Individual Details

James Bell Harris

(13 Feb 1802 - 1844)



James married Margaret Jane Watts, Oct 1823, probably in Simpson Co KY. A Charles Watts lived near Christopher Harris in 1820.

Although James is seen in the online databases as dying, 1844, at Fort Claiborne, AL, this seems unlikely. There is a marker at the site of Fort Claiborne, Monroe Co, AL, showing the Fort was used temporarily during the War of 1812, not still in use in 1844.
Fort Claiborne
Creek Indian War 1813-1814.
Built by General Ferdinand L. Claiborne as a base for his invasion of the Alibamo country with U.S. Regulars, Lower Tombigbee Militia, and friendly Choctaws. Claiborne's campaign culminated in the American victory over the Creeks at the Holy Ground.
and on another website:
Fort Claiborne(1813 - 1814), Claiborne
A temporary Federal post during the Creek War, located on Weatherford Bluff (Alabama Heights) on the Alabama River at Limestone Creek. It was a stockaded enclosure with three blockhouses and a crescent-shaped earthwork battery. The post was later used as a settler refuge until 1818.

Events

Birth13 Feb 1802Madison County, Kentucky
Death1844

Families

FatherRev. Christopher Harris (1755 - 1841)
MotherElizabeth Grubbs (1758 - 1850)
SiblingTyree Harris (1778 - 1779)
SiblingThomas Harris (1780 - 1806)
SiblingNancy Harris (1782 - )
SiblingMourning Harris (1783 - 1865)
SiblingRobert Harris (1787 - 1885)
SiblingTabitha Harris (1791 - 1876)
SiblingFrances "Fanny" Harris (1793 - 1888)
SiblingChristopher V. Harris (1795 - )
SiblingSusanna Harris (1798 - 1885)
SiblingElizabeth Harris (1800 - 1847)
SiblingHensley G. Harris (1804 - )