Lewis J “Dixie” HarrisAge: 73 years1885–1958
- Name
- Lewis J “Dixie” Harris
- Given names
- Lewis J
- Surname
- Harris
- Nickname
- Dixie
 Birth | March 24, 1885 34 34 |
 Birth of a sister | Inez Clyde Harris June 17, 1887 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Homer Heritage Harris September 9, 1890 (Age 5 years) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 13 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 15 years) |
 Marriage | Nannie B Kenner — View this family about 1910 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Urie Blair Harris July 11, 1913 (Age 28 years) |
| Death of a son | Urie Blair Harris August 7, 1913 (Age 28 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 30 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 31 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 32 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 44 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 8, 1930 (Age 45 years) |
| Death of a mother | Mary Ann Shemwell March 8, 1931 (Age 45 years) Cause: Pneumonia |
| Death of a father | William Rastus “Raz” Harris July 4, 1932 (Age 47 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mattie V Harris June 28, 1933 (Age 48 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 56 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 64 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 70 years) |
| Death of a sister | Inez Clyde Harris January 26, 1957 (Age 71 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 60 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 | October 7, 1958 (Age 73 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mt. Sharon 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 himself |
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 younger 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 younger brother |
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 |
| step-father |
… 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 Nannie B Kenner |
| himself |
Lewis J “Dixie” Harris Birth: March 24, 1885 34 34 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: October 7, 1958 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Nannie B Kenner Birth: April 27, 1884 Death: October 11, 1968 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: about 1910 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years son |
Urie Blair Harris Birth: July 11, 1913 28 29 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: August 7, 1913 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
Lewis J “Dixie” 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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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Lewis J “Dixie” Harris - Household
Coal Bank Road Sharon, Todd, Kentucky
next door to father |