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1747 - 1818 (70 years)
Generation: 1
1. | Rebecca Louise Lanier was born on 16 Dec 1747 in Brunswick County, VA; died on 4 Jul 1818 in Greene County, Georgia, USA. Family/Spouse: Walton Harris. Walton was born on 6 Feb 1738 in Brunswick County, VA; died on 29 May 1809 in Wilkes County, GA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Buckner Harris
was born about 1761 in Brunswick County, VA; died in 1815.
- 3. Sampson Harris
was born on 11 Apr 1763 in Brunswick County, VA; died in 1807 in Madison, Morgan County, GA.
- 4. Joel Harris
was born in 1765 in Greene County, Georgia, USA; died in CHILD.
- 5. Augustine Harris
was born on 30 Jan 1766 in Brunswick County, VA; died in 1836.
- 6. Edwin Lanier Harris
was born in 1769 in Greene County, Georgia, USA.
- 7. Nathan Harris
was born in 1771 in Greene County, Georgia, USA.
- 8. Simeon Harris
was born in 1772 in Greene County, Georgia, USA.
- 9. Elizabeth Harris
was born in 1776 in Greene County, Georgia, USA.
- 10. Jeptha Vining Harris
was born on 27 Apr 1782 in Greene County, Georgia, USA; died in 1856.
- 11. Joel Milton Harris
was born in 1784 in Wilkes County, GA.
- 12. Jr. Walton Harris
was born on 10 Jul 1775 in Greene County, Georgia, USA; died on 23 Apr 1820 in Clarke County, GA.
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Generation: 2
4. | Joel Harris (1.Rebecca1) was born in 1765 in Greene County, Georgia, USA; died in CHILD. |
10. | Jeptha Vining Harris (1.Rebecca1) was born on 27 Apr 1782 in Greene County, Georgia, USA; died in 1856. 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)
Jeptha married Sarah Carter Hunt on 11 Oct 1804. Sarah was born on 15 Jun 1789; died in 1871 in Madison, Morgan County, GA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 13. Jr. Jeptha Vining Harris
was born on 1 Dec 1816 in Elbert County, GA; died on 21 Nov 1899; was buried in Friendship Cemetery, Columbus, Lowndes County, MS.
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Generation: 3
13. | Jr. Jeptha Vining Harris (10.Jeptha2, 1.Rebecca1) was born on 1 Dec 1816 in Elbert County, GA; died on 21 Nov 1899; was buried in Friendship Cemetery, Columbus, Lowndes County, MS. 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
Jeptha married Mary Oliver Banks about 1841. Mary was born on 10 Jul 1826 in Elbert County, GA; died on 5 Nov 1901. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 4
27. | Jeptha Milton Gibbs (14.Caroline3, 12.Walton2, 1.Rebecca1) was born about 1843 in Augusta, Richmond, Georgia, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Residence: 1880, Grimes County, Texas, USA; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Self
Jeptha married Iraetta Camp on 27 Jan 1864 in Grimes County, Texas, USA. Iraetta (daughter of Ira Malcolm Camp and Eliza Collins) was born on 23 Aug 1846 in Covington County, Mississippi, USA; died on 20 May 1916 in Eagle Pass, Maverick, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 36. Buchel Beaumont Gibbs
was born on 17 Apr 1886 in Eagle Pass, Maverick, Texas, USA; died on 18 Oct 1961 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.
- 37. Charles Churchill Gibbs
was born on 30 Aug 1877 in Texas, USA.
- 38. Daise Josephine Gibbs
was born on 29 Dec 1870 in Navasota, Grimes, Texas, USA.
- 39. Francis Walton Gibbs
was born on 8 Sep 1882 in Castroville, Medina, Texas, USA; died on 4 Jan 1968 in San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA.
- 40. Ira Malcom Camp Gibbs
was born on 22 Mar 1880 in Texas, USA; died on 20 May 1916 in Maverick County, Texas, USA.
- 41. Irene Gibbs
was born on 19 Aug 1867 in Texas, USA.
- 42. Jennie Caldwell Gibbs
was born on 22 Feb 1869 in Navasota, Grimes, Texas, USA.
- 43. Jr. Jeptha Milton Gibbs
was born on 20 Apr 1875 in Navasota, Grimes, Texas, USA; died on 10 Mar 1936 in Los Angeles County, California, USA; was buried in Glendale, Los Angeles, California, USA.
- 44. Juanita Gertrude Gibbs
was born on 23 Nov 1864 in Texas, USA; died in 1964 in Ciudad Victoria, Victoria, Tamaulipas, Mexico.
- 45. Lillie Elizabeth Gibbs
was born on 18 Jun 1873 in Navasota, Grimes, Texas, USA.
- 46. May Monroe Gibbs
was born on 14 May 1884 in Texas, USA.
- 47. Thomas Fortson Gibbs
was born on 7 Jun 1888 in Eagle Pass, Maverick, Texas, USA; died on 6 Jan 1948 in Greens Bayou, Harris, Texas, USA.
- 48. Wamutta Gibbs
was born about 1865 in Texas, USA.
- 49. Malcolm Gibbs
was born about 1880 in Texas, USA.
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