Wilbur Sherman Harris

1870 - 1908  (37 years)

• Name	Wilbur Sherman Harris
  Birth	20 Dec 1870	Summit, Ohio, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1880	Bath, Summit, Ohio, USA   [1]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son
  Military Service	5 Sep 1891  [7]
  Residence	1900	Portage, Summit, Ohio, USA   [6]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head
  Death	1 Jan 1908	Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA   [4]
  Sherman W Harris - Dies From Broken Back	2 Jan 1908	Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA   [8]
  		Sherman W Harris - Dies From Broken Back
  Sherman W Harris Death Notice	2 Jan 1908	Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA   [9]
  	He died of "accidental crushing of the spinal cord."
  		Sherman W Harris Death Notice
  Name	S W Harris  [3]
  Name	Sherman Harris  [1, 4]
  Name	Sherman W Harris  [6, 7, 10]
  Name	Wilber S Harris  [2]
  Name	Wilbur S Harris  [5]
  Reference Number	22859
  Person ID	I22859	KLD Genealogy
  Last Modified	3 Apr 2026

  
  

  Father	John S Harris,   b. 24 Mar 1840, Bath, Summit, Ohio, USA d. 21 Jan 1923, Bath, Summit, Ohio, USA (Age 82 years)
  Relationship	bio
  Mother	Nancy Louisa Bennage,   b. 17 Aug 1846, Indiana, USA d. 18 May 1937, Northampton, Summit, Ohio, USA (Age 90 years)
  Relationship	bio
  Marriage	18 Apr 1864	Summit, Ohio, USA   [11, 12]
  Family ID	F8143	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Lydia A Felmly,   b. 10 Feb 1871, Portage Township, Summit, Ohio, USA
  Marriage	26 Nov 1891	Summit, Ohio, USA   [3]
  Family ID	F8120	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Apr 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Katherine Malone,   b. Apr 1877, Ohio, USA
  Marriage	12 Sep 1895	Tuscarawas, Ohio, USA   [6, 10]
  Children	1. Roy N Harris,   b. Jul 1896, Ohio, USA  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]
  Family ID	F8119	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Apr 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 20 Dec 1870 - Summit, Ohio, USA Residence - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son - 1880 - Bath, Summit, Ohio, USA Marriage - 26 Nov 1891 - Summit, Ohio, USA Marriage - 12 Sep 1895 - Tuscarawas, Ohio, USA Residence - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head - 1900 - Portage, Summit, Ohio, USA Death - 1 Jan 1908 - Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA Sherman W Harris - Dies From Broken Back - 2 Jan 1908 - Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA Sherman W Harris Death Notice - He died of "accidental crushing of the spinal cord." - 2 Jan 1908 - Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show	2 Photos
  	Sherman W Harris Death Notice
  	Sherman W Harris - Dies From Broken Back

  
  

• Sources

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