Otto Harris
1887 - 1959 (71 years)Set As Default Person
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Name Otto Harris Birth 26 Aug 1887 Marion,Williamson,Illinois,United States Gender Male Occupation - Mail carrier
Death 10 Jan 1959 Danville,Vermilion,Illinois,United States Headstones Submit Headstone Photo Notes - Otto Harris, born August 26, 1887 in Marion, Illinois, was only
three years old when his mother died. He and his brother and sister were
then raised by his mother's sister Mollie Johns. Otto had black hair and
blue eyes and, as an adult, was about five feet-six inches tall.
Otto did not finish high school and, at the age of 21, married
Hattie Belle Oglesby. Hattie and Otto had twelve children, three of
which died when very small.
Otto and Hattie moved from Marion to Danville, Illinois in the mid
1910s. As an adult, Otto made his living as a mail carrier. Otto and
Hattie separated in 1949 when Hattie and the two youngest children moved
to South Bend, Indiana. The couple divorced the following year. Otto
remained in Danville where he died in 1959.
Person ID I8028 Rgstrong Family genes. Last Modified 23 Mar 2006
Father John C. Harris, b. 8 Oct 1861, ,Williamson,Illinois,United States d. 20 Jun 1930, Marion,Williamson,Illinois,United States (Age 68 years) Relationship natural Mother Adeline Lucinda Thetford, b. 1861 d. 6 Apr 1891 (Age 30 years) Relationship natural Marriage 21 Jul 1884 ,Williamson,Illinois,United States Family ID F2967 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Hattie Belle Oglesby, b. 13 Oct 1892, Marion,Williamson,Illinois,United States d. 15 Feb 1968, South Bend,St. Joseph,Indiana,United States (Age 75 years) Marriage 17 Aug 1909 Creal Springs,Williamson,Illinois,United States [1] Marriage Status 1950 Divorced Children + 1. Gertrude Jean Harris Family ID F2959 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 3 Feb 2008
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Event Map Click to display Birth - 26 Aug 1887 - Marion,Williamson,Illinois,United States Marriage - 17 Aug 1909 - Creal Springs,Williamson,Illinois,United States Death - 10 Jan 1959 - Danville,Vermilion,Illinois,United States = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend
Sources - [S77] Williamson County Clerk, Marriage certificates, (Williamson County, IL), Otto Harris and Hattie Oglesby, Marriage certificate (Reliability: 3).