Arbin Otto Harris (1879 - 1941)

Born 1879 in Alabama, USA

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Died 1941 at about age 62 in Muscatine, Alabama, USA

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When Arbin Otto Harris was born on 20 February 1879, in Alabama, United States, his father, Smith C Harris, was 44 and his mother, Caroline Rachel Garner, was 41. He married Eliza A. Jordan on 4 August 1897, in Cleburne, Cleburne, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in Election Precinct 8 Abernathy, Cleburne, Alabama, United States in 1910 and Abernathy, Cleburne, Alabama, United States in 1920. He died on 31 October 1941, in Muscadine, Cleburne, Alabama, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in Abernathy, Cleburne, Alabama, United States.

Marriage Name A. O. Harris Sex Male Spouse's Name E. A. B. Jorden Spouse's Sex Female Spouse's Marital Status Single Event Type Marriage Event Date 04 Aug 1897 Event Place Cleburne, Cleburne, Alabama, United States Source Details p 517

United States Census, 1920 Name A O Harris Sex Male Age 40 years Birth Year (Estimated) 1880 Birthplace Alabama Marital Status Married Race White Relationship to Head of Household Head Father's Birthplace United States Mother's Birthplace United States Event Type Census Event Date 1920 Event Place Election Precinct 8 Abernathy, Cleburne, Alabama, United States Household Identifier 301 Line Number 95 Sheet Letter B Sheet Number 16 Affiliate Publication Number T625 Affiliate Name The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) A O Harris's Spouse and Children

• Berta Harris Wife F 42 years Georgia
• Garner Harris Son M 2 years Alabama
• Lora Harris Daughter F 17 years Alabama
• Lena Harris Daughter F 18 years Alabama

Death FUNERAL RITES HELD FOR TRAIN VICTIMS Funeral services were conducted Sunday for Arbin Otto Harris, age 62, and John E. Jordan, age 36, were killed Friday morning when the automobile in which they were riding was struck by a Southern Railway freight train at a crossing at Muscadine. Brown-Service was in charge of both services.

Services for Mr. Harris were conducted at Antioch Methodist church by the Rev. C.T. Horton and the Rev. R.L. Skinner at 11 o'clock. Burial was at Antioch cemetery. Mr. Harris was a widely known farmer and sawmill operator. He was a Methodist, a Mason and an Odd Fellow and was well known throughout Cleburne county. He lived on his farm near Hopewell. Surviving are his wife, a son, Garner C. Harris; two daughters, Mrs. F.L. Blake and Mrs. H.L. Owen, all of Cleburne county; three stepsons, Vernon, Shubern and Escar Roberts, all of Gadsden; three stepdaughters, Mrs. C.M. Bennett of Heflin; Mrs. Fred Pope of Piedmont and Mrs. Fred King of Quitman, Texas; and a brother, W.S. Harris of Tallapoosa, Ga.

Death Name Arbin Otto Harris Sex Male Age 62 years 9 months 11 days Birth Date 1879 Birthplace Cleburne Co., Ala. Residence Place Cleburne Co., Ala. Burial Date 1941 Burial Place Hopewell, Cleburne, Alabama Marital Status Married Occupation Operator Saw Mill Race White Father's Name Smith C. Harris Father's Sex Male Father's Birthplace Forsyth Co., Georgia Mother's Name Caroline Garner Mother's Sex Female Mother's Birthplace Buford, Georgia Spouse's Name Minnie Harris Event Type Death Event Date 1941 Event Place Election Precinct 3 Muscadine, Cleburne, Alabama, United States Source Details cn 21687

Sources

• "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKZ9-2C2L : Tue Mar 05 04:18:16 UTC 2024), Entry for A. O. Harris and E. A. B. Jorden, 04 Aug 1897.

• http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/cleburne/newspapers/newspape1440gnw.txt

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14783295/arvin_otto_harris