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Roy Melvin Harris 1923–1989 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 September 1923

Birth Location: Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Georgia, United States of America

Death Date: 4 August 1989

Death Location: Ellenton, Manatee County, Florida, United States of America

Father: Payton Harris

Mother: Tobitha Harris

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Roy Melvin Harris was born in 1923 in Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Georgia, United States of America, the child of Payton Washington Harris And Tobitha Delila Harris. Roy Melvin Harris passed away in 1989 in Ellenton, Manatee County, Florida, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Roy Melvin Harris was born in 1923 in Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Georgia, United States of America, the child of Payton Washington Harris And Tobitha Delila Harris.
  • Roy Melvin Harris passed away in 1989 in Ellenton, Manatee County, Florida, United States of America.

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Roy Harris's Ancestors

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Roy Harris
1923–1989
Birth Place: Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Georgia, United States of America
Parents
Payton Washington Harris
1875–1953
Jones County, Georgia, United States of America
Tobitha (Delila) Harris
1879–1952
Georgia, United States of America
Grandparents
William (Nathaniel) Harris
1851–1941
Jones County, Georgia, United States of America
Mary (Elizabeth) Harris
1853–1936
Jones County, Georgia, United States of America
Seaborn (Wesley) Bailey
1839–1933
, Telfair, Georgia, USA
Tobitha Walls
1843–1922
Dooly County, Georgia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Sidney Bailey
1805–1853
Sarah Wasden
1820–1890
Henry Walls
1824–
Tabitha Goff
1826–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Roy Harris's Timeline

2 Records

1923
15 September 1923
Birth of Roy Melvin Harris in Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Georgia, United States of America
Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Georgia, United States of America
1989
4 August 1989
Age 66
Death of Roy Melvin Harris in Ellenton, Manatee County, Florida, United States of America
Ellenton, Manatee County, Florida, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 September 1923
    Event Place: Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 August 1989
    Event Place: Ellenton, Manatee County, Florida, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ellenton, Manatee County, Florida, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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