William Thomas Harris (1893 - 1970)

Born 22 Mar 1893 in Patrick, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 21 Aug 1970 at age 77 in Patrick, Virginia, United States

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Sandra Shannon [send private message]

Biography

William Thomas Harris was born on March 22, 1893 in Patrick County, Virginia to Ewel James W. Harris and Lucinda Gelbert.

The 1900 Census shows William living on his father's farm in the Smith River District of Patrick County, Virginia.. His race was listed as white on the census report. ^[1]

In 1910 William is living on his father's farm in Patrick, Virginia. The census report listed his race as white. He was working as a farm laborer on the family farm. He could read but could not write.^[2]

William married Bertha Cleo Cochran in approximately 1917 Patrick County, Virginia. He was 24 and she was 15 years old. ^{[citation needed]}

WWI Draft registration^[3] At the time he registered for the draft he was farming and had a wife and one child. ^[4]

In 1920 William and Bertha were living in the Smith River district of Patrick County, Virginia. His race was listed as white on the census report. He was renting his home. He could not read or write. His profession was listed as Farm Laborer and he was working for wages.^[5]

In 1930 William was living in Smith River, Virginia with his wife and growing family. His race was listed as white on the census report. This census report states that he could both read and write. He owned his own farm according to the census. His profession was listed as Laborer in a lumber mill. They were living next door to his father Ewell James Harris and his brother, James Moir Harris.^[6]

William registered for the draft in WWII but there is no record that he served.^[7]

In 1940 the family moved to Henry County, Virginia. His profession was listed as Farm Laborer. ^[8]

William Thomas worked at a sawmill.^[9]

Died on 21 August 1970 in Petersburg, Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA.^[10]

He is buried in the Harris Family Cemetery.^[11]

This profile is a collaborative work-in-progress. Can you contribute information or sources?

Sources

Please note: At the time this profile was input, Family Search was having technical difficulties and so some or all sources referenced below may be from a paid site. If you are unable to find the source on Family Search yourself, please contact me and I will be happy to look it up for you. The goal is to eventually go back through these profiles and change all sources to those accessible to everyone but these things take time.

1. ↑ United States Census, 1900," database with images,
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images,
3. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918,"
4. ↑ Source Citation Registration State: Virginia; Registration County: Patrick; Roll: 1984914
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images,
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images,
7. ↑ Source Citation The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; State Headquarters: Virginia
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images,
9. ↑ Source Information Ancestry.com. Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014
10. ↑ Source Information Ancestry.com. Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014
11. ↑ Source Information Ancestry.com. U.S., Find A Grave Index,

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMND-XL9 : accessed 10 July 2015), Wm T Harris in household of James Harris, Smith River District (west & south part), Patrick, Virginia, United States; citing sheet 9B, family 167, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,241,722.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MPLD-28T : accessed 10 July 2015), William Harris in household of James Harris, Smith River, Patrick, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 81, sheet 1A, family 1, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,653.

• "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K6Z7-1M9 : accessed 10 July 2015), William Thomas Harris, 1917-1918; citing Patrick County, Virginia, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,984,914.

• Source Citation

Registration State: Virginia; Registration County: Patrick; Roll: 1984914

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MJF8-XPJ : accessed 10 July 2015), William T Harris, Smith River, Patrick, Virginia, United States; citing sheet 7B, family 113, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,821,897.

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/CFF4-SMM : accessed 10 July 2015), William T Harris, Smith River, Patrick, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0010, sheet 5A, family 96, line 24, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2454; FHL microfilm 2,342,188.

• Source Citation

The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; State Headquarters: Virginia

• "North Carolina, Deaths, 1931-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FGWM-KZB : accessed 10 July 2015), William Thomas Harris in entry for Delcie Harris Spencer Holder, 10 Dec 1978; citing High Point, Guilford, North Carolina, v 45A cn 45025, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,984,453.

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VRB4-321 : accessed 10 July 2015), William Harris, Horse Pasture Magisterial District, Henry, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 45-1, sheet 3B, family 46, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 4270.

• Source Information

Ancestry.com. Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.

• Source Information

Ancestry.com. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: Find A Grave: Memorial #100932064

• Source Citation

Number: 231-07-4317; Issue State: Virginia; Issue Date: Before 1951