HARRIS Claiborne Ernest

1907 - 1968  (61 years)

• Name	HARRIS Claiborne Ernest
  Birth	2 Apr 1907	Richmond, Virginia, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1910	Lee Ward, Richmond (City), VA
  	Census
  	1910 United States Federal Census about Ernest C Davis Name:Ernest C Davis [Ernest C Harris]           Age in 1910:3           Birth Year:1907           Birthplace:Virginia           Home in 1910:Richmond Lee Ward, Richmond (Independent City), Virginia           Race:White           Gender:Male           Relation to Head of House:Son           Marital Status:Single           Father's Name:James E Davis           Father's Birthplace:Virginia           Mother's Name:Ellen Davis           Mother's Birthplace:Virginia           Neighbors: View others on page           Household Members:NameAge                James E Davis 27                Ellen Davis 20                Ernest C Davis 3                Elsie V Davis 0/12 [0]
  Census	1920	Lee Ward, Richmond (City), VA
  	1920 United States Federal Census about Claiborn Harris Name:Claiborn Harris           Age:12           Birth Year:abt 1908           Birthplace:Virginia           Home in 1920:Richmond Lee Ward, Richmond (Independent City), Virginia           Race:White           Gender:Male           Relation to Head of House:Son           Marital Status:Single           Father's Name:Ernest Harris           Father's Birthplace:Virginia           Mother's Name:Ellen Harris           Mother's Birthplace:Virginia           Able to read:Yes           Able to Write:Yes           Neighbors: View others on page           Household Members:NameAge                Ernest Harris 48                Ellen Harris 39                Elsie Harris 9                Claiborn Harris 12
  Occupation	1920	Richmond, Virginia, USA
  	Driver, City of Richmond
  Education	Abt 1924	Richmond, Virginia, USA   [2]
  	Thomas Jefferson High School
  Residence	1934	Richmond, Virginia, USA
  	317 Cleveland St.
  	Claiborne E Harris in the U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 Name:      Claiborne E Harris Gender:      Male Residence Year:      1934 Street address:      317 Cleveland Residence Place:      Richmond, Virginia, USA Occupation:      Clerk Spouse:      Hazel Harris Publication Title:      Richmond, Virginia, City Directory, 1934
  Military	25 Feb 1942	San Diego. Ca   [3]
  	US Navy
  	Various locations. Entered from Richmond, Va. Serial number: 658 45 16
  Organizations	1947	Richmond, Virginia, USA
  	Masons
  	Brought in by Linwood Howard and Landon Horne
  Medical	Abt 1961  [4]
  	Diabetes - Heart Poblems
  Medical	Abt 1961  [5]
  	Heart Disease and High Blood Pressure
  	Treated at the McGuire Va facility in Richmond
  SSN	Richmond, Virginia, USA
  	223-07-7278
  Occupation	Bookkeeper (City of Richmond, Va)  [6, 7]
  Reference Number	10
  Residence	1964	Richmond, Virginia, USA   [8]
  	311 N. Cleveland St
  	Visited my father and Grandmother there in about 1964
  Death	29 Aug 1968	Richmond, VA (McGuire VA Hosp)   [9]
  	Cause: Heart Attack
  Burial	31 Aug 1968	Richmond, Virginia, USA   [9]
  Notes	It is unknown how Claiborne and Evelyn met. Claiborne graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in Richmond (same as his son). He was born and raised in Richmond, Virginia. They first lived in the apartments on Cleveland Street in Richmond when he got out of the service. They lived with his father and mother there. He was in the US Navy and stationed in San Diego, California and Evelyn went out there twice to see him. After the divorce, Claiborne lived at 901 Kent Rd, Richmond, VA., with his mother. He was still living there when he died at McGuire Veterans Hospital in Richmond (age 61). The graveside service was held at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Henrico County, 4000 Pilot's Ln., Virginia at 3:30 PM and officiated by Rev. Hugh Kirby and Rev. George Sadler. Bennett Funeral Home (Bennett Funeral Home - 3215 Cutshaw Ave, Richmond ) handled the funeral. Ellen W. Spencer 2832 Jeffers Dr. Richmond, VA Bon Air was executor Order Book 27, Pg. 505 666A 574 Richmond Circuit Court. Worked for City of Richmond as a bookkeeper. Was a Mason and sponsored by Linwood Howard. Lived with his mother after the divorce. Note: he and his father (James E.) and his son (Eugene (Gene)) all three worked for the City of Richmond. Ellen W. Spencer 2832 Jeffers Dr. Richmond, VA Bon Air was executor Order Book 27, Pg. 505 666A 574 Richmond Circuit Court. (Medical):Had high blood pressure, heart attack and diabetes
  Person ID	I975	Booth Family
  Last Modified	26 May 2017

  
  

  Father	HARRIS James Ernest, Jr.,   b. 9 Jun 1882, Hanover County, VA d. 23 Jul 1945 (Age 63 years)
  Mother	RUDD Elnora (Ellen),   b. 25 Jun 1890, Virginia (??) d. 26 Mar 1971, Richmond, Virginia, USA (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	16 Nov 1906	Richmond, Virginia, USA   [10]
  	Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940 Groom's Name: James E. Harris Groom's Birth Date: 1884 Groom's Birthplace: Hanover Groom's Age: 22 Bride's Name: Elenora Rudd Bride's Birth Date: 1888 Bride's Birthplace: Henrico Bride's Age: 18 Marriage Date: 16 Nov 1906 Marriage Place: Richmond, Henrico, Virginia Groom's Father's Name: Jim Groom's Mother's Name: Elenora Bride's Father's Name: W.E. Bride's Mother's Name: Elenora Groom's Race: White Groom's Marital Status: Single Groom's Previous Wife's Name: Bride's Race: White Bride's Marital Status: Single Bride's Previous Husband's Name: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M00890-3 System Origin: Virginia-EASy Source Film Number: 2048456 Reference Number: Image 250
  Family ID	F268	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	BARE Hazel B.,   b. 1911, Harrisonburg, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	22 Sep 1933
  Divorce	27 Mar 1941
  Family ID	F4281	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 May 2016

  
  

  Family 2	HORNE Evelyn Mae,   b. 21 Jul 1913, 237 S. Beaver Dam Rd, Waverly, Sussex County, Virginia d. 24 Jan 1994, Richmond, Virginia, USA (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	7 Feb 1942	Richmond, Virginia, USA   [11]
  	Married at 4:30 pm by Dr. Theodore F. Adams Claiborne E Harris in the Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014 The marriage license shows he was married previously! Report issue Name:      Claiborne E Harris Gender:      Male Race:      White Age:      34 Birth Date:      abt 1908 Marriage Date:      7 Feb 1942 Marriage Place:      Richmond, Virginia, USA Registration Place:      Richmond, Virginia, USA Father:      James Ernest Harris Mother:      Ellen Rudd Spouse:      Evelyn M Horne Spouse Gender:      Female Spouse Race:      White Spouse Age:      27 Spouse Father:      Herbert R Horne Spouse Mother:      Mary Eliz Goodrich
  Honeymoon	9 Feb 1942	Niagara Falls, Niagara, New York, USA   [11]
  	Niagra Falls
  	They also visited into Canada for part of their honeymoon.
  Divorced	1948	Richmond, Virginia, USA   [12]
  	Divorced
  Divorce	12 May 1952
  Children	1. HARRIS Eugene "Gene" Clay,   b. 22 Oct 1947, Richmond, VA (Johnston-Willis Hosp) (Age 76 years)
  Family ID	F351	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 May 2016

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 2 Apr 1907 - Richmond, Virginia, USA Occupation - Driver, City of Richmond - 1920 - Richmond, Virginia, USA Education - Thomas Jefferson High School - Abt 1924 - Richmond, Virginia, USA Residence - 317 Cleveland St. - 1934 - Richmond, Virginia, USA Marriage - 7 Feb 1942 - Richmond, Virginia, USA Honeymoon - Niagra Falls - 9 Feb 1942 - Niagara Falls, Niagara, New York, USA Military - US Navy - 25 Feb 1942 - San Diego. Ca Organizations - Masons - 1947 - Richmond, Virginia, USA Divorced - Divorced - 1948 - Richmond, Virginia, USA SSN - 223-07-7278 - - Richmond, Virginia, USA Residence - 311 N. Cleveland St - 1964 - Richmond, Virginia, USA Death - Cause: Heart Attack - 29 Aug 1968 - Richmond, VA (McGuire VA Hosp) Burial - 31 Aug 1968 - Richmond, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos		Harris: Claiborne Ernest Harris Taken at his wedding at 1st Baptist Church in Richmond in the 1940's
  		Horne: Evelyn Horne and Dad in California Evelyn and Dad in California

  
  

• Sources

  [S61] LDS IGI Batch 7214315, Sheet 03, Source 820369. [S53] Mary Virginia Howard's recollections, From taped interview in 2000 (Reliability: 3). [S53] Mary Virginia Howard's recollections. [S37] Gene C. Harris. [S37] Gene C. Harris (Reliability: 3). High Blood Pressure and Cardiac Disease [S63] Gene Harris, Son. [S64] City of Richmond Personnel Office. [S37] Gene C. Harris (Reliability: 4). [S62] Bennett Funeral Home. [S125] LDS IGI Data Source 1126437, Batch 1832003, Sheet 60. [S30] Evelyn Mae Horne Harris and family Bible. [S229] Gene C. Harris Evelyn Horne Harris.