Loretta “Rettie” HarrisAge: 81 years1892–1974
- Name
- Loretta “Rettie” Harris
- Given names
- Loretta
- Surname
- Harris
- Nickname
- Rettie
- Married name
- Loretta Pendley
 Birth | November 6, 1892 32 26 |
 Birth of a brother | Cuba Edward Harris November 7, 1893 (Age 12 months) |
| Birth of a sister | Hesia Sally “Hezzie” Harris November 14, 1895 (Age 3 years) |
| Death of a mother | Georgie Ann “Tillie” Holland about 1896 (Age 3 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Ira Loomis Harris — Lulie A Moore — View this family December 5, 1897 (Age 5 years) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 5 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 19, 1900 (Age 7 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Emily Phillips August 1, 1906 (Age 13 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Phada Jane “Fadie” Christian October 19, 1911 (Age 18 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Doris Lorene Pendley November 6, 1912 (Age 20 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Ira Loomis Harris — Virginia Pearl “Jennie” Newton — View this family June 20, 1914 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | William Henry Harris October 11, 1915 (Age 22 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 23 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 24 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 25 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 9, 1920 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Lura Mae Harris September 8, 1922 (Age 29 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | George Martin Holland April 4, 1923 (Age 30 years) Cause: dysentery tuberculosis |
| Death of a father | Ira Loomis Harris March 1, 1924 (Age 31 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 36 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 3, 1930 (Age 37 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | James Donald McCoy February 9, 1936 (Age 43 years) |
| Death of a husband | Oscar Roda Pendley October 1, 1944 (Age 51 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 49 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 |
| Death of a sister | Hesia Sally “Hezzie” Harris September 30, 1948 (Age 55 years) |
| Census | April 6, 1950 (Age 57 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 57 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 | Horace Nicholas Harris March 10, 1958 (Age 65 years) |
| Death of a brother | George Lee Harris March 11, 1962 (Age 69 years) |
| Death of a sister | Madge L “Maggie” Harris November 26, 1964 (Age 72 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 53 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 | November 1, 1974 (Age 81 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Newton Creek Baptist Church Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Ira Loomis Harris Birth: March 24, 1860 36 29 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: March 1, 1924 — Ballard, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Georgie Ann “Tillie” Holland Birth: 1866 28 25 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: about 1896 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: September 29, 1881 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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14 months elder brother |
George Lee Harris Birth: December 13, 1882 22 16 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: March 11, 1962 — Union, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
Horace Nicholas Harris Birth: December 19, 1884 24 18 — Kentucky, United States Death: March 10, 1958 — Jackson, Michigan, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Madge L “Maggie” Harris Birth: February 1887 26 21 — Kentucky, United States Death: November 26, 1964 — Oscar, Ballard, Kentucky, United States |
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6 years herself |
Loretta “Rettie” Harris Birth: November 6, 1892 32 26 — Kentucky, United States Death: November 1, 1974 — Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States |
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1 year younger brother |
Cuba Edward Harris Birth: November 7, 1893 33 27 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: April 7, 1976 — Fulton, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Hesia Sally “Hezzie” Harris Birth: November 14, 1895 35 29 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: September 30, 1948 — McCracken, Christian, Missouri, United States |
| Father’s family with Lulie A Moore |
| father |
Ira Loomis Harris Birth: March 24, 1860 36 29 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: March 1, 1924 — Ballard, Kentucky, United States |
| step-mother |
Lulie A Moore Birth: November 20, 1878 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
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Marriage: December 5, 1897 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
| Father’s family with Virginia Pearl “Jennie” Newton |
| father |
Ira Loomis Harris Birth: March 24, 1860 36 29 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: March 1, 1924 — Ballard, Kentucky, United States |
| step-mother |
Virginia Pearl “Jennie” Newton Birth: March 13, 1887 28 24 — Barlow, Ballard, Kentucky, United States Death: June 23, 1972 — Barlow, Ballard, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: June 20, 1914 — Pulaski, Illinois, United States |
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16 months half-brother |
William Henry Harris Birth: October 11, 1915 55 28 — Oscar, Ballard, Kentucky, United States Death: May 11, 1992 — St Louis, St Louis, Missouri, United States |
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7 years half-sister |
Lura Mae Harris Birth: September 8, 1922 62 35 — Ballard, Kentucky, United States Death: May 26, 2011 — Barlow, Ballard, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Oscar Roda Pendley |
| husband |
Oscar Roda Pendley Birth: April 18, 1877 — Butler, Kentucky, United States Death: October 1, 1944 — McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
| herself |
Loretta “Rettie” Harris Birth: November 6, 1892 32 26 — Kentucky, United States Death: November 1, 1974 — Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States |
| daughter |
Doris Lorene Pendley Birth: November 6, 1912 35 20 — Oscar, Ballard, Kentucky, United States Death: November 4, 2006 |
| daughter |
Private |
Loretta “Rettie” Harris has 28 first cousins recorded
Father's family (19)
Parents William L Harris + Fannie Lee Hester
Parents Thomas W Tabb + Henrietta Harris
Parents Barnett Newton Gilliam + Mary Maltilda “Molly” Harris
Mother's family (9)
Parents Jeremiah Edward “Jerry” Holland + Harriet Tatum
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Ira Loomis Harris - Household
Green St. Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky
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