Wardell Byron HarrisAge: 74 years1911–1986
- Name
- Wardell Byron Harris
- Given names
- Wardell Byron
- Surname
- Harris
 Birth | October 31, 1911 22 15 |
 Birth of a brother | Seth Atlas “Jack” Harris May 31, 1914 (Age 2 years) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 4 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Marriage of a parent | Alva Russell Harris — Ollie Shaw Glenn — View this family Type: Civil marriage May 2, 1918 (Age 6 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 5 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 6 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 half-brother | James Alva Harris January 21, 1919 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Clarence Boone Harris December 15, 1919 (Age 8 years) |
 Census | February 2, 1920 (Age 8 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Melvin Lee Harris May 31, 1921 (Age 9 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Elvis Harris January 12, 1923 (Age 11 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | Elvis Harris January 19, 1923 (Age 11 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Irene Harris January 21, 1924 (Age 12 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 17 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 |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 30 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 |
| Death of a mother | Lucy “Pearlie” Carter April 16, 1950 (Age 38 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 38 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 father | Alva Russell Harris December 28, 1964 (Age 53 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 34 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 half-brother | James Alva Harris December 7, 1980 (Age 69 years) |
 Death | September 19, 1986 (Age 74 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Alva Russell Harris Birth: April 11, 1889 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: December 28, 1964 |
| mother |
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 elder sister |
Pearl Harris Birth: about 1910 20 14 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: |
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22 months himself |
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 younger brother |
Seth Atlas “Jack” Harris Birth: May 31, 1914 25 18 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: November 24, 1998 — Warren, Kentucky, United States |
| Father’s family with Ollie Shaw Glenn |
| father |
Alva Russell Harris Birth: April 11, 1889 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: December 28, 1964 |
| step-mother |
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 half-brother |
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 half-brother |
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 half-brother |
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 half-brother |
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 half-sister |
Irene Harris Birth: January 21, 1924 34 39 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: May 26, 2016 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
Wardell Byron Harris has 0 first cousins recorded
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Alva Russell Harris - Household
Berchman Mill Road Elkton, Todd, Kentucky
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