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Book

FreeJoe : a story of love, faith and perserverance

Call Number

  • H 921 H3147L (CEN)

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Publication Information

Memphis, Tennessee : Freejoe Enterprises, ©1996.

Physical Description

545 pages, [2] leaves of plates : illustrations

Summary

Joseph Harris was born 18 July 1796 in Manikintown, Goochland County, Virginia. His parents were John Harris and his slave, Comfort. He married Fanny (ca. 1798-1865) in 1822. They had thirteen children. In 1832 Joseph was given his freedom and he moved to Eads, Tennessee with his family and his wife's master, Samuel Leake. Joseph eventually bought the freedom of his wife and some of their children. Joseph was a farmer, architect, innkeeper, operator of a stagecoach line and a Baptist minister. He died in 1875.

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