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Edward Norment “Norman” HarrisAge: 80 years19232004

Name
Edward Norment “Norman” Harris
Given names
Edward Norment
Surname
Harris
Nickname
Norman
Birth May 12, 1923 30 19
Birth of a brotherNeill Johnson Harris
April 23, 1924 (Age 11 months)
Birth of a brotherJames Thomas Harris
September 7, 1925 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 6 years)

Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
Census April 11, 1930 (Age 6 years)
Census April 16, 1940 (Age 16 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 18 years)

Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 26 years)
Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War
Death of a maternal grandfatherJames Thomas “Pop” Pulley
September 21, 1963 (Age 40 years)
Death of a fatherEdward Nathanial Harris
1963 (Age 39 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 22 years)
Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War
Death of a motherNannie Lucille Pulley
December 17, 1990 (Age 67 years)
Death of a brotherNeill Johnson Harris
November 12, 2001 (Age 78 years)
Death April 30, 2004 (Age 80 years)
Cremation
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mother
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Edward Norment “Norman” Harris
Birth: May 12, 1923 30 19Jackson, Madison, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 30, 2004Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
11 months
younger brother
Neill Johnson Harris
Birth: April 23, 1924 31 20Tennessee, United States
Death: November 12, 2001Lake Como, Putnam, Florida, United States
16 months
younger brother
James Thomas Harris
Birth: September 7, 1925 33 22Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 26, 2009Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
sister
Private

Edward Norment “Norman” Harris has 5 first cousins recorded

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Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Edward Nathanial Harris - Household

2539 Yale Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Harris, Edward NheadMW35M27MSMSMSBarrery ManBattery shop
Harris, LucillewifeFW26M15TNTNGA
Harris, NormansonMW6STNMSTN
Harris, NeillsonMW6STNMSTN
Harris, JamessonMW4-8mSTNMSTN

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