Individual Details

David Robert Harris

(18 Feb 1854 - 7 Jan 1932)

New Castle News, New Castle, Pennsylvania, Thursday, January 7, 1932, Page 2, Col. 6: Dr. Harris Funeral. Funeral services for Dr. David R. Harris, New Castle's oldest physician, were held Wednesday afternoon from the family home of Fairfield avenue, with Rev. P. C. Pearson, rector of the Trinity Episcopal church, and Dr. Walter E. McClure, pastor of the First Presbyterian church officiating. The funeral party left this morning for Harrisburg, where further services will be held this afternoon and interment made.

Druid, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, January 15, 1932, Page 7: death of Dr. D. R. Harris. New Castle's Oldest Physician Expires at His Home. New Castle, Pa., Jan. 8.---Dr. D. R. Harris, 77 years of age, oldest physician of the city, expired at his home last Monday. He was born in Dowlais, South Wales, coming to this country with his parents when 8 years of age. He spent his boyhood in Pittsburgh, where he completed his preliminary education at the University of Western Pennsylvania.

Events

Birth18 Feb 1854Dowlais, Glamorgan, , Wales
Marriage1888Mary Elizabeth Kirk
Marriage5 Jun 1895Harrisburg, Dauphin Co., Pennsylvania - Mary Jane Rohrer
Death7 Jan 1932New Castle, Lawrence Co., Pennsylvania
BurialDavid R. Harris M.D., Paxtang Cemetery, New Castle, Lawrence Co., Pennsylvania

Families

SpouseMary Elizabeth Kirk (1854 - 1893)
ChildMary Harris (1893 - 1978)
SpouseMary Jane Rohrer (1862 - 1933)

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