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About Brig. Gen. Jeptha Vinning Harris
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeptha_Vining_Harris_(Georgia)
Jeptha Vining Harris (April 27, 1782 – 1856) was a brigadier general in the Georgia militia during the War of 1812, a lawyer, Georgia state representative and wealthy plantation owner. He was a trustee of the University of Georgia from 1832 to 1856. He was the father of Jeptha Vining Harris (Mississippi), a Mississippi (Confederate) brigadier general during the American Civil War (Civil War). He was the grandfather of Dr. Jeptha Vining Harris, who served as a doctor with the Confederate States Army and was a doctor, customs collector and school superintendent in Key West, Florida after the Civil War.
Biography
Jeptha Vining Harris was the eleventh and youngest child of Walton Harris and Rebecca (Lanier) Harris. He was born in Wilkes County, Georgia on April 27, 1782. Jeptha Vining Harris graduated with first honors in the first graduating class of the University of Georgia in 1804.
On October 11, 1894, Harris married Sarah Hunt, born June 15, 1789, of Elbert County, Georgia. Jeptha and Sarah Harris had twelve children, six sons and six daughters, all of whom survived to adulthood, married and had a family.
Jeptha Vining Harris was a Georgia militia general during the War of 1812, prominent lawyer, planter and member of the Georgia House of Representatives.
Harris was the father of Jeptha Vining Harris, a Mississippi (Confederate) brigadier general during the American Civil War. He was the grandfather of Dr. Jeptha Vining Harris of South Carolina, Mississippi and Florida, who served as a doctor with the Confederate States Army and was a doctor, customs collector and school superintendent in Key West, Florida for many years after the Civil War.
The Harris family lived for a time in Oglethorpe County, Georgia. They moved to Athens, Georgia where Harris practiced law for many years. Harris accumulated a large fortune and eventually retired to a home near Marietta, Georgia.
Death
Jeptha Vining Harris died at his home in Marietta, Georgia in 1856.
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Brig. Gen. Jeptha Vinning Harris's Timeline
| 1782 |
April 27, 1782
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Wilkes County, Georgia, United States
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| 1805 |
August 1, 1805
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Elbert County, Georgia, United States
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| 1807 |
July 6, 1807
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Elbert County, Georgia, United States
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| 1816 |
December 1, 1816
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Elbert County, Georgia, United States
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| 1824 |
April 22, 1824
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Farm Hill, Elbert County, Georgia, United States
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| 1856 |
June 29, 1856
Age 74
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Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia, United States
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