Jr. Jeptha Vining Harris

1816 - 1899  (82 years)

• Name	Jeptha Vining Harris
  Title	Jr.
  Birth	1 Dec 1816	Elbert County, GA
  Gender	Male
  Death	21 Nov 1899
  Burial	Friendship Cemetery, Columbus, Lowndes County, MS
  Person ID	I62280	Bob Juch's Tree
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2022

  
  

  Father	Jeptha Vining Harris,   b. 27 Apr 1782, Greene County, Georgia, USA d. 1856 (Age 73 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Sarah Carter Hunt,   b. 15 Jun 1789   d. 1871, Madison, Morgan County, GA (Age 81 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	11 Oct 1804
  Family ID	F19292	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Oliver Banks,   b. 10 Jul 1826, Elbert County, GA d. 5 Nov 1901 (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1841
  Children	1. Mary Oliver Harris,   b. 28 Oct 1842   d. 2 Nov 1862 (Age 20 years)  [natural]   2. Albert Lanier Harris,   b. 18 Dec 1848   d. 7 Mar 1850 (Age 1 year)  [natural]   3. Lucy Jeptha Harris,   b. 21 Nov 1845   d. 19 Feb 1873 (Age 27 years)  [natural]   4. Willis Banks Harris,   b. 4 Nov 1843   d. 31 Dec 1919 (Age 76 years)  [natural]
  Family ID	F21546	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2022

  
  

• Notes

  Jeptha Vining Harris graduated from the University of Georgia in 1836. He was commissioned a Second Lt. in the Georgia Militia in 1839. Jeptha moved to Mississippi about 1840, buying and first living on what is still known as the Harris Place, near Billups Gate. He later moved to Columbus, Mississippi.He was a member of the Mississippi Legislature in 1855-56. He was appointed Brigadier General of the Mississippi Militia at the outbreak of the Civil War and commanded the 4th Brigade of Mississippi Reserves. He was called into active service in 1863 and led the Mississippi troops through the campaign, ending with the surrender of Vicksburg. A monument in the National Park at Vicksburg is erected on the spot where General Harris and his soldiers made a valiant stand. -- Wayne D. Lanier