Harris, Richard Norman

Male 1927 - 2011  (83 years)


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  • Name Harris, Richard Norman 
    Born 16 Sep 1927  Alton, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Gender Male 
    Died 22 Jan 2011  Ironton, Iron County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Buried 27 Jan 2011  Ironton, Iron County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    • Services were held at Bryson Funeral Home in Pilot Knob, Missouri, under the direction of Richard's son, Rev. Mark Harris. Burial was at Arcadia Valley Memorial Park in Ironton.
    Person ID I4199  Fiegenbaum
    Last Modified 24 Feb 2013 

    Father Harris, Harvey Pope,   b. 24 Jan 1889, Alton, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Jul 1976, Alton, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    Mother Fiegenbaum, Bertha Clara,   b. 10 Sep 1891, Alton, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Aug 1968, Alton, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Married 15 Nov 1922  Alton, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10, 11, 12, 13
    • Harvey and Bertha were married in the home of Bertha's parents, at 628 Henry Street.
    Family ID F1383  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Hollis, Mary Elizabeth 
    Married 6 Sep 1950  Pocahontas, Randolph County, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [14
    Divorced Y  [15
    • Details of the divorce are not known at this time.
    Last Modified 6 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F2090  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Riley, Dorothy Ellen,   b. 27 Nov 1935, Bernie, Stoddard County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jun 2004, Ironton, Iron County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Married 3 Sep 1955  Alton, Madison County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [16, 17, 18
    Children 
     1. Harris, Carol Jean
     2. Harris, Sherry
     3. Harris, Michael
     4. Harris, Mark
    Last Modified 6 Aug 2018 
    Family ID F2091  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S119] Harriet L. Fiegenbaum and Judith L. (Fiegenbaum) Miller, Genealogical research.
      Richard Harris; born 1928. Son of Harvey Harris and Bertha Fiegenbaum.

    2. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 109.
      Richard Harris, child of Harvey Pope Harris and Bertha Clara Fiegenbaum, was born on 16 September 1927 at Alton, Madison County, Illinois.

    3. [S199] Charles Dean Harris, The Story of the Warren H. Harris Family and its American Ancestry, revised edtion (Charles D. Harris, 2005), page 3.
      Richard Norman Harris was the youngest child born to Harvey Pope Harris (1889-1976) and Bertha Clara (Fiegenbaum) Harris (1891-1968). No date or place of birth given.

    4. [S22] Obituary, "Mrs. Sophia Fiegenbaum, Physician's Widow, Dies".
      Alton Evening Telegraph (Alton, Illinois). Tuesday, 31 October 1939; page 2, column 4. Digital copy (PDF) accessed through Newspaperarchive.com in October 2011.
           "Dr. and Mrs. Fiegenbaum were parents of two children, Harry Pitts Fiegenbaum, who died in infancy, and Mrs. Harvey Fiegenbaum Harris, who survives. She also leaves three grandchildren, Margaret, Warren and Richard Harris."

    5. [S22] Obituary, for Richard Harris; 1927-2011.
      Alton Telegraph (Alton, Illinois). Thursday 27 January 2011; Page A6, column 5-6. Digital copy accessed through Newspaperarchive.com in February 2013.
           "He [Richard Norman Harris] was born Sept. 16, 1927, in Alton, and was the youngest child of Harvey Pope Harris and Bertha Fiegenbaum Harris."

    6. [S22] Obituary, for Margaret H. Frye; 1924-2012.
      The Green River Star (Green River, Wyoming). Wednesday, November 28, 2012. Digital copy accessed through the online version of the newspaper on 20 February 2013 at (http://www.greenriverstar.com/obituaries/article_0557a66a-facb-5cb6-94c8-d2bbd0cef626.html).
           "She was preceded in death by her two brothers, Richard N. Harris and Warren H. Harris;...."

    7. [S22] Obituary, for Richard Harris; 1927-2011.
      Alton Telegraph (Alton, Illinois). Thursday 27 January 2011; Page A6, column 5-6. Digital copy accessed through Newspaperarchive.com in February 2013.
           "Richard Norman Harris, 83, formerly of Godfry, died unexpectedly on Saturday, Jan. 22, 2011, at his home in Ironton."

    8. [S22] Obituary, for Richard Harris; 1927-2011.
      Alton Telegraph (Alton, Illinois). Thursday 27 January 2011; Page A6, column 5-6. Digital copy accessed through Newspaperarchive.com in February 2013.
           "Visitation will be held from 10 until service time at 11 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 27, until time of services at Bryson Funeral Home in Pilot Knob, Mo. Richard's son, the Rev. Mark Harris, will be officiating. Richard will be laid to rest at Arcadia Valley Memorial Park in Ironton."

    9. [S119] Harriet L. Fiegenbaum and Judith L. (Fiegenbaum) Miller, Genealogical research.
      Harvey Harris and Bertha Fiegenbaum were married. No date or place of marriage given.

    10. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 109.
      Harvey Pope Harris and Bertha Clara Fiegenbaum were married on 15 November 1922 at Alton, Madison County, Illinois.

    11. [S199] Charles Dean Harris, The Story of the Warren H. Harris Family and its American Ancestry, revised edtion (Charles D. Harris, 2005), page 7.
      "...Bertha Fiegenbaum, married Harvey Harris on November 15, 1922 in her father's house at 628 Henry Street in Alton and effectively brought together these early families of Illinois."

    12. [S104] Personal communication, from Charles Dean Harris to J. Mark Fiegenbaum on 19 September 2008 via email.
      Digital image of an obituary for "Harvey P. Harris" from an unidentified and undated newspaper.
           "He married the former Bertha Fiegenbaum who died Aug. 4, 1968."

    13. [S104] Personal communication, from Charles Dean Harris to J. Mark Fiegenbaum on 19 September 2008 via email.
      Digital image of an obituary for "Mrs. Bertha F. Harris" from an unidentified newspaper dated Monday, 5 August 1968.
           "Her marriage to Harvey Harris, who survives, took place in 1922 in Alton."

    14. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 109.
      Warren Harris and Mary Elizabeth Hollis were married on 6 September 1950 at Pocahontas, Randolph County, Arkansas.

    15. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 109.
      Warren Harris and Mary Elizabeth Hollis were divorced. No date or place given.

    16. [S175] Frances Gretchen (Klein) Leenerts, Descendants of Father Fiegenbaum (Chinook, Washington: F. Leenerts, 2002), page 109.
      Warren Harris and Dorothy Ellen Riley were married on 3 September 1955 at Alton, Madison County, Illinois.

    17. [S199] Charles Dean Harris, The Story of the Warren H. Harris Family and its American Ancestry, revised edtion (Charles D. Harris, 2005), page 3.
      Richard Norman Harris and Dorothy Ellen Riley were married on 3 September 1955. No place given.

    18. [S22] Obituary, for Richard Harris; 1927-2011.
      Alton Telegraph (Alton, Illinois). Thursday 27 January 2011; Page A6, column 5-6. Digital copy accessed through Newspaperarchive.com in February 2013.
           "On Sept. 3, 1955, he [Richard Norman Harris] married the former Dorothy Riley and they shared nearly 49 years together before she passed away on June 22, 2004."