The Brown Roots
Genealogy spoken here
Born: 8 March 1817 In: Oglethorpe Co., Georgia.
Died: 7 May 1866 In: Covington, Newton County, Georgia, USA
Profession:
Married: John Harris on 8 Dec 1831.(19)
John was son of Joseph Harris and Martha Ryan
John Harris
(20) was born in 1802 in Washington Co., Pennsylvania.
(21)(22)
He graduated in 1827 in Washington College, Washington Co., Pennsylvania.
(23) He was a Farmer after 1835 in Newton Co., Georgia.
(24) John and Susan resided at the Harris Home "Whitehall" between 1857 and 1878 in Covington,
Newton Co., Georgia.(25)
"Whitehall" was the mansion that Margaret Mitchell used as the model
for "Four Oaks" in the novel 'Gone With The Wind'. He died on
16 Jun 1878 in Covington, Newton Co., Georgia.
(26) Cause of Death: Apoplexy. He was a School Teacher 1828 to 1829
in North Carolina.(27)
John and Susan were Interned at