Ora Oscar Harness

Male25 February 1894–13 January 1951

Brief Life History of Ora Oscar

When Ora Oscar Harness was born on 25 February 1894, in Oregon Township, Starke, Indiana, United States, his father, Mathias Dawson Harness, was 45 and his mother, Nancy Jennett Albertson, was 33. He married Pearl Kennie Myers on 11 December 1920, in Starke, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in United States in 1949 and California Township, Starke, Indiana, United States in 1950. He registered for military service in 1894. He died on 13 January 1951, in Knox, Center Township, Starke, Indiana, United States, at the age of 56, and was buried in Knox, Center Township, Starke, Indiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

Ora Oscar Harness
1894–1951
Pearl Kennie Myers
1900–1952
Marriage: 11 December 1920
Jeanette Harness
1921–
Joseph Otis Ora Harness
1924–2011

Sources (21)

  • Ora Harness, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Ora Oscar Harness, "Indiana Births and Christenings, 1773-1933"
  • Ora O Ora O, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    11 December 1920Starke, Indiana, United States
  • Children (2)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (7)

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    World Events (8)

    1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

    Age 2

    A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

    1906 · Gary, Indiana, Is Founded

    Age 12

    The town of Gary, Indiana, was founded by the United States Steel Corporation in 1906. The Gary Works steel mill was the largest integrated mill in North America. The city of Gary was named after Elbert Henry Gary who was the founding chairman of the United States Steel Corporation and American lawyer and county judge. Gary partnered with J.P. Morgan, Andrew Carnegie, and Charles M. Schwab to found the United States Steel Corporation.

    1910 · The BSA is Made

    Age 16

    Being modeled after the Boy Scout Association in England, The Boy Scouts of America is a program for young teens to learn traits, life and social skills, and many other things to remind the public about the general act of service and kindness to others.

    Name Meaning

    English (Lincolnshire): of Norman origin, from the Middle English and Old French personal name Erneis, Herneis (ancient Germanic Arn(e)gis, possibly from arn- ‘eagle’ + the base-form of gisl- ‘pledge, hostage’). Compare Ernest .

    English (Lincolnshire): occasionally possibly also a nickname from Middle English, Old French harneis ‘harness, equipment, gear, tackle (especially body armor and horse trappings)’, used to denote a maker of harnesses or other equipment, or someone who wore a distinctive suit of armor.

    Norwegian: old variant of Harnes (and, in North America, probably also an altered form of this), a habitational name from the farm name Harnes, from an unattested word for ‘rock, stony soil’ + nes ‘promontory, headland’.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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