Ellis Kerney HarrisAge: 80 years1879–1960
- Name
- Ellis Kerney Harris
- Given names
- Ellis Kerney
- Surname
- Harris
 Birth | June 17, 1879 33 36 |
 Census | June 17, 1880 (Age 12 months) |
 Birth of a sister | Zelpha Blanche Harris August 29, 1882 (Age 3 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | William Green Shemwell after May 1884 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a brother | William Wiley Harris September 27, 1884 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Joshua Cleveland Harris July 16, 1887 (Age 8 years) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 18 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 7, 1900 (Age 20 years) |
 Marriage | Floyd Minnie “Flo” Sherrod — View this family about 1902 (Age 22 years) |
| Death of a brother | William Wiley Harris January 8, 1902 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Ora Lee Harris September 11, 1905 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Nora Marie Harris January 10, 1908 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | James Vernie Harris 1909 (Age 29 years) |
| Census | May 3, 1910 (Age 30 years) |
| Death of a father | John Andrew Harris 1915 (Age 35 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 36 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 37 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 38 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/ |
| Census | January 8, 1920 (Age 40 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 50 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 13, 1930 (Age 50 years) |
| Death of a mother | George Ann Shemwell January 13, 1931 (Age 51 years) |
| Death of a brother | Samuel Taft Harris June 11, 1933 (Age 53 years) |
| Death of a brother | Louis Alston “Allie” Harris April 7, 1936 (Age 56 years) |
| Death of a brother | James Virgil Harris April 6, 1938 (Age 58 years) Cause: Cerebral Hemorrhage |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Linda Lou Harris June 29, 1938 (Age 59 years) |
| Census | May 3, 1940 (Age 60 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 62 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 granddaughter | Linda Lou Harris October 2, 1948 (Age 69 years) Cause: Auto Accident |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 70 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 brother | Joshua Cleveland Harris April 14, 1957 (Age 77 years) |
| Death of a brother | Jonathan Rue Harris May 7, 1957 (Age 77 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 66 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 | May 17, 1960 (Age 80 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Gant Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John Andrew Harris Birth: November 1845 — Kentucky, United States Death: 1915 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
George Ann Shemwell Birth: April 8, 1843 24 20 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: January 13, 1931 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: July 22, 1866 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
Thomas A Harris Birth: May 5, 1869 23 26 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: May 25, 1871 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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-2 years elder brother |
James Virgil Harris Birth: May 17, 1867 21 24 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: April 6, 1938 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years elder brother |
Samuel Taft Harris Birth: February 10, 1871 25 27 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: June 11, 1933 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
Louis Alston “Allie” Harris Birth: May 5, 1874 28 31 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: April 7, 1936 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
Jonathan Rue Harris Birth: February 18, 1877 31 33 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: May 7, 1957 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years himself |
Ellis Kerney Harris Birth: June 17, 1879 33 36 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: May 17, 1960 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Zelpha Blanche Harris Birth: August 29, 1882 36 39 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: February 9, 1963 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
William Wiley Harris Birth: September 27, 1884 38 41 — Kentucky, United States Death: January 8, 1902 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Joshua Cleveland Harris Birth: July 16, 1887 41 44 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: April 14, 1957 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Floyd Minnie “Flo” Sherrod |
| himself |
Ellis Kerney Harris Birth: June 17, 1879 33 36 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: May 17, 1960 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Floyd Minnie “Flo” Sherrod Birth: 1883 — Kentucky, United States Death: 1969 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: about 1902 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Ora Lee Harris Birth: September 11, 1905 26 22 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: January 4, 1990 — Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Nora Marie Harris Birth: January 10, 1908 28 25 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: December 31, 1989 — Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States |
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2 years son |
James Vernie Harris Birth: 1909 29 26 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: June 17, 1969 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
Ellis Kerney Harris has 39 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (39)
Parents Joseph A Shemwell + Sarah A Ralston
Parents Samuel Vanmeter Shemwell + Mary S Troutt
Parents James Lafayette Gilliam Sr. + Columbia Jane Shemwell
Parents William Rastus “Raz” Harris + Mary Ann Shemwell
Parents William Luther Shemwell + Lucy M Gilliam
Parents William McKinley Shemwell + Sarah Permelia Shemwell
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - John A Harris - Household
Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - John A Harris - Household
Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Ellis K Harris - Household
Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Ellis K Harris - Household
Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky
Norah M is now Marvin? -b | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Ellis K Harris - Household
The Lewisburg Road From Playmor through Sharon grove Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky
Norah/Marvin now Marie ? -b | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Ellis Kerney Harris - Household
Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky
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