Alexander Harris Sr.

Alexander Harris Sr. was born March 25, 1834 in Labanon, Tennessee to McGee and Mary Polly Givens Harris. Alexander is a Pioneer of Richmond.

History

It is said in family histories that the Harris family, while Alexander was a young boy, lived on a plantation that had slaves. At the age of 14, the Harris family was converted to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1848. The family left Tennessee and went to Nauvoo, Illinois before joining the Brigham Young Company of 1848. They departed on June 5 and arrived in the Salt Lake Valley on Sep 24.

Alexander Harris married Harriet Ann Craner on June 21, 1855 in Salt Lake City, Utah They soon moved to Harriman, Utah.

In the 1856 General Conference of the Church, Brigham Young required volunteers to go out and help the infamous Willie and Martin handcart companies move through the cold Wyoming snow. Alexander heeded the call and assisted in getting them to the Salt Lake Valley on Dec 15, 1856.

After his return from service, the Harris family continued to live in Harriman before moving to Springville, Utah in 1858, then Richmond in 1860.

During the year of 1874, Alexander, along with his son Alexander Jr., were running freight wagons to Butte, Montana when Harriet died. The same year, Alexander moved to Thatcher, Idaho.

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