Harless
WILLIAM THOMAS HARLESS FAMILY
Biography.
William Thomas Harless was born 28 June 1837, the third son of Henry Crousin and Martha T. Harless. Martha was the daughter of Sampson Skelton, who immigrated to Madison Co., AL from Georgia. Henry Crousin Harless and Martha T. Skelton were married in Huntsville, Madison Co., AL, on 28 May 1832. Martha was 16 and Henry was 20.
Henry Crousin Harless, with his wife and 8 of his 11 children came to Collin County, Texas, in 1852 or 53, from Huntsville, Madison, and Marshall Counties in Alabama. He settled on a farm near Millwood... The Land upon which Bear Creek Cemetery and Bear Creek Methodist Church were built had been part of the original Henry C. Harless farm, donated by him for the purpose of establishing a Methodist Church there. William Thomas Harless was in Capt. Bumpass’ Co. F, Martin’s Battalion of Mounted Volunteers in the Civil War.
Biography.
William Thomas Harless was born 28 June 1837, the third son of Henry Crousin and Martha T. Harless. Martha was the daughter of Sampson Skelton, who immigrated to Madison Co., AL from Georgia. Henry Crousin Harless and Martha T. Skelton were married in Huntsville, Madison Co., AL, on 28 May 1832. Martha was 16 and Henry was 20.
Henry Crousin Harless, with his wife and 8 of his 11 children came to Collin County, Texas, in 1852 or 53, from Huntsville, Madison, and Marshall Counties in Alabama. He settled on a farm near Millwood... The Land upon which Bear Creek Cemetery and Bear Creek Methodist Church were built had been part of the original Henry C. Harless farm, donated by him for the purpose of establishing a Methodist Church there. William Thomas Harless was in Capt. Bumpass’ Co. F, Martin’s Battalion of Mounted Volunteers in the Civil War.
1. Henry Harless. Sr.
2. John & Catherine (Moser) Harless
3. Charles Dotson Harless Capt. Bumpass Co. F, Martin’s Battalion, Civil War
3. Mary Harless
m. Christopher Sears
3. Henry Crousin Harless b. May 16, 1812 d. 20 Dec. 1878
m. Martha T. Skelton b. Jan 26, 1816 d. 4 June 1899 Nevada, TX
4. John Byron b. 26 April 1833 Madison Co., AL
m. Sarah Elizabeth Graves
4. Uriah Christopher (Doc) b. 7 Sep 1835 Madison Co., AL Civil War
m. Martha Foster
4. William Thomas b. 28 June 1837 Madison Co., AL Civil War
m. Elizabeth Peet
4. Mildred Catherine (Kit) b. AL
m. Welborn
4. Mary Elizabeth (Betty) b. 25 Sep 1842 AL
m. Hannah
4. Sarah Emma (Milla) b. 26 March 1846 AL
m. 3 Mar 1867 John Graves
4. Margaret J. b. 30 July 1847 AL d. 1 Nov. 1873
m. 29 Dec. 1870 William P. Harris
4. Martha S. b. 3 July 1851 AL
m. James K. McBee
4. Henry Wilson (Bud) b. 14 Nov 1853 TX
m. 21 Mar 1879 Mary Lula Brockman
4. Charles Chatham (Chap) b. 4 Sep 1857 TX
m. 3 Nov 1880 Addeline Cotner
4. Ermine b. 1859 TX
4. William Thomas Harless
m1. 18 July 1860 Elizabeth Peet
b. 1843 MO d. 4 January 1884
5. Henry Luther Harless b. 29 June 1861 Collin Co., TX
m. 29 Dec. 1890 Pecos, TX Rittie Harris
5. Sarah Eliza Harless b. 19 Feb. 1863 Nevada, Collin Co., TX
m. 17 Nov. 1883 William E. Manahan
5. Mary Cathran (Millie) b. 14 March 1866 Nevada, Collin Co., TX
m. 1 Dec. 1883 William D. Bryant
5. William Crousin Harless b. 16 Feb. 1868
m. 5 July 1891 Royse City, Rockwall Co., TX Mary Matilda Pennington
5. Margaret Bell Zora (Ada) Harless b. 16 January 1870
m. 15 Sep 1889 Royse City, Rockwall Co., TX Jesse Calvin Williams
5. John Wesley Harless b. 4 Nov 1872 Nevada, Collin Co., TX
5. Martha Alice Harless b. 4 Nov. 1874
m. 3 Aug. 1890 Kaufman, Kaufman Co., TX Frank Charles Bailey
5. Ermine Thomas Harless b. 4 Nov. 1876
m. 1 Aug 1895 James Paten (Pate) Bailey (brother of Frank)
5. Roxie Elizabeth Harless b. 19 Nov. 1878
5. Etoyle b. 1881/2 d. 1885/6
5. Jeremiah b. stillborn 1884
m2. 1 April 1888 Collin Co., TX Mrs. Drucilla Baker McClure
b. 10 June 1853 Rockwall Co., TX (daughter of John Lewis Baker & Julia Ann Gibbs)
(widow of Thomas McClure, 3-year-old daughter, Eula b. 12 Mar 1885)
5. Boaz Harless b. November 1892 Van Zandt Co., TX d. 1896
5. Drucilla Lillie Ann Harless b. 26 Feb. 1894 Van Zandt Co., TX
Isaac Peet d. 7 March 1860 Oregon
m. Elizabeth Hunter d. in childbirth 1843
Phoebe Peet b. 12 April 1839 (Mrs. Clark Owen)
Susan Peet b. 1841 (Mrs. Jesse Whitaker)
Sarah Peet b. 3 Dec 1842 (Mrs. Joseph Cox, Jr.)
Elizabeth b. 20 Sep 1843 (Mrs. William Thomas Harless)
Sarah Peet
m. 11 Dec 1859 Collin Co. Joseph Cox, Jr.
Elizabeth Peet and her sister Sarah Peet were raised by their maternal grandparents William and Mary Hunter from Grand River, DeKalb Co., MO.
William & Mary Hunter
Elizabeth
m. Isaac Peet
John P. In Civil War
William D. Capt. Bumpass Co. F, Martin’s Battalion of Mounted Volunteers, Civil War
James
m. Susan Jane
Mary Ann b. 1843
m. 28 Dec. 1859 David C. Teeter
2. John & Catherine (Moser) Harless
3. Charles Dotson Harless Capt. Bumpass Co. F, Martin’s Battalion, Civil War
3. Mary Harless
m. Christopher Sears
3. Henry Crousin Harless b. May 16, 1812 d. 20 Dec. 1878
m. Martha T. Skelton b. Jan 26, 1816 d. 4 June 1899 Nevada, TX
4. John Byron b. 26 April 1833 Madison Co., AL
m. Sarah Elizabeth Graves
4. Uriah Christopher (Doc) b. 7 Sep 1835 Madison Co., AL Civil War
m. Martha Foster
4. William Thomas b. 28 June 1837 Madison Co., AL Civil War
m. Elizabeth Peet
4. Mildred Catherine (Kit) b. AL
m. Welborn
4. Mary Elizabeth (Betty) b. 25 Sep 1842 AL
m. Hannah
4. Sarah Emma (Milla) b. 26 March 1846 AL
m. 3 Mar 1867 John Graves
4. Margaret J. b. 30 July 1847 AL d. 1 Nov. 1873
m. 29 Dec. 1870 William P. Harris
4. Martha S. b. 3 July 1851 AL
m. James K. McBee
4. Henry Wilson (Bud) b. 14 Nov 1853 TX
m. 21 Mar 1879 Mary Lula Brockman
4. Charles Chatham (Chap) b. 4 Sep 1857 TX
m. 3 Nov 1880 Addeline Cotner
4. Ermine b. 1859 TX
4. William Thomas Harless
m1. 18 July 1860 Elizabeth Peet
b. 1843 MO d. 4 January 1884
5. Henry Luther Harless b. 29 June 1861 Collin Co., TX
m. 29 Dec. 1890 Pecos, TX Rittie Harris
5. Sarah Eliza Harless b. 19 Feb. 1863 Nevada, Collin Co., TX
m. 17 Nov. 1883 William E. Manahan
5. Mary Cathran (Millie) b. 14 March 1866 Nevada, Collin Co., TX
m. 1 Dec. 1883 William D. Bryant
5. William Crousin Harless b. 16 Feb. 1868
m. 5 July 1891 Royse City, Rockwall Co., TX Mary Matilda Pennington
5. Margaret Bell Zora (Ada) Harless b. 16 January 1870
m. 15 Sep 1889 Royse City, Rockwall Co., TX Jesse Calvin Williams
5. John Wesley Harless b. 4 Nov 1872 Nevada, Collin Co., TX
5. Martha Alice Harless b. 4 Nov. 1874
m. 3 Aug. 1890 Kaufman, Kaufman Co., TX Frank Charles Bailey
5. Ermine Thomas Harless b. 4 Nov. 1876
m. 1 Aug 1895 James Paten (Pate) Bailey (brother of Frank)
5. Roxie Elizabeth Harless b. 19 Nov. 1878
5. Etoyle b. 1881/2 d. 1885/6
5. Jeremiah b. stillborn 1884
m2. 1 April 1888 Collin Co., TX Mrs. Drucilla Baker McClure
b. 10 June 1853 Rockwall Co., TX (daughter of John Lewis Baker & Julia Ann Gibbs)
(widow of Thomas McClure, 3-year-old daughter, Eula b. 12 Mar 1885)
5. Boaz Harless b. November 1892 Van Zandt Co., TX d. 1896
5. Drucilla Lillie Ann Harless b. 26 Feb. 1894 Van Zandt Co., TX
Isaac Peet d. 7 March 1860 Oregon
m. Elizabeth Hunter d. in childbirth 1843
Phoebe Peet b. 12 April 1839 (Mrs. Clark Owen)
Susan Peet b. 1841 (Mrs. Jesse Whitaker)
Sarah Peet b. 3 Dec 1842 (Mrs. Joseph Cox, Jr.)
Elizabeth b. 20 Sep 1843 (Mrs. William Thomas Harless)
Sarah Peet
m. 11 Dec 1859 Collin Co. Joseph Cox, Jr.
Elizabeth Peet and her sister Sarah Peet were raised by their maternal grandparents William and Mary Hunter from Grand River, DeKalb Co., MO.
William & Mary Hunter
Elizabeth
m. Isaac Peet
John P. In Civil War
William D. Capt. Bumpass Co. F, Martin’s Battalion of Mounted Volunteers, Civil War
James
m. Susan Jane
Mary Ann b. 1843
m. 28 Dec. 1859 David C. Teeter
