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Male Obediah Harris Click to view Obediah Harris in the family tree

Obediah was born on August 2nd, 1774 in NC.  Obediah's father was Obediah Harris and his mother was Rebekah Johnson.  His paternal grandparents were Benjamin Harris and Sarah Dumas. He had two brothers and nine sisters, named Benjamin, David, Sarah E., Molly, James, Rachel D., Jemima, Martha, Rebekah, Judith and Elizabeth.  He is the sixth youngest of the twelve children. He has four half-brothers and three half-sisters, named Aaron, Moses, John, Nathan, Phoebe, Lydia and Mary.


Obediah's family with Maris Mendenhall

‌Obediah and Maris were married in a religious ceremony on November 11th, 1795.


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