Brief Life History of William Henry
When William Henry Harris was born on 17 February 1844, in Ohio, United States, his father, Ornon Harris, was 23 and his mother, Louisa M Foster, was 23. He had at least 1 son and 2 daughters with Ruth Annette Williams. He lived in Gilead, Gilead Township, Branch, Michigan, United States for about 20 years. He died on 12 October 1916, in Coldwater, Branch, Michigan, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Coldwater, Branch, Michigan, United States.
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- William H Harris in household of Garold E Kleindnist, "United States Census, 1910"
- Wm H Harris, "Michigan, Civil War Centennial Observance Commission, Committee on Civil War Grave Registration, Burial Records"
- William H Harris in entry for Charles Earle Harris, "Michigan, County Births, 1867-1917"
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War
Although divided as a state on the subject of slavery, Ohio participated in the Civil War on the Union's side, providing over 300,000 troops. Ohio provided the 3rd largest number of troops by any Union state.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
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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