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Family Reunion Sharing
Contributed by WLMJr, Jul 1999 
Source: AfriGeneas Mail List Archives

Just thought I would share with you guys my experience of attending a reunion of my mother's branch of my family of origin. All of my life--more then 50 yrs--I had pretty much believed my mother had little or no family since she was orphaned at 8 yrs in 1903. An adopted daughter of a relative on mom's side organized a family reunion held last year and this weekend. I was really happy!! I learned of many, many unknown relatives, some people I have known most of my life were relatives. The big discovery is the name of a relative who fought in the Civil War. There is a copy of his "discharge paper" in the hand of one of the living relatives. He promised to mail me a copy. You know I got the names and addresses, ph #'s of all. Really a moving day.

Living Out The Legacy
Compiled and Written by Kendra B. Taylor, Aug. 2005

Six generations gathered in Richmond, VA to celebrate the life of the late Samuel Crockett Harris the weekend of July 22 – 24, 2005. These Harris descendants originated from Samuel’s homes of Granville and Wake Counties, North Carolina, now reside along the east coast as far north as Bridgeport, Connecticut and as far south as Charlotte, North Carolina.

This Samuel Crockett Harris Family Reunion was organized by Brenda Witherspoon Taylor, a Wendell, NC native, who now resides in Richmond, VA. Numerous hours were spent traveling back and forth to the archives in Raleigh, NC and to the county courthouse in Oxford, NC to obtain the necessary information for research of the descendants of Samuel Crockett Harris.

Those living members began their weekend on Friday with an eloquent banquet at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, downtown Richmond. The speaker for that evening was Dr. Thomasena Harris Woods, also a Wendell, NC native, who now resides in Hampton, VA, who gave valid points about the importance of family. On that evening, the fourteen living grandchildren of the late Harris were honored. Mary Elizabeth Brown of Oxford, NC, Ernest Cheatham of Trenton, NJ, Della Harris Clemons, Lottie Harris Rollins Dunston (the oldest living family member at age 93), Don Ameche Harris, Joseph Edward Harris, Katie Harris Jones, and Mamie Harris Scarboro all of Wendell, NC, Mary Frances Harris Montague of Zebulon, NC, Delores Harris-Goodson of Richmond, VA, Alene Locklear Fleming and Frank Locklear, Jr. both of Brooklyn, NY, and Bessie Harris Rayford and Marjorie Harris Ritter both of Raleigh, NC. The weekend continued on Saturday with a family picnic at Brenda’s residence, and concluded itself on Sunday morning with worship service.

The reunion was a huge success with family catching up on old times as well as family meeting those they never knew. With God’s prayers and guidance, the family hopes to continue “Living Out The Legacy” of the late Samuel Crockett Harris and his descendants yearly with reunions along the east coast in each member’s respective home towns.

Next year……Raleigh, NC!

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