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Opha Ray Harrison

Male 1910 - 1989  (78 years)


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  • Name Opha Ray Harrison 
    Born 18 Apr 1910  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 8 Apr 1989  Wood County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Wood County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 

    • Opha R Harrison
      Name: Opha R Harrison
      Birth Year: 1910
      Race: White, citizen (White)
      Nativity State or Country: West Virginia
      State of Residence: West Virginia
      County or City: Jackson
      Enlistment Date: 13 Apr 1943
      Enlistment State: West Virginia
      Enlistment City: Huntington
      Branch: No branch assignment
      Branch Code: No branch assignment
      Grade: Private
      Grade Code: Private
      Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
      Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
      Source: Civil Life
      Education: Grammar school
      Civil Occupation: Unskilled occupations in manufacture of miscellaneous electrical equipment, n.e.c.
      Marital Status: Divorced, with dependents
      Height: 04
      Weight: 089

      U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
      Name: Ray O. Harrison
      SSN: 235-07-9627
      Last Residence:
      26101 Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia, USA
      BORN: 18 Apr 1910
      Died: 8 Apr 1989
      State (Year) SSN issued: West Virginia (Before 1951)

      U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
      Name: Ray Harrison
      Gender: Male
      Birth Date: 18 Apr 1910
      Death Date: 8 Apr 1989
      Cause of Death: Natural
      SSN: 235079627
      Branch 1: ARMY
      Enlistment Date 1: 20 Apr 1943
      Release Date 1: 21 Nov 1945

      World War II Young American Patriots, 1941-1945
      Name: Opha Ray Harrison
      Rank: Private First Class
      Branch: United States Army
      Birth Date: 18 Apr 1910
      Service Date: 20 Apr 1943
      Parent 1 Name: Mrs. O. B. Harrison, Ripley, WV
      Spouse Name: Mrs. Helen Fisher Harrison, 433 18th St, Dunbar, WV
      State: West Virginia
      County: Kanawha
      Miami Beach, Fla; Southwest Pacific.
      Attended Given Schools
      United Brethren Church

      Ray O Harrison
      Birth: Apr. 18, 1910
      Given
      Jackson County
      West Virginia, USA
      Death: Apr. 8, 1989
      Parkersburg
      Wood County
      West Virginia, USA

      Ray O. Harrison, 78, of Parkersburg, died April 8, 1989, at the Parkview Health Care Center, Parkersburg. He was born at Given, a son of the late O. B. and Dora Parsons Harrison. He was a member of the South Parkersburg United Methodist Church. He was a U. S. Army veteran of World War II. He was retired from Challenger Electronics (Union Insulating Co.) He is survived by his wife, Helen C. Fisher Harrison; two sons, David D. Harrison of Pittsfield, Mass., Keith Harrison of Marietta; one daughter, Patty Stuart of Parkersburg; one brother, Everett Harrison of Pocatalico; one sister, Minerva Stalnaker of Given; seven grandchildren; several great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one son, five brothers and one sister. Services were Monday at the Leavitt Funeral Home, Parkersburg, with the Rev. Bill Angel and the Rev. G. William Wolford officiating. Burial was in Evergreen Cemetery North.

      13 Apr 1989
      Jackson Herald
      Family links:
      Parents:
      Obediah B. Harrison (1867 - 1941)
      Dora Malinda Parsons Harrison (1873 - 1948)
      Siblings:
      Charles Otho Harrison (1894 - 1987)*
      William Russell Harrison (1896 - 1977)*
      Dallas Dewey Harrison (1898 - 1972)*
      Joseph Everett Harrison (1900 - 1995)*
      Dixie B Harrison (1902 - 1951)*
      Dixie Bell Harrison Weekly (1902 - 1951)*
      Minerva Louise Harrison Stalnaker (1905 - 1991)*
      Estel Wade Harrison (1907 - 1980)*
      Ray O Harrison (1910 - 1989)
      Floyd Owen Harrison (1913 - 1975)*
      *Calculated relationship
      Burial:
      Evergreen Cemetery North
      Parkersburg
      Wood County
      West Virginia, USA
      Created by: hdharrison
      Record added: Jan 24, 2016
      Find A Grave Memorial# 157431810
    Person ID I85389  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 12 Jul 2017 

    Father Obediah B Harrison,   b. Oct 1867, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Dora Malinda Parsons,   b. Abt 1874, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 17 Aug 1893  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 

    • 1900 Ripley, Jackson, WV
      O B Harrison 10/1867 m 6y WVWVVA
      Dora M 10/1873 m 6y 3-3 children WVWVWV
      Charles O 7/1894
      William R 4/1896
      Dallas D 4/1898

      1910 Ripley, Jackson, WV all WVWVWV
      Harrison, Obhadiah B 42 m2- 17y
      Dora M 36 m1- 17y 8-8 children
      Otho son 15
      Russel son 14
      Dallas D son 12
      Joel E son 9
      Dixie B da 7 Delia Bell 9/20/1902
      Nerva L da 5
      Estel son 2
      baby son 0/12

      1920 Ripley, Jackson, WV #11
      Harrison, Obidah 52
      Dora 46
      Otho son 25 s
      Russel son 23 s
      Dallas son 21 s
      Evert son 19
      Dixie da 16
      Nerva da 14
      Estell son 12
      Ray son 8
      Floyd son 6

      1930 Ripley, Jackson, WV
      Harrison, OB 62 md age 21 WV WV VA
      Dora 56 md age 20 WVWVWV
      Estel son 22 s WVWVWV
      Roy son 19 WWVWV
      Floyd son 16 WVWVWV

      1940 Ripley, Jackson, WV
      all born WV, 1935: all lived same, Jackson, WV
      Harrison, O B 72
      Dora 67
      Pringle, Ray gs 10
    Family ID F12727  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Hazel Marie Bailey,   b. 25 Feb 1914, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Apr 2005, Washington County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years) 
    Married 9 Jun 1930  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 6/9/1930 at Ripley
      Place: Jackson, West Virginia, United States
      Ray Harrison, 21, Jackson Co; Given, WV
      Hazel Bailey, 21, Jackson Co; Given, WV
    Children 
     1. Keith E Harrison
    Family ID F28653  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Helen Carleen Fisher,   b. 26 Jul 1916, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Feb 2004, St Paul, RAmsey County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    Married 12 Nov 1943  Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: license 10/21/1943 marriage 11/12/1943 a South Charleston
      Place: Kanawha Co, WV
      Opha Ray Harrison, 33, div, Jackson Co; Givens, WV
      Helen C Gary, 27, wid, Jackson Co; Givens, WV
    Children 
     1. Patricia Ann Harrison
     2. David D Harrison
    Family ID F28652  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S3] Birth Records, Jackson Co, WV.

    2. [S898] Gravestone or Memorial posted on Findagrave.com.

    3. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV.

    4. [S654] Marriage Records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.