Eighth Generation

9736. George Hansford Harris was born on 18 June 1891 in Vesuvius, Rockbridge Co., VA.

His obituary reports 1891 as date of birth, but WW1 Draft Registration card indicates that he was born June 18, 1893.

He registered for the WWI draft on 5 June 1917 in Staunton, Independent City., VA.²⁹³⁷¹ George died on 9 November 1968 at the age of 77 at Waynesboro Community Hospital in Waynesboro, Independent City, VA and was buried at Lyndhurst United Methodist Church Cemetery in Lyndhurst, Augusta Co., VA.^29372,29373

Obituary, The Waynesboro News Virginian

George Hansford Harris, 77, Lyndhurst, died at the Waynesboro Community Hospital at 11:10 p.m. Saturday. He was born June 18, 1891 in Rockbridge County, a son of the late John Abraham and Mollie Coffey Harris. He was the last member of his immediate family. Mr. Harris was a Veteran of World War I and retired as a DuPont employee 15 years ago. He was a member of the Lyndhurst Methodist Church. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Gertrude L. Harris; two sons, Harry H. Harris of Carlisle, Pa. and George H. Harris Jr. of Stuarts Draft; four daughters, Mrs. Clyde (Hattie) Grimm and Mrs. David (Sylvia) Wiseman, both of Lyndhurst, Mrs. Edward (Elizabeth) Childress of Phoenix, and Mrs. Ray (Helen) Rexrode of Waynesboro; 26 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild. A funeral service will be held in the memorial chapel of McDow-Tyree Funeral Home at 3 p.m. Tuesday, conducted by Rev. Silas Brydge. Interment will be in the Lyndhurst Methodist Church cemetery. Pallbearers will be Arvids Kucs, Joseph Gale, Chester Davis, J. K. Ellinger, Lawrence Critzer, and George Strickler. Honorary pallbearers will be George Roadcap, Nelson Thompson, T. O. Tench, David Patterson, Dr. Thomas Gorsuch, Harry Plummer, Raymond Lunsford, Robert Harris, Kermit Harris, Lawrence Brooks, Jerry Wade, James Robertson, Robert Lyons, Winfred Y. Grimm, and John Cooper. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 7 to 8 p.m. today.

George Hansford Harris and Gertrude Lyons were married. Gertrude Lyons was born on 16 September 1899 in Lyndhurst, Augusta Co., VA. Gertrude died on 25 January 1969 at the age of 69 in Augusta Co., VA and was buried at Lyndhurst United Methodist Church Cemetery in Lyndhurst, Augusta Co., VA.^29374,29375