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Carrie Jenkins Harris (other)
Carrie Jenkins Harris may refer to: * Carrie Jenkins Harris (American writer and editor) (1847–1903) * Carrie Jenkins Harris (Canadian novelist) (ca. 1858–1903) {{DEFAULTSORT:Harris, Carrie Jenkins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carrie Jenkins Harris (American Writer And Editor)
Caroline Aiken Jenkins Harris (March 27, 1847 – December 28, 1903) was an American writer and magazine editor from North Carolina. Background Caroline "Carrie" Aiken Jenkins was born on March 27, 1847, possibly on the Jenkins family farm on the outskirts of Williamsboro, North Carolina. Her father owned a tobacco factory, and her mother taught school and was a musician. She was the eldest of ten children of her father's second wife. She may have attended the Henderson Female Academy. In 1873, Harris was teaching music, drawing, and other arts, at the Wilson Collegiate Institute (a private, non-denominational school in Wilson, North Carolina, run by Sylvester Hassell and was active on stage and as a painter. She married Cicero Willis Harris on July 1, 1874, who came from a family with a long tradition in North Carolina. His interests were more in politics and economics; in addition, his family was Whig, while hers were Democratic, and they seem to have separated by the end ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |