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Personal data William M Harris 

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Household of William M Harris

He had a relationship with May Harris.


Child(ren):

  1. Elgene Harris  1915-1918
  2. Willie Mae Crews  1917-1995
  3. Gladys Rose Crozier  1920-1989
  4. Ames Ruff Harris  1924-2002
  5. Frances Watson  1928-2010
  6. Edmond C Harris  1932-1977

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Ancestors (and descendant) of William M Harris

Mary Jane Harris
± 1842-1866
Sarah Harris
1861-1944

William M Harris
1886-1971


May Harris
1893-1963

Elgene Harris
1915-1918

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    2. 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com

    Historical events

    • The temperature on November 3, 1886 was about 9.7 °C. The air pressure was 10 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 92%. Source: KNMI
    • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1886: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
      • March 27 » Geronimo, Apache warrior, surrenders to the U.S. Army, ending the main phase of the Apache Wars.
      • April 8 » William Ewart Gladstone introduces the first Irish Home Rule Bill into the British House of Commons.
      • May 8 » Pharmacist John Pemberton first sells a carbonated beverage named "Coca-Cola" as a patent medicine.
      • June 30 » The first transcontinental train trip across Canada departs from Montreal, Quebec. It arrives in Port Moody, British Columbia on July 4.
      • July 3 » The New-York Tribune becomes the first newspaper to use a linotype machine, eliminating typesetting by hand.
      • November 14 » Friedrich Soennecken first developed the hole puncher, a type of office tool capable of punching small holes in paper.
    • The temperature on August 14, 1971 was between 13.5 °C and 20.1 °C and averaged 17.0 °C. There was 2.1 mm of rain during 1.8 hours. There was 1.4 hours of sunshine (9%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet De Jong, with P.J.S. de Jong (KVP) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet Biesheuvel I, with Mr. B.W. Biesheuvel (ARP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1971: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 13.1 million citizens.
      • April 23 » Bangladesh Liberation War: The Pakistan Army and Razakars massacre approximately 3,000 Hindu emigrants in the Jathibhanga area of East Pakistan (now Bangladesh).
      • May 27 » The Dahlerau train disaster, the worst railway accident in West Germany, kills 46 people and injures 25 near Wuppertal.
      • May 31 » In accordance with the Uniform Monday Holiday Act passed by the U.S. Congress in 1968, observation of Memorial Day occurs on the last Monday in May for the first time, rather than on the traditional Memorial Day of May 30.
      • August 27 » An attempted coup d'état fails in the African nation of Chad. The Government of Chad accuses Egypt of playing a role in the attempt and breaks off diplomatic relations.
      • September 11 » The Egyptian Constitution becomes official.
      • November 10 » In Cambodia, Khmer Rouge forces attack the city of Phnom Penh and its airport, killing 44, wounding at least 30 and damaging nine aircraft.
    

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    • 1972 » Jules Romains, French author and poet (b. 1885)
    • 1972 » Oscar Levant, American actor, pianist, and composer (b. 1906)
    • 1973 » Fred Gipson, American journalist and author (b. 1908)

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