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Eleanor Harris 1915–1981 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 May 1915

Birth Location: Oconee County, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 3 Sep 1981

Death Location: Westminster, Oconee, South Carolina, USA

Father: Henry Sr.

Mother: Bertha Brown

Spouse(s): Sloan Sr

Children(s): Sloan Jr

Eleanor Harris was born in 1915 in Oconee County, South Carolina, USA, the child of Henry Booker Harris Sr And Bertha Victoria Brown. In 1930, Eleanor Harris resided in Grove Creek, Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA. In 1935, Eleanor Harris resided in Rural, Stephens, Georgia. Eleanor Harris married Sloan Turner Cheek Sr, and had children including Brenda Elaine Cheek Uhl, Cora Lee Cheek Hopkins, Joseph Henry Cheek, Nancy Matilda Cheek King, Sloan Turner Cheek Jr. Eleanor Harris passed away in 1981 in Westminster, Oconee, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Eleanor Harris was born in 1915 in Oconee County, South Carolina, USA, the child of Henry Booker Harris Sr And Bertha Victoria Brown.
  • In 1930, Eleanor Harris resided in Grove Creek, Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA.
  • In 1935, Eleanor Harris resided in Rural, Stephens, Georgia.
  • Eleanor Harris married Sloan Turner Cheek Sr, and had children including Brenda Elaine Cheek Uhl, Cora Lee Cheek Hopkins, Joseph Henry Cheek, Nancy Matilda Cheek King, Sloan Turner Cheek Jr.
  • Eleanor Harris passed away in 1981 in Westminster, Oconee, South Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Sr.
1877–
Birth Location: South Carolina
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Bertha Brown
1881–1920
Birth Location: Elberton, Elbert, Georgia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Sloan Sr
1919–1967
Birth Location: Georgia
SS

Children(s)

Sloan Jr
1943–2008
Birth Location: –
SJ

Eleanor Harris's Ancestors

Self
Eleanor Harris
1915–1981
Birth Place: Oconee County, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Henry Booker Harris Sr.
1877–
South Carolina
Bertha (Victoria) Brown
1881–1920
Elberton, Elbert, Georgia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Eleanor Harris's Descendants

1.
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Eleanor Harris (12 May 1915–3 Sep 1981) m. Sloan (Turner Cheek) Sr (15 December 1919–25 Nov 1967)
  1. 1. Sloan (Turner Cheek) Jr 1943–2008 m. Molly (Ann) Hendrix 1947–1967

Eleanor Harris's Timeline

8 Records

1915
12 May 1915
Birth of Eleanor Harris in Oconee County, South Carolina, USA
Oconee County, South Carolina, USA
1930
1930
Age 15
Eleanor Harris resided here in Grove Creek, Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA
Grove Creek, Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA
1935
1935
Age 20
Eleanor Harris resided here in Rural, Stephens, Georgia
Rural, Stephens, Georgia
1940
1940
Age 25
Eleanor Harris resided here in Militia Dist 267 Wolf Pit, Wolf Pit, Stephens, Georgia, USA
Militia Dist 267 Wolf Pit, Wolf Pit, Stephens, Georgia, USA
1950
1950
Age 35
Eleanor Harris resided here in Big Smith, Stephens, Georgia, USA
Big Smith, Stephens, Georgia, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 36
Eleanor Harris resided here in Georgia
Georgia
1981
5 Sep 1981
Age 66
Eleanor Harris resided here in Anderson County, South Carolina, USA
Anderson County, South Carolina, USA
1981
3 Sep 1981
Age 66
Death of Eleanor Harris
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 May 1915
    Event Place: Oconee County, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Wolf Pit, Stephens, Georgia; Roll: m-t0627-00709; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 127-2A
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Grove Creek, Oglethorpe, Georgia; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0014; FHL microfilm: 2340114
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] South Carolina, U.S., Births, 1915-1920, South Carolina Department of Archives and History; Columbia, SC; Birth Certificates; Record Group Number: S169123; Series Number: 169; Year Range: 1915
    [6] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Anderson Independent; Publication Date: 4 Sep 1981; Publication Place: Anderson, South Carolina, USA; ,0.42184302,0.5098634,0.62834316&xid=3355
    [7] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Big Smith, Stephens, Georgia; Roll: 1374; Page: 16; Enumeration District: 127-1

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Grove Creek, Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Grove Creek, Oglethorpe, Georgia; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0014; FHL microfilm: 2340114

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Stephens, Georgia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Wolf Pit, Stephens, Georgia; Roll: m-t0627-00709; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 127-2A

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Militia Dist 267 Wolf Pit, Wolf Pit, Stephens, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Wolf Pit, Stephens, Georgia; Roll: m-t0627-00709; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 127-2A

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Big Smith, Stephens, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Big Smith, Stephens, Georgia; Roll: 1374; Page: 16; Enumeration District: 127-1

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Georgia
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 5 Sep 1981
    Event Place: Anderson County, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: South Carolina, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, Anderson Independent; Publication Date: 5 Sep 1981; Publication Place: Anderson, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Eastanollee, Stephens, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives at Fort Worth, Texas; Fort Worth, Texas; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Georgia, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Seneca
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Anderson Independent; Publication Date: 4 Sep 1981; Publication Place: Anderson, South Carolina, USA; ,0.42184302,0.5098634,0.62834316&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Sep 1981
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Anderson Independent; Publication Date: 4 Sep 1981; Publication Place: Anderson, South Carolina, USA; ,0.42184302,0.5098634,0.62834316&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Westminster, Oconee, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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