Brief Life History of John Alexander
When John Alexander Harris was born on 26 February 1869, in Sullivan, Missouri, United States, his father, Charles Martin Harris, was 38 and his mother, Mary Josephine Harman, was 21. He married Sarah Elisabeth Browning in 1886, in Sullivan, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Marion Township, Mercer, Missouri, United States in 1920 and Grand River Township, Wayne, Iowa, United States in 1930. He died on 22 February 1968, in Brookfield, Linn, Missouri, United States, at the age of 98.
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Family Time Line
Sources (14)
- John A Nearris in household of Charles M Nearris, "United States Census, 1870"
- John A. Harris in entry for Clarence Byron Harris and Inga Josephine Hogan, "Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950"
- John A Harris, "United States Census, 1930"
Spouse and Children
1869–1968 Male
1869–1946 Female
Children (8)
1887–1985 Male
1889–1967 Male
1894–1900 Male
1897–1990 Female
1899–1972 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1831–1920 Male
1847–1917 Female
Siblings (9)
1867–1955 Female
1869–1968 Male
1870–1947 Male
1871–1958 Female
1872– Female
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World Events (8)
1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment
Age 1
1884 · There is now a Capital Building
Age 15
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
Age 27
Name Meaning
English (southern England and south Wales): from the personal name Harry + genitival -s. This surname is also established in Ireland, taken there principally during the Plantation of Ulster. However, in some cases, particularly in families coming from County Mayo, Harris can be an Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hEarchadha. This surname is also very common among African Americans.
American shortened and altered form of Greek surnames begining with Cha(r)-, such as Chasandrinos (variant of Kassandrinos, a habitational name from the Kassandra peninsula of Chalkidiki), and various patronymics from the personal name Charalampos (see Charos ). In North America, the surname Harris may possibly also originate from a transferred use of the Greek personal (given) name Charis or Harris (shortened forms of Charalampos) as a surname (i.e. as a replacement of the original surname).
Americanized form of various like-sounding Jewish surnames.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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