Googled: a labyrinthine series of terms involving general African mythology; Jangu; Mami Wata; names and surnames and name meanings of "native African" peoples, "West African" peoples, and by individual countries, regional variances in skin tone, Von Luschan's chromatic scale, etc. etc. etc.
So here's what I got:
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tl;dr: Mysterious nomad lady who may be something more than human... )
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Van Stipriaan speculates that Liberian traders of the Kru ethnic group moved up and down the west coast of Africa from Liberia to Cameroon beginning in the 19th century. They may have spread their own water-spirit beliefs with them and helped to standardise conceptions in West Africa.Fact|date=February 2007 Their perceived wealth also helped establish the spirit as one of good fortune. Van Stipriaan 329.]
The Wikipedia page on the Kru people. I don't think there would be anything unusual about her parents being named Harris if they are Liberian *shrugs*
However, I don't know what year you want her parents to leave West Africa. Liberia has had several coups, and many people were displaced. Whether that works or not with your timeline, I don't know. Here's a page that might give you some background.
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