Homer Harris (1900 - 1988)

Ancestors

Biography

Homer Harris was born 24 June 1900, the son of Drew Harris and Lula Murphy Harris^[1].

He registered for the draft for World War I, naming his father as next of kin and was described as being tall and slender with grey eyes and light hair^[2].

Homer Harris, United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918

In 1920, he lived with his parents and siblings in Elza, Tattnall County, Georgia^[3].

He married Effie Powell 5 March 1922^[4] in Tattnall County Georgia^[5].

Homer Harris & Effie Powell, Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950

Their son Vernon Lee died just after birth in 1923^[6] and son Henry Mathy Harris died at only six months of age in 1928^[7].

They lived in Tattnall County in 1930 with their daughter Edna^[8]. In 1940 they lived in Tattnall County with their children Edna, George, and an aunt, Agnes White^[9].

He registered for the draft for World War II, naming his wife as next of kin^[10].

Homer Harris, Georgia World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945

He died 26 October 1988 in Evans County, Georgia^[11][12], and was buried in Brewton Cemetery, Hagan, Evans County, Georgia^[1].

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Find A Grave: Memorial #72220875
2. ↑ Homer Harris, United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
3. ↑ United States Census, 1920
4. ↑ Homer Harris, Georgia Marriages, 1808-1967
5. ↑ Homer Harris, Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950
6. ↑ Homer Harris, mentioned in the record of Vernon Lee Harris
7. ↑ Homer Harris, mentioned in the record of Henry Mathy Harris
8. ↑ Homer Harris, United States Census, 1930
9. ↑ Homer H Harris, United States Census, 1940
10. ↑ Homer Harris, Georgia World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945
11. ↑ Homer H Harris, Georgia Death Index, 1933-1998
12. ↑ Homer Harris, United States Social Security Death Index

Bibliography

• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 07 January 2020), memorial page for Homer Harris (24 Jun 1900–26 Oct 1988), Find A Grave Memorial no. 72220875, citing Brewton Cemetery, Hagan, Evans County, Georgia, USA ; Maintained by Kay W. Waters (contributor 46890871) .
• United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZZK-68J : 23 August 2019), Homer Harris, 1917-1918.
• Georgia Marriages, 1808-1967, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FW7P-6Q5 : 11 February 2018), Homer Harris and Effie Powell, 05 Mar 1922; citing ; FHL microfilm 206,425.
• Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXJJ-ZPJ : 23 July 2019), Homer Harris and Effie Powell, 5 Mar 1922; citing Marriage, Tattnall, Georgia, United States, Georgia Department of Archives and History, Morrow, FHL microfilm 206,425.
• Georgia Deaths, 1914-1927, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDX1-PQ9 : 4 December 2018), Homer Harris in entry for Vernon Lee Harris, 1923.
• Georgia Deaths, 1928-1942, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JJHL-H8M : 1 August 2019), Homer Harris in entry for Henry Mathy Harris, 18 Aug 1928; citing Garfield, Emanuel, Georgia, United States, Georgia State Archives, Morrow.
• United States Census, 1930, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:3CTS-RMM : accessed 7 January 2020), Homer Harris, Militia District 0351, Tattnall, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 5, sheet 1A, line 10, family 2, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 386; FHL microfilm 2,340,121.
• United States Census, 1940, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K72G-RJK : 13 December 2019), Homer H Harris, Nevils, Militia District 1803, Bulloch, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 16-23, sheet 10B, line 48, family 180, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 644.
• Georgia World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2QH-29N3 : accessed 7 January 2020), Homer Harris, 1940-1942; citing Statesboro, Bulloch, Georgia, United States, Records of the Selective Service System, 1926 - 1975, RG 147, National Archives at St. Louis, Missouri; FamilySearch digital folder 005420670.
• Georgia Death Index, 1933-1998, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V43N-M27 : 24 December 2014), Homer H Harris, 26 Oct 1988; from "Georgia Deaths, 1919-98," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2001); citing Evans, Georgia, certificate number 050702, Georgia Health Department, Office of Vital Records, Atlanta.
• United States Social Security Death Index, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J2FR-KWL : 20 May 2014), Homer Harris, 26 Oct 1988; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).