Laura
Mae
(Mae)
Harris
formerly Blankenbeckler
Born in Scott County Virginia
Ancestors 
Daughter of William Patton Blankenbeckler
and Lucy Jane (Dougherty) Blankenbeckler
Sister of
Rightly Earl Blankenbeckler [half], William Milton Blankenbeckler [half], James Henry Blankenbeckler [half], Dana Bessie (Blankenbeckler) Henry [half], Charles Landis Blankenbeckler [half] and Lester Patton Blankenbeckler [half]
Wife of
John Clayton Harris
— married
23 Apr 1916 in Scott, Virginia, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Walter Vernon Harris, William Earl Harris, Roy Clarence Harris, Lois (Harris) Blankenbeckler, Beulah Vivian (Harris) Lane, Glenn Clyde Harris, Mary (Harris) Hartsock, Hazel Gertrude (Harris) Charlton, Myrtle Ellen (Harris) Wyatt, Ruby Pearl (Harris) Arington, [private son (1930s - unknown)], Loretta Sue (Harris) Neal and [private son (1940s - unknown)]
Died
at age 76
in Greenville Tennessee
Profile last modified
| Created 9 Dec 2017
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Mae (Blankenbeckler) Harris was born in Appalachia, in Virginia.
Biography
Laura was born in 1899. She passed away in 1975.
Sources
- Glen Harris
"Virginia, Birth Certificates, 1912-1913," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVBJ-3BNF : 1 March 2021), Laura Mae Blankenbeckler, 09 Mar 1899; from Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : n.d.); citing , Scott, Virginia, United States, certificate 23926, Library of Virginia, Richmond.
"Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRX5-DWQ : 29 January 2020), Laura May Blankenbeckler in entry for John C Harris, 1916.
"Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:68XV-9G9Z : 2 August 2022), Luora M. Blonkenbecler in entry for John C. Harris, 1916.
"Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, County Marriage Registers, 1853-1935," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ZJNN-3HT2 : 1 July 2022), Luara M Blankenbecher in entry for John C Harris, 26 Apr 1916; citing Marriage Registration, Scott, Virginia, United States, Virginia State Library and Archives, Richmond.
"United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNP4-J2M : 3 February 2021), Laura M Harris in entry for John C Harris, 1920.
"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CNK6-Z6Z : accessed 2 June 2023), Mae Harris in household of John Harris, Johnson Magisterial District, Scott, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 13, sheet 8A, line 23, family 159, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2460; FHL microfilm 2,342,194.
"Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVR4-N3FV : 2 June 2023), Lana Mae Blankenbeckler in entry for Charles M Harris, 05 Aug 1936; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing , Scott, Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
"United States Census, 1940", database with images, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:VR14-46B : Fri Jun 02 18:32:01 UTC 2023), Entry for John C Harris and Laura Harris, 1940.
"Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9J-6K7K : 20 February 2021), Mae Blankenbecler in entry for Ralph Blankenbecler and Lois Harris, 03 Jun 1940; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing , Gate City, Virginia, United States, certificate 29197, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
"Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9F-FSTY : 2 June 2023), Mae Blankembecler in entry for William C Gillenwater and Mary Jane Harris, 18 May 1944; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing , Scott, Virginia, United States, certificate 12157, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
"Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9J-72K4 : 20 February 2021), Laura M Blankenbeckler in entry for Lee Hartsock and Mary Jane Harris, 23 Apr 1945; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing , Scott, Virginia, United States, certificate 9564, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
"Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9F-PPMF : 20 February 2021), Laura Blankenbeckler in entry for Clarence Charlton and Hazel Harris, 05 Jul 1949; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing , Scott, Virginia, United States, certificate 18609, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
"United States 1950 Census", database, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:6FS7-1FN3 : Sun Jan 29 19:03:29 UTC 2023), Entry for John C Harris and Laura Mae Harris, 10 April 1950.
"Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9F-TXQB : 20 February 2021), Laura Blankenbeckler in entry for John Anthony Arington and Ruby Pearl Harris, 21 Feb 1956; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing , Scott, Virginia, United States, certificate 4807, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK1R-MNYB : 4 August 2020), Laura Mae Blankenbeckler Harris, ; Burial, Weber City, Scott, Virginia, United States of America, Holston View Cemetery; citing record ID 146437767, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mae by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mae:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mae by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mae:
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~25.00%
Glen Harris
:
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Michelle (Quinn) Reese :
23andMe
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MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch KT5365278 [compare]
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~0.78%
Christy Davis :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch LL6044451 [compare], Ancestry member christydenney93
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