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Luther Lindsey HARRIS

Luther Lindsey HARRIS

Male 1892 - 1957  (65 years)

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  • Name Luther Lindsey HARRIS 
    Born 30 May 1892  Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    • Birthplace given in 1913 marriage record as Harrison County, in 1923 marriage record as Tyler County, and in his WW I draft registration as Wetzel County. Birth date given in draft registration as May 30 1892, but in 1900 Census as May 1893.
    Gender Male 
    Military (ENLISTED 7/24/1918)  [2, 3] 
    US Army, World War I 
    Census 1900  Green District, Wetzel Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1910  Ellsworth District, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1913  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Residence 1917  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Census 1920  Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • In household of brother James William Harris, marital status married.
    Residence 1923  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Occupation 1930  [3] 
    loader in coal mine 
    Census 1930, 1940  Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1940  [5] 
    road construction worker 
    Military From 18 Oct 1945 to 7 Apr 1948  [2] 
    S/Sgt, US Army, World War II 
    Died 10 Oct 1957  Muscogee Co, GA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 6] 
    Buried Parkhill Cemetery, Columbus, Muscogee Co, GA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 7] 
    Person ID I2088  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 17 Mar 2019 

    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 Rachel SHREVE,   b. 20 Jan 1852, Wetzel Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Jan 1902  (Age 49 years) 
    Family ID F53291  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 May WILLIAMS,   b. CA 1890, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 30 Apr 1913  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Family ID F37505  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Oma Mae WRIGHT,   b. 1 May 1900, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Dec 1984  (Age 84 years) 
    Married 2 Jun 1923  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • at residence of William Simpson
    Children 
     1. Walter Ray HARRIS,   b. 22 Oct 1926, Industrial, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Aug 2014, Warren, Trumbull Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
     2. Dortha Helen HARRIS,   b. 6 May 1930, Industrial, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Aug 1999  (Age 69 years)
    Family ID F747  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Pansy L. ___,   b. 15 Dec 1903,   d. 18 Mar 1991  (Age 87 years) 
    Family ID F53285  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 30 Apr 1913 - Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1917 - Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Parkhill Cemetery, Columbus, Muscogee Co, GA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1875] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, National Archives and Records Administration, (Ancestry.com online database).

    2. [S2669] U.S. Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com, Office of Quartermaster General, and National Archives & Records Administration).

    3. [S2041] 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District).

    4. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV.

    5. [S2639] 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District).

    6. [S2442] Georgia Death Index, 1919-98 [database online], (Ancestry.com and Georgia Health Dept, Office of Vital Records).

    7. [S934] Findagrave.com.