Melvin Layton HarrisAge: 79 years1911–1990
- Name
- Melvin Layton Harris
- Given names
- Melvin Layton
- Surname
- Harris
 Birth | September 5, 1911 40 29 |
 Death of a paternal grandfather | John Andrew Harris 1915 (Age 3 years) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 4 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 5 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 6 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 14, 1920 (Age 8 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 18 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 |
 Marriage | Pauline Driskill — View this family about 1930 (Age 18 years) |
| Census | April 17, 1930 (Age 18 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | George Ann Shemwell January 13, 1931 (Age 19 years) |
| Death of a father | Samuel Taft Harris June 11, 1933 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Ronald L Harris April 7, 1934 (Age 22 years) |
| Census | April 24, 1940 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Brenda Gayle Harris February 7, 1941 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Terry Wade Harris April 5, 1942 (Age 30 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 30 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 29, 1950 (Age 38 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 38 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 |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Terry Keith Tabb July 22, 1960 (Age 48 years) |
| Death of a mother | Ida Compton November 15, 1965 (Age 54 years) |
| Death of a sister | Enola M Harris July 21, 1971 (Age 59 years) |
| Death of a son | Ronald L Harris August 26, 1972 (Age 60 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 34 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 wife | Pauline Driskill August 30, 1988 (Age 76 years) Cause: Automobile Accident |
 Death | November 9, 1990 (Age 79 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Gant Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Samuel Taft Harris Birth: February 10, 1871 25 27 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: June 11, 1933 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Ida Compton Birth: August 19, 1882 48 24 — Kentucky, United States Death: November 15, 1965 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: 1900 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Enola M Harris Birth: March 4, 1902 31 19 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: July 21, 1971 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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10 years himself |
Melvin Layton Harris Birth: September 5, 1911 40 29 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: November 9, 1990 — Tennessee, United States |
| Family with Pauline Driskill |
| himself |
Melvin Layton Harris Birth: September 5, 1911 40 29 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: November 9, 1990 — Tennessee, United States |
| wife |
Pauline Driskill Birth: August 5, 1914 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: August 30, 1988 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: about 1930 — |
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4 years son |
Ronald L Harris Birth: April 7, 1934 22 19 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: August 26, 1972 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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7 years daughter |
Brenda Gayle Harris Birth: February 7, 1941 29 26 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: June 12, 2012 — Orange City, Volusia, Florida, United States |
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14 months son |
Terry Wade Harris Birth: April 5, 1942 30 27 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: November 22, 2023 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Samuel T Harris - Household
Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Melvin Layton Harris - Household
Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Melvin Layton Harris - Household
Todd, Kentucky
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| Census | 1950 United States - Census transcript - Melvin Layton Harris - Household
Todd, Kentucky
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