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Francis Marion Harris

Biography
Born ca. 1837
Birth Location Pulaski Co., KY
Died ca. 1866
Death Location Russell Co., VA
Father Abednego Harris
Mother Anne Jasper
Married 11/21/1855
8/18/1859
12/31/1864
Spouses Margaret Hurt
Mary Jones
Mary Taylor
Military Units
Caldwell's Battalion Cavalry
Ferguson's Battalion
McFarlane's Cavalry
CSR, Pension, and Miscellaneous Images
Caldwell's Battalion
page 1.jpg
page 2.jpg
Mcfarlane's Cavalry
Page 2.jpg
Page 3.jpg
Widows Pension
harris_francis_marion_widow.pdf
Census Information:

1850: 70, Age 15
1860: 521, Age 25
1870: DEAD
1880: DEAD
1900: DEAD
1910: DEAD
1920: DEAD
1930: DEAD

Miscellaneous Information:

Widow filed pension: 1916 (Kentucky)

Notes: Divorced first wife in 1859. Charged with stealing a horse in April, 1863, in jail from May 5 to October 2, 1863.

Military Information:

Compiled Service Record
Card 1
Private, Captain Jacob C. Gent's Company, Caldwell's Battalion Cavalry

Appears on a muster roll for Dated Aug. 7, 1862

Enlisted:
When: July 16, 1862
Where: Russell Va
By whom: Otis Caldwell
Period: 3 yrs

Last paid:
By whom:
To what time:

Present or absent: Absent
Remarks: Absent sick

Card 2
Private, Captain John A. McFarlane's Company Virginia Cavalry

Appears on a muster roll for June 30 to Nov. 30, 1862 (Dated Nov. 30)

Enlisted:
When: Aug. 7
Where: Camp Smith
By whom: O. Caldwell
Period: 3 yrs

Last paid:
By whom:
To what time:

Present or absent: Present
Remarks:

Card 3

Appears on a muster roll for Nov. 30, 1862 to Apr. 30, 1863 (Dated Apr. 30, 1863)

Enlisted:
When: Aug. 7
Where: Camp Smith
By whom: O. Caldwell
Period: 3 yrs

Last paid:
By whom: Chfield
To what time: Nov. 30, 1862

Present or absent: Absent
Remarks: Confined in Lebanon jail

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