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Joel W Harris 1891–1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1891

Birth Location: Virginia

Death Date: Apr 1978

Death Location: Petersburg, Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States

Father: Zephaniah Harris

Mother: Joe Ferguson

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In 1891, Joel W Harris entered the world in Virginia, born to Zephaniah Napolian Harris And Joe Ella Ferguson. Joel W Harris passed away in 1978 in Petersburg, Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1891, Joel W Harris entered the world in Virginia, born to Zephaniah Napolian Harris And Joe Ella Ferguson.
  • Joel W Harris passed away in 1978 in Petersburg, Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States.

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Joel Harris's Ancestors

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Joel Harris
1891–1978
Birth Place: Virginia
Parents
Zephaniah Napolian Harris
1859–1931
Appomattox, Appomattox, Virginia, United States
Joe (Ella) Ferguson
1863–1943
Virginia, United States
Grandparents
George (Washington) Harris
1816–1898
Charlotte Ct., Virginia
Nancy (S.) Childress
1815–1901
Charlotte Ct., Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Harris
1803–1845
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elijah Harris
1778–
Nancy Lee
1780–

Joel Harris's Timeline

2 Records

1891
abt 1891
Birth of Joel W Harris in Virginia
Virginia
1978
Apr 1978
Age 87
Death of Joel W Harris in Petersburg, Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States
Petersburg, Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1891
    Event Place: Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Apr 1978
    Event Place: Petersburg, Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States

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