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Ralph Lesslie Harris 1875 – 1955 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Jan 1875

Birth Location: Hardin County, Iowa

Death Date: 4 Aug 1955

Death Location: Harris, Osceola, Iowa

Father: Isolem Harris

Mother: Mary Welch

Spouse(s): Nella Willits

Children(s): Helen Harris, Eldon Harris

Early life: Ralph Lesslie Harris arrived in Hardin County, Iowa in 1875, born to Isolem Harris and Mary Ellen Welch. Over time, Ralph Lesslie Harris formed a family with Nella Florence Willits, which included Helen Mary Harris and Eldon H Lauritsen Harris. Ralph Lesslie Harris concluded life in Harris, Osceola, Iowa in 1955.

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Parents

Isolem Harris
1853 – 1933
Birth Location: Winneshiek County, Iowa
IH
Mary Welch
1854 – 1917
Birth Location: Iowa
MW

Spouses(s)

Nella Willits
1872 – 1956
Birth Location: Mount Sterling, Crawford, Wisconsin
NW

Children(s)

Helen Harris
1896 – 1962
Birth Location: Harris, Osceola, Iowa
HH
Eldon Harris
1917 – 1992
Birth Location: Iowa
EH

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 25 Jan 1875
    Event Place: Hardin County, Iowa
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, 1900 United States Federal Census, 1910 United States Federal Census, 1920 United States Federal Census, 1930 United States Federal Census, 1940 United States Federal Census, 1950 United States Federal Census, Iowa, U.S., Armed Forces Grave Registrations, 1835-1998, Iowa, U.S., Death Records, 1880-1968, Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1948, S1115097879, S1115256297, U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985, National Archives at Washington DC; Washington DC, USA; Applications for Headstones For U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1941; NAID: 596118; Record Group Number: 92; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, Year: 1920; Census Place: Fairview, Osceola, Iowa; Roll: T625_504; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 113, Year: 1880; Census Place: Bangor, Marshall, Iowa; Roll: 355; Page: 5a; Enumeration District: 278, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, IA, USA; Iowa Death Records, 1952-1967; Reference: 18-0688_us-Ia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Bangor, Marshall, Iowa
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Bangor, Marshall, Iowa; Roll: 355; Page: 5a; Enumeration District: 278

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Fairview, Osceola, Iowa
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Harris, Osceola, Iowa
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 15 Jul 1919
    Event Place: Brest, Finistère, France
    Record Source: U.S., Army Transport Service Arriving and Departing Passenger Lists, 1910-1939, The National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774-1985; Record Group Number: 92; Roll or Box Number: 271

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 28 Jul 1919
    Event Place: New York City, New York
    Record Source: U.S., Army Transport Service Arriving and Departing Passenger Lists, 1910-1939, The National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774-1985; Record Group Number: 92; Roll or Box Number: 271

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Fairview, Osceola, Iowa
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Fairview, Osceola, Iowa; Roll: T625_504; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 113

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Fairview, Fairview, Osceola, Iowa
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Osceola, Iowa
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1940
    Event Place: Harris, Osceola, Iowa
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1950
    Event Place: Harris, Osceola, Iowa
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Harris, Osceola, Iowa
    Record Source: U.S., Army Transport Service Arriving and Departing Passenger Lists, 1910-1939, The National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774-1985; Record Group Number: 92; Roll or Box Number: 271

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 4 Aug 1955
    Event Place: Harris, Osceola, Iowa
    Record Source: Iowa, U.S., Armed Forces Grave Registrations, 1835-1998, Iowa, U.S., Death Records, 1880-1968, S1115097879, U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985, National Archives at Washington DC; Washington DC, USA; Applications for Headstones For U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1941; NAID: 596118; Record Group Number: 92; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, IA, USA; Iowa Death Records, 1952-1967; Reference: 18-0688_us-Ia

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Year: 6 Aug 1955
    Event Place: Harris, Osceola, Iowa
    Record Source: Iowa, U.S., Death Records, 1880-1968, S1115097879, U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985, National Archives at Washington DC; Washington DC, USA; Applications for Headstones For U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1941; NAID: 596118; Record Group Number: 92; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, IA, USA; Iowa Death Records, 1952-1967; Reference: 18-0688_us-Ia
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