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Some of his land was used to build the present levee for Geneva. Maggie talked
him into giving some of the dirt to help build it.
When the Harris children became school age, Mr. Harris purchased a home on
main street in Geneva. During the school season, the Harris family would move into the
city home. For the summer, they would move back to the farm.
Five children were bom to William Henry and Margaret Elizabeth:

Born Died
Jesse Ebud 18 January 1896 11/1966 m.: Neva Register 1 Aug., 1920
Buried: Mobile Memorial Gardens, Mobile, A1
Willie Janet 15 December 1902 3/1975 m: J.W. Alley
m: L.F. Cawthon
Buried: De Funiak, Springs, FI
Maye 06 December 1906 3/1966 m: J.E. Tappan 15 June 1921
Buried: Albany, Ga.
Annie Laura 11 December 1911 4/1984 m: S.G. Ward 16 December 1940
Buried: Geneva City Cemetary, Geneva, A1
Abbie 19 February 1917 m: Lamar Beck 15 May, 1937

William Henry Harris, known as Bill or Uncle Bill to relatives was a well educated
man. He was always a man of means, with a keen business sense. His word was his bond.
He believed in living the good life. He had one of the first automobiles that came to the
city of Geneva. He was partial to Buicks. His home was one of the first in Geneva to be
provided with running water, flush toilets and electric lights.
William Henry was of pioneer stock. His father was a stage coach driver from
Fayetteville, N.C.. to Clinton, N.C. His mother was a Postmaster at Owenville N.C. His
home was used by the Federal Troops during the Civil War as a camp ground.
William Henry died 25 July 1925 at the age of 66 years. He is buried in the City of
Geneva Cemetery, Geneva, Alabama.