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James William Harris 1896 – 1987 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Jan 1896

Birth Location: DesPlaines, Ill

Death Date: 01 Mar 1987

Death Location: Cook County, IL

Father: John Harris

Mother: Eva Harrell

Spouse(s): Mary Hermans

Children(s): Joan Harris, William Harris, Elizabeth Harris

It was in 1896 that James William Harris was born in DesPlaines, Ill, a child of John Hibbard Harris and Eva Right Harrell. James William Harris went on to marry Mary Augusta Hermans and had children such as Joan Harris, William Harris and Elizabeth Harris. James William Harris was deceased by 1987 in Cook County, IL.

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Parents

John Harris
1855 – 1909
Birth Location: Palestine, Crawford, Illinois, USA
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Eva Harrell
1857 – 1929
Birth Location: Missouri, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Hermans
1906 – 1999
Birth Location: Merksim, Beligium
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Children(s)

Joan Harris
Birth Location: –
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William Harris
Birth Location: –
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Elizabeth Harris
Birth Location: –
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: Jan 13, 1896
    Event Place: Des Plaines, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Maine, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T623_293; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 1170; FHL microfilm: 1240293., Year: 1910; Census Place: Maine, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T624_239; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0049; Image: 106; FHL microfilm: 1374252., Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 13 January 1897
    Event Place: Des Plaines, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 13-Jan-1896
    Event Place: DesPlaines, Ill
    Record Source: Database online.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 13 Jan 1897
    Event Place: DesPlaines, Ill
    Record Source: Database online.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 13 Jan 1896
    Event Place: DesPlaines, Ill

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 13 Jan 1896
    Event Place: DesPlaines, Ill

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Des Plaines, Riverview Villages, Cook, Illinois
    Record Source: Database online.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Des Plaines, Riverview villages, Cook, Illinois
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Maine, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T623_293; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 1170; FHL microfilm: 1240293., Database online., Database online.

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Maine, Cook, Illinois
    Record Source: Database online.

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Maine, Cook, Illinois
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Maine, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T624_239; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0049; Image: 106; FHL microfilm: 1374252.

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
    Record Source: Database online.

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 01-Apr-1940
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: Database online.

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Chicago, Illinois
    Record Source: Database online.

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1 Mar 1987
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 01-Mar-1987
    Event Place: Cook County, IL
    Record Source: Database online.

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 01 Mar 1987
    Event Place: Cook County, IL
    Record Source: Database online.

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Elmhurst, DuPage County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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