham County, Virginia Records 1786-1858 on familysearch.org p. 9
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 | 1828 Land Record Buckingham County, Virginia
Source: The Freshest Advices Buckingham County Virginia Genealogical Records from Newspapers 1736-1850, p. 351
Article from Jeffersonian Republican, 19 Sep 1828 Trust Sale - Obadiah Harris listed as a neighbor adjoining the land for sale in Buckingham County, Virginia |
 | 1850 Census Record Virginia, Buckingham County, District 2
Head of Household - Obadiah Harris Jr., age 39, male, farmer
Eliza, female, age 37
Giles, male, age 8
Susannah, female, age 7
Minnie Dora, female, age 5
Mary, female, age 3
Emily, female, age 1
Head of Household - Oba Harris Sen., age 76, male, farmer, born in Prince Edward County, VA
Elizabeth Harris, age 73, female, born in Buckingham County, VA
Elizabeth Harris, age 23, female, born in Buckingham County, VA
Augustus Harris, age 21, female?, born in Buckingham County, VA |
 | 1860 Census Record Virginia, Buckingham County, District 1
Head of Household - Obediah Harris,age 88, male, farmer
Elizabeth Harris - age 37, female
Augustus Harris - age 34, male
Robert Venable, age 37, male, manager |
 | P.W. Harris Family Bible Genealogical Record
Owned by Jim Harris, grandson of Lee and Daisy King Harris. |
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