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 1782 - 1856 (73 years)
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| Name |
Jeptha Vining Harris |
| Birth |
27 Apr 1782 |
Greene County, Georgia, USA  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
1856 |
| Person ID |
I55521 |
Bob Juch's Tree |
| Last Modified |
31 Dec 2022 |
| Father |
Walton Harris, b. 6 Feb 1738, Brunswick County, VA d. 29 May 1809, Wilkes County, GA (Age 71 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Mother |
Rebecca Louise Lanier, b. 16 Dec 1747, Brunswick County, VA d. 4 Jul 1818, Greene County, Georgia, USA (Age 70 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Family ID |
F19323 |
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 | Birth - 27 Apr 1782 - Greene County, Georgia, USA |
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| Notes |
- Jeptha graduated from the University of Georgia with first honors of his class in 1804. He was a Trustee of the University from 1832 to 1856. He lived at one time in Oglethorpe County, Georgia; later moved to Athens, Georgia, where he lived and practiced law for many years. Jeptha accumulated a large fortune and some years before his death he reitred from the practice of law and bought a handsome country home near Marietta, Georgia, where he lived until his death in 1856, He was General of the State Militia and was widely know all over the state. He married on October 11, 1804, Sarah Hunt of Elbert County; she was born June 15, 1789 and died in Madison, Georgia. This couple had 12 children, six sons and six daughters. Every child lived to adulthood, married and each raised a family.
(Elbert County Census - 1830, p. 126, Jeptha Vining Harris)
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