Allen Harris^[1]

1927 - 2017  (90 years)

• Name	Allen Harris
  Born	23 Jun 1927	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1940	District 4, Cocke County, Tennessee   [2]
  Died	2 Aug 2017  [3]
  Buried	6 Aug 2017	Resthaven Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I175476	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	8 Sep 2017

  
  

  Father	Benjamin Franklin Harris,   b. Abt 1902, Tennessee ,   d. 18 Jul 1973, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age ~ 71 years)
  Mother	Sallie Mae Clevenger,   b. 15 Jul 1900, Cocke County, Tennessee ,   d. 11 Jul 1946, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 45 years)
  Family ID	F66289	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Sedenta Opal Shelton,   b. 2 Nov 1926, Tennessee ,   d. 11 Dec 2011  (Age 85 years)
  Married	4 Mar 1946	Cocke County, Tennessee   [4]
  Children	1. Hugh Allen Harris   2. James Stephen Harris + 3. Tama Ann Harris
  Family ID	F66291	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 23 Jun 1927 - Tennessee Married - 4 Mar 1946 - Cocke County, Tennessee Buried - 6 Aug 2017 - Resthaven Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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  Twin of Alice.

  
  

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  [S104] Cocke County, Tennessee, and its People, Cocke County Heritage Book Committee, (Walsworth Publishing, 1992), 60. [S112] Census, 1940. Name: Allen Harris Event Type: Census Event Date: 1940 Event Place: Civil District 4, Cocke, Tennessee, United States Gender: Male Age: 12 Marital Status: Single Race (Original): White Race: White Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son Relationship to Head of Household: Son Birthplace: Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated): 1928 Last Place of Residence: Same House Household Role Gender Age Birthplace Ben Harris Head M 38 Tennessee Sally Harris Wife F 39 Tennessee Alice Harris Daughter F 13 Tennessee Allen Harris Son M 12 Tennessee Clifford Harris Son M 9 Tennessee Robt J Harris Son M 7 Tennessee Catherine Harris Daughter F 5 Tennessee [S113] Manes Funeral Home, (http://www.manesfuneralhome.com), 2 Aug 2017. (June 23, 1927 - August 2, 2017) U.S. Veteran Allen Harris, age 90 of Talbott, passed away, Wednesday, August 2, 2017. He was preceded in death by the love of his life of sixty-five years Sedenta (Shelton) Harris, his parents Benjamin and Sallie (Clevenger) Harris, twin sister Alice, sister Lorene, brothers Clifford and Robert, and two great-grandchildren. He is survived by his sons, Hugh (Christine) Harris, James (Carol) Harris, daughter Tama (Jon) Braswell, grandchildren Alexia Cerny, Matthew Harris, Jacob Harris, Malisha Dickson, Reverend Travis Pittock, Tina Eldridge, and Christopher Braswell, eight great-grandchildren, and sister Katherine Campbell. Funeral Services will be 7:00 pm, Saturday, August 5, 2017 in the Manes Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Travis Pittock officiating. Burial will be at 11:00 am, Sunday, August 6, 2017 in Resthaven Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 5:00-7:00 pm on Saturday at Manes Funeral Home prior to the Funeral Services. Family and friends may sign the guest register online at www.manesfuneralhome.com. Arrangements by Manes Funeral Home. [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name Allen Harris Event Type Marriage Event Date 04 Mar 1946 Event Place Cocke, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Age 18 Birth Year (Estimated) 1928 Spouse's Name Sedenta Shelton Spouse's Gender Female Spouse's Age 18 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1928 Page 449 "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-X3F3-1H?cc=1619127&wc=Q6SB-21P%3A1589264474%2C1589372863 : 22 December 2016), Cocke > Marriage registers, 1939-1946, vol 26-27 > image 647 of 736; citing Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties.