Brief Life History of Clara
When Clara Harris was born on 26 September 1876, in Canada, her father, Thomas William Harris, was 39 and her mother, Mary Ann Pugh, was 28. She married Richard Louis James on 1 December 1894, in Osceola, Houghton, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Osceola Township, Houghton, Michigan, United States in 1900 and Greenland, Ontonagon, Michigan, United States in 1910. She died on 29 May 1914, in Victoria, Ontonagon, Michigan, United States, at the age of 37.
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Family Time Line
Sources (15)
- Clara James in entry for Lillian James, "Michigan, County Births, 1867-1917"
- Clara James in household of Louis James, "United States Census, 1900"
- Clara Harris in entry for Phillip J. Toutant and Lillian James, "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925"
Spouse and Children
1873–1913 Male
1876–1914 Female
Children (5)
1895–1964 Male
1897–1898 Female
1899–1964 Female
1901– Female
1902–1968 Male
Parents and Siblings
1837–1911 Male
1848–1915 Female
Siblings (9)
1864– Female
1867–1927 Male
1869– Male
1870–1926 Male
1872– Female
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World Events (8)
1879 · New State Capitol Building Dedicated
Age 3
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Age 5
1887 · The Bagley Memorial Fountain
Age 11
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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