Douglas Harris Biographical Notes - Online Archive of Terry's Texas Rangers

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Douglas Harris

February 14, 1832 - May 15,1899

Born on February 14, 1832 at St. Stephens, Washington County, AL.
Worked as a physician both before and after the war.
Married Mary Louise Whitfield on August 21, 1861 at Austin County, TX.

Mustered into Company B at Houston, TX on March 12, 1862 by Lt. Sparks.
Captured at Murfreesboro, TN on December 31, 1862 and forwarded to Camp Douglas, IL.
Exchanged at City Point, VA on April 4, 1863.
Returned to regiment in April 1863.
Discharged by substitution.
Returned to TX by January 1864.

Died on May 15, 1899 at Whitney, Hill County, TX.
Buried at Bethlehem Cemetery in Whitney, Hill County, TX.

Also Identified As:
	Doc Harris
Family Members & Researcher Contacts:
	(Great-Great-Grandson)
Parents:
	Unidentified
Siblings:
	Unknown
Spouse(s):
	Mary Louise Whitfield m. D Harris on August 21, 1861 at Austin County, TX
Children:
	Oliver Douglas Harris b. July 28, 1862 d. May 9, 1937 Dr. John Whitfield Harris b. September 20, 1864 d. October 6, 1916 Grace Harris b. August 14, 1867 d. October 9, 1867 Tobias Richardson Harris b. June 3, 1870 d. January 11, 1922 Alice Harris b. February 21, 1875 d. November 3, 1876 Infant b. September 3, 1880 d. September 3, 1880 (stillborn)
Gravesite:
	Bethlehem Cemetery in Whitney, Hill County, TX

1840 Census - State, County, Town, Page, (image)
	Head of Houshold

1850 Census - State, County, Town, Page, Dwelling, Family, (image)
	Name	Age	Sex	Color	Occupation	Real Estate	Nativity	Student?	Illiterate?

1860 Census - State, County, Town, Page, Dwelling, Family, (image)
	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Occupation	Real Estate	Personal Estate	Nativity	Student?	Literate?

1870 Census - State, County, Town, Page, Dwelling, Family, (image)
	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Occupation	Real Estate	Personal Estate	Nativity	Parentage	Student?	Literate?

1880 Census - State, County, Town, Page, Dwelling, Family, (image)

Name

Race

Sex

Age

Rel.

Mar. St.

Occupation

Health

Education

Nativity

Father's Nativity

Mother's Nativity

Related Links:
	I. D. Affleck Letter, May 12, 1863
Sources:
	Claiborne, John M. Muster Roll of Terry's Texas Rangers; With Historical Remarks. Galveston: Self Published, 1882. Jones, Andrew M. Annotated Roster of Terry's Texas Rangers, the 8th Texas Cavalry. Unpublished Research. Scott, Paul R. Eighth Texas Cavalry, CSA. Arlington: The University of Texas at Arlington, July 1977. Unpublished MA Thesis.
Research Links:
	(offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (surname: Harris) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (surname: Harris) (offsite) TXGenWeb Project (Austin County, TX) (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Austin County, TX) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Austin County, TX) (offsite) TXGenWeb Project (Hill County, TX) (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Hill County, TX) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Hill County, TX) (offsite) ALGenWeb Project (Washington County, AL) (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Washington County, AL) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Washington County, AL)

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