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Spring Valley Cemetery ~ Karl Wright Harritt ~ part of the Polk County Pioneer Cemeteries of Oregon
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Harritt, Karl Wright
LAST NAME: Harritt FIRST NAME: Karl MIDDLE NAME: Wright NICKNAME: 
MAIDEN NAME:  AKA 1:  AKA 2:  AKA 3: 
GENDER: M TITLE: 
BORN: 29 Dec 1887 DIED: 6 Jan 1966 BURIED: 10 Jan 1966 (Spring Valley Cemetery)
OCCUPATION:  
BIRTH PLACE:  Salem, Marion Co, Oregon
DEATH PLACE: Salem, Marion Co., Oregon
NOTES: 

1900 OR CENSUS - Carl [Karl] Harritt, age 12, b. Oregon, is enumerated with Byron W., age 46. occupation merchant grocer, b. Dec 1853 in Oregon, and his wife of 14 years, Emilia, age 39,. mother of 3 children 2 of whom are living at the time of the census, b. Mar 1861 in Iowa, along with Jessie, age 12, b. Oct 1886 in Oregon.

1910 OR CENSUS - Karl Harritt (22y, b Oregon) enumerated with parents Byron W. (57y, b Oregon, married 24y, occupation farmer) and Cornelia (49y, b Iowa, mother of 3 children, 2 living at time of census) and sister  Jessie (23y, b Oregon, occupation teacher);  also with family was hired man Emil Schindler (35y, b Switzerland) 

MARRIAGE - Alves Lenore Norwood md K[arl] W[right] Harritt 28 Oct 1911 in Multnomah Co., Oregon.

1920 OR CENSUS - Carl [Karl] W. Harritt (32y, b Oregon, occupation farmer) enumerated with wife Alys L. (30y, b Oregon) and 2 children Delbert B. (7y, b Oregon) and Marjory (4y, b Oregon)   
1930 OR CENSUS - Karl W. Harritt, age 42, married at age 23, occupation wholesale plant tender, b. Oregon, is enumerated with Alves, age 40, married at age 21, b. Oregon, along with Delbert, age 17, b. Oregon, and Marjorie, age 14, b. Oregon.

1940 OR CENSUS - Karl Harritt (52y, b Oregon, occupation truck driver) enumerated with wife Alves (50y, b Oregon); family was living in same house in 1935; also with them was Karl's mother Cornelia (79y, b Iowa, widowed; living in same place in 1935)

NOTE - first husband of Alves Damrell

DEATH CERTIFICATE: 

OSBH DC (1966 Marion co) #653 Karl Wright Harritt, male, bulk plant employee, married, spouse Alves L. Harritt; b 29 Dec 1887, Salem, Ore; father Byron W. Harritt; mother Cornelia Bezemer; d 6 Jan 1966, Salem hosp, of 1952 Brush College NW, Salem, age 78y; bur Zena; informant Alves L. Harritt, wife

OBITUARY: 

Karl W. Harritt
Karl W. Harritt, 78, 1952 Brush College Rd. NW, member of a pioneer Brush College family, died Thursday night at a Salem hospital.
He had been a life-long resident of the Brush College community northwest of Salem but since retirement from Tidewater Oil Co. 10 years ago he resided at Nelscott.
His grandfather, Jesse Harritt, came to the area in 1846 and was a circuit riding minister.
Survivors include his widow, Alves; daughter Mrs. Marjorie Dodge, Salem, son Delbert B. Harritt, Arcata, Calif.; five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Funeral will be Monday at 1:30 p.m. at Barrick Funeral Home, with burial in Zena Cemetery.
Oregon Statesman, (Salem, Oregon) January 8, 1966

INSCRIPTION: 

Karl W. Harritt
Husband
1887 - 1966

SOURCES: 

Janssen Compilation
Saucy Survey & Photographs
OSBH DC (1966 Marion co) #653  
1900 OR CENSUS (Marion Co., Salem, ED 130, sheet 3A)

1910 OR CENSUS (Polk Co, Spring Valley, ED 241, sheet 3A)
Oregon Marriages 1906-1920 (Ancestry)

1920 OR CENSUS (Polk Co, Brush College, ED 365, sheet 6A)
1930 OR CENSUS (Marion Co., Salem, ED 65, sheet 24A)

1940 OR CENSUS (Polk Co, Brush College, ED 27-3, sheet 2A)
OS 8 Jan 1966

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