Alva Russell HarrisAge: 75 years1889–1964
- Name
- Alva Russell Harris
- Given names
- Alva Russell
- Surname
- Harris
 Birth | April 11, 1889 |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 8 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 |
 Religious marriage | Lucy “Pearlie” Carter — View this family November 27, 1910 (Age 21 years) |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Pearl Harris about 1910 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Wardell Byron Harris October 31, 1911 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Seth Atlas “Jack” Harris May 31, 1914 (Age 25 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 26 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Civil marriage | Ollie Shaw Glenn — View this family May 2, 1918 (Age 29 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 27 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 28 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/ |
| Birth of a son #4 | James Alva Harris January 21, 1919 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Clarence Boone Harris December 15, 1919 (Age 30 years) |
 Census | February 2, 1920 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | Melvin Lee Harris May 31, 1921 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a son #7 | Elvis Harris January 12, 1923 (Age 33 years) |
| Death of a son | Elvis Harris January 19, 1923 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #8 | Irene Harris January 21, 1924 (Age 34 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 40 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 17, 1930 (Age 41 years) |
| Census | April 29, 1940 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Russell Edward Harris April 6, 1941 (Age 51 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 52 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 |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Donald Bee “Donnie” Harris March 16, 1949 (Age 59 years) twin: Ronald Lee Harris
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| Birth of a grandson #3 | Ronald Lee Harris March 16, 1949 (Age 59 years) |
| Death of a wife | Lucy “Pearlie” Carter April 16, 1950 (Age 61 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 60 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 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Judy Lane Fowler October 3, 1955 (Age 66 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Judy Lane Fowler October 3, 1955 (Age 66 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | Terry Alan Harris June 18, 1956 (Age 67 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 56 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 | December 28, 1964 (Age 75 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Bethel United Methodist Church Cemetery |
| Family with Ollie Shaw Glenn |
| himself |
Alva Russell Harris Birth: April 11, 1889 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: December 28, 1964 |
| wife |
Ollie Shaw Glenn Birth: December 8, 1884 26 20 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: March 22, 1970 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: May 2, 1918 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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9 months son |
James Alva Harris Birth: January 21, 1919 29 34 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: December 7, 1980 — Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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11 months son |
Clarence Boone Harris Birth: December 15, 1919 30 35 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: April 1, 2002 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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18 months son |
Melvin Lee Harris Birth: May 31, 1921 32 36 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: April 6, 2007 — Monticello, White, Indiana, United States |
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19 months son |
Elvis Harris Birth: January 12, 1923 33 38 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: January 19, 1923 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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1 year daughter |
Irene Harris Birth: January 21, 1924 34 39 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: May 26, 2016 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Lucy “Pearlie” Carter |
| himself |
Alva Russell Harris Birth: April 11, 1889 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: December 28, 1964 |
| wife |
Lucy “Pearlie” Carter Birth: December 25, 1895 — Kentucky, United States Death: April 16, 1950 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: November 27, 1910 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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1 month daughter |
Pearl Harris Birth: about 1910 20 14 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: |
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22 months son |
Wardell Byron Harris Birth: October 31, 1911 22 15 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: September 19, 1986 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years son |
Seth Atlas “Jack” Harris Birth: May 31, 1914 25 18 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: November 24, 1998 — Warren, Kentucky, United States |
| Samuel Edward Shemwell + Ollie Shaw Glenn |
| wife’s husband |
Samuel Edward Shemwell Birth: April 11, 1879 42 40 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: February 15, 1937 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Ollie Shaw Glenn Birth: December 8, 1884 26 20 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: March 22, 1970 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: January 6, 1904 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years step-son |
Dallas Glenn Birth: January 6, 1906 26 21 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: August 17, 1989 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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5 years step-daughter |
Myrtle Ann Glenn Birth: May 16, 1911 32 26 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: January 27, 1988 — Pembroke, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
No family available
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Alva Russell Harris - Household
Berchman Mill Road Elkton, Todd, Kentucky
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Alva Russell Harris - Household
Elkton, Todd, Kentucky
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Alva Russell Harris - Household
Todd, Kentucky
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