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Willard Watts “Wool” Harris

Birth	:	26 Jun 1899 North Carolina, USA
Death	:	15 Jun 1950 USA
Burial	:	Mount Hope Cemetery, Battle Creek, Ida County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.3210983, -95.6091995
Plot	:	#135 S. R. Harris - Book O
Inscription	:	North Carolina PVT STU ARMY - TNC CORPS World War I
Description	:	Willard Watts Harris (my mother's "Uncle Wool") was named after Isaac Watts a distant ancestor. He was the 9th and youngest child and the 3rd son of Samuel Rogers Harris and Rosalie Hicks. He was in the Student Army Training Corps in WW I. In 1926, he was living in Greensboro and was unmarried. He first married Edith Bain who was Aunt Minnie's niece (Minnie Parham Hicks). His second wife was Virginia Longmire. He never had any children. His obituary in the paper said in part: Willard W. Harris Dies of Stroke Willard Watts Harris,51, native of... Read More	Willard Watts Harris (my mother's "Uncle Wool") was named after Isaac Watts a distant ancestor. He was the 9th and youngest child and the 3rd son of Samuel Rogers Harris and Rosalie Hicks. He was in the Student Army Training Corps in WW I. In 1926, he was living in Greensboro and was unmarried. He first married Edith Bain who was Aunt Minnie's niece (Minnie Parham Hicks). His second wife was Virginia Longmire. He never had any children. His obituary in the paper said in part: Willard W. Harris Dies of Stroke Willard Watts Harris,51, native of Henderson, died at 4:45 a.m. today at his home at Deer Court Crossing at the western end of Garnett Street. He suffered a stroke of paralysis last Sunday and had been critically ill since that time. He was born in Henderson June 25, 1899, and was educated in Henderson city schools and at the University of North Carolina. He lived for a number of years in Durham, where he operated the Bentley Place service station. In 1936, following the death of his mother, he returned here to make his home with his father, the late Samuel R. Harris. He was a member of the First Methodist Church in Henderson. In November 1947, he was married to Miss Virginia Longmire, who survives...Mr. Harris was a veteran of World War I. In accordance with a request of the deceased..funeral services will be .. conducted by Rev. W. Stanley Potter, pastor of the First Methodist Church. Active pallbearers were named as follows: Henry P. Young, L.T. Harris, Walter Childs, Edison T. Hicks, Lueco R. Harris of Louisburg, B. Frank Harris, Junius Rogers and Will M. Hicks and James Cozart, both of Oxford.

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Where is Willard Watts “Wool” Harris's memorial?
Willard Watts “Wool” Harris's memorial is located at: Mount Hope Cemetery, Battle Creek, Ida County, USA.
When did Willard Watts “Wool” Harris death?
Willard Watts “Wool” Harris death on 15 Jun 1950 in USA
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Latitude: 42.3210983
Longitude: -95.6091995

Family Members:

Parent

Samuel Rogers Harris

(1853 - 1942)

Rosalie Melissa Hicks Harris

(1855 - 1936)

Spouse

Virginia Longmire Harris

(1916 - 1968)

Siblings

Mabel Blanche Harris

(1881 - 1948)

Ethel Lewis Harris Kirby

(1886 - 1985)

Roselle Harris Watson

(1889 - 1976)

Samuel Rogers Harris Jr.

(1892 - 1989)

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Coordinate: 42.3210983, -95.6091995

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23. Saint Marys Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.2955458, -95.8758426

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Coordinate: 42.1571999, -95.7814026