Husband Jasper Newton Millikan
Born: 1847 - Crittenden County, Kentucky
Christened:
Died: Bef 1900
Buried:
Marriage:
Other Spouse: Nancy Jane Davidson - 8 May 1881
Wife Rosa Belle Hardin
Born: 1851 - Kentucky
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
Children
1 F Nora Belle Millikan
Born: 27 Nov 1875 - Kentucky
Christened:
Died: 12 Jan 1933 - Livingston County, Kentucky
Buried:
2 M Green Berry Millikan
Born: 1872 - Kentucky
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
3 F Lue A Millikan
Born: 1874 - Kentucky
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
4 F Narsissie Millikan
Born: 1876 - Kentucky
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
5 F Larah E Millikan
Born: 1878 - Kentucky
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
General Notes: Husband - Jasper Newton Millikan
Information from connectionservice@cbsvc.myfamily.com, BAshford2498,
1880 census, Hurricane, Crittenden County, Ky.
Jasper Millikan , age 33, b KY , father b TN, mother b TN
R. Belle Millikan, age 29, b KY, father b KY., mother b KY
Nora Belle Millikan , age 10, b KY, father b KY., mother b KY
Green Berry Millikan, age 8, b KY, father b KY., mother b KY
Lue A. Millikan, age 6, b KY, father b KY., mother b KY
Narsissie Millikan, age 4, b KY, father b KY., mother b KY
LarahE. Millikan, age 2, b KY, father b KY., mother b KY
General Notes: Wife - Rosa Belle Hardin
Full name from Ancestry.com, Millikan Family Tree (Owner: mgaaron)
Husband Cledis Virgil Harper
Born: 30 Nov 1914
Christened:
Died: 16 Dec 1964 - Connersville, Fayette County, Indiana
Buried: 19 Dec 1964 - Dale Cemetery, Fayette County, Indiana
Marriage:
Wife Living McHenry
Born:
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Father: Rexford Ray McHenry
Mother: Minnie Harris
Other Spouse: Roy Polley Wilkins
Children
Husband Albert Harris
Born:
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Wife Sarah F Willman
Born:
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Children
1 M Myron W Harris
Born:
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2 M Charles A. Harris
Born:
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3 F Frances Harris
Born:
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4 M Edward Payson Harris
Born: 11 Jun 1834 - Hudson, New Hampshire
Christened:
Died: 25 Sep 1916 - Topeka, Kansas
Buried: - Maple Grove Cemetery
Spouse: Sarah Ann Frances Davidson
Marr: 22 Oct 1860 - Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas
Husband George W Neider
Born: 22 Feb 1907 - Phillips, Coal County, Oklahoma
Christened:
Died: 6 Jun 1988 - Kansas
Buried: - Westview Cemetery, Balacksburg, Montgomery County, Virginia
Marriage: Mar 1935
Wife Anna Martha Harris
Born: 3 Feb 1907 - Kansas
Christened:
Died: 2 Apr 1999 - Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
Buried: - Mt Calvary Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
Father: Crawford Parks Harris
Mother: Anna Victoria Hrenchir
Children
General Notes: Husband - George W Neider
Find a Grave:
George W Neider
Birth: Feb. 22, 1907
Death: Jun. 6, 1988
Inscription:
At peace in heaven
Burial:
Westview Cemetery
Blacksburg (Montgomery County)
Montgomery County
Virginia, USA
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SS Death Index:
Name: George W. Neider
SSN: 513-48-1024
Last Residence: 22201 Arlington, Arlington, Virginia, United States of America
Born: 22 Feb 1907
Died: 6 Jun 1988
State (Year) SSN issued: Kansas (1963)
NY Passenger List:
Name: George W Neider
Arrival Date: 4 Nov 1933
Birth Year: 2/22/1907
Birth Location: Phillips,Oklahoma
Birth Location Other: Phillips
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Port of Departure: Hamburg, Germany
Port of Arrival: New York, New York
Ship Name: Albert Ballin
Residence: 205 Lake Str, Topeka,Kansas
1940 Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
Name: George Neider,married,33,OK, highest grade of college completed: C4
Sheet Number: 11A
Institution: Topeka State Hospital (insane Asylum)
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US City Directories
Name: Geo W Neider
Gender: M (Male)
Residence Year: 1935
Street Address: 546 Kansas av
Residence Place: Topeka, Kansas
Occupation: Lab
Spouse:
Anna Neider
Publication Title: Topeka, Kansas, City Directory, 1935
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US City Directories
Name: George Neider
Residence Year: 1958
Street Address: 1119 Tyler
Residence Place: Topeka, Kansas
Publication Title: Topeka, Kansas, City Directory, 1958
General Notes: Wife - Anna Martha Harris
Per letter from Mary Schrader to Frances Davidson, 1936, Anne Harris married March of 1935, and three months later her husband was put into a mental hospital.
Find a Grave:
Anna Neider
Birth: Feb. 3, 1907
Death: Apr. 2, 1999
Anna Martha Neider, 92, Topeka, died Friday, April 2, 1999, at a Topeka retirement community.
Mrs. Neider worked for the Prudential Insurance Co., and later for Victory Life Insurance Co. until she transferred to the manager treating plants department of the Santa Fe Railway where she worked for 42 years before she retired in 1972.
She was born Feb. 3, 1907, in Topeka, the daughter of Crawford Parks and Anna Victoria Hrenchir Harris. She lived most her life in Topeka, although she also had lived in Denver for a time. She graduated from Topeka catholic High School and Stricklers Business College. Mrs. Neider was a member of the Catholic Church of the Assumption, Legion of Mary, Daughters of Isabella Little Flower Circle No. 503, Santa Fe Old Timers Club and she was a perpetual member of the St. Francis Hospital Auxiliary.
She married George W. Neider in March 1935, in Topeka. He preceded her in death. Survivors include a niece and a nephew.
Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 9 a.m. Monday at the Church of the Assumption. Burial will be at Mount Calvary Cemetery. Mrs. Neider will lie in state from 2 to 7 p.m. today at the Brennan-Mathena Funeral Home where a Daughters of Isabella rosary will be recited at 5:30 p.m. and a parish rosary will be recited at 6 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to the Assumption Grade School, 735 S.W. Jackson, Topeka, 66603, or to Assumption Church, 204 S.W. 8th, Topeka, 66603, or to the Marian Clinic, 1001 S.W. Garfield Ave., Topeka, 66604.
Burial:
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Topeka
Shawnee County
Kansas, USA
Plot: Sec 10
Husband Earl Stradlin
Born: 1892 - Virginia
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
Marriage: 1908
Wife Blanche Carole Harris
Born: 1885 - Virginia
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
Father: Charles Edward Harris
Mother: Nancy Richard Davidson
Children
Husband Charles Felix Harris
Born: 24 Jun 1891 - Bedford County, Virginia
Christened:
Died: 10 Oct 1973 - Bedford County, Virginia
Buried: - Longwood Cemetery, Bedford, Bedford County, Virginia
Father: Charles Edward Harris
Mother: Nancy Richard Davidson
Marriage: 18 Jun 1921
Wife Millicent Helen Riehl
Born: 21 Oct 1895 - New York
Christened:
Died: 17 Nov 1987
Buried: - Longwood Cemetery, Bedford, Bedford County, Virginia
Children
1 M Robert Riehl Harris
Born: 24 Apr 1922
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
2 M Charles Felix Harris Jr
Born: 26 Mar 1927
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
General Notes: Husband - Charles Felix Harris
Information from his application -- U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Info from husbands application -- U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Find a Grave: Find a Grave: Find a Grave: See article under EP Harris Find a Grave: Find a Grave: Find a Grave: Missouri Marriage Records:
Find a Grave
Charles Felix Harris, Sr
Birth:
Death:
Family links:
Parents:
C E Harris (1857 - 1926)
Nannie Richard Davidson Harris (1862 - 1951)
Spouse:
Millicent Riehl Harris (1895 - 1987)
Siblings:
Charles Felix Harris (1891 - 1973)
Robert Luther Harris (1894 - 1975)*
Samuel Davidson Harris (1899 - 1964)*
Nancy Harris Hopkins (1902 - 1989)*
Burial:
Longwood Cemetery
Bedford
Bedford County
Virginia, USA
Virginia Death Records
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1940 Rochester, Monroe, New York
336 Woodbine Avenue
Rochester, Monroe, New York
Name
Charles Harris
Milliant Harris
Robert Harris
Charles Harris
In 1945, was a manager at Westinghouse and lived at
336 Woodbine Ave
Rochester, New York
General Notes: Wife - Millicent Helen Riehl
Find a Grave:
Millicent Riehl Harris
Birth:
Death:
Family links:
Parents:
C E Harris (1857 - 1926)
Nannie Richard Davidson Harris (1862 - 1951)
Spouse:
Millicent Riehl Harris (1895 - 1987)
Siblings:
Charles Felix Harris (1891 - 1973)
Robert Luther Harris (1894 - 1975)*
Samuel Davidson Harris (1899 - 1964)*
Nancy Harris Hopkins (1902 - 1989)*
Burial:
Longwood Cemetery
Bedford
Bedford County
Virginia, USA
Husband Fred James Hill
Born: 14 Apr 1858 - Tipton, Cedar County, Iowa
Christened:
Died: 24 Oct 1929 - Kansas
Buried: - Mt. Hope Cemetery, Topeka. Shawnee County, Kansas
Marriage: May 1881
Wife Corina Harris
Born: 1862 - Lecompton, Douglas County, Kansas
Christened:
Died: 1932 - Kansas
Buried: - Mt. Hope Cemetery, Topeka. Shawnee County, Kansas
Father: Edward Payson Harris
Mother: Sarah Ann Frances Davidson
Children
1 M Elwood M Hill
Born: 16 Aug 1883 - Kansas
Christened:
Died: 10 Dec 1964 - Riverside County, California
Buried:
Spouse: Nellie Mae Price
2 M Bliss Harris Hill
Born: 31 Mar 1885 - Kansas
Christened:
Died: 13 Jul 1959 - Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California
Buried:
Spouse: Eunice
3 F Sarah Hill
Born: 1888 - Kansas
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
Spouse: Clyde J Gibson
General Notes: Husband - Fred James Hill
Frederick James Hill
Birth:
Tipton
Cedar County
Iowa, USA
Death:
Married in May 1881 to Corina F. "Cora" Harris
Source: "Newspaper Obituary for Fred J. Hill," The Topeka Daily State Journal, 25 Oct 1929.
Family links:
Spouse:
Corina Hill (1862 - 1932)
Burial:
Mount Hope Cemetery
Topeka
Shawnee County
Kansas, USA
Plot: Singing Tower
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11 July 1902
Miss Rose Burnett came up from Haskell Institute Tuesday to see her sister, Mrs. Lillian Elsome who arrived from Northville South Dakota and is visiting at F. J. Hill.
William G. Cutler's History of the State of Kansas, 1883
Lecompton SCHOOLS, CHURCHES AND THE PRESS.
Lane University. - This institution of learning is under the auspices of the United Brethren Church. In January, 1865, the Rowena Hotel became their property, partly by purchase, partly by donation. The university was named after Gen. James H. Lane. The first Board of Trustees was composed of the following gentlemen: Solomon Weaver, President; Solomon Bower, F. B. Hill, W. A. Cardwell, H. M. Green, H. D. Healy, J. H. Bonebrake, D. K. Lawrence, Elmer M. Thornton, D. T. Mitchell and G. W. Zinn. Solomon Weaver was succeeded as President of the institution in 1866, by David Shuck, and he, in 1869, by N. B. Bartlett, who still retains the Presidency.
1895 Kansas State Censu
Census Date:
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Born in KS, unless noted
F J Hill
Cora Hill
Elwood Hill
Bliss Hill
Sarah Hill
Solomon Matney 32
Rose Burnett
Van Masterson
Bell C Morris
1900 census, Lecompton City, Douglas, Kansas
J Fred Hill
Corina Hill
Elwood Hill
Bliss Hill
Sarah Hill
Rose Burnet
1905 Kansas State Census
Mar 1, 1905
Locality:
Roll:
F J Hill 46, IA
Corina Hill
Woody Hill
Bliss Hill
Sarah Hill
Rose Burnett
Pete Chistian
1920 census, Kansas, Shawnee County. Topeka
Jan 3, 1920
Fred Hill, own, mortgage, age 61, born in Iowa, father b in Pa, mother b in Pa, clerk working in grocery store for a wage
Corena, age 57, born in Kansas, father born in New Hampshire, mother born in Missouri
Elwood, age 36, born in Kansas , bookbinder, works in office for wage
Nellie, wife, age 36, born in Texas, father born in Mississippi, Mother born in Arkansas
Frederick,son, age 9/12, born in Texas
Sara, age 32, daughter, born in Kansas, works in office for a wage -- can't read the occupation
Many borders and a couple servants listed
1925 Kansas State Census, Shawnee County. Topeka
1121 Harrison St
Fred J Hill
Corina H Hill
Clyde J Gibson
Sarah H Gibson
Elwood M Hill
Nelle Hill
Fredric K Hill
Ada Stark
Don Stark
Darrin Baily
Lloyd Skinner
Zella Iliff
Gladys Winter
Ella Smith
Helen Smith
J W Dodds
Arthur J Eadie
Thomas Eadie
Cifford Oldfield
Harvey Wichman , KS, Strickland Santa
April 3, 1899, The Lecompton Gazette
Fred Hill has imported a fine Norman stalion from Waubansee county, paying $800 for it.
General Notes: Wife - Corina Harris
Corina Hill
Birth:
Death:
Family links:
Spouse:
Frederick James Hill (1858 - 1929)*
Burial:
Mount Hope Cemetery
Topeka
Shawnee County
Kansas, USA
Plot: Singing Tower
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Lecompton area papers:
1 May 1902
Mrs. Corina Hill attended the Convention of Music Teachers in Topeka this week. E.S. Andis, 94, attended the alumni program and listened to the singing of an "Ode to Lane" of which he was the composer, by Corina Hill, 88 class and the loyal ladies of Lane.
18 Dec. 1903
Mrs. Corina Hill burned up a five dollar bill in her kindling and then gathered up the ashes and sent them to Washington. We expect Santa Clause needed that money, too.
10 Oct. 1902
Miss Rose Burnett was up from Haskell instute Sunday visiting her cousin Mrs. Corina Hill. She was accompanied by Mrs. Bartholmew, a student of Haskell.
Jan 08, 1909
Mr. Bliss Hill and Corina Harris went to Topeka, Sunday, to attend a family dinner given by Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Harris.
1930, Topeka KS
Corina Hill
Elwood Hill
Frederick Hill
J Clyde Gibson
Sarah Gibson
John Archibald
Donald Love
Martin Krumme
Ada Stark
Zella Iliff
Gladys Winter
Ray Shull
Omar Hopkins
Marie Rolph
Harold Banning
Lloyd Duff
Anna Johnson
Husband Charles Herbert Vausbinder
Born: 3 Jan 1889 - Kansas
Christened:
Died: 28 Dec 1938 - Kansas
Buried: - Underwood Cemetery, Williamstown, Jefferson County, Kansas
Marriage: 16 Feb 1921
Wife Corina Harris
Born: 21 Nov 1898 - Lecompton, Douglas County, Kansas
Christened:
Died: 14 Jul 1993 - Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
Buried: - Underwood Cemetery, Williamstown, Jefferson County, Kansas
Father: Edward P. Jr. Harris
Mother: Jennie May Greene
Children
1 M Charles H Vausbinder
Born: 1926 - Kansas
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
Spouse: Donna F Pennick
Marr: 12 Jun 1960
2 F Annabelle Vausbinder
Born: 1928 - Kansas
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
Spouse: Lasswell
3 M Walter W Vausbinder
Born: 28 Jun 1930 - Shawnee County, Kansas
Christened:
Died: 12 Jul 1975 - Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
Buried: - Mt. Hope Cemetery, Topeka. Shawnee County, Kansas
4 M John E Vausbinder
Born: 1 Jun 1933 - Kansas
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
General Notes: Husband - Charles Herbert Vausbinder
Charles Herbert Vausbinder
Birth: Jan. 3, 1889
Death: Dec. 28, 1938
Kansas
Wagoner
217 Field Hosp.
s/John R. & Margaret TUCKER VAUSBINDER
h/Corina F. HARRIS
Family links:
Children:
Walter W. Vausbinder (1930 - 1975)*
Burial:
Underwood Cemetery
Williamstown
Jefferson County
Kansas, USA
1930 Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas
Charles H Vausbinder 39, KS, WI, IA, age at first marriage: 30, road work, road construction
Corina F Vausbinder 31, KS, KS, KS, age at first marriage:21
Charles H Vausbinder 4 7/12, KS, KS, KS
Annabelle Vausbinder 2 8/12], KS, KS, KS
Edward P Harris 58, f-in-law, divorced, KS, NH, KY, age at first marriage:26, no occupation
1940 Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, living with Dwight Harris widow!
1121 Polk Street
Corine F Voeshinder 41, widow,KS, KS,KS
Charles Voeshinder 14,KS,KS,KS
Amabelle Voeshinder 12,KS,KS,KS
Walter W Voeshinder 9,KS,KS,KS
John E Voeshinder 6,KS,KS,KS
Opal I Harris 32,lodger, widowed, KS, stenographer, private office
Paula Harris 4,KS
General Notes: Wife - Corina Harris
Find a Grave:
Corina F Harris Vaushinder
Birth: Nov. 21, 1898
Lecompton
Douglas County
Kansas, USA
Death: Jul. 14, 1993
Topeka
Shawnee County
Kansas, USA
Services for Corina F. Vausbinder, 94, Topeka, will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home, Topeka, with a reading from her son Charles Vausbinder.
Mrs. Vausbinder died Wednesday, July 14, 1993, at a Topeka hospital. She was born Nov. 21, 1898, in rural Lecompton, the daughter of Edward P. and Jenny G. Greene Harris.
She attended Lecompton grade schools and Bethany High School at Grace Episcopal Cathedral, Topeka.
Mrs. Vausbinder was a member of First Church of Christ Scientist, Topeka, and had served in its reading room.
She worked as a Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. operator, a sales clerk at Crosby Brothers and at the tailor shop of the Palace Clothing store. She also worked at Band Box Cleaners.
She was a foster grandparent at Kansas Neurological Institute.
She married Charles H. Vausbinder on Feb. 16, 1921. He died Dec. 28, 1938. A son, Walter W. Vausbinder, died July 12, 1975.
Survivors include two sons, Charles Vausbinder and John E. Vausbinder, both of Topeka; a daughter, Ann Lasswell, Emmett; six grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Burial will will be in Underwood Cemetery, Williamstown.
Friday, July 16, 1993 ljworld
Family links:
Children:
Walter W. Vausbinder (1930 - 1975)*
*Calculated relationship
Burial:
Underwood Cemetery
Williamstown
Jefferson County
Kansas, USA
Husband Crawford Parks Harris
Born: 18 Apr 1882 - Ohio
Christened:
Died: 1940 - Kansas
Buried: - Mt Calvary Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
Father: Harris
Mother: Martha
Marriage: 4 Jun 1906 - Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
Wife Anna Victoria Hrenchir
Born: 1882 - Everest, Kansas
Christened:
Died: 2 Dec 1981 - Topeka, Kansas
Buried: - Mt Calvary Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
Father: John Alois Hrenchir
Mother: Mary Victoria Sedlacek
Children
1 F Anna Martha Harris
Born: 3 Feb 1907 - Kansas
Christened:
Died: 2 Apr 1999 - Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
Buried: - Mt Calvary Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
Spouse: George W Neider
Marr: Mar 1935
2 M Frank Harris
Born: 2 Oct 1913 - Denver County, Colorado
Christened:
Died: 2 Nov 1998 - Shawnee County, Kansas
Buried: - Mt Calvary Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
Spouse: Cleta C Wempe
Marr: 24 Nov 1938 - Seneca
General Notes: Husband - Crawford Parks Harris
Crawford Parks "Slim" Harris
Birth: 1882
Death: 1940
Crawford Parks Harris, called "Slim," was named after Dr. Crawford, who delivered him.
"Dad met mom when she worked in a place where they made biscuits, and sometimes she'd take them around to people on different floors. That is where she met dad. He liked her biscuits!" (Anna Harris Neider)
Added by JH
Family links:
Spouse:
Anna Victoria Hrenchir Harris (1882 - 1981)*
Children:
Frank B. Harris (1913 - 1998)*
Note: H/O Anna Harris
Burial:
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Topeka
Shawnee County
Kansas, USA
Plot: Sec 10
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Ann Harris referred to her husband as “Uncle Slim” in letter to her niece Frances
1910 Denver Ward 11, Denver, Colorado
1268 Mariposa
Cranford P Harris 27, OH, VA, OH, laborer in brickyard
Anna J Harris 27, KS, Germany, Germany
Anna M Harris 3, KS, OH, KS
1920 Denver, Denver, Colorado
237 Inca? St
Crawford Harris 37, OH, VA, OH, engineer, stationary
Anna Harris 37, KS, Austria, Austria
Anna Harris 12, KS, Ohio, KS
Frank Harris son, 6, CO, Ohio, KS
1930 Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas
1415 N Kansas? Ave
Crawford Harris 48, OH, VA, OH, farmer
Rena Harris 48, KS, Austria, Austria
Anna Harris 23, CO, Ohio, KS
Francis Harris daughter, 16, KS, Ohio, KS
WWI Draft Registration
Name: Crawford Parks Harris
1415 Jefferson, N Topeka
City: Topeka
County: Shawnee
State: Kansas
Birth Date: 18 Apr 1882
Race: White
Stationary Fireman
Nearest relative: Anna V Harris
Tall, slender, blue eyes, brn hair
FHL Roll Number: 1643922
DraftBoard: 2
General Notes: Wife - Anna Victoria Hrenchir
Anna Victoria Hrenchir Harris
Birth: Oct. 15, 1882
Death: Dec. 12, 1981
Anna Victoria Hrenchir Harris was 99 years old when she died on Dec. 12, 1981.
She was born at Everest, Kansas, the daughter of John and Victoria Sedlacek Hrenchir. Her father homesteaded at Voda, in Trego County five years, where her mother died, and then moved the family to Rossville.
She married Crawford Parks Harris on June 6, 1906 and they had two children, Ann Neider and Frank Harris.
Mrs. Harris was a member of Assumption Catholic Church, Topeka, the Assumption Aid Society, St. Patrick's Circle and Legion of Mary, all at the church. She was also a member of the American Ass'n of Retired Persons and a perpetual member of St. Francis Hospital Auxiliary.
Besides her two children, she was survived by two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services were held at Assumption Church and burial was in Mt. Calvary Cemetery.
Added by JH
Family links:
Spouse:
Crawford Parks Harris (1882 - 1940)
Children:
Frank B. Harris (1913 - 1998)
Note: W/O Crawford Harris
Burial:
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Topeka
Shawnee County
Kansas, USA
Plot: Sec 10
Created by: Oz
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Anna "V" is used in marriage license
Kansas State Census
1905 Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas
Frank Hrenchir 34, Germany, Planing Mill
Mary Hrenchir 29, Germany
Anna Hrenchir 22, Kansas
Husband Dwight Thatcher Harris
Born: 15 Feb 1883 - Lecompton, Douglas County, Kansas
Christened:
Died: 21 Feb 1939 - Leavenworth, Kansas
Buried: - Maple Grove Cemetery, Lecompton, Douglas County, Kansas
Father: Edward Payson Harris
Mother: Sarah Ann Frances Davidson
Marriage: 16 Aug 1907 - Jackson, Kansas City, Missouri
Other Spouse: Opal Isabel Rider
Other Spouse: Helen Muriel Houston - 8 Dec 1917 - Topeka, Kansas
Wife Effie Gertrude Law
Born: 1890 - Ohio
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
Children
1 M Edward Payson Harris
Born: 6 Jun 1911 - Topeka, Kansas
Christened:
Died: 24 Dec 1988 - Ames, Story County, Iowa
Buried:
Spouse: Helen Jaunita Wright
Marr: 13 Sep 1930 - Junction City, Kansas
General Notes: Husband - Dwight Thatcher Harris
Lieut Dwight Thacher Harris
Birth:
Lecompton
Douglas County
Kansas, USA
Death:
Leavenworth
Leavenworth County
Kansas, USA
KANSAS
2 LIEUT 327 M. G. BN. 84 DIV.
Family links:
Parents:
E. P. Harris (1834 - 1916)
Sarah Davidson Harris (1839 - 1911)
Burial:
Maple Grove Cemetery
Lecompton
Douglas County
Kansas, USA
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Lecompton area papers:
Feb. 28, 1890
Dwight Harris, youngest son of E.P. Harris, celebrated his seventh birthday, Saturday the 15th by having a number of his young friends present to participate in the games and good things which were prepared for the occasion. All report a pleasant time.
Jun 15, 1899
Dwight and Ed Harris visited relatives at Kansas City, Thursday.
Feb 9, 1900
Dwigth T. Harris was suddenly called to Kansas City Monday, by the death of his aunt, Mrs. Jones.
March 16, 1900
Dwight Harris made a flying trip to Topeka Tuesday.
July 5, 1900
Dwight Harris went to Guthrie Saturday evening to visit a days with Winter Iliff.
Sept 21, 1900
Dwight Harris was down from Topeka Tuesday.
Oct 26, 1900
Dwight Harris came down from Topeka Sunday to renew acquantances here.
Nov 30, 1900
Dwight Harris was in the city Monday.
25 Sept. 1903
Dwight Harris went to Topeka with his father Sunday evening to begin work at the printers trade.
1909
Mr. Bliss Hill and Corina Harris went to Topeka, Sunday, to attend a family dinner given by Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Harris.
Aug 27, 1909
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Evans of Kansas City passed thru town Tuesday afternoon, in an auto, on their way to Oklahoma City. They expected to spend the nigth with their daughter, Mrs. Dwight T. Harris, in Topeka.
13 Jan. 1911
Mr. & Mrs. D.T.Harris of Topeka, are the proud parents of a son born Friday of last week. The baby will be Edward Payson, III.
Feb 14, 1911 (Topeka Daily Capital)
Mrs. J. Lewis, of Leland sreet, is spending a few days with Mrs. Dwight Harris, 634 Garfield Ave.
March 18, 1920
Dwight Thatcher (sic) Harris of Alburbuque New Mexico, was here between trains Saturday night visiting his aunt, Frances L. Connel. He reports the health of Mrs. Harris improved. After the close of the war he enlisted in the military reserve and was promoted to first lieutenant.
Feb 3, 1921 (Topeka Daily Capital)
Dwight Tacher Harris -- From the remarks I have heard from a preacher I know, II think he would be an excellent performer upon the bass viol, commonly called the bull fiddle.
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1900 Lecompton, Douglas County, Kansas
George Metskir
Hannah E Metskir
Golda Metskir
Edward P Harris
Dwight Harris
1910 Kansas City Ward 6, Jackson, Missouri
Perry Taylor P
Emma V Taylor P
Dwight F Harris
Effie Harris
Heram F Frary
Matilda P Frary
Missouri Marriage Records:
Name:
Marriage Date:
Marriage Location:
Spouse Name:
US National Homes for disabled volunteer soldiers:
Admitted to hospital, 4-27-1928
Military History:
Enlisted: 1927 (twice) in Mt Sheridan, ILL
Discharged: 12/10/1917, Camp McArthur, Texas (End of War)
Domestic History:
age: 45, 5'8", Dark complexion, dark eyes, dark hair, Protestant, writer,Kansas after discharge,
Wife: Helen H Harris
905 Lincoln Street
Topeka, Kansas
In 1921, Dwight Thatcher Harris, a Topeka journalist, became a member of the Kansas State Board of Review. See article below, from the Kansas State Historical Society.
Records of the Kansas State Board of Review
Agency History
The Kansas State Board of Review was established by the Legislature in 1913, replacing the Moving Picture Censorship Committee. The board was given no financial support at that time, making the inspection of films in Kansas impossible initially. However, in 1915, the law allowing for the inspection of films was amended, and the Superintendent of Public Instruction, W.D. Ross, served as the Board's first chairman. In February, 1915, the United States Supreme Court ruled in favor of the State of Ohio's film censorship law (Mutual Film Corp v. Industrial Commission of Ohio), making film censorship constitutional. This further strengthened the validity of Kansas Board of Review.
By April 1915, the Board was up and running. The three members of the Board, Ross, Rev. Festus Foster of Topeka, and Miss Carrie Simpson of Paola (both appointments of Gov. Capper), worked to keep out of Kansas's movie houses images of drunkenness, debauchery, murder, robberies, and anything shocking to the "most delicate sensibilities." The Board initially charged distributors who wished to have their films shown in Kansas $2 per film. Over the years the fee would change to $1 or more per reel for feature films, and $.25 for cartoons, scenic and educational films. Any theater caught showing films that had not gained the stamp of approval or films that did not comply with the eliminations the Board called for were fined from $25 to $100 for the first offense and $100 for every day after that. The Board of Review saw approximately five hundred reels of film per month; 1% of which were rejected completely. If a film company disagreed with the decision of the Board, they could appeal. The film in question was viewed once again by the Appeal Board, made up of the governor, the attorney general, and the secretary of state.
When the Board of Review was established it was not given office space. The first weeks of its existence were spent in a nearby theater where the members of the board spent their mornings reviewing films and afternoons filing reports. One year later the board received access to two projectors; this, along with office space Ross arranged for in the sub-basement of the State House, allowed the censors to break their dependence on local movie houses. However, the offices Ross arranged for were not up to snuff with the state's safety standards. The two projectors, though specially equipped to decrease the chance of fire or explosion (a common occurrence), were still a threat to safety. Paul McBride, the state labor commissioner, pointed out a need for booths to contain the projectors. In addition to this infraction, the sub-basement lacked proper ventilation and an outside staircase, making the offices unfit. Shortly after this defeat, the Board moved its headquarters from Topeka to Kansas City, Kansas, where a majority of film distribution companies were located.
Reaction to the Board was mixed. Theater owners were pleased with the formation of the Board; a majority indicated they would be willing to pay to show films that had passed the Board. Film distribution companies were not initially worried about the organization; they felt films that were passed on in Kansas would be shown elsewhere and the state of Kansas would be the loser in the end. By 1947, this attitude had changed little. Most of the larger film companies played by the rules enforced by the Board; only Warner refused. When The Outlaw was deemed questionable by the board, Warner withdrew the film and announced they would no longer show their films in the state. Smaller companies who had less to lose than the big name distributers were more likely to try to fool the Board. They would submit a film for review, make the required change, and then give the original, uncensored version to the theaters in the state. The general public had mixed feelings about the organization. Some were glad to see what they felt to be unsuitable kept out of theaters while others felt they should decide for themselves the merit of a film. One source stated Ross, "never in his life had an original idea and . . . is of a caliber that would make a good ward heeler. The people of Kansas must have their morals looked after by a 30-dollar a month country school teacher and a broken down preacher who can't hold a job in the pulpit but thru some political pull."
The board had its share of controversy from the start. One of the earliest controversies pertained to Rev. Foster, who felt his life work was to "safeguard the public morals." A Topeka paper accused Rev. Foster of allowing his sixteen year old daughter and her friends view the films up for review with him. Foster immediately denied the accusation, stating that while his daughter (who was twenty, not sixteen) and her friends were present for the viewing of certain films, it was without his permission. Foster was also criticized for this practice by film executives. They argued his practice of allowing crowds of people see the uninspected films at no charge was unfair.
Foster continued to be the center of controversy while on the board. In 1916, Foster criticized the lack of morals in a French film, Madame La Presidente, focusing not only on the plot but also the film's star, Anna Held. Madame La Presidente tells the story of a young single woman who is turned out of her hotel at the suggestion of the town's justice. When she learns the wife of the man responsible for her homelessness is away, she sneaks into his home. Once discovered by the Justice she uses her feminine charms to avoid being turned away. The justice is paid an unexpected visit by his supervisor; Held impersonates the justice's wife. Hilarity ensues. The original ruling by the BOR was challenged and the Appeal Board reversed the ruling. Still, Foster criticized the loose morals of the film, stating it "misrepresents the married man and will have a tendency to shake the confidences that women have in their husbands." Foster argued the film's lesson was that men can not be trusted. He continued his condemnation, stating "Miss Held displays her lingerie and a little too much of her personal charms. She does it with the intention of stirring masculine passions. That condemns the picture. A woman's charms are not to be displayed in public." Miss Held was quick to respond to the attack, calling Foster an "old fogy." She continued, "What harm is there in a little spice if the human heart is buoyant. To laugh at things a bit suggestive in not harmful." Held suggested instead of encouraging distrust of men, the film renewed feelings of tenderness towards the wife or sweetheart. Held then challenged Foster, asking " . . . what have you done to uplift humanity?"
A second controversy surrounding the BOR pertained to the film Birth of a Nation. The film received critical acclaim from across the board, yet the BOR refused to approve the film. The BOR argued that the film inspired "Race Hatred" among in the audience of the film. Further, the film's historical accuracy was questioned, an offense apparently worthy of rejection. The Appeal Board agreed with the BOR, and refused to overrule the rejection. Again, public opinion was mixed. The Grand Army of the Republic, who had condemned the film based only on its reviews, were pleased by its rejection. C.A. Meek, a representative of the GAR, argued the production was disrespectful; it suggested the North was wrong and the South was right in the Civil War. Birth of a Nation, Meek continued, glorified the Klu Klux Klan. The wives of state officials were among the dissenters. When questioned by the press after viewing the film, the wives of many of the Reviewers, including the wife of Foster, reported no feelings of "race hatred." In fact, each of the women interviewed commented on the excellence of the film.
By 1919 Foster and Ross were no longer a members of the Kansas State Board of Review. Carrie Simpson, the school teacher from Paola remained and was joined by Mrs. B.L. Short of Kansas City and Mrs. J.M. Miller of Council Grove. Never again would the board consist of a majority of men. In fact, only once more in the board's history would a man serve as inspector. In 1921 Simpson left the board and was replaced by Dwight Thatcher Harris, a Topeka journalist. Miller, who served as chair of the committee at the time of Harris' nomination by Gov. Allen, relinquished her position in favor of the man.
In 1937, the board was caught in another controversy, this one bringing them nation wide attention.. In an April, 1937, newsreel Sen. Burton Wheeler, a Montana Democrat, criticized FDR's proposal to increase the number of Supreme Court justices. The Kansas Board of Review, lead by Mae Clausen (a Democrat and supporter of FDR), ordered Sen. Wheeler's speech cut from the newsreel before it could be shown in the state. When asked to defend the decision, Clausen stated simply that, "We feel this dialogue is partisan and biased." When the Montana Senator learned of the act, he stated it " . . . ought to qualify the governor of the state for dictatorship of the United States." Members of the Kansas Legislature immediately condemned Clausen's actions, calling it an attack on free speech. Rep. E.A. Briles of Stafford pointed out that all of the opinions shown on the newsreel were "partisan and biased," and that Clausen's actions would lead to censorship of newspapers if not rectified immediately. Gov. Huxman broke his silence several days into the controversy. Sen. Wheeler's once stricken comments were restored to the newsreel by the Governor's direction. Clausen apologized for any embarrassment her actions might have caused.
The BOR was at the height of its power prior to 1954 when the United States Supreme Court ruled that states could ban motion pictures only for obscenity, not the laundry lists some boards used as a justification for censorship. While this did not dissolve the Board entirely, it did greatly decreased their authority. Prior to this decision, films containing nudity; drunkenness; gambling; "loose conduct between men and women;" infidelity; "prolonged and passionate love scenes;" comedic portrayals of religion, religious sects, or race; violence; criminal acts; prostitution; or "ridicule or facetious remarks about motherhood or scenes pertaining to childbirth," were all cause for ban. Following the Supreme Court's ruling only scenes of nudity and "extreme lustfulness" could be cut. Profanity was no longer a cause for elimination; the board could request the objectionable language be edited out, but film companies were not required to oblige. Tolerance for the form of censorship practiced by the Kansas State Board of Review was dwindling in Kansas.
One year after the Supreme Court's decision, Gov. Fred Hall signed the bill which abolished the Kansas Board of Review. It was slated to take affect June 30, 1955. A variation of the bill was introduced in 1951, but eventually died. However, the author Howard Bentley (R-Kinsley), a strong opponent of the BOR continued to work for the agency's end. First he tried to cut the appropriations of the group to $1 for the coming year, but this was unsuccessful. The board brought in about $28,000 per year; from this sum the salaries of the three board members ($2,400 for the chair and $2,100 each for the others), along with the the salaries of the projectionist, law enforcement officers, and maintenance The bill finally passed when attached to another bill calling for the repeal of an obsolete motor vehicle law. The bill was contested by supporters of the board. They stated the legality of the bill was questionable because it dealt with two subjects in one bill. The Kansas Supreme Court concurred, ruling the bill null.
By November, 1965, the state of Maryland's censorship law was struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court, making Kansas one of only two states that still allowed the censorship of film (Maryland subsequently rewrote their censorship statute to bring it in line with the recent decision.) The Columbia Picture Corp. challenged the BOR when it neglected to submit two films, Bunny Lake is Missing and The Bedford Incident, neither of which contained what could be deemed "obscene," for review before the films were shown in theaters. This was meant as a test of the constitutionality of the state law. Former Governor John Anderson, Jr., was to be the lawyer for Columbia. Within two months the case went before the Shawnee County District Court. The final ruling on the legality of film censorship in Kansas was not in the BOR's favor. Judge Marion Beatty cited the Supreme Court's ruling in Freedman v. Maryland in his final decision. Within days of the decision, Attorney General Robert Londerholm, asked the State Supreme Court to reverse Beatty's ruling. The Supreme Court struck down the 48 year old law, stating that it was violated "the constitutional guaranty of freedom of expression . . ." The BOR was given sixty days to close its doors. The property belonging to the BOR went to various state agencies, while the $20,000 remaining in the BOR account was returned to the general revenue fund. The $14,285 collected by the BOR as review fees were returned to the film corporations they came from.
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Dwight Harris Dies after Long Illness
End Comes to Brilliant Writer in Wadsworth Veterans Hospital
Dwight Thacher Harris, 56, brilliant writer, for years one of the most colorful of Kansas and Topeka newspapermen, and recently a federal probabtion officer, died Tuesday morning at 11:30 o'clock in Wadsworth Veterans Hospital at leavenworth, after a year's illness. His condition has been critical for several months.
He was removed from the United States Veterans Hospital at Hines, Ill., to Leavenworth last week.
His wife, Mrs. Opal Harris, was with him at the time of his death.
Born Near Lecompton
Dwight Harris was born February 16, 1883 at the Elm Heights Farm near Lecompton, and he was educated in the public schools there and at old Lane University. Early in the century he worked with his father, the late Edward P. Harris Sr., as a copyholder for Crane and Company.
After being employed there for a short time, Harris got his first reportorial job on the editorial staff of the Topeka Daily Capital. He worked on this newspaper and on the Kansas City Star until 1912, when he purchased the Rossville Reporter.
While at Rossville, he mailed the first parcel post package ever received in Topeka, a cabbage which he sent to the late Phil Eastman then managing editor of the Daily Capital, later secretary of the Kansas Free Fair Association. In June 1913, Harris went to Corpus Christi, Texas where he was employed��
Returned to the Capital
From 1914 to 1917, Harris was back in Topeka, covering the City Hall run for the Daily Capital. When the United States entered the World War, Harris went into the Fort Sheridan Officers Training Camp, at Chicago, where he was commissioned a second lieutenant.
During the war he served at Camp Taylor, Louisville, with the 37th Machinegun Battalion; Camp Gordon, at Atlanta, Ga., and Camp McArthur, Waco, Texas, where he was when the Armistice was signed. He received his honorable discharge from the Army December 10, 1918, and he returned to Topeka and the staff of The Daily Capital.
Subsequently, he worked for the Albuquerque Evening Herald, as editor of the Olathe Register, and as chairman of the Kansas State Board of Review for motion pictures, by virtue of an appointment by the then Governor, Henry J. Allen.
In 1923, he resigned that position to go to the re-write desk of the Kansas City Star, and from there Harris went to the Stuart, Fla, News. He joined the staff of the Philadelphia Public Ledger in 1927, returned a year later to Kansas and the Manhattan Mercury.
In 1929, he became Courthouse Reporter of the Topeka State Journal; in 1936 he left the newspaper business, becoming a Federal probation officer.
On several different occasions, he served as reading clerk of the State House of Representatives.
Could Dig Out Facts
Harris was recognized as one of the most outstanding writers ever produced among Kansas newspapermen. From his first day with The Daily Capital, he distinguished himself by his ability to dig out the facts and write them well.
He worked on many newspapers and on each of them his stories were often gems of expert writing. Incidents that might have appeared commonplace to other reporters were transformed into interesting, full-of-life and pictures thru the magic of the Harris type-writer - yet he was a stickler for fact.
Even after he left newspaper work to become a Federal probation officer, Harris retained his interest in news writing and the men who turned out copy. Many a young reporter received valuable tips on how to handle a story, while he constantly kept his ears open for anything that might prove a good lead for one of his friends in the profession.
During his critical illness, he corresponded regularly with the men with whom he served on various newspapers; never once did one of his letters lose a cheerful note, even tho it was evident he was losing ground.
He leaves a wife, Mrs. Opal Harris; a daughter, Paula, of Topeka, and two children by other marriages, Martha of Topeka, and Edward P. Harris, III of Oxford, Miss., two grandchildren and a brother, E.P. Harris Jr. of Topeka.
The body arrived in Topeka Tuesday night and was taken to the Wall-Diffender Mortuary. Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock, at Grace Cathedral, and burial will be in Lecompton Cemetary.
General Notes: Wife - Effie Gertrude Law
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Effie was a professional singer, who apparently performed in Kansas City. Effie and Dwight divorced when their son Ed was a baby. Effie left the baby (Ed) with Dwight, who gave Ed to an aunt to raise.