William L HarrisAge: 61 years1849–1910
- Name
- William L Harris
- Given names
- William L
- Surname
- Harris
 Birth | January 14, 1849 25 18 |
 Census | August 22, 1850 (Age 19 months) |
 Birth of a sister | Sarah E Harris June 27, 1852 (Age 3 years) |
| Death of a sister | Sarah E Harris February 16, 1853 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Henrietta Harris March 1, 1854 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Charles T Harris 1857 (Age 7 years) |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 7 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 brother | Ira Loomis Harris March 24, 1860 (Age 11 years) |
| Census | September 3, 1860 (Age 11 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Nicholas Taylor Harris November 22, 1863 (Age 14 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Mary Maltilda “Molly” Harris April 1865 (Age 16 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 12 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 17 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 17 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a sister | Jozella Belle Zora Harris about 1868 (Age 18 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 19 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 |
| Census | October 8, 1870 (Age 21 years) |
 Marriage | Fannie Lee Hester — View this family June 9, 1871 (Age 22 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Nicholas Christian March 15, 1872 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | James Elmer Harris March 25, 1874 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Leslie J Harris April 27, 1877 (Age 28 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Sarah “Sally” Shemwell October 1877 (Age 28 years) Cause: Died of Dropsy |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 28 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Manie Wilson Harris August 1879 (Age 30 years) |
| Census | June 11, 1880 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Daisy Mae Harris November 17, 1881 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Charles Perkins “Charlie” Harris December 8, 1883 (Age 34 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Lornatta Harris January 1886 (Age 36 years) |
| Death of a father | Jephthah I Harris November 29, 1887 (Age 38 years) |
| Birth of a son #7 | Timothy John Harris October 27, 1889 (Age 40 years) |
| Birth of a son #8 | Romie Harris February 19, 1892 (Age 43 years) |
| Birth of a son #9 | Walter Harris August 12, 1894 (Age 45 years) |
| Death of a son | Walter Harris September 15, 1894 (Age 45 years) |
| Marriage of a child | James Elmer Harris — Dottie May Richmond — View this family 1898 (Age 48 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 49 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 51 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Mary Lucile Harris September 24, 1902 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Jamie Lee Harris August 3, 1905 (Age 56 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Leslie J Harris — Mamie Davis — View this family about 1906 (Age 56 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Charles Murphy — Lornatta Harris — View this family between 1900 and 1910 (Age 50 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mary Maltilda “Molly” Harris September 29, 1902 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Hilda P Harris December 16, 1907 (Age 58 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Lester Law Meador — Manie Wilson Harris — View this family about 1908 (Age 58 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Beverly May Meador July 8, 1909 (Age 60 years) |
| Census | May 3, 1910 (Age 61 years) |
 Death | October 8, 1910 (Age 61 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Gant Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Jephthah I Harris Birth: June 23, 1823 — Kentucky, United States Death: November 29, 1887 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Phada Jane “Fadie” Christian Birth: December 1830 34 28 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: October 19, 1911 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: about 1847 — |
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2 years himself |
William L Harris Birth: January 14, 1849 25 18 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: October 8, 1910 — Bancroft, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Sarah E Harris Birth: June 27, 1852 29 21 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: February 16, 1853 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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20 months younger sister |
Henrietta Harris Birth: March 1, 1854 30 23 — Kentucky, United States Death: December 4, 1941 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years younger brother |
Charles T Harris Birth: 1857 33 26 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
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3 years younger brother |
Ira Loomis Harris Birth: March 24, 1860 36 29 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: March 1, 1924 — Ballard, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years younger brother |
Nicholas Taylor Harris Birth: November 22, 1863 40 32 — Kentucky, United States Death: April 18, 1938 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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17 months younger sister |
Mary Maltilda “Molly” Harris Birth: April 1865 41 34 — Kentucky, United States Death: September 29, 1902 — Kentucky, United States |
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4 years younger sister |
Jozella Belle Zora Harris Birth: about 1868 44 37 — Kentucky, United States Death: July 24, 1919 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Fannie Lee Hester |
| himself |
William L Harris Birth: January 14, 1849 25 18 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: October 8, 1910 — Bancroft, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Fannie Lee Hester Birth: March 22, 1853 — Kentucky, United States Death: December 31, 1928 — Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: June 9, 1871 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years son |
James Elmer Harris Birth: March 25, 1874 25 21 — Kentucky, United States Death: March 10, 1929 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years son |
Leslie J Harris Birth: April 27, 1877 28 24 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: May 8, 1936 — Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Manie Wilson Harris Birth: August 1879 30 26 — Sharon, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: 1955 — Denver, Denver, Colorado, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Daisy Mae Harris Birth: November 17, 1881 32 28 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: July 17, 1952 — Jefferson, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years son |
Charles Perkins “Charlie” Harris Birth: December 8, 1883 34 30 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: after 1943 |
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2 years daughter |
Lornatta Harris Birth: January 1886 36 32 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
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4 years son |
Timothy John Harris Birth: October 27, 1889 40 36 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: August 18, 1953 |
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2 years son |
Romie Harris Birth: February 19, 1892 43 38 — Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: January 13, 1962 — Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years son |
Walter Harris Birth: August 12, 1894 45 41 — Kentucky, United States Death: September 15, 1894 — Kentucky, United States |
William L Harris has 18 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (18)
Parents William Parham Christian + Mildred M Satterfield
Parents Phillip Kenly Christian + Margaret E Linebaugh
Parents John Samuel Christian + Elizabeth Ann Floyd
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - Jephthah I Harris - Household
District 2, Todd, Kentucky, United States
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| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Jephthah I Harris - Household
Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Jephthah I Harris - Household
Sharon, Todd, Kentucky
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - William L Harris - Household
Sharon, Todd, Kentucky
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - William L Harris - Household
Green Street Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - William L Harris - Household
West Boggess, Muhlenberg, Kentucky
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