Individual Details
Robert Harris
(1872 - 10 Jan 1949)
Arkansas Gazette, Little Rock, Friday, January 14, 1949, Page 5, Col. 4: Retired Farmer Dies Of Shotgun Wound. Clarksville, Jan. 12---Robert Harris, 78, retired farmer of the Harrisville community, died of shotgun woods at his home today. Dr. G. R. Siegel, Johnson county coroner, said Harris shot himself. Harris had been in ill health for several years and had been confined to a wheel chair the last few months. He was chairman of the John county election Commission 18, years. Assisting Dr. Siegel in the investigation were Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Wiley Bean and Deputy Sheriff Ethel Blackard. Surviving Harris are his wife, Mrs. Belle Harris; a daughter, Mrs. Orville Patterson of Harrisville; two sisters, Mrs. R. E. Leeds of Mount Vernon and Mrs. Lula King of Clarksville, and a brother, Vernon Harris of Clarksville.
Events
| Birth | 1872 | Mississippi |  | ||
| Marriage | 17 Feb 1897 | Johnson Co., Arkansas - Belle Porter | | ||
| Death | 10 Jan 1949 | Clarksville, Johnson Co., Arkansas | | ||
| Burial | Mount Vernon Cemetery, Mount Vernon, Johnson Co., Arkansas | |
Families
| Spouse | Belle Porter (1873 - 1968) |
| Child | Robbie Harris (1898 - 1989) |
Endnotes
1. Johnson Co. Arkansas Marriage Record Book, Book R, page 602.
2. 1880 Census Johnson Co., Arkansas, Page 331A.
3. Johnson Co. Arkansas Marriage Record Book, Book R, page 602.
4. Research of LeEtta Cowan.
5. Clarksville Public Library, Clarksville, Johnson Co., Arkansas.