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James William HARRIS

James William HARRIS

Male 1865 - 1948  (83 years)

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  • Name James William HARRIS 
    Born 25 Mar 1865  Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1870  Union District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • His mother having died and his father remarried, incorrectly listed as William Helmax (Helmick), 5, in household of his maternal grandmother Martha, her second husband Jacob Helmick, and their children. Relationships not stated. He was again with Martha and her family in the 1880 Census of Grant District, Doddridge County, this time correctly listed as grandson James W. Harris, age 14.
    Census 1880  Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1900  Green District, Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1900  [4] 
    day laborer 
    Occupation 1910  [3] 
    oil field worker 
    Census 1910, 1920  Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1920  [5] 
    glass factory worker 
    Died 14 Apr 1948  Industrial, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Buried Wolverton Cemetery (aka Powell or new Victory), Waldo Run, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Person ID I71548  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 9 Aug 2020 

    Father Uriah HARRIS,   b. 10 Aug 1843, Wetzel Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jun 1917, Ross, Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Sarah Melissa RICHARDS,   b. 9 Aug 1846, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef Sep 1869  (Age 23 years) 
    Family ID F49736  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Eliza Carolina DAVIS,   b. 30 May 1870,   d. 30 Aug 1955, Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)  [7, 8] 
    Married 22 Dec 1887  Morgans Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 9] 
    Children 
    +1. Iva Rhoda HARRIS,   b. 30 Sep 1890, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jul 1954, Long Run, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)
    +2. Sylvia Mae HARRIS,   b. 12 Jun 1895, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Mar 1972, Monongalia Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
    Family ID F30374  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    2. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    3. [S2042] 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District).

    4. [S2291] 1900 Census, Wetzel County, WV.

    5. [S2047] 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District).

    6. [S934] Findagrave.com, Name on headstone: J. William Harris.

    7. [S1583] Marriage record of daughter.

    8. [S1590] Death record of daughter.

    9. [S2567] West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).