Roy A HarrisAge: 54 years1915–1970
- Name
- Roy A Harris
- Given names
- Roy A
- Surname
- Harris
 Birth | July 15, 1915 32 22 |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 5 months)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 17 months)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 2 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/ |
 Birth of a brother | John Woodrow Harris February 10, 1919 (Age 3 years) |
 Census | January 2, 1920 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Thelma Arlene Harris July 15, 1922 (Age 7 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 14 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 21, 1930 (Age 14 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Alice Malone Shemwell August 19, 1937 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Elmer Wayne Harris about 1938 (Age 22 years) |
| Census | April 22, 1940 (Age 24 years) |
| Death of a mother | Ermine Dewitt Lyon March 30, 1944 (Age 28 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | John William Lyon December 28, 1944 (Age 29 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 26 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 34 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 father | Bert Elmer Harris September 21, 1964 (Age 49 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 30 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, 1970 (Age 54 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Pleasant Hill Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Bert Elmer Harris Birth: June 17, 1883 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: September 21, 1964 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Ermine Dewitt Lyon Birth: February 2, 1893 24 23 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: March 30, 1944 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: December 1908 — |
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5 years elder brother |
Raymond Harris Birth: October 18, 1913 30 20 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: September 3, 1981 — Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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21 months himself |
Roy A Harris Birth: July 15, 1915 32 22 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: April 4, 1970 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years younger brother |
John Woodrow Harris Birth: February 10, 1919 35 26 — Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: June 4, 2002 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Thelma Arlene Harris Birth: July 15, 1922 39 29 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: September 12, 2011 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Lucy M Hester |
| himself |
Roy A Harris Birth: July 15, 1915 32 22 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: April 4, 1970 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Lucy M Hester Birth: April 15, 1915 — Cadiz, Trigg, Kentucky, United States Death: August 10, 2004 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
| son |
Elmer Wayne Harris Birth: about 1938 22 22 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: October 15, 2017 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
| daughter |
Private |
Roy A Harris has 4 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (4)
Parents Charles Allen “Charlie” Lyon + Gillie F Harris
Parents Charles Allen “Charlie” Lyon + Norma L Boley
Parents Samuel Stewart Reid + Audrey Todd Lyon
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Bert Elmer Harris - Household
Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Bert Elmer Harris - Household
Highland Lick Road Clifty, Todd, Kentucky
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Roy Harris - Household
Bells Chappel Road Todd, Kentucky
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