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Harrison "Harris" Vickers

Male Abt 1812 - 1864  (~ 52 years)


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  • Name Harrison "Harris" Vickers  [1, 2, 3
    Nickname Harris 
    Birth Abt 1812  Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Death 26 Feb 1864  Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Burial Old Vickers Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Notes 
    • Harrison Vickers, Jr., b Ga. ca 1812, moved to Fla. in 1817 when his father, Harrison Sr. bought land in the township of Tallahasse, Leon County. In 1834, Harrison Vickers Jr arrived in Texas. In 1837, he m. Sarah Ann Mason, (b) in Ala. (the dtr. of James and Elizabeth Mason). Harrision Vickers Jr., referred to as Harris Vickers on his headright papers, rec'd his land from the Sabine County Land Board in 1838, at Milam, Texas. He was a member of the Sexton Masonic Lodge at Sexton, and after it was moved to Milam. He was a farmer and the family home was near the Old Vickers Cemetery in the Isla Community. His descendants still live on the land. (White and Toole, p 38).

      His tombstone is inscribed "Came to Texas From Georgia 1833"
    Person ID I6345  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Family Sarah Ann Mason,   b. Abt 1821, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1891, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 70 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1837  [1
    Children 
     1. Austin J. Vickers,   b. Abt 1840, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between 1861 and 1865 (Age ~ 21 years)
     2. Alfred Vickers,   b. Bef 1842, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between 1861 and 1865 (Age ~ 19 years)
     3. Mary Mildred Vickers,   b. Abt 1844, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     4. Judge Joseph Jefferson Vickers,   b. Abt 1845, Isla, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Feb 1895, Isla, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 50 years)
     5. Volney Vickers,   b. Abt 1849, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     6. James Augustus "Gus" Vickers,   b. 7 Jan 1852, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Dec 1910, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years)
     7. Sam Houston Vickers,   b. Abt 1855, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     8. Flora Ann Vickers,   b. Abt 1858, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     9. Abbie Jane Vickers,   b. Abt 1856, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     10. Charles Harris "Long Charlie" Vickers,   b. 30 Aug 1864, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Feb 1930, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)
    Family ID F588  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 9 Dec 2006 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1812 - Georgia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 26 Feb 1864 - Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Old Vickers Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S461] White & Toole, "Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" c. 1972, p 38 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S350] Schluter, Helen Gomer "1835 Sabine District, Texas Census" c. 1983 Distributed by Ericson Books, p 2 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S745] Vickers, Martha "Old Vickers Cemetery Sabine County, Texas".