William Turner HarrisAge: 85 years1879–1965
- Name
- William Turner Harris
- Given names
- William Turner
- Surname
- Harris
 Birth | April 25, 1879 35 31 |
 Census | June 17, 1880 (Age 13 months) |
 Birth of a sister | Sarah C Harris September 1881 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Aguilla Harris June 1884 (Age 5 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Rebecca Loftin 1892 (Age 12 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 23, 1900 (Age 21 years) |
 Marriage | Wilma Dalie Daniel — View this family April 8, 1901 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | William Lee Harris December 30, 1902 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Jessie Wade Harris February 23, 1907 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Mary Elizabeth Harris April 15, 1910 (Age 30 years) |
| Census | April 21, 1910 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Robert Glenn “Bob” Harris October 10, 1912 (Age 33 years) |
| Death of a mother | Martha Francis Ward November 10, 1914 (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 10, 1920 (Age 40 years) |
| Death of a father | William Giles Harris June 21, 1924 (Age 45 years) Cause: cancer of lower lip |
| 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 | March 9, 1930 (Age 50 years) |
| Census | May 3, 1940 (Age 61 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 |
| Census | April 6, 1950 (Age 70 years) |
| 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 son | Robert Glenn “Bob” Harris December 3, 1960 (Age 81 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 | April 4, 1965 (Age 85 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Town of Denton Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William Giles Harris Birth: July 18, 1843 — North Carolina, United States Death: June 21, 1924 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
| mother |
Martha Francis Ward Birth: 1848 20 24 — North Carolina, United States Death: November 10, 1914 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: 1875 — North Carolina, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Adair Harris Birth: 1876 32 28 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: |
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3 years elder sister |
Della R Harris Birth: 1878 34 30 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: |
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16 months himself |
William Turner Harris Birth: April 25, 1879 35 31 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: April 4, 1965 — Denton, Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Sarah C Harris Birth: September 1881 38 33 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: |
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3 years younger sister |
Aguilla Harris Birth: June 1884 40 36 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: |
| Family with Wilma Dalie Daniel |
| himself |
William Turner Harris Birth: April 25, 1879 35 31 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: April 4, 1965 — Denton, Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
| wife |
Wilma Dalie Daniel Birth: June 4, 1882 23 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: April 28, 1979 — Albemarle, Stanly, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: April 8, 1901 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
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21 months son |
William Lee Harris Birth: December 30, 1902 23 20 — Denton, Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: July 14, 1996 — Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
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4 years son |
Jessie Wade Harris Birth: February 23, 1907 27 24 — Denton, Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: March 30, 2000 — Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Mary Elizabeth Harris Birth: April 15, 1910 30 27 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: July 6, 1995 — Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, United States |
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3 years son |
Robert Glenn “Bob” Harris Birth: October 10, 1912 33 30 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: December 3, 1960 — Emmons, Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
William Turner Harris has 7 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (7)
Parents Daniel Cicero Ward + Nancy Louisa Morris
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - William Giles Harris - Household
Davidson, North Carolina, United States
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - William Giles Harris - Household
Davidson, North Carolina, United States
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - William Turner Harris - Household
Emmons, Davidson, North Carolina
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - William Turner Harris - Household
Emmons, Davidson, North Carolina
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - William Turner Harris - Household
Oil Bound Emmons, Davidson, North Carolina
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - William Turner Harris - Household
Country Road Rural Section Emmons, Davidson, North Carolina
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