Downs Tree » John Randolph Harris (1882-1965)
Personal data John Randolph Harris
Sources 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12Sources 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12- He was born on August 30, 1882 in Livingston Parish, Louisiana, United States of America.Sources 1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12
- Resident:
- in the year 1900: Police Jury Ward 7, Livingston, Louisiana, Verenigde Staten.Source 8
- in the year 1910: Police Jury Ward 7, Livingston, Louisiana, Verenigde Staten.Source 1
- on 1917-1918: Livingston County, Louisiana, Verenigde Staten.Source 11
- in the year 1920: Police Jury Ward 7, Livingston, Louisiana, Verenigde Staten.Source 7
- in the year 1930: Police Jury Ward 7, Livingston, Louisiana, Verenigde Staten.Source 4
- in the year 1935: Port Vincent, Livingston, Louisiana.Source 12
- in the year 1940: Police Jury Ward 7, Livingston, Louisiana, Verenigde Staten.Source 12
- Port Vincent, Louisiana, USA.Source 2
- He died on April 4, 1965 in Denham Springs, Livingston Parish, Louisiana, United States of America, he was 82 years old.Source 10
- He is buried in Denham Springs, Livingston Parish, Louisiana, United States of America.Source 10
- A child of Houston Henry Harris and Josephine Dupont
Household of John Randolph Harris
He is married to Althea Jones.
They got married on November 15, 1904 at Livingston, Louisiana, USA, he was 22 years old.Source 3
Child(ren):
- Retha Harris ± 1907-1959
- Melton Harris ± 1911-2001
- Roy Harris ± 1913-1999
- Zadie Harris ± 1916-1973
- Lozane E Harris 1920-1983
- Clyde Edward Harris 1924-2011
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Sources
- 1910 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- Louisiana, U.S., Compiled Marriage Index, 1718-1925, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- (Not public)
- U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- (Not public)
- 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- (Not public)
Historical events
Birthday August 30, 1882
- The temperature on August 30, 1882 was about 16.2 °C. There was 4 mm of rain. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 85%. 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 August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
- In the year 1882: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- May 6 » The United States Congress passes the Chinese Exclusion Act.
- June 28 » The Anglo-French Convention of 1882 marks the territorial boundaries between Guinea and Sierra Leone.
- September 4 » The Pearl Street Station in New York City becomes the first power plant to supply electricity to paying customers.
- September 5 » The first United States Labor Day parade is held in New York City.
- September 5 » Tottenham Hotspur, a Premier League football club from North London, is founded (as Hotspur F.C.).
- September 13 » Anglo-Egyptian War: The Battle of Tel el-Kebir is fought.
Day of marriage November 15, 1904
- The temperature on November 15, 1904 was between -0.9 °C and 9.9 °C and averaged 3.6 °C. There was 7.5 hours of sunshine (85%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
- In the year 1904: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.4 million citizens.
- January 17 » Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard receives its premiere performance at the Moscow Art Theatre.
- February 7 » A fire begins in Baltimore, Maryland; it destroys over 1,500 buildings in 30 hours.
- February 9 » Russo-Japanese War: Battle of Port Arthur concludes.
- April 5 » The first international rugby league match is played between England and an Other Nationalities team (Welsh and Scottish players) in Central Park, Wigan, England.
- May 15 » Russo-Japanese War: The Russian minelayer Amur lays a minefield about 15 miles off Port Arthur and sinks Japan's battleships Hatsuse, 15,000 tons, with 496 crew and Yashima.
- October 20 » Chile and Bolivia sign the Treaty of Peace and Friendship, delimiting the border between the two countries.
Day of death April 4, 1965
- The temperature on April 4, 1965 was between -0.4 °C and 11.8 °C and averaged 6.4 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 1.6 hours of sunshine (12%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-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 July 24, 1963 to April 14, 1965 the cabinet Marijnen, with Mr. V.G.M. Marijnen (KVP) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from April 14, 1965 to November 22, 1966 the cabinet Cals, with Mr. J.M.L.Th. Cals (KVP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1965: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 12.2 million citizens.
- June 9 » The civilian Prime Minister of South Vietnam, Phan Huy Quát, resigns after being unable to work with a junta led by Nguyễn Cao Kỳ.
- June 22 » The Treaty on Basic Relations between Japan and the Republic of Korea is signed.
- September 22 » The Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 between India and Pakistan over Kashmir, ends after the United Nations calls for a ceasefire.
- November 26 » France launches Astérix, becoming the third nation to put an object in orbit using its own booster.
- November 28 » Vietnam War: In response to U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson's call for "more flags" in Vietnam, Philippine President-elect Ferdinand Marcos announces he will send troops to help fight in South Vietnam.
- December 4 » Launch of Gemini 7 with crew members Frank Borman and Jim Lovell. The Gemini 7 spacecraft was the passive target for the first crewed space rendezvous performed by the crew of Gemini 6A.
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- 1885 » Tedda Courtney, Australian rugby league player and coach († 1957)
- 1890 » Samuel Frederick Henry Thompson, English captain and pilot († 1918)
- 1893 » Huey Long, American lawyer and politician, 40th Governor of Louisiana († 1935)
- 1958 » Johnny Stompanato, American soldier and bodyguard (b. 1925)
- 1961 » Harald Riipalu, Estonian military commander (b. 1912)
- 1961 » Simion Stoilow, Romanian mathematician and academic (b. 1873)
- 1967 » Al Lewis, American songwriter (b. 1901)
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- 1968 » Martin Luther King Jr., American minister and activist, Nobel Prize laureate (assassinated)(b. 1929)
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