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James William Harris 1896 – 1987 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Jan 1896

Birth Location: DesPlaines, Ill

Death Date: 01 Mar 1987

Death Location: Cook County, IL

Father: John Harris

Mother: Eva Harrell

Spouse(s): Mary Hermans

Children(s): Joan Harris, William Harris, Elizabeth Harris

James William Harris was born in 1896 in DesPlaines, Ill, the child of John Hibbard Harris and Eva Right Harrell. James William Harris married Mary Augusta Hermans, and had children including Joan Harris, William Harris, Elizabeth Harris. James William Harris passed away in 1987 in Cook County, IL.

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Biography

  • James William Harris was born in 1896 in DesPlaines, Ill, the child of John Hibbard Harris and Eva Right Harrell.
  • James William Harris married Mary Augusta Hermans, and had children including Joan Harris, William Harris, Elizabeth Harris.
  • James William Harris passed away in 1987 in Cook County, IL.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Harris's Ancestors

Self
James Harris
1896 – 1987
Birth Place: DesPlaines, Ill
Parents
John Hibbard Harris
1855 – 1909
Palestine, Crawford, Illinois, USA
Eva (Right) Harrell
1857 – 1929
Missouri, USA
Grandparents
John Harris
1817 – 1870
Morton, Lincolnshire, England
Elizabeth Hibbard
1819 – 1904
Abercarn, Monmouth, Wales
James (William) Harrell
1822 – 1895
Kentucky
Catherine Funk
1840 – 1927
Applucian Louisiana
Great-Grandparents
Harris
1795 –
William HIBBARD
1754 – 1826
Alice Crowder
1794 – 1860
Harrison Harrell
1797 – 1843
Elizabeth Mallory
1798 – 1863
Henry Funk
1814 – 1893
Mary Withers
1814 – 1897
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Daniel Hibbard
1721 –
Mary HEATH
1717 –
John Crowder
Ellin Crowder
1770 –
John Harrell
1778 – 1836
Nancy Bostick
1775 – 1813

James Harris's Descendants

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James (William) Harris (13 Jan 1896 – 01 Mar 1987) m. Mary (Augusta) Hermans (30 Apr 1906 – Sep 10, 1999)
  1. 1. Joan Harris
  2. 2. William Harris
  3. 3. Elizabeth Harris

James Harris's Timeline

15 Records

1896
Jan 13, 1896
Birth of James William Harris in Des Plaines, Cook, Illinois, USA
Des Plaines, Cook, Illinois, USA
1896
13-Jan-1896
Birth of James William Harris in DesPlaines, Ill
DesPlaines, Ill
1896
13 Jan 1896
Birth of James William Harris in DesPlaines, Ill
DesPlaines, Ill
1896
13 Jan 1896
Birth of James William Harris in DesPlaines, Ill
DesPlaines, Ill
1897
13 January 1897
Age 1
Birth of James William Harris in Des Plaines, Cook, Illinois, USA
Des Plaines, Cook, Illinois, USA
1897
13 Jan 1897
Age 1
Birth of James William Harris in DesPlaines, Ill
DesPlaines, Ill
1900
1900
Age 4
James William Harris resided here in Des Plaines, Riverview Villages, Cook, Illinois
Des Plaines, Riverview Villages, Cook, Illinois
1900
1900
Age 4
James William Harris resided here in Des Plaines, Riverview villages, Cook, Illinois
Des Plaines, Riverview villages, Cook, Illinois
1900
1900
Age 4
James William Harris resided here in Maine, Cook, Illinois
Maine, Cook, Illinois
1910
1910
Age 14
James William Harris resided here in Maine, Cook, Illinois
Maine, Cook, Illinois
1935
1935
Age 39
James William Harris resided here in Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Chicago, Cook, Illinois
1940
01-Apr-1940
Age 44
James William Harris resided here in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
1987
1 Mar 1987
Age 91
Death of James William Harris in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1987
01-Mar-1987
Age 91
Death of James William Harris in Cook County, IL
Cook County, IL
1987
01 Mar 1987
Age 91
Death of James William Harris in Cook County, IL
Cook County, IL

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan 13, 1896
    Event Place: Des Plaines, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Maine, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T623_293; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 1170; FHL microfilm: 1240293.
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Maine, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T624_239; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0049; Image: 106; FHL microfilm: 1374252.
    [3] Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 January 1897
    Event Place: Des Plaines, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13-Jan-1896
    Event Place: DesPlaines, Ill
    Record Source: Database online.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Jan 1897
    Event Place: DesPlaines, Ill
    Record Source: Database online.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Jan 1896
    Event Place: DesPlaines, Ill

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Jan 1896
    Event Place: DesPlaines, Ill

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Des Plaines, Riverview Villages, Cook, Illinois
    Record Source: Database online.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Des Plaines, Riverview villages, Cook, Illinois
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Maine, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T623_293; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 1170; FHL microfilm: 1240293.
    [2] Database online.
    [3] Database online.

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Maine, Cook, Illinois
    Record Source: Database online.

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Maine, Cook, Illinois
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Maine, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T624_239; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0049; Image: 106; FHL microfilm: 1374252.

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
    Record Source: Database online.

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 01-Apr-1940
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: Database online.

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Chicago, Illinois
    Record Source: Database online.

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Mar 1987
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Database online.

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01-Mar-1987
    Event Place: Cook County, IL
    Record Source: Database online.

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01 Mar 1987
    Event Place: Cook County, IL
    Record Source: Database online.

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Elmhurst, DuPage County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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