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ABBEE HARRIS BECK'S LINEAGE OF HER FATHER

Abbie , the fifth child born to William Henry and Margaret Elizabeth Fouraker
Harris, almost did not make it. Her mother was 43 years of age and her father was 57
when she was born. Her ancestry includes bloodlines of patriots and royalty. Some of the
pioneers of the nation are also listed among her ancestors.
Among the early members of her grandmother Harris' family are the Owens and ,
Fowler families of Duplin, Sampson and Bladen counties of North Carolina.

The Fowlers

Christine Cecillia Fowler of Batavia, New York, May 20, 1850 writes in the
Introduction of a volume of geneology:
"This large clan of honorable descent having no comprehensive genealogy,
I have compiled all printed lines into one volume. I have not found a line
that did not claim descent from the hero, Sir Richard Fowler of the Third
Crusade in 1190. According to Sir John Bernard Burke, English
Genealogist, we were an ancient family with a COAT OF ARMS long
before that time. The first Fowler was a king. The nobility indicated by
our "Arms" is inherent in each of us. We realize our responsibility under
the unwritten laws of social order. We are not content to be "mere
population" but shoulder the duties of the improvement of mankind in
general. Socrates said, "Know Thyself'. We can accomplish that only by
knowing our ancestry. Our real inheritance of gentle birth is a legacy in
blood, in temperament, in high ideals that nothing can ever take from us. I
have been encouraged by the expressions of appreciation from members of
the clan. May this volume be an inspiration to the youth of the Fowler
clan."

ORIGIN OF THE FOWLER NAME

"An article by wireless to the NEW YORK TIMES from Berlin, Germany,
on June 22, 1937 was sent to me by a New York Fowler descendant,
Cousin Edith May (Day) Mrs. Adolph Louise Spect (1876-1948).
"GERMANY EXHUMES BONES OF HENRY I, Its First King.
"The bones of HENRY THE FOWLER, first king of Germany, have been
exhumed in the ancient town of Quedlinburg. It was announced here
today. The remains were examined by experts at several universities and
all agreed they were the bones of the son of OTTO the Illustrious, Duke of