Richard Harris
From AlabamaMosaic: Huntsville-Madison County Public Library |
Painting by Archibald M. Willard |
| Born: | November 20, 1758, Powhatan County, VA |
| Died: | January 23, 1853, Madison County, AL |
| Buried: | Harris Cemetery, Huntsville, AL |
Notes:
• Came to Madison County in 1809 from Powhatan County, Virginia.
• Witnessed the surrender of General Cornwallis at Little York.
• Ending of the Obituary: "We do not say he was without fault, but we do say that few men have lived as long as he did with as few censurers and with as few enemies. He closed his earthly warfare as he closed the revolutionary war, in triumph and glory. He has left many friends to mourn his loss."" Southern Advocate, Huntsville, Ala., Feb. 9, 1853." - History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography
Related Links:
• AlabamaMosaic: Huntsville-Madison County Public Library - Photo with information in the caption (Originally found at http://digitalarchives.hmcpl.org/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/p15431coll1&CISOPTR=171&CISOBOX=1&REC=3.)
• FamilyTreeGuide.com - Genealogical Information (Originally found at http://redmondc.familytreeguide.com/getperson.php?personID=I01767&tree=T1&PHPSESSID=092d939fb0f27e950edca1dacbca8aa8.)
• History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography - Volume 3, by Thomas McAdory Owen, Marie Bankhead Owen, p. 758. Includes obituary.
• Sons of the American Revolution - Burial site in Huntsville. Harris Cemetery located between 3902 and 3908 Timbercrest Dr. in Huntsville. The cemetery is surrounded by a locked chain link fence.
The Following Pages Link to this Page:
• History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography
• Sons of the American Revolution