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Joy Thomas Harris 1931–1986 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Jun 1931

Birth Location: Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 13 Nov 1986

Death Location: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States

Father: Otis Harris

Mother: May Autry

Spouse(s): Bobbye Strachn

Children(s):

Joy Thomas Harris was born in 1931 in Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, United States, the child of Otis Harris And May Autry. Joy Thomas Harris married Bobbye Jean Strachn. Joy Thomas Harris passed away in 1986 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States.

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Biography

  • Joy Thomas Harris was born in 1931 in Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, United States, the child of Otis Harris And May Autry.
  • Joy Thomas Harris married Bobbye Jean Strachn.
  • Joy Thomas Harris passed away in 1986 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States.

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Children(s)

Joy Harris's Ancestors

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Joy Harris
1931–1986
Birth Place: Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, United States
Parents
Otis Harris
1906–1994
Nolensville, Williamson, Tennessee, United States
May Autry
1908–1998
Nolensville, Williamson, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
Thomas (Jean) Harris
1881–1940
Millsfield, Dyer, Tennessee, United States
Donnie (Bell) Montgomery
1879–1958
Millsfield, Dyer, Tennessee, United States
Monroe Autry
1870–1944
Tennessee, United States
Cora (L) Council
1879–1960
Tennessee, United States
Great-Grandparents
Jacob Autry
1830–1883
Elizabeth
1835–1915
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Autry
1784–1836
Mary Campbell
1786–1876

Joy Harris's Timeline

2 Records

1931
5 Jun 1931
Birth of Joy Thomas Harris in Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, United States
Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, United States
1986
13 Nov 1986
Age 55
Death of Joy Thomas Harris in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Jun 1931
    Event Place: Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 459-40-6034; Issue State: Texas; Issue Date: Before 1951.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Nov 1986
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Cook County, Illinois Death Index, 1908-1988
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 459-40-6034; Issue State: Texas; Issue Date: Before 1951.

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