Sherrod Harris II was the son of Sherrod Harris I and Mary Elizabeth Jones, and the father of Lucy Miriam Harris Greenway.
Sherrod II was a Baptist Preacher of Irish descent. He was listed as the second highest land taxpayer in Marshall County, Mississippi. At his death he
was considered to be quite wealthy. His son, Daniel Seaborn Harris I
estimated the assets of his father to be more than $200,000.00
Sherrod II built the first sanctuary in that area called the Shiloh
Baptist Church. This church stood until 1940-43 (?), when it was
destroyed by a cyclone. A recent visitor to his old plantation home
remarked, "The main structure is still standing, although crumbling and
the roof has fallen in; but there is still enough left to tell that it
was an imposing home."
At his retirement, Sherrod II and his wife, Rebecca, moved to Memphis,
Tennessee to live. Sherrod II died in Memphis, Tennessee on March 24, 1869 and is interred in one of the twelve lots he purchased in Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee. On his tomb-stone is inscribed the particulars about his ministerial career including "Joined the Primitive Baptist Church in 1832 - ordained a minister of that order in 1846."
(Mrs Rebecca Mac Davis, granddaughter of Elizabeth Harris is in
possession of the Bible of Sherrod Harris II. This Bible was published in
1853. She also has a flyleaf from a Harris Bible published in 1817;
inscribed "Sherrod Harris, Hiss Book".)
Sherrod's daughter from his first wife, Winnie Wells White (who died in Alabama in 1833), was Lucy Miriam Harris, b. 1832. She was my GGGrandmother. Lucy was married to William Warren Greenway and lived in Somerville, TN in Fayette County.
(Some info above regarding Sherrod Harris II credited to Linda (Hastings) Hinson. Thank you!)
Sherrod II was a Baptist Preacher of Irish descent. He was listed as the second highest land taxpayer in Marshall County, Mississippi. At his death he
was considered to be quite wealthy. His son, Daniel Seaborn Harris I
estimated the assets of his father to be more than $200,000.00
Sherrod II built the first sanctuary in that area called the Shiloh
Baptist Church. This church stood until 1940-43 (?), when it was
destroyed by a cyclone. A recent visitor to his old plantation home
remarked, "The main structure is still standing, although crumbling and
the roof has fallen in; but there is still enough left to tell that it
was an imposing home."
At his retirement, Sherrod II and his wife, Rebecca, moved to Memphis,
Tennessee to live. Sherrod II died in Memphis, Tennessee on March 24, 1869 and is interred in one of the twelve lots he purchased in Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee. On his tomb-stone is inscribed the particulars about his ministerial career including "Joined the Primitive Baptist Church in 1832 - ordained a minister of that order in 1846."
(Mrs Rebecca Mac Davis, granddaughter of Elizabeth Harris is in
possession of the Bible of Sherrod Harris II. This Bible was published in
1853. She also has a flyleaf from a Harris Bible published in 1817;
inscribed "Sherrod Harris, Hiss Book".)
Sherrod's daughter from his first wife, Winnie Wells White (who died in Alabama in 1833), was Lucy Miriam Harris, b. 1832. She was my GGGrandmother. Lucy was married to William Warren Greenway and lived in Somerville, TN in Fayette County.
(Some info above regarding Sherrod Harris II credited to Linda (Hastings) Hinson. Thank you!)
Sherrod Harris II was the son of Sherrod Harris I and Mary Elizabeth Jones, and the father of Lucy Miriam Harris Greenway.
Sherrod II was a Baptist Preacher of Irish descent. He was listed as the second highest land taxpayer in Marshall County, Mississippi. At his death he
was considered to be quite wealthy. His son, Daniel Seaborn Harris I
estimated the assets of his father to be more than $200,000.00
Sherrod II built the first sanctuary in that area called the Shiloh
Baptist Church. This church stood until 1940-43 (?), when it was
destroyed by a cyclone. A recent visitor to his old plantation home
remarked, "The main structure is still standing, although crumbling and
the roof has fallen in; but there is still enough left to tell that it
was an imposing home."
At his retirement, Sherrod II and his wife, Rebecca, moved to Memphis,
Tennessee to live. Sherrod II died in Memphis, Tennessee on March 24, 1869 and is interred in one of the twelve lots he purchased in Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee. On his tomb-stone is inscribed the particulars about his ministerial career including "Joined the Primitive Baptist Church in 1832 - ordained a minister of that order in 1846."
(Mrs Rebecca Mac Davis, granddaughter of Elizabeth Harris is in
possession of the Bible of Sherrod Harris II. This Bible was published in
1853. She also has a flyleaf from a Harris Bible published in 1817;
inscribed "Sherrod Harris, Hiss Book".)
Sherrod's daughter from his first wife, Winnie Wells White (who died in Alabama in 1833), was Lucy Miriam Harris, b. 1832. She was my GGGrandmother. Lucy was married to William Warren Greenway and lived in Somerville, TN in Fayette County.
(Some info above regarding Sherrod Harris II credited to Linda (Hastings) Hinson. Thank you!)
Sherrod II was a Baptist Preacher of Irish descent. He was listed as the second highest land taxpayer in Marshall County, Mississippi. At his death he
was considered to be quite wealthy. His son, Daniel Seaborn Harris I
estimated the assets of his father to be more than $200,000.00
Sherrod II built the first sanctuary in that area called the Shiloh
Baptist Church. This church stood until 1940-43 (?), when it was
destroyed by a cyclone. A recent visitor to his old plantation home
remarked, "The main structure is still standing, although crumbling and
the roof has fallen in; but there is still enough left to tell that it
was an imposing home."
At his retirement, Sherrod II and his wife, Rebecca, moved to Memphis,
Tennessee to live. Sherrod II died in Memphis, Tennessee on March 24, 1869 and is interred in one of the twelve lots he purchased in Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee. On his tomb-stone is inscribed the particulars about his ministerial career including "Joined the Primitive Baptist Church in 1832 - ordained a minister of that order in 1846."
(Mrs Rebecca Mac Davis, granddaughter of Elizabeth Harris is in
possession of the Bible of Sherrod Harris II. This Bible was published in
1853. She also has a flyleaf from a Harris Bible published in 1817;
inscribed "Sherrod Harris, Hiss Book".)
Sherrod's daughter from his first wife, Winnie Wells White (who died in Alabama in 1833), was Lucy Miriam Harris, b. 1832. She was my GGGrandmother. Lucy was married to William Warren Greenway and lived in Somerville, TN in Fayette County.
(Some info above regarding Sherrod Harris II credited to Linda (Hastings) Hinson. Thank you!)
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