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:
Other Spouse: Effie Gertrude Law - 16 Aug 1907 - Jackson, Kansas City, Missouri
Other Spouse: Helen Muriel Houston - 8 Dec 1917 - Topeka, Kansas
Wife Opal Isabel Rider
Born: 24 Aug 1908
Christened:
Died: Feb 1986 - Kansas
Buried:
Father: Chistopher Columbus Rider
Mother: Zella Smethers
Children
1 F Paula Harris
Born:
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
General Notes: Husband - Dwight Thatcher Harris
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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 - Opal Isabel Rider
1930 Federal Census
Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas
Charles F Campbell
Edna M Campbell
Anna M Campbell
Rhoda G Campbell
Opal I Rider
Find a Grave Possible: (NO this person was married to a Marion Harris)
Opal Campbell Harris
Birth:
Death:
Family links:
Parents:
James Roey Campbell (1878 - 1933)
Sallie Ann Massa Campbell (1880 - 1910)
Sibling:
Herbert Campbell (1904 - 1966)*
Opal Campbell Harris (1908 - 1986)
*Calculated relationship
Note: Burial: Feb 1986
Burial:
Haviland Cemetery
Haviland
Kiowa County
Kansas, USA
Plot: Section Center, Lot 278, Plot 2
SS Death Index:
Name:
SSN:
Last Residence:
Born:
Died:
State (Year) SSN issued:
1940 Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, living with EP Harris daughter!
1121 Polk Street
Corine F Voeshinder
Charles Voeshinder
Amabelle Voeshinder
Walter W Voeshinder
John E Voeshinder
Opal I Harris
Paula Harris
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: 8 Dec 1917 - Topeka, Kansas
Other Spouse: Effie Gertrude Law - 16 Aug 1907 - Jackson, Kansas City, Missouri
Other Spouse: Opal Isabel Rider
Wife Helen Muriel Houston
Born: 25 Dec 1887 - Elmwood, Kansas
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
Children
1 F Martha Frances Harris
Born: 1922 - Kansas
Christened:
Died:
Buried:
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 - Helen Muriel Houston
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
1930 Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
400 Roosevelt
Helen H Harris
John W Trotter
1940 Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
154 Washburn
Helen H Harris
Martha Harris
Notes: Marriage
Husband Ernest T Hogan
Born: 10 Oct 1886 - Montvale, Bedford County, Virginia
Christened:
Died: Jan 1971 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Buried:
Father: Robert Lee Hogan
Mother: Emma Davidson
Marriage:
Wife Edna Harris
Born: 8 Jun 1896
Christened:
Died: Mar 1978 - Parkville, Baltimore County, MD
Buried:
Children
1 M Robert Lee Hogan
Born: 30 Jul 1916
Christened:
Died: Nov 1980 - Raysal, McDowell County, West Virginia
Buried:
Spouse: Evelyn Lucille Breeding
General Notes: Husband - Ernest T Hogan
Name: Ernest Hogan [Ernest T Hogan]
Age in 1910: 23
Estimated birth year: abt 1887
Birthplace: Virginia
Relation to Head of House: Partner
Father's Birth Place: Virginia
Mother's Birth Place: Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Gender: Male
Joseph Herndon 25 [23]
Bernand C Burr 38 [28]
James S Riely 21
Ernest Hogan 23
General Notes: Wife - Edna Harris
Name: Edna Hogan
Date of Birth: Monday June 08, 1896
Date of Death: March 1978
Est. Age at death: 81 years, 9 months
Last known residence:
City: Parkville; Baltimore; Loch Raven Village
County: Baltimore
State: Maryland
ZIP Code: 21234
Location of Last Benefit Paid:
City: Welch; Havaco; Maitland; Skygusty; Superior
County: McDowell
State: West Virginia
ZIP Code: 21234
Social Security details:
State of Issue: Virginia
Number: 225-01-8605.
Husband Edward Payson Harris
Born: 6 Jun 1911 - Topeka, Kansas
Christened:
Died: 24 Dec 1988 - Ames, Story County, Iowa
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Father: Dwight Thatcher Harris
Mother: Effie Gertrude Law
Marriage: 13 Sep 1930 - Junction City, Kansas
Wife Helen Jaunita Wright
Born: 28 May 1908 - Rice, Nelson Township, Cloud County, Kansas
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Died: 4 May 1993 - Springfield, Lane County, Oregon
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Children
1 M Marwood Dwight Harris
Born: 1933 - Kansas
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Spouse: Ruth Vories
Marr: 18 Dec 1954 - Santa Cruz County, California
2 F Elizabeth Harris
Born: 1938 - Kansas
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General Notes: Husband - Edward Payson Harris
Birth, marriage, death
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EDWARD P HARRIS
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1915 Shawnee County, Topeka Looks like Grandpa with all the grandkids!
Harris, Edward, age 4 (Dwights son, mother left him)
Harris, Edward P, age 80
McArthur, Gertrude, age 20
Harris, Bernice, age 17
Harris, Corine, age 16
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1940 Oxford, Lafayette, Mississippi
108 University Blvd
Rice, Cloud, Kansa
Edward Harris
Helen Harris
Marwood Harris
Elizabeth Harris
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General Notes: Wife - Helen Jaunita Wright
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Husband Oliver Hendren
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1 F Margaret Hendren
Born: 7 Jul 1849
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Died: 29 Dec 1896
Buried: - Gilead Cemetery, Kirksville, Madison County, Kentucky,
Spouse: Alexander Ray
Marr: 13 Aug 1867 - Madison County, Kentucky
Husband Frank Harris
Born: 2 Oct 1913 - Denver County, Colorado
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Died: 2 Nov 1998 - Shawnee County, Kansas
Buried: - Mt Calvary Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
Father: Crawford Parks Harris
Mother: Anna Victoria Hrenchir
Marriage: 24 Nov 1938 - Seneca
Wife Cleta C Wempe
Born: 11 Nov 1913 - Seneca, Nemaha County, Kansas
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Died: 23 Feb 1996 - Shawnee County, Kansas
Buried: - Mt Calvary Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
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1 M Robert F Harris
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2 F Patricia A Harris
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Spouse: Calliotte
General Notes: Husband - Frank Harris
Frank B. Harris
Birth: Oct. 2, 1913
Denver
Denver County
Colorado, USA
Death: Nov. 2, 1998
Topeka
Shawnee County
Kansas, USA
Obituary from the Topeka Capital-Journal
Francis B. "Frank" Harris, 85, Topeka, died Monday Nov. 2, 1998, at a Topeka retirement home.
Mr. Harris worked for the Security Benefit Life Insurance Co. from 1933 to 1943, and he later worked in various positions for the Santa Fe Railway Co. until he retired as chief clerk to the Chief Engineer System in January 1975. He also was a musician and he played with dance orchestras in the 1930s and with his own band for several years.
He was born Oct. 2, 1913, at Denver, the son of Crawford Parks Harris and Anna Victoria Hrenchir Harris. He moved with his family to Topeka in 1917, and he was graduated from Topeka Catholic High School in 1932 and from Strickler's Business College in 1933.
Mr. Harris was a member of Most Pure Heart of Mary Catholic Church.
He was married to Cleta C. Wempe on Nov. 24, 1938, at Seneca. She died Feb. 23, 1996.
Survivors include a son, Robert F. Harris, M.D., Menlo Park, Calif., a daughter, Patricia A. Calliotte, Hayward, Wis.; a sister Anna Neider, Topeka; two granddaugters and a great-grandson.
Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 1:30 p. m. Wednesday at Most Pure Heart of Mary Catholic Church. Burial will be at Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Mr. Harris will lie in state after 2 p. m. today at Brennan-Mathena Funeral Home where a parish rosary will be recited at 7 p.m.
Memorial contributions may be made to Most Pure Heart of Mary Catholic Church, 3601 S. W. 17th, Topeka, 66604.
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Parents:
Anna Victoria Hrenchir Harris (1882- 1981)
Crawford Parks Harris (1882 - 1940)
Spouse:
Cleta C. Wempe Harris (1913 - 1996)
Burial:
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Topeka
Shawnee County
Kansas, USA
General Notes: Wife - Cleta C Wempe
Clete C Wempe Harris
Birth: Oct. 2, 1913
Denver
Denver County
Colorado, USA
Death: Nov. 2, 1998
Topeka
Shawnee County
Kansas, USA
Obituary from the Topeka Capital-Journal
Francis B. "Frank" Harris, 85, Topeka, died Monday Nov. 2, 1998, at a Topeka retirement home.
Mr. Harris worked for the Security Benefit Life Insurance Co. from 1933 to 1943, and he later worked in various positions for the Santa Fe Railway Co. until he retired as chief clerk to the Chief Engineer System in January 1975. He also was a musician and he played with dance orchestras in the 1930s and with his own band for several years.
He was born Oct. 2, 1913, at Denver, the son of Crawford Parks Harris and Anna Victoria Hrenchir Harris. He moved with his family to Topeka in 1917, and he was graduated from Topeka Catholic High School in 1932 and from Strickler's Business College in 1933.
Mr. Harris was a member of Most Pure Heart of Mary Catholic Church.
He was married to Cleta C. Wempe on Nov. 24, 1938, at Seneca. She died Feb. 23, 1996.
Survivors include a son, Robert F. Harris, M.D., Menlo Park, Calif., a daughter, Patricia A. Calliotte, Hayward, Wis.; a sister Anna Neider, Topeka; two granddaugters and a great-grandson.
Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 1:30 p. m. Wednesday at Most Pure Heart of Mary Catholic Church. Burial will be at Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Mr. Harris will lie in state after 2 p. m. today at Brennan-Mathena Funeral Home where a parish rosary will be recited at 7 p.m.
Memorial contributions may be made to Most Pure Heart of Mary Catholic Church, 3601 S. W. 17th, Topeka, 66604.
Family links:
Parents:
Anna Victoria Hrenchir Harris(1882 - 1981)
Crawford Parks Harris (1882 - 1940)
Spouse:
Cleta C. Wempe Harris (1913 - 1996)
Burial:
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Topeka
Shawnee County
Kansas, USA
Husband John Russel Harris
Born: 1812 - Virginia
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Wife Mary Elizabeth Sims
Born: 1812 - Virginia
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1 F Fannie Cole Harris
Born: 23 Aug 1835 - Kentucky
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Died: 12 Dec 1918 - Mississippi
Buried: - Harris Family Burying Ground, Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi
Spouse: Robert Moore Davidson
Marr: 3 Oct 1850 - Hinds Co, MS
2 F M Harris
Born: 1843 - Virginia
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3 F John Harris
Born: 1846 - Virginia
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General Notes: Husband - John Russel Harris
1860 Hinds County, MS
p549/Dw465/Clinton P. O.
Harris, J. R. 48 m w Farmer $30,000/$32,500 Virginia
Harris, E. 48 f w Virginia
Davidson, F. (Fannie C. Harris) 24 f w Virginia
(m Robert Moore Davidson 03 Oct 1850, s/o Leroy O. Davidson & Adeline Moore)
Harris, M. 17 f w Virginia
Harris, John 14 m w Virginia
Davidson, Lee 7 m w Mississippi
Davidson, Bob 5 m w Mississippi
General Notes: Wife - Mary Elizabeth Sims
Husband Frank Frederick Heller
Born: 24 Jan 1884
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Wife Lillian W Harris
Born: 14 Oct 1883
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Died: 31 Dec 1940
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Father: Charles Edward Harris
Mother: Nancy Richard Davidson
Children
1 M George Edward Heller
Born: 18 Aug 1907 - Bedford County, Virginia
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Spouse: Martin
Marr: 24 Sep 1932
General Notes: Wife - Lillian W Harris
Husband Marwood Dwight Harris
Born: 1933 - Kansas
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Father: Edward Payson Harris
Mother: Helen Jaunita Wright
Marriage: 18 Dec 1954 - Santa Cruz County, California
Wife Ruth Vories
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General Notes: Husband - Marwood Dwight Harris
BS, University of Oregon,General Science, June 11,1967
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General Notes: Wife - Ruth Vories
Husband James Richard Johnson
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Wife Mildred Allen Harris
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1 F Verna Johnson
Born: 7 Mar 1903 - Campbell County, Virginia
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Died: 19 Mar 1992 - Franklin County, Virginia
Buried: - Fort Hill Memorial Park, Lynchburg, Virginia
Spouse: Willie Roy Brooks