John Griffin Harris
b. circa May 1825, d. 3 December 1884
- Father: Britain Dawson Harris b. 22 November 1794, d. 24 August 1856
- Mother: Jane Saunders b. say 1794, d. say 1830
- John Griffin Harris was born circa May 1825 in Alabama.
- He married Amanda E. Rush, daughter of Charles George Rush and Sarah Norman, circa 1843, and after her death, he married the daughter of one of her half-sisters.
- John Griffin Harris became a widower at the 26 July 1844 death of his wife Amanda E. Rush.
- He married Mary Elizabeth Stone, daughter of Barton Warren Stone and Caroline Walton, on 13 February 1845 in Montgomery County, Alabama.
- John Griffin Harris and Mary Elizabeth Stone appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1860 in Montgomery, Alabama. Other members of the household included Barton Dawson Harris, Robert Motley Harris, William Augustus Harris, Mary Lula Harris and Edmund S. Harris.
- He was a planter, according to the 1860 census.
- John Griffin Harris died on 3 December 1884.
- He was interred at Stone Cemetery, Lowndes County, Alabama.
- Last Edited: 21 Jul 2014
Family 1: Amanda E. Rush b. circa 1828, d. 26 July 1844
- Amanda Harris b. circa 1844, d. 26 July 1844
Family 2: Mary Elizabeth Stone b. 7 September 1825, d. 4 May 1883
- Barton Dawson Harris b. 24 March 1846, d. 1 November 1871
- Robert Motley Harris b. 24 March 1846, d. 24 May 1910
- Caroline Elizabeth Harris b. 16 May 1848, d. 1853
- William Augustus Harris+ b. circa 1850
- Mary Lula Harris b. circa 1852
- Edmund S. Harris b. circa 1854
- Sarah Jane Harris b. 8 January 1855, d. 12 January 1855