Elm City’s Harris Brothers Quartet. Left to right: Jesse Harris Jr., William Amos Harris, Archie Harris, James Roscoe Harris Sr., and Willie Richardson (on guitar). [The photo is dated about 1945, but likely was somewhat later, as William Amos Harris was born in 1932 and Archie Harris in 1933.]
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In the 1930 census of Wilson township, Wilson County: farmer Jessie Harris, 34; wife Delphia, 36; and children Rosetta, 12, Alberta, 9, James, 2, and Jessie James, 1; and mother Rosa, 66.
In the 1940 census of Stantonsburg township, Wilson County: farm laborer Jack Harris, 43; wife Delphia, 40; children Rosetta, 22, Odell, 20, Annie M., 15, James Oscar, 13, Jessie, 12, Thelma, 10, Amos, 8, Archie, 7, and Chaney Mae, 5; plus grandchildren Ned, 5, and Leroy, 1.
Photo courtesy of Jerry Harris (and printed in the Wilson Daily Times, 25 May 2018).
I would like to know more I am a Grandchild of them and don’t no nothing about them
John who are you the grandchild of? My great grandma and grandpa are Delphia and Jessie “Jack” Harris.. It’s a miss print because some of their children where not listed or maybe not born at the time. My grandma is Mariah Hinnant they called her Sis.. Im Teawanda Jones on Facebook
The 1940 census entry only shows those children living at home and born prior to that date.
James Harris my great grandfather
My grandfather in the middle and the others are my uncle’s..
Wonderful!
These are my grandfather Elijah Harris 1st Cousins. My great grandfather was Archie Amos Harris who was their dad Jack Harris brother.
Thanks for that detail!