Eddie Harris, Sr.

Birth Date: March 20, 1914

Date of Death: December 25, 1996

Mother: Mattie Mirce Harris

Father: John Harris

Siblings: Annie Harris, Johnnie Harris, Mattie Harris, Velma Harris

Children: Eddie Harris, Jr., Clarence Harris, Paul Harris, Leola Lydia Harris Mallory, Lorraine Harris Street

Spouse: Clara Shipp Harris

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1920 United States Federal Census
about Eddie Harris

 

1930 United States Federal Census
about Evan Harris

 

Marriage Certificate

Husband Harris, Ed
Wife Shipp, Clara
Date 1937-07-16

 

 

 

1940 United States Federal Census
about Ed Harn

Elala Shipp could be Leola Shipp. The "Harns" are probably Harrises : Clara Shipp Harris married Ed Harris.  The "Wachers" are likely Walkers. Minnie Shipp Walker married Charles Walker. The other "Wachers" are the children of Louella Elizabeth Shipp Walker and Earnest Thomas Walker I who passed in 1937: Earnest Wacher is Ernest Walker II, Leon Wacher is Leonidas Walker, Willard Roy Wacher is Willard King Walker and Lan Ella Wacher is Louella Walker Cain.

 

Death Certificate

According to his death certificate, his mother's name is Nealie Unk. However, there is no census information to support her existence. None of his descendents knew his mother or remember him saying his mother's name. Considering Nealie could be short for Cornelia, there is also no census information regarding a Cornelia Unk. Considering that Unk could be short for unknown, there is no census information supporting any Cornelia or Nealie married to a John Harris in Alabama at the time of Eddie Harris, Sr.'s birth.

 

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