John Harris Family Dies in Fire, Feb. 4, 1924

Four Negroes Fatally Burned in Building. . . Three of the Victims of Blaze Were Women—Victims Lived on Farm

Elizabeth City, Feb. 4—Four negroes including three women were burned to death, and a fifth fatally injured in a fire that destroyed the home of John Harris, a negro farmer, near Moyock, Currituck County, early Sunday, it was learned here today. The dead are: Josephine Harris, wife of John Harris, and a young man, a sister of Jos. Harris, Ida Harris, and Al Harris. The baby was rescued from the burning house but was so badly burned he died last night.

From the front page of the Concord Times, Monday, Feb. 4, 1924