William Lee HarrisAge: 93 years1902–1996
- Name
- William Lee Harris
- Given names
- William Lee
- Surname
- Harris
 Birth | December 30, 1902 23 20 |
 Birth of a brother | Jessie Wade Harris February 23, 1907 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Mary Elizabeth Harris April 15, 1910 (Age 7 years) |
 Census | April 21, 1910 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Robert Glenn “Bob” Harris October 10, 1912 (Age 9 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Martha Francis Ward November 10, 1914 (Age 11 years) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 13 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 14 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 15 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 17 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | William Giles Harris June 21, 1924 (Age 21 years) Cause: cancer of lower lip |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 26 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 |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 38 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 47 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 | Robert Glenn “Bob” Harris December 3, 1960 (Age 57 years) |
| Death of a father | William Turner Harris April 4, 1965 (Age 62 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 43 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 mother | Wilma Dalie Daniel April 28, 1979 (Age 76 years) |
| Death of a wife | Clariece Carpenter April 15, 1988 (Age 85 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mary Elizabeth Harris July 6, 1995 (Age 92 years) |
 Death | July 14, 1996 (Age 93 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mount Olivet United Methodist Church Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William Turner Harris Birth: April 25, 1879 35 31 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: April 4, 1965 — Denton, Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
| mother |
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 himself |
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 younger brother |
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 younger sister |
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 younger brother |
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 |
| Family with Clariece Carpenter |
| himself |
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 |
| wife |
Clariece Carpenter Birth: April 12, 1904 — Peachland, Anson, North Carolina, United States Death: April 15, 1988 — Concord, Cabarrus, North Carolina, United States |
| daughter |
Private |
| 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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