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On 27 Feb 1850, Joel Haden, and John & Nancy Harris and their 10 children including a married daughter and her husband, requested division of 24 slaves they held as tenants in common. I believe the slaves had been those of Joel & Nancy Harris's father, Turner Richardson Haden. Haden owned 4/5 of the slaves - apparently he had bought out his other siblings, while the Harris children were entitled to 1/5. There may have been a trust for the Harris children. 28 slaves are listed by name, but as the sheriff reported, one infant had died before the sale, and two had been born. Proceeds from the sale of 26 slaves, sold at public auction on 7 Nov 1850 was $9294.00. John and Nancy asked that a trustee be appointed to take charge of their interest. They had anticipated a partition of the slaves themselves and did not expect to be paid in money. They requested their share of the money be used to purchase slaves for their natural lives and for their children in remainder, as they were "old and infirm".
Petition #21185014, Boone Co Circuit Court; case reference found "Digital Library on American Slavery".

I believe from the above suggestion of 11 children [I believe there were actually 10 plus Martha's husband George Chadwell] and the census, I was able to determine the children of John & Nancy C. Haden Harris.

1850 Census. Boone Co, MO, Hh 838
John H. Harris, age 69, farmer, b. VA
Nancy C. Harris, age 51, b. KY
Martha Chadwell, 30, b. KY
George Chadwell, 30, Carpenter, b. VA
Margarett Chadwell, 4, b. MO
Nancy, 3, b. MO
Mary, 2, b. MO
Joel Harris, 19, Cabinet work, b. KY
Jefferson Harris, 14, b. MO
Woodson Harris, 12, b. MO
William Harris, 10, b. MO
Rebecka Harris, age 20, b. MO
Catharine Harris, age 6, b. MO

On the next page, and living with the family of Thomas A. McCormick, is Nathaniel Harris, age 16, b. MO

I believe John Harris, age 25, living in Boone Co in the household of Stephens Liechman, is probably also a son. He was a farmer, b. KY and he made have had a wife, Lucy A., age 23.

Another probable son is James S. Harris, age 31, farmer, b. KY - also in Boone Co. His wife Elvira, age 26, b. KY. Children, Cephas O. 9, John W. 7, Susan F. 6, James A. 4, Nancy E. 2, and Ann E. age 2 months - all born in Missouri.

1860 Census. Columbia, Boone Co MO, Hh 1329
Nancy C. Harris, age 59, b. KY
Woodson, 24. Cornelia 18.
John B., age 8, Joel B., age 7

1870 Census. Monmouth, Polk Co, Oregon, Hh 211
Mark W. Harris, age 34, Teamster, b. MO
Addie, 21, b. MO
Nancy, age 69, b. KY
Joel Chadwell, age 16, b. MO

In 1880 there was no Garfield Co in Washington - it was created in 1881 from Columbia Co. Columbia had been formed from Walla Walla Co in 1875.
1880 Census. Columbia, WA, Hh 216
Marcus W. Harris, age 44, b. MO, parent b. KY [I believe this is Woodson]
Adilade E., 31, wife, b. MO
Richard O. age 9, son, b. Wash.Ter., parents b. MO [same for all the children]
Cornelia A., 6, dau,
Lavenia L., 4, dau
Bertha R., 1, dau
Nancy C., age 78, mother, b. KY, parents b. VA
Joel Chadwell, age 27, nephew, b. MO, father, b. VA, mother b. MO

Birth	15 Oct 1801	Bourbon County, Kentucky
Marriage	20 Dec 1815	Scott County, Kentucky - John H. Harris
Death	3 Apr 1890	Garfield County, Washington

Spouse	John H. Harris ( - 1859)
Child	James S. Harris (1818 - 1885)
Child	Martha Harris (1820 - )
Child	John Harris (1825 - )
Child	Rebecca Harris (1830 - )
Child	Joel Harris (1831 - )
Child	Nathaniel Harris (1834 - )
Child	Jefferson Harris (1836 - )
Child	Marcus Woodson Harris (1838 - )
Child	William Harris (1840 - )
Child	Catharine Harris (1844 - )

Father	Turner Richardson Haden (1773 - 1812)
Mother	Rebecca Cave (1772 - 1849)
Sibling	William Haden (1796 - 1891)
Sibling	Susan Haden (1802 - )
Sibling	Turner Richardson Haden II (1808 - 1878)
Sibling	Joel Harris Haden (1811 - 1888)