Wm Henry McDonald - Hill Co TX-wf Sarah Matilda Russell Harris
William Henry McDonald [TN] found in Hill County, TX records 1880, wherein the census taker omitted his wife from the record but did state that he was married.
1880 Hillsboro - Hill Co - TX
McDonald, W. H.40 married Land Agent TN NC NC
[wife omitted]
McDonald, Henry B. 3TX TN MS
McDonald, Arthur2TX TN MS
McDonald, Mary2m TX TN MS
1900Hillsboro- Hill Co - TX
McDonald, Sarah M.45/Oct 1854 wd 6/5liv chnMs VA GA
McDonald, Arthur W.22/Apr 1878TX TN MS
McDonald, Mary20/Feb 1880
McDonald, Robert E.16/Apr 1884
McDonald, Sarah F.12/May 1888
Sarah Matilda Russell Harris, daughter of Wm. Green Harris and Ann Elizabeth "Bettie" Moore, was born in Itawamba Co MS.
Her paternal grandfather was Anderson Green Harris NC, wife Russell, moved to Arkansas after leaving Itawamba Co MS.
Poor Sarah [who's nickname seems to have been Tilla, per 1910 census of Hill Co.] had a hard time being listed in records.Omitted from the 1880 census, the clerk who filled out her death records recorded her name as her husbands and she is forever listed as W.H. McDonald, born 12 Oct 1854 in Mississippi.Died 23 July 1929, Tarrant Co. TX.Father:W.G. Harris of MS, Mother: Betty Moore, MS.Burial:Hillsboro, TX.
The 1870 census of Hill Co list her family.
Harris, William40 NC
Harris, Elizabeth 28 MS
Harris, Matilda 16 MS
Harris, John T/F 12 MS
Harris, Willie 6 MS
Harris, Mary D9 MS
Harris, Ida4 MS
Harris, Robert L. 2 MS
Harris, Nora 3mTX
Itawamba MS Marriage Records:
Wm G. Harris to Ann E. Moore 22 Dec 1853
Many have made the mistake of listing William's wife as Elizabeth Green because of naming a daugher Willie Green but that is a mistake, per Sarah's death certificate.
Attempting to locate the parents of Ann Elizabeth Moore.Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Respectfully,
Linda Harris