US Civil War Soldiers flag photo of John Clodius HARRIS   John Clodius  HARRIS

  (b. 25 January 1835 ,  Morven Plantation, Louisa County, Virginia, USA   d. 24 October 1900 ,  Manor, Travis County, Texas, USA )  

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John Clodius HARRIS was born 25 January 1835 in Morven Plantation, Louisa County, Virginia, USA

John Clodius HARRIS was the child of Henry "Harry" HARRIS   and   Sarah (Sallie) HART and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Henry HARRIS and Susanna COLLINS (maternal)  Malcom HART and Judith Harris CREW

John Clodius was a soldier in the U.S. Civil War.

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John Clodius  married  Jane Margaret GILLESPIE 18 November 1857 in Virginia, USA .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jane Margaret GILLESPIE  was born 27 March 1838 in Virginia, USA.  Jane Margaret died 26 June 1899 in Manor, Travis County, Texas, USA.  Jane Margaret was the child of William Allen GILLESPIE and Anne Reid "Nancy" STOUT.

John Clodius HARRIS died 24 October 1900 in Manor, Travis County, Texas, USA.







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John Clodius HARRIS married flag photo of Jane Margaret GILLESPIE  Jane Margaret GILLESPIE-- Date: 18 November 1857 Place: , Virginia, USA
Jane Margaret GILLESPIE was the child of William Allen GILLESPIE and Anne Reid "Nancy" STOUT




Children of John Clodius HARRIS and Jane Margaret GILLESPIE:

flag photo of James Malcom "Mack" HARRIS  James Malcom "Mack" HARRIS (b.9 October 1859, Louisa County, Virginia, USA  d. 2 March 1921, Austin, Texas, USA)
m. Joanna "Annie" Lois TOWNES 15 October 1885



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birth1835 Birth
25 January 1835
Morven Plantation, Louisa County, Virginia, USA
U.S. President1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States
Invention 1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States
NewsFrom the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.
U.S. President1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
Invention 1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
U.S. President1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States
Invention 1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)
U.S. President1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States
Invention 1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)
marriage1857 Marriage / Partner
John Clodius HARRIS and Jane Margaret GILLESPIE 18 November 1857, , Virginia, USA

He was 22 years old.
U.S. President1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States
News1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.
Invention 1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser
1859 Birth of Child
James Malcom "Mack" HARRIS was born 9 October 1859, Louisa County, Virginia, USA

John Clodius was 24 years old.
News1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.
U.S. President1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States
News1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.
News1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States
News1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
Invention 1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)
U.S. PresidentApril 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.
Invention 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
U.S. President1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States
News1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.
Invention 1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.
U.S. President1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States
Invention 1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.
Invention 1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)
News1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.
U.S. President1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.
Invention 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
U.S. President1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States
News1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled
Invention 1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)
U.S. President1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States
Invention 1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
U.S. President1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States
Invention 1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)
U.S. President1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States
News1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain
News1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.
1899 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jane Margaret GILLESPIE died 26 June 1899, Manor, Travis County, Texas, USA
death1900 Death
24 October 1900
Manor, Travis County, Texas, USA

He died at the age of 65.
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