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Walter Monroe Harris 1893 – 1980 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Aug 1893

Birth Location: Indiana

Death Date: 05 Dec 1980

Death Location: Bluffton, (Wells), Indiana

Father: Ulysses Harris

Mother: Frances Friedley

Spouse(s): Freda Divelbiss

Children(s): Dorothy Harris, Harold Harris, Mary Harris, Doris Harris, Betty Harris

In 1893, Walter Monroe Harris entered the world in Indiana, born to Ulysses Harris and Frances C Friedley. In 1900, Walter Monroe Harris resided in Lancaster, Huntington, Indiana, USA. Walter Monroe Harris married Freda Mae Divelbiss, and had children including Dorothy Jean Harris, Harold Eugene Harris, Mary Jane Harris, Doris Harris, Betty Harris. Walter Monroe Harris passed away in 1980 in Bluffton, (Wells), Indiana.

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Biography

  • In 1893, Walter Monroe Harris entered the world in Indiana, born to Ulysses Harris and Frances C Friedley.
  • In 1900, Walter Monroe Harris resided in Lancaster, Huntington, Indiana, USA.
  • Walter Monroe Harris married Freda Mae Divelbiss, and had children including Dorothy Jean Harris, Harold Eugene Harris, Mary Jane Harris, Doris Harris, Betty Harris.
  • Walter Monroe Harris passed away in 1980 in Bluffton, (Wells), Indiana.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ulysses Harris
1869 – 1964
Birth Location: Lancaster, (Huntington), Indiana
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Frances Friedley
1869 – 1895
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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Spouses(s)

Freda Divelbiss
1906 – 1979
Birth Location: Huntington County, Indiana, USA
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Children(s)

Dorothy Harris
1928 – 2014
Birth Location: Huntington County, Indiana, USA
DH
Harold Harris
1929 – 2010
Birth Location: Huntington County, Indiana, USA
HH
Mary Harris
1931 – 2001
Birth Location: Huntington County, Indiana, USA
MH
Doris Harris
1935 –
Birth Location: Indiana
DH
Betty Harris
1939 –
Birth Location: Indiana
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Walter Harris's Ancestors

Self
Walter Harris
1893 – 1980
Birth Place: Indiana
Parents
Ulysses Harris
1869 – 1964
Lancaster, (Huntington), Indiana
Frances (C) Friedley
1869 – 1895
Pennsylvania
Grandparents
John Harris
1837 – 1932
South Bend, St Joseph, Indiana
Mary (Ann) Shideler
1845 – 1928
Indiana, United States of America
Samuel (Henry) Friedley
1841 – 1918
Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
Charlotta (Waltz) BRUMBAUGH
1851 – 1873
Huntington, Huntington, Indiana, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jonas HARRIS
1813 – 1887
Isabel Horseman
1819 – 1890
Jonas Shideler
1816 – 1878
Francis Berg
1821 – 1882
David Friedley
1814 – 1899
Christina Hoover
1820 – 1899
Henry Brumbaugh
1808 – 1884
Rebecca Waltz
1812 – 1907
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jonas Harris
1779 – 1843
Hannah Beeson
1779 – 1838
John Horsman
1790 – 1843
Eleanor Hellen
1787 – 1828
Daniel Shideler
1790 – 1840
Catherine Heck
1792 – 1859
Ulrich Friedley
1778 – 1818
Elizabeth STEVENS
1778 – 1839
David Hoover
1790 – 1873
Mary Shultz
1789 – 1850
George BRUMBAUGH
1760 – 1838
Susanna Metzger
1761 – 1836
Frederick Waltz
1780 – 1849
Charlotta Dreschin
1774 – 1869

Walter Harris's Descendants

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Walter (Monroe) Harris (Aug 1893 – 05 Dec 1980) m. Freda (Mae) Divelbiss (31 May 1906 – 01 Jun 1979)
  1. 1. Dorothy (Jean) Harris (16 FEB 1928 – 26 December 2014) m. Gerald (Clarence) Waters (16 Jul 1924 – 6 May 1997)
    1. 1. Gary Waters
    2. 2. Janice Waters
    3. 3. Linda Peterson
  2. 2. Harold (Eugene) Harris (07 Nov 1929 – 04 Dec 2010) m. Nona (Rose) Rutherford (19 Nov 1924 – )
  3. 3. Mary (Jane) Harris (27 June 1931 – 8 October 2001)
  4. 4. Doris Harris (abt 1935 – )
  5. 5. Betty Harris (abt 1939 – )

Walter Harris's Timeline

12 Records

1893
29 Aug 1893
Birth of Walter Monroe Harris in Lancaster, (Huntington), Indiana
Lancaster, (Huntington), Indiana
1893
Aug 1893
Birth of Walter Monroe Harris in Indiana
Indiana
1900
1900
Age 7
Walter Monroe Harris resided here in Lancaster, Huntington, Indiana, USA
Lancaster, Huntington, Indiana, USA
1910
1910
Age 17
Walter Monroe Harris resided here in Union, Huntington, Indiana, USA
Union, Huntington, Indiana, USA
1920
1920
Age 27
Walter Monroe Harris resided here in Lancaster, Huntington, Indiana, USA
Lancaster, Huntington, Indiana, USA
1930
1930
Age 37
Walter Monroe Harris resided here in Union, Huntington, Indiana, USA
Union, Huntington, Indiana, USA
1935
1935
Age 42
Walter Monroe Harris resided here in Union, Huntington, Indiana
Union, Huntington, Indiana
1939
1939
Age 46
Walter Monroe Harris resided here in Huntington, Indiana, USA
Huntington, Indiana, USA
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 47
Walter Monroe Harris resided here in Union, Huntington, Indiana, USA
Union, Huntington, Indiana, USA
1942
1942
Age 49
Walter Monroe Harris resided here in Huntington, Indiana, USA
Huntington, Indiana, USA
1980
05 Dec 1980
Age 87
Death of Walter Monroe Harris in Bluffton, Wells, Indiana, USA
Bluffton, Wells, Indiana, USA
1980
05 Dec 1980
Age 87
Death of Walter Monroe Harris in Bluffton, (Wells), Indiana
Bluffton, (Wells), Indiana

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Aug 1893
    Event Place: Lancaster, (Huntington), Indiana
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System, 1926-1975; Record Group Number: 147
    [2] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Union, Huntington, Indiana; Roll: T627_1055; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 35-28
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Lancaster, Huntington, Indiana; Roll: T625_437; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 123
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Union, Huntington, Indiana; Roll: 594; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0024; FHL microfilm: 2340329
    [6] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Indiana; Registration County: Huntington; Roll: 1504013
    [7] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Lancaster, Huntington, Indiana; Roll: 378; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0084; FHL microfilm: 1240378
    [8] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Union, Huntington, Indiana; Roll: T624_356; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0107; FHL microfilm: 1374369
    [9] Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001
    [10] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [11] Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1980; Roll: 19

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Aug 1893
    Event Place: Indiana

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Lancaster, Huntington, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Lancaster, Huntington, Indiana; Roll: 378; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0084; FHL microfilm: 1240378

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Union, Huntington, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Union, Huntington, Indiana; Roll: T624_356; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0107; FHL microfilm: 1374369

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1918-1919
    Record Source: U.S., Army Transport Service, Passenger Lists, 1910-1939, The National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774-1985; Record Group Number: 92; Roll or Box Number: 103

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1918-1919
    Record Source: U.S., Army Transport Service, Passenger Lists, 1910-1939, The National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774-1985; Record Group Number: 92; Roll or Box Number: 103

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Lancaster, Huntington, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Lancaster, Huntington, Indiana; Roll: T625_437; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 123

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Union, Huntington, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Union, Huntington, Indiana; Roll: 594; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0024; FHL microfilm: 2340329

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Union, Huntington, Indiana
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Union, Huntington, Indiana; Roll: T627_1055; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 35-28

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: Huntington, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Union, Huntington, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Union, Huntington, Indiana; Roll: T627_1055; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 35-28

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Huntington, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System, 1926-1975; Record Group Number: 147

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Huntington, Ind.
    Record Source: U.S., Army Transport Service, Passenger Lists, 1910-1939, The National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774-1985; Record Group Number: 92; Roll or Box Number: 103

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Huntington, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Indiana; Registration County: Huntington; Roll: 1504013

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 05 Dec 1980
    Event Place: Bluffton, Wells, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1980; Roll: 19

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 05 Dec 1980
    Event Place: Bluffton, (Wells), Indiana

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Huntington, Huntington County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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