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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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
1894–1951 Male
1900–1952 Female
Children (2)
1921– Female
1924–2011 Male
Parents and Siblings
1848–1940 Male
1860–1916 Female
Siblings (7)
1880–1917 Male
1883–1966 Female
1886–1950 Male
1889–1974 Female
1894–1951 Male
+2 More Children
World Events (8)
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
Age 2
1906 · Gary, Indiana, Is Founded
Age 12
1910 · The BSA is Made
Age 16
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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