Brief Life History of Madorah "Dora"
When Madorah "Dora" Harris was born on 5 April 1875, in Cooke, Texas, United States, her father, Andrew Jackson Harris, was 32 and her mother, Patience Powers Brite, was 27. She married James Rausel White about 1894. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Elk Township, Washita, Oklahoma, United States in 1900 and Clinton, Custer, Oklahoma, United States for about 52 years. She died on 23 June 1968, in Washita, Oklahoma, United States, at the age of 93, and was buried in Arapaho Cemetery, Arapaho, Custer, Oklahoma, United States.
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- Dora M?Dlock in household of E B M?Dlock, "United States Census, 1920"
- Legacy NFS Source: Madorah Harris - Government record: birth-name: Madorah Harris
- Dora Harris Medlock, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1876 · Segregation Laws Are Passed
A new state constitution was passed in 1876, announcing the segregation of schools.
1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.
The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.
1900 · Gold for Cash!
This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.
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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