Daniel C. HARRIS was a doctor. He married Rachel Amanda BLAKE OWENS, and raised Eliza Jane Owens with several children of this marriage. Source of information, Mattie Smith Thrash and Peggy Turley Collum
Note of interest by Elender Smith, granddaughter of Rachael Blake Owens. Rachael married Tom Owens against the wishes of her family. Rachael and Tom had a daughter. He went to fight in the War Between the States but before leaving Tom kissed the baby and said, "Take care of my Darling until I return." He never came back and when Rachael's family (the Blakes) learned Tom had been killed they offered to take Rachael in (or take care of her) but not the baby. She would have to give the child up. The owens who were looked down on by the Blakes took Rachael and the baby in and took care of them until Rachael later married Dr. Harris.
He married Rachel Amanda Blake 20 Feb 1868 . Rachel Amanda Blake was born at of Alabama Abt 1839 daughter of William Blake and Jane Armstrong .
They were the parents of 5
children:
William Harris
born 1869.
B. Daniel Harris
born 1870.
Martha Ann Harris
born 1874.
M. Josephine Harris
born 1876.
Minnie Lee Harris
born 1880.
Daniel C. Harris died 1903 .
Rachel Amanda Blake died Bef 1900 at Delta, Clay, Alabama .