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Underground Alabama at Sims Cave — 300x50

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Whitmell Finis Harrell

Person

Born 1806, died 1877 - the namesake patriarch of Harrell Family Cemetery and, by extension, of Harrell Cove itself, the historical name for what’s now called Cedar Grove.

Appears in: Harrell Family Cemetery. Related: Harrell Cove and W.F. Harrell, almost certainly a later relative (owned a limestone quarry near Bangor, documented 1907-1916).

Notable descendants:

  • Whitmell Henry Harrell (1832-1883), Amelia S. Harrell Moss (1847-1874) - his documented children, confirmed via Find a Grave.
  • Grandchildren via Whitmell Henry Harrell: Carrie Lee Harrell Hooper (1856-1931); Walter Francis Harrell (1857-1930)
  • Grandchildren via Amelia S. Harrell Moss: Carrie Alice Moss Alexander (1869-1949); William Francis Moss (1872-1873)
  • A standing question on this site now answered: W.F. Harrell, long flagged as “almost certainly a later relative,” is Walter Francis Harrell (1857-1930) - a grandson, via Whitmell Henry Harrell. He is exactly the post-1850 descendant the earlier Harrell Family Cemetery research predicted would be missing, born after the pre-1850 birth cutoff that pass was built on.

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