Brief Life History of Sarah Margaret Elvira
When Sarah Margaret Elvira Harris was born on 18 November 1890, in Avalon, Ellis, Texas, United States, her father, Richard Asa Harris, was 26 and her mother, Amanda Melvina Buchanan, was 26. She lived in Ellis, Texas, United States in 1890 and Deer Creek Township, Custer, Oklahoma, United States in 1900.
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Family Time Line
Sources (3)
- Ellie L Harris in household of Richard A Harris, "United States Census, 1900"
- Sarah Margaret Elvira Harris, "Texas Births and Christenings, 1840-1981"
- Sarah Margaret Elvira(Ella) Harris, "Texas, Births and Christenings, 1840-1981"
Parents and Siblings
1864–1913 Male
1864–1901 Female
Siblings (8)
1890– Female
1892–1925 Female
1894–1977 Female
1896–1964 Female
1897–1920 Female
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World Events (8)
1894 · Texas Files Lawsuit Against Standard Oil Company
Age 4
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
Age 6
1921 · Tulsa Race Massacre
Age 31
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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