Brief Life History of James Nelson
When James Nelson Harris was born on 17 December 1932, in Franklin, Georgia, United States, his father, Melzar Cleo Harris, was 41 and his mother, Sarah Luraney Woody, was 34. He died on 3 February 1933, in his hometown, at the age of 0, and was buried in Fairview, Franklin, Georgia, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (2)
- James Nelson Harris, "Georgia Deaths, 1928-1943"
- James Nelson Harris, "Find A Grave Index"
Parents and Siblings
1891–1975 Male
1898–1966 Female
Siblings (6)
1914–1930 Female
1920–2013 Female
1923–2012 Male
1925–2008 Male
1929–2017 Female
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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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