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JOHNSON-HARRIS FAMILY PAPERS


Biography:

Andrew Henry Johnson, the son of Andrew and Elizabeth Davis Johnson, married Sivilia Ann Harris on December 26, 1866. Harris was from Rockport, Copiah County. She had at least two brothers, Allen J. and Benjamin T. Harris, who served in the Sixth Mississippi Infantry, Company G. Benjamin T. Harris died on December 1, 1864, from wounds received the previous day in the Battle of Franklin, Tennessee.

Scope and Content:

  • FOLDER 1—Johnson Family Land Records. 12 items. 1840, 1868, 1873, 1882–1886
  • FOLDER 2—Andrew and Elizabeth Johnson Slave Receipts. 9 items. 1829–1851
  • FOLDER 3—Andrew and Elizabeth Johnson Tax Receipts. 20 items. 1851–1864
  • FOLDER 4—Harris Family Civil War Letters. 20 items. 1864. (Letters from Ben Harris to Ann Harris and father, dated 1/13/1864–12/10/1864)
  • FOLDER 5—Harris Family Genealogical Information, Arms Permit, Receipt for Iron Purchase. 4 items. 1827, 1865, 1901, n.d.