Brief Life History of William Lester
When William Lester Harris was born on 19 August 1908, in El Dorado, Union, Arkansas, United States, his father, James Pleasant Harris, was 25 and his mother, Ida E. Pyles, was 20. He married Ola Frances Cary on 9 October 1926, in Columbia, Arkansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in El Dorado Township, Union, Arkansas, United States for about 5 years. He died on 19 January 1995, in Union, Arkansas, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Harris Cemetery, El Dorado, Union, Arkansas, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (9)
- Lester Harris, "United States Census, 1930"
- Lester Harris, "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957"
- William Lester Harris, "Arkansas First Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"
Spouse and Children
1908–1995 Male
1909–1990 Female
Children (2)
1928–2010 Male
1933–2015 Male
Parents and Siblings
1883–1976 Male
1888–1968 Female
Siblings (5)
1906–1997 Female
1908–1995 Male
1912–1986 Male
1915–1970 Female
1918– Male
World Events (8)
1909 · The NAACP is formed
Age 1
1922 · The First Radio Station WOK Begins Broadcasting
Age 14
1931
Age 23
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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