Laura Harris was born to Guilford and Catherine “Callie” Moye Harris. The Harris family lived in Hanrahan Corners. Laura was a twin to brother John Robert. She also had 4 older sisters.
Laura told a grandchild about a frightening experience during the Civil War when she was 11 years old. She said that she had to hide in a root cellar to elude Union soldiers who were looting and destroying property. “Sketches of Pitt County, 1704-1910” by Henry T. King cites that she was referring to “Potter's Raid” which began on July 19, 1863. The raid went from New Bern to Tarboro with a return through Pitt County. Brigadier General E.E. Potter led several companies of infantry and cavalry.
It was July 21 by the time the soldiers were in Laura's vicinity. “Scuffleton” is mentioned on that particular day. It was also known as Spring Ridge, later to be called Jacksontown. That area was in the immediate vicinity of Hanrahan Corners. When the Union troops were finished wreaking havoc in the area, they returned to Greenville. It made an indelible impression on her and she would recall the incident with bitterness.
Laura married Benjamin Franklin “Frank” Jackson August 1871, T.N. Manning, minister. Laura's sister, Absley, had married Frank's brother, Guilford “Gip” Jackson in 1863.
The couple were farmers in Jacksontown. They had 8 children that are known of, 4 boys and 4 girls: Alonza Lonnie, George, Eva, Claude, Leta, Luther, Pearl Mae, Mary Olivia. By the 1930 Census Frank and Laura were living with their youngest son, Luther, and family.
Laura told a grandchild about a frightening experience during the Civil War when she was 11 years old. She said that she had to hide in a root cellar to elude Union soldiers who were looting and destroying property. “Sketches of Pitt County, 1704-1910” by Henry T. King cites that she was referring to “Potter's Raid” which began on July 19, 1863. The raid went from New Bern to Tarboro with a return through Pitt County. Brigadier General E.E. Potter led several companies of infantry and cavalry.
It was July 21 by the time the soldiers were in Laura's vicinity. “Scuffleton” is mentioned on that particular day. It was also known as Spring Ridge, later to be called Jacksontown. That area was in the immediate vicinity of Hanrahan Corners. When the Union troops were finished wreaking havoc in the area, they returned to Greenville. It made an indelible impression on her and she would recall the incident with bitterness.
Laura married Benjamin Franklin “Frank” Jackson August 1871, T.N. Manning, minister. Laura's sister, Absley, had married Frank's brother, Guilford “Gip” Jackson in 1863.
The couple were farmers in Jacksontown. They had 8 children that are known of, 4 boys and 4 girls: Alonza Lonnie, George, Eva, Claude, Leta, Luther, Pearl Mae, Mary Olivia. By the 1930 Census Frank and Laura were living with their youngest son, Luther, and family.
Laura Harris was born to Guilford and Catherine “Callie” Moye Harris. The Harris family lived in Hanrahan Corners. Laura was a twin to brother John Robert. She also had 4 older sisters.
Laura told a grandchild about a frightening experience during the Civil War when she was 11 years old. She said that she had to hide in a root cellar to elude Union soldiers who were looting and destroying property. “Sketches of Pitt County, 1704-1910” by Henry T. King cites that she was referring to “Potter's Raid” which began on July 19, 1863. The raid went from New Bern to Tarboro with a return through Pitt County. Brigadier General E.E. Potter led several companies of infantry and cavalry.
It was July 21 by the time the soldiers were in Laura's vicinity. “Scuffleton” is mentioned on that particular day. It was also known as Spring Ridge, later to be called Jacksontown. That area was in the immediate vicinity of Hanrahan Corners. When the Union troops were finished wreaking havoc in the area, they returned to Greenville. It made an indelible impression on her and she would recall the incident with bitterness.
Laura married Benjamin Franklin “Frank” Jackson August 1871, T.N. Manning, minister. Laura's sister, Absley, had married Frank's brother, Guilford “Gip” Jackson in 1863.
The couple were farmers in Jacksontown. They had 8 children that are known of, 4 boys and 4 girls: Alonza Lonnie, George, Eva, Claude, Leta, Luther, Pearl Mae, Mary Olivia. By the 1930 Census Frank and Laura were living with their youngest son, Luther, and family.
Laura told a grandchild about a frightening experience during the Civil War when she was 11 years old. She said that she had to hide in a root cellar to elude Union soldiers who were looting and destroying property. “Sketches of Pitt County, 1704-1910” by Henry T. King cites that she was referring to “Potter's Raid” which began on July 19, 1863. The raid went from New Bern to Tarboro with a return through Pitt County. Brigadier General E.E. Potter led several companies of infantry and cavalry.
It was July 21 by the time the soldiers were in Laura's vicinity. “Scuffleton” is mentioned on that particular day. It was also known as Spring Ridge, later to be called Jacksontown. That area was in the immediate vicinity of Hanrahan Corners. When the Union troops were finished wreaking havoc in the area, they returned to Greenville. It made an indelible impression on her and she would recall the incident with bitterness.
Laura married Benjamin Franklin “Frank” Jackson August 1871, T.N. Manning, minister. Laura's sister, Absley, had married Frank's brother, Guilford “Gip” Jackson in 1863.
The couple were farmers in Jacksontown. They had 8 children that are known of, 4 boys and 4 girls: Alonza Lonnie, George, Eva, Claude, Leta, Luther, Pearl Mae, Mary Olivia. By the 1930 Census Frank and Laura were living with their youngest son, Luther, and family.
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