1842 - 1894 (51 years)
Generation: 1
1. | CLARY Benjamin Milton was born on 26 May 1842 in Greensville County, Virginia; died in 1894; was buried in Waverly, Sussex County, VA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Education: educated at the Blackwater Academy
- Census: 1860, Sussex County, VA
- Military: Abt 1861; Civil War - Southampton Greys
- Occupation: 1880, Prince George County, VA; Farmer
- Residence: 1880, Prince George County, VA; Brandon District
Notes:
Aug 2007,According to Kenneth Coker, there is a Clary cemetery on the farm property previously owned by Robert Bishop, now owned by Patsy Westbrook Jenkins, on Beaverdam Rd. (Old Rt. 40) outside of Waverly. Kenneth has a photo of Benjamin Clary,Sr. Elizabeth Frances Baird was Ben. Sr. 3rd wife.
Name : B. M. Clary 1880 Census
Residence : Prince George, Virginia, United States
Gender : Male
Age : 37
Birth date : 1843
Birth place : Vir
Relationship to head-of-household : HD
Occupation : Farmer
Father birth place : VA
Mother birth place : VA
Marital status : Married
Race or color : W
Census city :
Census township : Brandon District
Census county : Prince George
Census state : VA
NARA film number : T9-1384
Page : 436
Film number : 1255384
Collection : 1880 United States Census
BENJAMIN M. CLARY SURRENDERED APPOMATTOX 3RD VA.INF.,CO.D,PVT. PG.81
Military:
Co D. 3rd Virginia Infantry, Southampton Greys
surrendered at Appomottax (April 9, 1865)
Thomas and Benjamin did not join the Surry or Sussex units, as most of these were cavalry units; enlistees were required to provide horse, rifle & certain other equipment.
Family/Spouse: BAIRD Elizabeth Frances. Elizabeth (daughter of BAIRD Alexander Peter, Jr. and BOOTH Rebecca Ann) was born on 4 Sep 1862 in Dendron, Surry, Virginia, United States; died in 1892; was buried in Surry County, VA (Lois Goodrich Cemetary on Rt 612). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Family/Spouse: FIGG --Unknown--. --Unknown-- and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Family/Spouse: BISHOP Henriette. Henriette (daughter of BISHOP H. S. and BISHOP Virginia, daughter of BISHOP H. S. and BISHOP Virginia --LNU--) was born cal 1851; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 2
6. | CLARY Nell Mae (1.Benjamin1) was born on 1 Aug 1890; died on 7 Apr 1966 in Williamsburg, VA; was buried on 9 Apr 1966 in Richmond, Virginia, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Name: Nellie
- Alt. Birth: 14 Nov 1891, Waverly, Sussex County, VA
- Residence: 1930, Richmond, Virginia, USA
Notes:
Nellie was raised by her Uncle Walter Binns Clary, when her parents died. Uncle Walter lived in Manchester, Va. (later annexed into Richmond).
Social Security Death Index
about Nellie Harris
Name:Nellie Harris SSN:433-24-2242 Last Residence: Born:1 Aug 1890 Died:Jul 1965 State (Year) SSN issued:Louisiana (Before 1951)
Death occurred at Eastern State Hosp in WIlliamsburg
Birth:
From SSN death notice at Ancestry
Alt. Birth:
From: Harris200901 by: scraigh
From: Cozart & Moore of Granville, O... by: grady3021
Buried:
Div 1, Sec G-4, Lot 25
Nell married HARRIS William Henry, Sr. about 1910. William (son of HARRIS David Donald and BALL Laura Frances) was born on 2 Dec 1887 in Bahama, Durham, North Carolina, USA; died on 13 Apr 1958 in Richmond, Virginia, USA; was buried on 15 Apr 1958 in Richmond, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 14. HARRIS Virginia Blair was born on 29 Apr 1915; died in 2005 in Kentucky; was buried in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA.
- 15. HARRIS William Henry, Jr. was born on 9 Jan 1917 in Richmond, Virginia, USA; died on 23 Jul 1965 in Smithfield, Johnston, North Carolina; was buried in Jul 1965 in Smithfield, Johnston, North Carolina.
- 16. HARRIS Sterling Clary was born on 29 Jul 1921; and died.
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Generation: 3
15. | HARRIS William Henry, Jr. (6.Nell2, 1.Benjamin1) was born on 9 Jan 1917 in Richmond, Virginia, USA; died on 23 Jul 1965 in Smithfield, Johnston, North Carolina; was buried in Jul 1965 in Smithfield, Johnston, North Carolina. Other Events and Attributes:
Family/Spouse: LOWE Virginia F.. Virginia (daughter of LOWE Frederick Wesley and LOWE Susie P. --unknown--) was born on 28 Jan 1918 in Richmond, Virginia, USA; died on 30 Jun 1990 in Smithfield, Johnston, North Carolina; was buried in Jul 1990 in Smithfield, Johnston, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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16. | HARRIS Sterling Clary (6.Nell2, 1.Benjamin1) was born on 29 Jul 1921; and died. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes:
Military:
1st Lieutenant in ROTC at John Marshall H. S. (Richmond, Va);
(12-7-1941 was eating lunch in Huntsville, Tn, when he heard about Pearl Harbor;
wanted to sign up with the marines but his Mother cried & begged him to wait;
enlisted in 2 weeks; at US Army OCS injured knee; kept as a 1st Sgt at OCS;
served 3 yrs 3 mos
Sterling married TUTTLE Alice Jean on 7 Aug 1944. Alice was born on 12 Jul 1921; died on 1 Dec 2013. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 4
21. | HARRIS James (Jim) Sterling (16.Sterling3, 6.Nell2, 1.Benjamin1) was born in Eastern NC. Other Events and Attributes:
- Address: Address:
James (Jim) Sterling HARRIS Grifton, NC
- Living In: Grifton, Pitt, North Carolina, USA
- Occupation: 2011
- Residence: 2015, Milford, Caroline County, VA
Notes:
Allow to introduce myself.......I am James Sterling Harris.......my father's mother was Nellie Mae Clary, born in the Waverly, Va area (Surry County).
See the attached spreadsheet that goes back several generations.
Occupation:
Retired in 2011
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