Samuel Harris was born on Aug 3, 1896, in Richland Township, Decatur County, Iowa, to Anna Hewlett and John M. Harris. At the age of 7 years with his parents and 4 older sisters, he moved to Saline, Kansas. His father John Harris passed away 3 years later in Saline, Kansas. At the age of 10, he was left the man of the house.
Samuel Harris received a common school education in Saline County, Kansas. In 1915 Samuel returned to Decatur, Iowa with his mother and sisters Grace & Edith and attended high school and worked on the family farm in that area. After his mother's death in 1927, Samuel Harris returned to Kansas. In Saline County, Kansas he worked for a trucking Co. Samuel Harris married Nora around 1928~1929. By 1940 with his wife Nora, Samuel Harris moved to Minnesota. He farmed in this area for the next 42 years.
Samuel Harris was a loving son, husband brother & uncle. He was a member of the [Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of] Latter Day Saints.
Preceded in death by his parents, 2 infant siblings, sisters: Minnie Jane Harris Engstrom Michelsen, Kansas, Grace Harris, Lamoni, Decatur County, Iowa, Mabel Harris, Bavaria, Saline County, Kansas, Ora Harris Armstrong, Abilene, Dickinson County, Kansas, and Edith Elma Harris Dickerson Beckey, Salina, Saline County, Kansas.
Burial Rose Hill Cemetery, Lamoni, Decatur County, Iowa
MOTHER: Tamar Anna Hewlett
FATHER: John M. Harris
WIFE: Nora Ellen Bennett
m. 6 Dec 1927 - Lincoln, Nebraska
FURTHER INFORMATION:
1. Iowa, Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1999
Name: Samuel Clyde Harris
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 8 Aug 1896
Birth Place: Richland
Christening Place: Decatur, Iowa
Father: John M Harris
Mother: Anna Hewlett
FHL Film Number: 1009653
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Iowa, Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1999 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
2. U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
Name: Samuel Clyde Harris
Gender: Male
Residence Age: 45
Birth Date: 8 Aug 1896
Birth Place: Grand River, Iowa, USA
Residence Date: 1942
Residence Place: Mcgrath, Minnesota
Height: 5 7
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Gray
Weight: 175
Complexion: Dark
Source Citation: The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War II Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) for the State of Minnesota; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System, 1926-1975; Record Group Number: 147; Box or Roll Number: 550
3. Minnesota, Death Index, 1908-2002
Name: Samuel Clyde Harris
Birth Date: 8 Aug 1896
Death Date: 5 Jan 1982
Death County: Anoka
State File Number: 000012
Certificate Number: 000012
Certificate Year: 1982
Record Number: 2066102
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Minnesota, Death Index, 1908-2002 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001.
Samuel Harris received a common school education in Saline County, Kansas. In 1915 Samuel returned to Decatur, Iowa with his mother and sisters Grace & Edith and attended high school and worked on the family farm in that area. After his mother's death in 1927, Samuel Harris returned to Kansas. In Saline County, Kansas he worked for a trucking Co. Samuel Harris married Nora around 1928~1929. By 1940 with his wife Nora, Samuel Harris moved to Minnesota. He farmed in this area for the next 42 years.
Samuel Harris was a loving son, husband brother & uncle. He was a member of the [Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of] Latter Day Saints.
Preceded in death by his parents, 2 infant siblings, sisters: Minnie Jane Harris Engstrom Michelsen, Kansas, Grace Harris, Lamoni, Decatur County, Iowa, Mabel Harris, Bavaria, Saline County, Kansas, Ora Harris Armstrong, Abilene, Dickinson County, Kansas, and Edith Elma Harris Dickerson Beckey, Salina, Saline County, Kansas.
Burial Rose Hill Cemetery, Lamoni, Decatur County, Iowa
MOTHER: Tamar Anna Hewlett
FATHER: John M. Harris
WIFE: Nora Ellen Bennett
m. 6 Dec 1927 - Lincoln, Nebraska
FURTHER INFORMATION:
1. Iowa, Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1999
Name: Samuel Clyde Harris
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 8 Aug 1896
Birth Place: Richland
Christening Place: Decatur, Iowa
Father: John M Harris
Mother: Anna Hewlett
FHL Film Number: 1009653
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Iowa, Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1999 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
2. U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
Name: Samuel Clyde Harris
Gender: Male
Residence Age: 45
Birth Date: 8 Aug 1896
Birth Place: Grand River, Iowa, USA
Residence Date: 1942
Residence Place: Mcgrath, Minnesota
Height: 5 7
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Gray
Weight: 175
Complexion: Dark
Source Citation: The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War II Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) for the State of Minnesota; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System, 1926-1975; Record Group Number: 147; Box or Roll Number: 550
3. Minnesota, Death Index, 1908-2002
Name: Samuel Clyde Harris
Birth Date: 8 Aug 1896
Death Date: 5 Jan 1982
Death County: Anoka
State File Number: 000012
Certificate Number: 000012
Certificate Year: 1982
Record Number: 2066102
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Minnesota, Death Index, 1908-2002 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001.
Samuel Harris was born on Aug 3, 1896, in Richland Township, Decatur County, Iowa, to Anna Hewlett and John M. Harris. At the age of 7 years with his parents and 4 older sisters, he moved to Saline, Kansas. His father John Harris passed away 3 years later in Saline, Kansas. At the age of 10, he was left the man of the house.
Samuel Harris received a common school education in Saline County, Kansas. In 1915 Samuel returned to Decatur, Iowa with his mother and sisters Grace & Edith and attended high school and worked on the family farm in that area. After his mother's death in 1927, Samuel Harris returned to Kansas. In Saline County, Kansas he worked for a trucking Co. Samuel Harris married Nora around 1928~1929. By 1940 with his wife Nora, Samuel Harris moved to Minnesota. He farmed in this area for the next 42 years.
Samuel Harris was a loving son, husband brother & uncle. He was a member of the [Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of] Latter Day Saints.
Preceded in death by his parents, 2 infant siblings, sisters: Minnie Jane Harris Engstrom Michelsen, Kansas, Grace Harris, Lamoni, Decatur County, Iowa, Mabel Harris, Bavaria, Saline County, Kansas, Ora Harris Armstrong, Abilene, Dickinson County, Kansas, and Edith Elma Harris Dickerson Beckey, Salina, Saline County, Kansas.
Burial Rose Hill Cemetery, Lamoni, Decatur County, Iowa
MOTHER: Tamar Anna Hewlett
FATHER: John M. Harris
WIFE: Nora Ellen Bennett
m. 6 Dec 1927 - Lincoln, Nebraska
FURTHER INFORMATION:
1. Iowa, Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1999
Name: Samuel Clyde Harris
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 8 Aug 1896
Birth Place: Richland
Christening Place: Decatur, Iowa
Father: John M Harris
Mother: Anna Hewlett
FHL Film Number: 1009653
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Iowa, Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1999 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
2. U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
Name: Samuel Clyde Harris
Gender: Male
Residence Age: 45
Birth Date: 8 Aug 1896
Birth Place: Grand River, Iowa, USA
Residence Date: 1942
Residence Place: Mcgrath, Minnesota
Height: 5 7
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Gray
Weight: 175
Complexion: Dark
Source Citation: The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War II Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) for the State of Minnesota; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System, 1926-1975; Record Group Number: 147; Box or Roll Number: 550
3. Minnesota, Death Index, 1908-2002
Name: Samuel Clyde Harris
Birth Date: 8 Aug 1896
Death Date: 5 Jan 1982
Death County: Anoka
State File Number: 000012
Certificate Number: 000012
Certificate Year: 1982
Record Number: 2066102
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Minnesota, Death Index, 1908-2002 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001.
Samuel Harris received a common school education in Saline County, Kansas. In 1915 Samuel returned to Decatur, Iowa with his mother and sisters Grace & Edith and attended high school and worked on the family farm in that area. After his mother's death in 1927, Samuel Harris returned to Kansas. In Saline County, Kansas he worked for a trucking Co. Samuel Harris married Nora around 1928~1929. By 1940 with his wife Nora, Samuel Harris moved to Minnesota. He farmed in this area for the next 42 years.
Samuel Harris was a loving son, husband brother & uncle. He was a member of the [Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of] Latter Day Saints.
Preceded in death by his parents, 2 infant siblings, sisters: Minnie Jane Harris Engstrom Michelsen, Kansas, Grace Harris, Lamoni, Decatur County, Iowa, Mabel Harris, Bavaria, Saline County, Kansas, Ora Harris Armstrong, Abilene, Dickinson County, Kansas, and Edith Elma Harris Dickerson Beckey, Salina, Saline County, Kansas.
Burial Rose Hill Cemetery, Lamoni, Decatur County, Iowa
MOTHER: Tamar Anna Hewlett
FATHER: John M. Harris
WIFE: Nora Ellen Bennett
m. 6 Dec 1927 - Lincoln, Nebraska
FURTHER INFORMATION:
1. Iowa, Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1999
Name: Samuel Clyde Harris
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 8 Aug 1896
Birth Place: Richland
Christening Place: Decatur, Iowa
Father: John M Harris
Mother: Anna Hewlett
FHL Film Number: 1009653
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Iowa, Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1999 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
2. U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
Name: Samuel Clyde Harris
Gender: Male
Residence Age: 45
Birth Date: 8 Aug 1896
Birth Place: Grand River, Iowa, USA
Residence Date: 1942
Residence Place: Mcgrath, Minnesota
Height: 5 7
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Gray
Weight: 175
Complexion: Dark
Source Citation: The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War II Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) for the State of Minnesota; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System, 1926-1975; Record Group Number: 147; Box or Roll Number: 550
3. Minnesota, Death Index, 1908-2002
Name: Samuel Clyde Harris
Birth Date: 8 Aug 1896
Death Date: 5 Jan 1982
Death County: Anoka
State File Number: 000012
Certificate Number: 000012
Certificate Year: 1982
Record Number: 2066102
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Minnesota, Death Index, 1908-2002 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001.
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