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Dorothy Jean Harris 1928 – 2014 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 FEB 1928

Birth Location: Huntington County, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 26 December 2014

Death Location: Huntington County, Indiana, USA

Father: Walter Harris

Mother: Freda Divelbiss

Spouse(s): Gerald Waters

Children(s): Gary Waters, Janice Waters, Linda Peterson

Dorothy Jean Harris was born in 1928 in Huntington County, Indiana, USA, the child of Walter Monroe Harris and Freda Mae Divelbiss. In 1930, Dorothy Jean Harris resided in Union, Huntington, Indiana, USA. In 1935, Dorothy Jean Harris resided in Union, Huntington, Indiana. Dorothy Jean Harris married Gerald Clarence Waters, and had children including Gary Waters, Janice Waters, Linda Peterson. Dorothy Jean Harris passed away in 2014 in Huntington County, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • Dorothy Jean Harris was born in 1928 in Huntington County, Indiana, USA, the child of Walter Monroe Harris and Freda Mae Divelbiss.
  • In 1930, Dorothy Jean Harris resided in Union, Huntington, Indiana, USA.
  • In 1935, Dorothy Jean Harris resided in Union, Huntington, Indiana.
  • Dorothy Jean Harris married Gerald Clarence Waters, and had children including Gary Waters, Janice Waters, Linda Peterson.
  • Dorothy Jean Harris passed away in 2014 in Huntington County, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Dorothy Harris's Ancestors

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Dorothy Harris
1928 – 2014
Birth Place: Huntington County, Indiana, USA
Parents
Walter Monroe Harris
1893 – 1980
Indiana
Freda (Mae) Divelbiss
1906 – 1979
Huntington County, Indiana, USA
Grandparents
Ulysses Harris
1869 – 1964
Lancaster, (Huntington), Indiana
Frances (C) Friedley
1869 – 1895
Pennsylvania
Great-Grandparents
John Harris
1837 – 1932
Mary Shideler
1845 – 1928
Samuel Friedley
1841 – 1918
Charlotta BRUMBAUGH
1851 – 1873
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jonas HARRIS
1813 – 1887
Isabel Horseman
1819 – 1890
Jonas Shideler
1816 – 1878
Francis Berg
1821 – 1882
David Friedley
1814 – 1899
Christina Hoover
1820 – 1899
Henry Brumbaugh
1808 – 1884
Rebecca Waltz
1812 – 1907

Dorothy Harris's Descendants

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Dorothy (Jean) Harris (16 FEB 1928 – 26 December 2014) m. Gerald (Clarence) Waters (16 Jul 1924 – 6 May 1997)
  1. 1. Gary Waters
  2. 2. Janice Waters
  3. 3. Linda Peterson

Dorothy Harris's Timeline

5 Records

1928
16 FEB 1928
Birth of Dorothy Jean Harris in Huntington County, Indiana, USA
Huntington County, Indiana, USA
1930
1930
Age 2
Dorothy Jean Harris resided here in Union, Huntington, Indiana, USA
Union, Huntington, Indiana, USA
1935
1935
Age 7
Dorothy Jean Harris resided here in Union, Huntington, Indiana
Union, Huntington, Indiana
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 12
Dorothy Jean Harris resided here in Union, Huntington, Indiana, USA
Union, Huntington, Indiana, USA
2014
26 December 2014
Age 86
Death of Dorothy Jean Harris in Huntington County, Indiana, USA
Huntington County, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 FEB 1928
    Event Place: Huntington County, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Union, Huntington, Indiana; Roll: T627_1055; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 35-28
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Union, Huntington, Indiana; Roll: 594; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0024; FHL microfilm: 2340329
    [3] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-2017, Publication Date: 29/ Dec/ 2014; Publication Place: Banner, Indiana, USA
    [4] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Indiana, Birth Certificates, 1907-1940

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Union, Huntington, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Union, Huntington, Indiana; Roll: 594; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0024; FHL microfilm: 2340329

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Union, Huntington, Indiana
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Union, Huntington, Indiana; Roll: T627_1055; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 35-28

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Union, Huntington, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Union, Huntington, Indiana; Roll: T627_1055; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 35-28

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Huntington
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-2017, Publication Date: 29/ Dec/ 2014; Publication Place: Banner, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 December 2014
    Event Place: Huntington County, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-2017, Publication Date: 29/ Dec/ 2014; Publication Place: Banner, Indiana, USA
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 31 Dec
    Event Place: Huntington, Huntington County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-2017, Publication Date: 29/ Dec/ 2014; Publication Place: Banner, Indiana, USA
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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