Homer Heritage HarrisAge: 95 years1890–1986
- Name
- Homer Heritage Harris
- Given names
- Homer Heritage
- Surname
- Harris
 Birth | September 9, 1890 40 40 |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 7 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 9 years) |
 Birth of a son#1 | Ovie Odell Harris March 10, 1914 (Age 23 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 25 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 26 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 27 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 39 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 mother | Mary Ann Shemwell March 8, 1931 (Age 40 years) Cause: Pneumonia |
| Death of a father | William Rastus “Raz” Harris July 4, 1932 (Age 41 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mattie V Harris June 28, 1933 (Age 42 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Troy Leaman Harris November 2, 1942 (Age 52 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 51 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 |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 59 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 sister | Ida Pearl Harris October 11, 1955 (Age 65 years) |
| Death of a sister | Inez Clyde Harris January 26, 1957 (Age 66 years) |
| Death of a brother | Lewis J “Dixie” Harris October 7, 1958 (Age 68 years) |
| Death of a brother | Elvis Lote Harris December 19, 1965 (Age 75 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 55 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 son | Ovie Odell Harris June 28, 1976 (Age 85 years) |
 Death | March 6, 1986 (Age 95 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Gant Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William Rastus “Raz” Harris Birth: June 23, 1850 — Kentucky, United States Death: July 4, 1932 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Mary Ann Shemwell Birth: June 5, 1850 31 27 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: March 8, 1931 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: January 9, 1872 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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8 months elder sister |
Mattie V Harris Birth: September 14, 1872 22 22 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: June 28, 1933 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Ida Pearl Harris Birth: July 22, 1875 25 25 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: October 11, 1955 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
Elvis Lote Harris Birth: August 31, 1878 28 28 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: December 19, 1965 — Kentucky, United States |
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7 years elder brother |
Lewis J “Dixie” Harris Birth: March 24, 1885 34 34 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: October 7, 1958 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Inez Clyde Harris Birth: June 17, 1887 36 37 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: January 26, 1957 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years himself |
Homer Heritage Harris Birth: September 9, 1890 40 40 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: March 6, 1986 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| Mother’s family with … Crowder |
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… Crowder Death: |
| mother |
Mary Ann Shemwell Birth: June 5, 1850 31 27 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: March 8, 1931 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: — |
| Family with Cheatie Lee Boley |
| himself |
Homer Heritage Harris Birth: September 9, 1890 40 40 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: March 6, 1986 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Cheatie Lee Boley Birth: March 22, 1894 — Claymour, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: May 12, 1986 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| son |
Ovie Odell Harris Birth: March 10, 1914 23 19 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: June 28, 1976 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| son |
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Homer Heritage Harris has 42 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (42)
Parents Joseph A Shemwell + Sarah A Ralston
Parents John Andrew Harris + George Ann Shemwell
Parents Samuel Vanmeter Shemwell + Mary S Troutt
Parents James Lafayette Gilliam Sr. + Columbia Jane Shemwell
Parents William Luther Shemwell + Lucy M Gilliam
Parents William McKinley Shemwell + Sarah Permelia Shemwell
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - William Rastus Harris - Household
Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky
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