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James Harris 1897 - 1978

James Harris of Roanoke, Roanoke City County, Virginia was born on July 2, 1897, and died at age 81 years old in August 1978.
James Harris
Roanoke, Roanoke City County, Virginia 24014
July 2, 1897
August 1978
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James Harris' History: 1897 - 1978

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    1897

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    July 2, 1897
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  • 08/dd
    1978

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    August 1978
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    James Harris lived 10 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 81.
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In 1897, in the year that James Harris was born, on September 21st, editor and publisher Francis P. Church responded to a letter to the editor from Virginia O'Hanlon, 8 years old. Virginia's father had told her that "If you see it in The Sun, it's so." So she wrote to the Sun, asking if there was a Santa Claus. Church responded with the now famous editorial "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus".
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In 1909, at the age of only 12 years old, James was alive when explorer Robert Peary, a Rear Admiral in the U.S. Navy, claimed to have been the first to have reached the geographic North Pole. His claim has been disputed for over a century - some say that he ended up 60 miles from the North Pole. Peary was the only navigator on his team and he didn't submit his records for public review.
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