Theocolus (Theodore) "Thee" Harris

Theocolus (Theodore) "Thee" Harris

Male 1895 - 1973  (78 years)

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  • Name Theocolus (Theodore) "Thee" Harris 
    Nickname Thee 
    Born 10 Apr 1895  Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 20 Oct 1973  Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Ridge Park Cemetery Marshall, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I1572  Treespot
    Last Modified 27 Oct 2018 

    Father Philip Watkins (Confederate) Harris,   b. 2 May 1842, Appomattox County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Oct 1906, Norton, Saline County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Mother Pearla A. Williams,   b. 20 Apr 1865, Hannibal, Marion County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jan 1944, Marshall, Saline County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Married 1 Jun 1893 
    Family ID F427  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Verna "Vernie" Heath,   b. 6 May 1895, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Dec 1979, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Children 
     1. Velma Harris,   b. Abt 1916, Miami, Saline County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Phillip Theodore "Brother" Harris,   b. 14 Aug 1921, Saline County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Sep 1962  (Age 41 years)
    Last Modified 14 Nov 2012 
    Family ID F429  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 10 Apr 1895 - Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 20 Oct 1973 - Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Ridge Park Cemetery Marshall, Missouri Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Harris Family
    Harris Family
    Harris Siblings - 5 of 15 who survived to adulthood, 4 children died in infancy, so 11 siblings grew to adulthood
    Harris Siblings - 5 of 15 who survived to adulthood, 4 children died in infancy, so 11 siblings grew to adulthood
    Left to right: Giles Harris Sr., Emma Harris Morton Solomon, Mollie Harris Vardiman, Thee Harris (half-brother)
    Front: Stella Harris Nunn
    1902 Harris Families
    1902 Harris Families
    Siblings:
    Philip Watkins Harris with his 2nd wife Pearla and his 3 daughters from his first marriage, none of his sons, Pearla's 2 daughters from her first marriages, and 2 of their sons together plus 2 grandchildren from P.W.'s oldest daughter, Emma's family.
    Josephine Harris Erwin (P.W.'s sister) with her 6 children. Her husband passed away in 1894
    Mary Elizabeth Harris Singleton (P.W.'s sister) also widowed, with her 2nd of 8 children, Lizzie Singleton Green's family, Mary's 3 grandchildren

    Documents
    <i>The Marshall Republican</i> Marshall, Saline County, Missouri 29 April 1904 page 1 of 4
    The Marshall Republican Marshall, Saline County, Missouri 29 April 1904 page 1 of 4
    "Snapshots of the World's Fair" - nice description of what it was like to visit the St. Louis World's Fair, which was about two hours train ride away from Marshall, Missouri.
    <i>The Marshal Republican</i> Page 2 of 4 describing St. Louis World's Fair in 1904
    The Marshal Republican Page 2 of 4 describing St. Louis World's Fair in 1904
    Harris family lived in Marshall, Saline County, Missouri at the time of the St. Louis World's Fair. If any of them went it was about a two-hour train ride.
    Philip Watkins Harris - age 62
    Pearla Williams King Harris - age 39 (Philip's wife)
    Stella Almeda Harris - age 21 (daughter from Philip's 1st wife)
    Bertha King - age 20 (Pearla's youngest child from her 1st husband)
    Mary Josephine "Mollie" Harris - age 19 (youngest child from Philip's 1st wife)
    Thee Harris - age 9
    Jack Harris - age 7

    Emma Harris Morton Solomon - age 33 (Philip's oldest child)
    James Solomon - age 27 (Emma's husband)
    Tommy Morton - age 9 (Emma's son from 1st husband)
    Myrtle Solomon - age 5 (Emma's daughter from 2nd husband)

    Philip's sons from first wife:
    Richard Harris - age 32
    Philip H. Harris - age 30
    Edward Harris - age 28
    Giles Harris - age 27
    William Holmes Harris - age 23

    Lee Watkins Harris - age 24 (newlywed, he and Daisy married Sep 1903)
    Daisy M. King Harris - age 22 (Lee's wife and Pearla Williams King Harris' daughter from her 1st marriage)
    <i>Marshall Republican</i> Description of St. Louis World's Fair page 3 of 4
    Marshall Republican Description of St. Louis World's Fair page 3 of 4
    <i>The Marshall Republican</i> Description of St. Louis World's Fair in 1904 page 4 of 4
    The Marshall Republican Description of St. Louis World's Fair in 1904 page 4 of 4

    Headstones
    Ridge Park Cemetery in Marshall, Saline, Missouri
    Ridge Park Cemetery in Marshall, Saline, Missouri
    Theodore "Thee" and Vernie Harris

    Archives
    1900 Census Record Missouri, Saline County, Miami Township (Part 1 of 2)
    1900 Census Record Missouri, Saline County, Miami Township (Part 1 of 2)
    Head of Household - PW Harris, age 58, birthplace - Virginia
    Wife - Pearla, age 35, birthplace - Missouri
    Son - Lee Harris, age 20, birthplace - Missouri
    Son - William Harris, age 19, birthplace - Missouri
    (Step)Daughter - Daisy I King, age 18, birthplace - Missouri
    Daughter - Stella Harris, age 17, birthplace - Missouri
    Stepdaughter - Bertha King, age 16, birthplace - Missouri
    Daughter - Mollie Harris, age 15
    Son - Thee Harris, age 5
    Son - (Martin Jack) Harris, age 3
    1900 Census Record Missouri, Saline County, Miami Township (Part 2 of 2)
    1900 Census Record Missouri, Saline County, Miami Township (Part 2 of 2)
    Head of Household - PW Harris, age 58, birthplace - Virginia
    Wife - Pearla, age 35, birthplace - Missouri
    Son - Lee Harris, age 20, birthplace - Missouri
    Son - William Harris, age 19, birthplace - Missouri
    (Step)Daughter - Daisy I King, age 18, birthplace - Missouri
    Daughter - Stella Harris, age 17, birthplace - Missouri
    Stepdaughter - Bertha King, age 16, birthplace - Missouri
    Daughter - Mollie Harris, age 15
    Son - Thee Harris, age 5
    Son - (Martin Jack) Harris, age 3
    1920 Census Record Missouri, Saline County, Miami
    1920 Census Record Missouri, Saline County, Miami
    Head of Household - Andrew W. Heath, male, white, age 56, married, birthplace - North Carolina, farmer
    Wife - Luella, female, white, age 56, married, birthplace - Missouri,
    Son - Dewy, male, white, age 24, birthplace - Missouri, married
    Son - Johnnie, male, white, age 14, birthplace - Missouri, farm hand
    Daughter-in-law - Ethel, male?, white, age 18, married, born in Missouri (Is this Dewy's wife?)

    One of their daughters was next door:
    Head of Household - Theodore Harris, male, white, age 24, married, born in Missouri
    Wife - Vernia, female, white, age 24, married, born in Missouri
    Daughter - Velma, female, white, age 4, single, born in Missouri



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