Mary Eleanor Harris 
Mary Eleanor was born on December 23rd, 1922 in Steubenville, Jefferson Co, OH. Mary Eleanor's father was Arthur Raymond Harris and her mother was Mary Ellen Hamilton. Her paternal grandparents were Albert Edwin Harris and Evelynn Mary Peach; her maternal grandparents were William Clinton Hamilton and Hester Elizabeth Nicholson. She was an only child. She died at the age of 84 on July 26th, 2007 in Berea, Greenville Co, SC. She was buried in August 2007 in Spring Grove Cementary, Cincinnati, OH.General Notes
Cause of Death:<CAUS> Cancer
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Mary Eleanor Harris was born in Steubenville, Ohio and lived with her fath
er and mother on a farm on Alamont Hill until her mother died when she w
as ten. Her father married again soon after the death of his wife and Mar
y's step mother did not really like have Mary around, so Mary lived with h
er maternal grandmother until she made a decision to join the U.S. Navy du
ring World War II. Her grandmother did not approve of women in the milita
ry so Mary stayed with her father and step mother when on leave from the s
ervice and after the war ended until she when to college at Ohio Universi
ty in Athens, Ohio. While in college she married Ted Peter in 1947 who w
as also from Steubenville. They had their first child in 1948 in Steubenv
ille where they decided to reside. They remained in Steubenville raisi
ng their two boys and once the boys grew up and moved away, they mov
ed to Cincinnati to be closer to their oldest son where they remained unt
il their younger son returned to the continental United States after servi
ng overseas and in Hawaii in the U.S. AIr Force when they moved to Las Veg
as where David the younger son was stationed at Nellis AFB. Ted has be
en diagnosed with cancer a few years earlier and Ted and Mary want
ed to be near David for awhile since his military career had kept him f
ar away from family. Ted passed away shortly after moving to Las Vegas a
nd Mary remained their for awhile then moved to Kansas where the oldest so
n, Bob and his family resided. After a couple of years in Kansas, Mary mo
ved back to Steubenville for a couple of years and then when her age was s
tarting to catch up with her, she moved back to Las Vegas to be near Davi
d. She remained in Las Vegas for about five or six years, but the summ
er heat was really starting to affect her ability to function so she mov
ed again to be near Bob who was now teaching in South Carolina. After a y
ear in South Carolina, Mary started having some health problems and end
ed up in the hospital in the summer of 2007 where she was found to have st
age four cancer and within a month of the diagnosis, she passed away in sl
eep in Berea, South Carolina.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.1808 in Dingestow, Monmouthshire, Wales d. in Monmouthshire, Wales
- b.1840 in Pontypool, Monmouthshire, Wales d. in Monmouthshire, Wales
- b.1808 in Lanbadock, Monmouthshire, Wales d. in Monmouthshire, Wales
- b.1864 in Pontypool, Monmouthshire, Wales d.06 Mar 1929 in Steubenville, Jefferson Co, OH
- b.1848 in Reardean, Gloucester, England d. in Monmouthshire, Wales
- b.28 Dec 1898 in Wheeling, Ohio Co, West Virginia d.12 Oct 1985 in Steubenville, Jefferson Co, OH
- b.~ 1821 in Thornhill, Dorset, England d. in Monthmouthshire, Wales
- b.~ 1851 in Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales d. in Monmouthshire, Wales
- b.~ 1820 in Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales d. in Monmouthshire, Wales
- b.~ 1782 in Portskewell, Monmouthshire, Wales d. in Monthmouthshire, Wales
- b.~ 1873 in Griffithstown, Monmouthshire, Wales d.1958 in Steubenville, Jefferson Co, OH
- b.~ 1847 in Cranbrook, Kent, England d. in Monmouthshire, Wales
- b.23 Dec 1922 in Steubenville, Jefferson Co, OH d.26 Jul 2007 in Berea, Greenville Co, SC
- b.26 Nov 1747 in Leacock Twp, Lancaster Co, PA d.26 Nov 1840 in Jefferson Co, OH
- b.12 Sep 1798 in Leacock Twp, Lancaster Co, PA d.13 Sep 1850 in Steubenville, Jefferson Co, OH
- b.~ 1750 in Lancaster Co, PA d.Bet 1820 and 1823 in Jefferson Co, OH
- b.Dec 1834 in Knoxville, Jefferson Co, OH d.16 Jan 1908 in Steubenville, Jefferson Co, OH
- b.1766 in County Tyrone, Ireland d.08 Feb 1837 in Knoxville, Jefferson Co, OH
- b.1800 in Steubenville, Jefferson Co, OH d.19 Jun 1857 in Steubenville, Jefferson Co, OH
- b.28 Oct 1771 in Chester Co, PA d.Dec 1846 in Knoxville, Jefferson Co, OH
- b.06 Mar 1871 in Steubenville, Jefferson Co, OH d.03 May 1922 in Steubenville, Jefferson Co, OH
- b.~ 1787 in PA d.~ 1880 in Steubenville, Jefferson Co, Ohio
- b.1835 in Steubenville, Jefferson Co, OH d.1886 in Steubenville, Jefferson Co, OH
- b.~ 1785 in PA d. in Steubenville, Jefferson Co, Ohio
- b.30 Mar 1899 in Steubenville, Jefferson Co, OH d.09 Apr 1933 in Steubenville, Jefferson Co, OH
- b.1826 in England d.> 1880 in Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio
- b.1851 in Steubenville, Jefferson Co, OH d.1887 in Steubenville, Jefferson Co, OH
- b.1825 in England d.> 1880 in Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio
- b.18 Nov 1874 in Alleghany, PA d.14 Dec 1943 in Steubenville, Jefferson Co, OH
- b.1824 in Staffordshire, England
- b.1854 in Staffordshire, England d.22 Apr 1920 in Wheeling, Ohio Co, WV
- b.1825 in Staffordshire, England
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‌Mary Eleanor and Theodore Neal were married in a religious ceremony on October 18th, 1946 in Athens, OH. They had two sons named Living and Living.
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