Robert Billups Harris (born August 13, 1845, died February 9, 1936)

Robert Billups Barris (born August 13, 1845, died February 9, 1936)
Mary Susan Elizabeth Evans (born September 15, 1857, died July 13, 1940) August 27, 1979. From Walton County near Monroe, Georgia Both buried in Watkinsville, Georgia, town cemetery

Served in the Army of the Confederacy

Robert Billups Harris as a Confederate soldier at 17

Sgt Co G 28 Ga Siege Arty CSA - Whose service to the Confederacy was as follows:
"I first joined Capt. Vincent's company and went to Portsmouth, Virginia, when a boy of 18 years. Became sick, was discharged and sent home. After regaining health, went to Alabama where I assisted my uncle Jeptha Calhoun Harris work his slaves making moss blankets for the cavalry. In course of time, my health regained, I joined Co. G, Bonands siege artillery on Florida coast. When the enemy invaded Florida, we were taken from our guns and armed with rifles. We met the enemy at Lake City and drove them back to Ocean Pond where we fought negroes in the piney woods, whipped them and drove them to Jacksonville, Florida and saved the invasion of that state. We went from that point to James Island, was under fire most of the time, the enemy shelling Charleston, South Carolina. Island and fought negroes. Went from James Island to John's Drove them from the Island then went back to James Island and was there until Sherman made us
evacuate same. Fought Sherman at· Bentonville and Averysboro. He having overwhelming forces surrounded us at Bennettsville and we were forced to surrender at Greensboro, North Carolina."
Signed/ Robert Billups Harris

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Robert with Pat Circa 1914

Robert with Susie Harris

Robert Billups Harris was a Confederate soldier. He reported his service to the Confederacy as follows: '1 first joined Captian Vincent's Company and went to Portsmouth, Virginia when a boy of 18 years. became sick, was discharged and sent home. After regaining health went to Alabama where I assisted my uncle Jeptha Calhoun Harris work his slaves making moss blankets for the Calvary. In course of time my health regained I joined Co. G. Bonard's Seige Artillery on Florida Coast. When the enemy invaded Florida we were taken from our guns and armed with rifles. We met the enemy at Lake City and drove them back to Occar land where we fought negroes in the pineywoods, whipped them and drove them to Jacksonville, Florida and saved the invasion of that state. We went from that point to James Island was under fire most of the time, the enemy shelling Charleston, South Carolina. Went from James Island to John's Island and fought negroes. Drove them from the Island then went back to Jam.es Island and was there until Sherman made us evacuate same. Fought Sherman at Bentonville and Averysboro. He, having overwhelming forces, sun-ounded us at Bennettsville and we were forced to surrender at Greensboro, North Carolina."
He married twice. His second marriage to Susan Virginia Evans was August 28, 1879. Susan Virginia traced her family back to Robert Griffeth, who was born in Wales in 1721. He came to America on the ship "Great Western" and was wrecked off Cape Hatteras in 1743. He married Martha Douglas of North Carolina. One son was born during the 1750's. Robert Griffeth was killed at Braddock's defeat in 1755. His widow Martha Douglas Griffeth married William Stinson, a Scotchman. They had one daughter, Nancy, who married William Locklin. Their daughter, Martha Locklin married John Griffeth a grandson of Robert Griffeth.

John Griffeth enlisted in 1777 to serve during the Revolution as a pivate in General Reed's Company let North Carolina Regiment commissioned by Colonel Thomas Clarke and was transferred in March 1778 to the Commander in Chiefs Guard, Continental 'lroop. He was wounded in the battle of King's Mountain, October 1780.. He afterwards lived and died in Oglethorpe County leaving a large

family whose descendants are scattered over Georgia, Mississippi and the West.
Martha Locklin and John Griffeth's son, John L. Griffeth married Ann Mclerach of North Carolina. Their son David Griffeth married Sarah Davis. Their daughter, Nancy Griffeth, married Henry D. Evans. They were Susan Virginia's parents.
Robert Billups Harris and Susan Virginia Evans had four children, Daisy, Herschel Billups, Henry Hull and Mary Roberta. Robert Billups Harris was the first and only veterinarian in this area of Georgia.
Daisy married Mell M. Stephenson and the had three sons, Mell Jr., Julian, J arnes and one daughter, Mildred.
Henry Hull Harris married Alice Crowley and the had two daughters, Virginia and Dorothy, and three sons, Wiitt!tl'& and twins,1 Edward Crowley and Robert Littleton. Vir ginia married Albert Parsons and they had three daughter, Beverly, Susan and Ann. Dorothy married Charles Shannon Dickens and the had two daughters, Hazel and Carol and one son, Charles Dickens. Bill married Aileen and they had one son, ?? and one daughter, Cathy. Ed married Mildred Thomas and the had two daughters, Theresa and Terry. Robert married Sarah Maxwell and they had one son, Robert.

Mary Roberta married Grady Downer and they had no children.

Herschel Billups married Grace Lee Durham and had two sons, Herschel Billups, Jr. and Alexander Woodson. By Dr. Herschel Billups Harris, Jr.

Watkinsville Cemetery is located .5 miles west of Main Street on Simonton Bridge Road. The GPS coordinates for this cemetery are: N33°52.032' W083°24.126'.