Finding Aid to the Eleanor Harris Macrae Genealogical Papers
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JONES MEMORIAL LIBRARY
2311 MEMORIAL AVENUE
LYNCHBURG, VA 24501
(434) 846-0501
ELEANOR HARRIS MACRAE (1916-2010) GENEALOGICAL PAPERS
The collection contains correspondence to Eleanor Harris MacRae from family
members and friends with information she gleaned in the writing of her books on the
Harris and Diuguid families. She published William Diuguid of Buckingham County,
Virginia (1988), The Harris family of Prince Edward County (1990), and Family Ties
(2000) Also in the collection are Mrs. MacRae’s research notes about her family lines.
ELEANOR HARRIS MACRAE (1916-2010)
Eleanor Harris MacRae was born 12 April 1916 in Prince Edward County, the
daughter of Marshall Diuguid Harris and Mary Elam Harris. She graduated from
Prospect High School and Farmville State Teachers College, now Longwood University.
She was the wife of Neill MacRae, Jr., from Littleton, North Carolina, for 65 years. She
was the proud mother of four sons: Howard I. Smith, of Richmond; Cary Marshall Smith,
of Roanoke; Neill MacRae III, of Roanoke; and Roderick MacRae, of Lynchburg.
Upon her husband’s retirement in 1969, the family moved from Roanoke to
Virginia Beach where they enjoyed their second career in real estate. Mrs. MacRae was a
member of The Huguenot Society, National Society Daughters of the American
Revolution, the United States Daughters of 1812, and the Colonial Dames of the XVII
Century. In her later years, she enjoyed the hobby of genealogy and was the author of
three books on the subject for which she was given national recognition by the families
involved in her research.
Mrs. MacRae was a member of the Bethpeor Baptist Church in Prince Edward
County during her youth. She was also a member of the First Baptist Church of
Richmond and Cave Spring United Methodist Church of Roanoke. She had recently
transferred her membership back to Bethpeor Baptist Church.
Eleanor Harris MacRae died 17 March 2010 in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and was
buried in the Harris family plot at the Bethpeor Baptist Church in Prince Edward County.
[Obituary, The Farmville (VA) Herald, 7 April 2010; Obituary, The Virginian-Pilot and The Ledger-Star
(Norfolk, VA), 21 March 2010]
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JONES MEMORIAL LIBRARY
2311 MEMORIAL AVENUE
LYNCHBURG, VA 24501
(434) 846-0501
ELEANOR HARRIS MACRAE (1916-2010) GENEALOGICAL PAPERS
BOX 1
1-1
1-2
1-3
1-4
1-5
1-6
1-7
1-8
Diuguid Photographs
Correspondence: 1986-2008
Correspondence: 2008-2009
Correspondence: Dreier to MacRae
Correspondence: Lillian Fleming Decker
Correspondence: Letters from Contributors to Diuguidsville
Marker
Correspondence: New Diuguid Information
Diuguidsville
BOX 2
2-1
2-2
2-3
2-4
2-5
2-6
2-7
2-8
William Diuguid the Immigrant and Ann Moss
George Diuguid and Nancy Sampson
Marshall N. Diuguid
George E. Diuguid married Elizabeth Diuguid
Ann Diuguid married Francis Harris
Alexander Diuguid
George Diuguid married Elizabeth Christian
Jacob Diuguid
BOX 3
3-1
3-2
3-3
3-4
3-5
3-6
3-7
3-8
3-9
3-10
Lewis Diuguid
Sampson Diuguid
Stephen Sampson Diuguid married Jane Furbush
William Diuguid and Lucy Patterson
William S. Diuguid married Susannah Thornhill
Diuguidsville Notes
Diuguidsville Marker Proofs
Diuguidsville Financial
Diuguid Family Reunion
Diuguid Corrections
BOX 4
4-1
4-2
4-3
4-4
4-5
Harris Creek
Harris Corrections
Nathan Harris
Stephen Harris (Brother of Thomas Harris of Prince Edward Co.)
Joseph Harris married Nancy St. John
(Continued)
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ELEANOR HARRIS MACRAE (1916-2010) GENEALOGICAL PAPERS, Cont’d.
BOX 4
4-6
4-7
4-8
4-9
4-10
4-11
Captain Thomas Harris
Major William Harris
William Harris and Mary Giles
Thomas Harris of Prince Edward Co.)
John Harris and Mary
John Harris and Mary Garland
BOX 5
5-1
5-2
5-3
5-4
5-5
5-6
5-7
5-8
5-9
5-10
5-11
5-12
Elizabeth Harris married George Lumpkin Smith Descendants
Mace Harris and Elizabeth Diuguid
Burgub Harris
Rev. William Harris Descendants Write Up
Judith Harris, daughter of John and Mary
John Mace Harris and Eliza Gilliam
Martha Elizabeth Harris 1st Child of John Mace Harris
William Henry Harris, 2nd Child of John Mace Harris
Marshall Harris
Adella Jane Harris, 3rd Child of John Mace Harris
John Sampson Harris, 4th Child of John Mace Harris
James Edwin Harris, 5th Child of John Mace Harris
BOX 6
6-1
6-2
6-3
6-4
6-5
6-6
6-7
6-8
6-9
6-10
Mary Frances Harris, 6th Child of John Mace Harris
George Philip Harris, 7th Child of John Mace Harris
Robert Samuel Harris, 8th Child of John Mace Harris
Anne E. (Nannie) Harris, 9th Child of John Mace Harris
Charles Oscar Harris, 10th Child of John Mace Harris
Civil War Letters
Harris Family Negatives
Some Harris Families
Harris Lines, 1 of 2
Harris Lines, 2 of 2
BOX 7
7-1
7-2
7-3
7-4
7-5
7-6
7-7
7-8
7-9
7-10
7-11
John Harris – Immigrant
Correction of Olla Ford Elam’s mother name from Sarah to Mary
Treasured Letters from Dr. Malcolm Harris
Family Ties – Orders
Harris Letters with Orders
Sharp Street Ditch and Eastern Park
Alexander
Archer
Binford
Bradley, Jessie
Brooks
(Continued)
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ELEANOR HARRIS MACRAE (1916-2010) GENEALOGICAL PAPERS, Cont’d.
BOX 7
7-12
7-13
7-14
Carroll
Cayce
Christian
BOX 8
8-1
8-2
8-3
8-4
8-5
8-6
8-7
8-8
8-9
8-10
Clopton
Coleman
Conner
Dandridge
Dawson
Elam
Elam, Lodowick, 1 of 2
Elam, Lodowick, 2 of 2
Faure-Ford
Ford, J. Houstan
BOX 9
9-1
9-2
9-3
9-4
9-5
9-6
Ford
Fran and Kent Ford
Gannaway
Dr. Thomas Garden
Garden
Luther Gilliam Family
BOX 10
10-1
10-2
10-3
10-4
10-5
10-6
10-7
10-8
10-9
10-10
10-11
10-12
10-13
10-14
Gilliam
Gilliam, Euphroditus
Gilliam, Wiley Pegram
Gilliam Land Transfers
Green
Hancock
Hatcher
Henry, Patrick
Herndon, Martha Diggs
Hiser
Hopkins
Jennings
Jennings – The England Fortune
Knight, Billy (Family of)
BOX 11
11-1
11-2
11-3
11-4
11-5
Knotts
Kyle-Pitzer (Jane Diuguid)
Matthews
Mays
Mims
(Continued)
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ELEANOR HARRIS MACRAE (1916-2010) GENEALOGICAL PAPERS, Cont’d.
BOX 11
11-6
11-7
11-8
11-9
11-10
11-11
11-12
11-13
Samuel Moore married Elizabeth Margaret
Patteson
Peyton
Phelps, Bryan
Price Family of Prince Edward Co.
Pugh
Robas
Rowton
BOX 12
12-1
12-2
12-3
12-4
12-5
12-6
12-7
12-8
12-9
12-10
12-11
12-12
12-13
12-14
Sampson
Scott, Francis
Scott, Robert
Scott (of Caroline Co.)
Scott (of Gloucester Co.)
Seldon
Smith
Sorrell
Thomas
Tomkies-Baytop
Venable
Waller
Webb
Watkins
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JONES MEMORIAL LIBRARY
2311 MEMORIAL AVENUE
LYNCHBURG, VA 24501
(434) 846-0501
ELEANOR HARRIS MACRAE (1916-2010) GENEALOGICAL PAPERS
The collection contains correspondence to Eleanor Harris MacRae from family
members and friends with information she gleaned in the writing of her books on the
Harris and Diuguid families. She published William Diuguid of Buckingham County,
Virginia (1988), The Harris family of Prince Edward County (1990), and Family Ties
(2000) Also in the collection are Mrs. MacRae’s research notes about her family lines.
(Detailed finding guide available with the collection.)
MS2035
2311 MEMORIAL AVENUE
LYNCHBURG, VA 24501
(434) 846-0501
ELEANOR HARRIS MACRAE (1916-2010) GENEALOGICAL PAPERS
The collection contains correspondence to Eleanor Harris MacRae from family
members and friends with information she gleaned in the writing of her books on the
Harris and Diuguid families. She published William Diuguid of Buckingham County,
Virginia (1988), The Harris family of Prince Edward County (1990), and Family Ties
(2000) Also in the collection are Mrs. MacRae’s research notes about her family lines.
ELEANOR HARRIS MACRAE (1916-2010)
Eleanor Harris MacRae was born 12 April 1916 in Prince Edward County, the
daughter of Marshall Diuguid Harris and Mary Elam Harris. She graduated from
Prospect High School and Farmville State Teachers College, now Longwood University.
She was the wife of Neill MacRae, Jr., from Littleton, North Carolina, for 65 years. She
was the proud mother of four sons: Howard I. Smith, of Richmond; Cary Marshall Smith,
of Roanoke; Neill MacRae III, of Roanoke; and Roderick MacRae, of Lynchburg.
Upon her husband’s retirement in 1969, the family moved from Roanoke to
Virginia Beach where they enjoyed their second career in real estate. Mrs. MacRae was a
member of The Huguenot Society, National Society Daughters of the American
Revolution, the United States Daughters of 1812, and the Colonial Dames of the XVII
Century. In her later years, she enjoyed the hobby of genealogy and was the author of
three books on the subject for which she was given national recognition by the families
involved in her research.
Mrs. MacRae was a member of the Bethpeor Baptist Church in Prince Edward
County during her youth. She was also a member of the First Baptist Church of
Richmond and Cave Spring United Methodist Church of Roanoke. She had recently
transferred her membership back to Bethpeor Baptist Church.
Eleanor Harris MacRae died 17 March 2010 in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and was
buried in the Harris family plot at the Bethpeor Baptist Church in Prince Edward County.
[Obituary, The Farmville (VA) Herald, 7 April 2010; Obituary, The Virginian-Pilot and The Ledger-Star
(Norfolk, VA), 21 March 2010]
MS2035
JONES MEMORIAL LIBRARY
2311 MEMORIAL AVENUE
LYNCHBURG, VA 24501
(434) 846-0501
ELEANOR HARRIS MACRAE (1916-2010) GENEALOGICAL PAPERS
BOX 1
1-1
1-2
1-3
1-4
1-5
1-6
1-7
1-8
Diuguid Photographs
Correspondence: 1986-2008
Correspondence: 2008-2009
Correspondence: Dreier to MacRae
Correspondence: Lillian Fleming Decker
Correspondence: Letters from Contributors to Diuguidsville
Marker
Correspondence: New Diuguid Information
Diuguidsville
BOX 2
2-1
2-2
2-3
2-4
2-5
2-6
2-7
2-8
William Diuguid the Immigrant and Ann Moss
George Diuguid and Nancy Sampson
Marshall N. Diuguid
George E. Diuguid married Elizabeth Diuguid
Ann Diuguid married Francis Harris
Alexander Diuguid
George Diuguid married Elizabeth Christian
Jacob Diuguid
BOX 3
3-1
3-2
3-3
3-4
3-5
3-6
3-7
3-8
3-9
3-10
Lewis Diuguid
Sampson Diuguid
Stephen Sampson Diuguid married Jane Furbush
William Diuguid and Lucy Patterson
William S. Diuguid married Susannah Thornhill
Diuguidsville Notes
Diuguidsville Marker Proofs
Diuguidsville Financial
Diuguid Family Reunion
Diuguid Corrections
BOX 4
4-1
4-2
4-3
4-4
4-5
Harris Creek
Harris Corrections
Nathan Harris
Stephen Harris (Brother of Thomas Harris of Prince Edward Co.)
Joseph Harris married Nancy St. John
(Continued)
MS2035
ELEANOR HARRIS MACRAE (1916-2010) GENEALOGICAL PAPERS, Cont’d.
BOX 4
4-6
4-7
4-8
4-9
4-10
4-11
Captain Thomas Harris
Major William Harris
William Harris and Mary Giles
Thomas Harris of Prince Edward Co.)
John Harris and Mary
John Harris and Mary Garland
BOX 5
5-1
5-2
5-3
5-4
5-5
5-6
5-7
5-8
5-9
5-10
5-11
5-12
Elizabeth Harris married George Lumpkin Smith Descendants
Mace Harris and Elizabeth Diuguid
Burgub Harris
Rev. William Harris Descendants Write Up
Judith Harris, daughter of John and Mary
John Mace Harris and Eliza Gilliam
Martha Elizabeth Harris 1st Child of John Mace Harris
William Henry Harris, 2nd Child of John Mace Harris
Marshall Harris
Adella Jane Harris, 3rd Child of John Mace Harris
John Sampson Harris, 4th Child of John Mace Harris
James Edwin Harris, 5th Child of John Mace Harris
BOX 6
6-1
6-2
6-3
6-4
6-5
6-6
6-7
6-8
6-9
6-10
Mary Frances Harris, 6th Child of John Mace Harris
George Philip Harris, 7th Child of John Mace Harris
Robert Samuel Harris, 8th Child of John Mace Harris
Anne E. (Nannie) Harris, 9th Child of John Mace Harris
Charles Oscar Harris, 10th Child of John Mace Harris
Civil War Letters
Harris Family Negatives
Some Harris Families
Harris Lines, 1 of 2
Harris Lines, 2 of 2
BOX 7
7-1
7-2
7-3
7-4
7-5
7-6
7-7
7-8
7-9
7-10
7-11
John Harris – Immigrant
Correction of Olla Ford Elam’s mother name from Sarah to Mary
Treasured Letters from Dr. Malcolm Harris
Family Ties – Orders
Harris Letters with Orders
Sharp Street Ditch and Eastern Park
Alexander
Archer
Binford
Bradley, Jessie
Brooks
(Continued)
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ELEANOR HARRIS MACRAE (1916-2010) GENEALOGICAL PAPERS, Cont’d.
BOX 7
7-12
7-13
7-14
Carroll
Cayce
Christian
BOX 8
8-1
8-2
8-3
8-4
8-5
8-6
8-7
8-8
8-9
8-10
Clopton
Coleman
Conner
Dandridge
Dawson
Elam
Elam, Lodowick, 1 of 2
Elam, Lodowick, 2 of 2
Faure-Ford
Ford, J. Houstan
BOX 9
9-1
9-2
9-3
9-4
9-5
9-6
Ford
Fran and Kent Ford
Gannaway
Dr. Thomas Garden
Garden
Luther Gilliam Family
BOX 10
10-1
10-2
10-3
10-4
10-5
10-6
10-7
10-8
10-9
10-10
10-11
10-12
10-13
10-14
Gilliam
Gilliam, Euphroditus
Gilliam, Wiley Pegram
Gilliam Land Transfers
Green
Hancock
Hatcher
Henry, Patrick
Herndon, Martha Diggs
Hiser
Hopkins
Jennings
Jennings – The England Fortune
Knight, Billy (Family of)
BOX 11
11-1
11-2
11-3
11-4
11-5
Knotts
Kyle-Pitzer (Jane Diuguid)
Matthews
Mays
Mims
(Continued)
MS2035
ELEANOR HARRIS MACRAE (1916-2010) GENEALOGICAL PAPERS, Cont’d.
BOX 11
11-6
11-7
11-8
11-9
11-10
11-11
11-12
11-13
Samuel Moore married Elizabeth Margaret
Patteson
Peyton
Phelps, Bryan
Price Family of Prince Edward Co.
Pugh
Robas
Rowton
BOX 12
12-1
12-2
12-3
12-4
12-5
12-6
12-7
12-8
12-9
12-10
12-11
12-12
12-13
12-14
Sampson
Scott, Francis
Scott, Robert
Scott (of Caroline Co.)
Scott (of Gloucester Co.)
Seldon
Smith
Sorrell
Thomas
Tomkies-Baytop
Venable
Waller
Webb
Watkins
MS2035
JONES MEMORIAL LIBRARY
2311 MEMORIAL AVENUE
LYNCHBURG, VA 24501
(434) 846-0501
ELEANOR HARRIS MACRAE (1916-2010) GENEALOGICAL PAPERS
The collection contains correspondence to Eleanor Harris MacRae from family
members and friends with information she gleaned in the writing of her books on the
Harris and Diuguid families. She published William Diuguid of Buckingham County,
Virginia (1988), The Harris family of Prince Edward County (1990), and Family Ties
(2000) Also in the collection are Mrs. MacRae’s research notes about her family lines.
(Detailed finding guide available with the collection.)
MS2035
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Title
Finding Aid to the Eleanor Harris Macrae Genealogical Papers
Subject
Finding aids
Macrae, Eleanor Harris
Description
Finding aid to the Eleanor Harris Macrae Genealogical Papers held at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia.
The papers include letters and research notes,
The papers include letters and research notes,
Creator
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
Publisher
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
Date
2024
Rights
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
Format
pdf
Language
English
Identifier
JMLMS2035FA
Collection
Citation
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.), “Finding Aid to the Eleanor Harris Macrae Genealogical Papers,” Digital Collections, accessed April 27, 2024, https://digitaljones.omeka.net/items/show/756.