William Otho Harris1830–
- Name
- William Otho Harris
- Given names
- William Otho
- Surname
- Harris
 Birth | about 1830 |
 Marriage | Nancy … — View this family unknown |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 2 years)Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 5 years)Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 16 years)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
 Birth of a son#1 | Julius Kerr Harris January 26, 1857 (Age 27 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 27 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Birth of a son #2 | William M Harris about 1859 (Age 29 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 31 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 37 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 37 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 39 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Marriage of a child | Julius Kerr Harris — Dora Elizabeth Shemwell — View this family June 11, 1878 (Age 48 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 48 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Census | June 1, 1880 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Margaret L “Maggie” Harris December 20, 1880 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Rona Pearl Harris April 23, 1884 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Herbert Finch Harris May 15, 1884 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Roberta Mae “Bertie” Harris December 17, 1887 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #5 | Lula M Harris December 1889 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #6 | Zebulon Vance Harris November 10, 1896 (Age 66 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 68 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Census | June 1, 1900 (Age 70 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 86 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 87 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 88 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 99 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 |
| Death of a granddaughter | Roberta Mae “Bertie” Harris August 4, 1932 (Age 102 years) |
| Death of a son | Julius Kerr Harris May 21, 1939 (Age 109 years) |
 Death | unknown |
| Family with Nancy … |
| himself |
William Otho Harris Birth: about 1830 — North Carolina, United States Death: |
| wife |
Nancy … Death: |
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Marriage: — |
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| son |
Julius Kerr Harris Birth: January 26, 1857 27 — Randolph, North Carolina, United States Death: May 21, 1939 — Trinity, Randolph, North Carolina, United States |
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3 years son |
William M Harris Birth: about 1859 29 — North Carolina, United States Death: |
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - William Otho Harris - Household
Trinity, Randolph, North Carolina
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Julius Kerr Harris - Household
Trinity, Randolph, North Carolina
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