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Bessie May Harris 1886 – 1958 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Jan 1886

Birth Location: Auburn, Nemaha, Nebraska, USA

Death Date: 7 Dec 1958

Death Location: Clovis, Curry, New Mexico, USA

Father: William Harris

Mother: Ellen Hardenberger

Spouse(s): Floyd Elliott

Children(s): Ursie Elliott

In 1886, Bessie May Harris entered the world in Auburn, Nemaha, Nebraska, USA, born to William H Harris and Ellen Elizabeth Hardenberger. Bessie May Harris married Floyd Franklin Elliott, and had children including Ursie Lee Oral Elliott. Bessie May Harris passed away in 1958 in Clovis, Curry, New Mexico, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1886, Bessie May Harris entered the world in Auburn, Nemaha, Nebraska, USA, born to William H Harris and Ellen Elizabeth Hardenberger.
  • Bessie May Harris married Floyd Franklin Elliott, and had children including Ursie Lee Oral Elliott.
  • Bessie May Harris passed away in 1958 in Clovis, Curry, New Mexico, USA.

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Bessie Harris's Ancestors

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Bessie Harris
1886 – 1958
Birth Place: Auburn, Nemaha, Nebraska, USA
Parents
William H Harris
Ellen (Elizabeth) Hardenberger
1867 – 1906
Iowa City, Wright, Iowa, USA
Grandparents
Sophier (Frank) Hardenberger
1820 – 1904
Elses, France
Mary (Ann) Rutherford
1830 – 1907
New Providence, Clark, Indiana, USA
Great-Grandparents
Elijah Rutherford
1805 – 1889
Rebecca Harlow
1807 – 1869
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Rutherford
1776 – 1850
Sarah Sloan
1785 – 1865

Bessie Harris's Descendants

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Bessie (May) Harris (23 Jan 1886 – 7 Dec 1958) m. Floyd (Franklin) Elliott (16 May 1883 – 9 Feb 1965)
  1. 1. Ursie (Lee Oral) Elliott (3 Jul 1906 – 11 Jan 1989) m. Mary (Margaret) Taborek (24 Aug 1904 – 4 Mar 1994)
    1. 1. Marylee (Claire) Elliott (14 Aug 1931 – 10 Jan 1984)
    2. 2. Roger (Paul) Elliott (31 Mar 1941 – 24 Jan 2003)

Bessie Harris's Timeline

2 Records

1886
23 Jan 1886
Birth of Bessie May Harris in Auburn, Nemaha, Nebraska, USA
Auburn, Nemaha, Nebraska, USA
1958
7 Dec 1958
Age 72
Death of Bessie May Harris in Clovis, Curry, New Mexico, USA
Clovis, Curry, New Mexico, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Jan 1886
    Event Place: Auburn, Nemaha, Nebraska, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Dec 1958
    Event Place: Clovis, Curry, New Mexico, USA

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