Bernard HARRIS

1863 - 1931  (67 years)   Has 9 ancestors and 5 descendants in this family tree.

Isaac HARRIS

1822 - 1909  (86 years)

Birth	2 Aug 1822	England
Died	24 Mar 1909	St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Buried	1 Apr 1909	Evanston, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA
	Address: Walnut Hills Jewish Cemetery
Married	31 Dec 1807	London, England
Family	Rebekah JACOBS,   b. 14 Mar 1827, London, England
Married	Between Apr 1846 and Jun 1846	St James, Westminster, London, England
Children	1. Possible HARRIS   2. Possible HARRIS   3. Possible HARRIS   4. Louis HARRIS,   b. 1 Aug 1848, Holborn, London, England + 5. Amelia M HARRIS,   b. May 1851, Ohio, USA   6. Sarah HARRIS,   b. 20 Oct 1852, Kentucky, USA + 7. Abraham HARRIS,   b. 11 Aug 1854, Cincinatti, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA   8. David HARRIS,   b. Abt 1856, Ohio, USA   9. Simeon HARRIS,   b. May 1858, Ohio, USA   10. Joseph HARRIS,   b. 7 Jun 1860, Ohio, USA + 11. George W HARRIS,   b. Jan 1862, Ohio, USA + 12. Bernard HARRIS,   b. 8 Jun 1863, Cincinatti, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA   13. Louis HARRIS,   b. Abt 1865, Ohio, USA   14. Sheba Florence HARRIS,   b. 20 Apr 1869, Ohio, USA

Rebekah JACOBS

1827 - 1889  (61 years)

Birth	14 Mar 1827	London, England
Died	7 Jan 1889	Ohio, USA
	Age: 62y
	Cause: Cerebral Apoplexy
	Address: West 7th Street
Father	Lewis JACOBS,   b. Abt 1792, Spitalfields, London, England
Mother	Milcah LEVY,   b. Abt 1796, Middlesex, England
Married	13 Sep 1815	London, England
Family	Isaac HARRIS,   b. 2 Aug 1822, England
Married	Between Apr 1846 and Jun 1846	St James, Westminster, London, England
Children	1. Possible HARRIS   2. Possible HARRIS   3. Possible HARRIS   4. Louis HARRIS,   b. 1 Aug 1848, Holborn, London, England + 5. Amelia M HARRIS,   b. May 1851, Ohio, USA   6. Sarah HARRIS,   b. 20 Oct 1852, Kentucky, USA + 7. Abraham HARRIS,   b. 11 Aug 1854, Cincinatti, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA   8. David HARRIS,   b. Abt 1856, Ohio, USA   9. Simeon HARRIS,   b. May 1858, Ohio, USA   10. Joseph HARRIS,   b. 7 Jun 1860, Ohio, USA + 11. George W HARRIS,   b. Jan 1862, Ohio, USA + 12. Bernard HARRIS,   b. 8 Jun 1863, Cincinatti, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA   13. Louis HARRIS,   b. Abt 1865, Ohio, USA   14. Sheba Florence HARRIS,   b. 20 Apr 1869, Ohio, USA

Leah Lina SCHARFF

1874 - 1931  (57 years)

Birth	22 Jul 1874	Vicksburg, Warren County, Missippi, USA
Died	28 Oct 1931	St Louis, St Louis County, Missouri, USA
Father	Benjamin SCHARFF,   b. 1838
Mother	Babette "Bettie" ULLMAN,   b. 1843
Family	Bernard HARRIS,   b. 8 Jun 1863, Cincinatti, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA
Children	+ 1. Irwin Ralph HARRIS,   b. 15 Mar 1898, St Louis, St Louis County, Missouri, USA + 2. Bernard HARRIS,   b. 26 Jun 1899 + 3. Robert Sharff HARRIS,   b. 31 Oct 1900, St Louis, St Louis County, Missouri, USA + 4. Joseph Edwin Bry HARRIS,   b. 12 Nov 1905 + 5. Betty Ullman HARRIS,   b. 1 Nov 1907, St Louis, St Louis County, Missouri, USA

Irwin Ralph HARRIS

1898 - 1989  (91 years)

Birth	15 Mar 1898	St Louis, St Louis County, Missouri, USA
Died	20 Oct 1989	St Louis, St Louis County, Missouri, USA
	Age: 91y
Father	Bernard HARRIS,   b. 8 Jun 1863, Cincinatti, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA
Mother	Leah Lina SCHARFF,   b. 22 Jul 1874, Vicksburg, Warren County, Missippi, USA
Family 1	Henriette PELTASON,   b. 1898
Family 2	Charlotte KOPLOVITZ,   b. 1902
Married	2 Feb 1952	St Louis, St Louis County, Missouri, USA

Bernard HARRIS

1899 - 1980  (81 years)

Birth	26 Jun 1899
Died	9 Sep 1980	Affton, St Louis County, Missouri, USA
	Age: 81y
Father	Bernard HARRIS,   b. 8 Jun 1863, Cincinatti, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA
Mother	Leah Lina SCHARFF,   b. 22 Jul 1874, Vicksburg, Warren County, Missippi, USA
Family	Adele AKSCHULER,   b. 19 Mar 1906

Robert Sharff HARRIS

1900 - 1971  (70 years)

Birth	31 Oct 1900	St Louis, St Louis County, Missouri, USA
Died	19 Jun 1971	Miami, Dade, Florida, USA
Father	Bernard HARRIS,   b. 8 Jun 1863, Cincinatti, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA
Mother	Leah Lina SCHARFF,   b. 22 Jul 1874, Vicksburg, Warren County, Missippi, USA
Family	Anna BRYAN
Married	11 May 1925	Memphis, Tennessee, USA

Joseph Edwin Bry HARRIS

1905 - 1994  (88 years)

Birth	12 Nov 1905
Died	20 Aug 1994	Mississipp Country, Arkansas, USA
	Age: 89y
Father	Bernard HARRIS,   b. 8 Jun 1863, Cincinatti, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA
Mother	Leah Lina SCHARFF,   b. 22 Jul 1874, Vicksburg, Warren County, Missippi, USA
Family	Minnie Jyanita "Minnie" BEE,   b. 27 Apr 1911
Married	1933

Betty Ullman HARRIS

1907 - 1962  (54 years)

Birth	1 Nov 1907	St Louis, St Louis County, Missouri, USA
Died	16 Jul 1962	Affton, St Louis County, Missouri, USA
	Age: 54y
Father	Bernard HARRIS,   b. 8 Jun 1863, Cincinatti, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA
Mother	Leah Lina SCHARFF,   b. 22 Jul 1874, Vicksburg, Warren County, Missippi, USA
Family	Harry SIMON, Jr,   b. 1906

• Name	Bernard HARRIS
  Birth	8 Jun 1863	Cincinatti, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA   [1, 2]
  	Fact Flags: Preferred
  Gender	Male
  *AKA	Berney Harris
  Census	9 Jun 1870	Cincinatti, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA   [3]
  	Age: 7y
  	Born Ohio
  Census	7 Jun 1880	Cincinatti, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA   [4]
  	Age: 17y
  	As Bernie Cler in store
  Ancestor Count	13
  Descendant Count	5
  Reference Number	BR 1529a
  Reference Number	BR-J
  _UID	73111752D5C84702B8371845B56AEE144033
  Death	1931	Saint Louis, Missouri, USA   [1, 2]
  	Age: 68y
  Person ID	I5115	Dave
  Last Modified	8 Nov 2025

  
  

  Father	Isaac HARRIS,   b. 2 Aug 1822, England d. 24 Mar 1909, St. Louis, Missouri, USA (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Rebekah JACOBS,   b. 14 Mar 1827, London, England d. 7 Jan 1889, Ohio, USA (Age 61 years)
  Marriage	Between Apr 1846 and Jun 1846	St James, Westminster, London, England   [5]
  Notes	Had 14 children - Sheba was the last according to a letter written by Sheba in 1947 [6]
  Family ID	F1558	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Leah Lina SCHARFF,   b. 22 Jul 1874, Vicksburg, Warren County, Missippi, USA d. 28 Oct 1931, St Louis, St Louis County, Missouri, USA (Age 57 years)
  Children	> 1. Irwin Ralph HARRIS,   b. 15 Mar 1898, St Louis, St Louis County, Missouri, USA d. 20 Oct 1989, St Louis, St Louis County, Missouri, USA (Age 91 years) > 2. Bernard HARRIS,   b. 26 Jun 1899   d. 9 Sep 1980, Affton, St Louis County, Missouri, USA (Age 81 years) > 3. Robert Sharff HARRIS,   b. 31 Oct 1900, St Louis, St Louis County, Missouri, USA d. 19 Jun 1971, Miami, Dade, Florida, USA (Age 70 years) > 4. Joseph Edwin Bry HARRIS,   b. 12 Nov 1905   d. 20 Aug 1994, Mississipp Country, Arkansas, USA (Age 88 years) > 5. Betty Ullman HARRIS,   b. 1 Nov 1907, St Louis, St Louis County, Missouri, USA d. 16 Jul 1962, Affton, St Louis County, Missouri, USA (Age 54 years)
  Family ID	F3457	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 8 Jun 1863 - Cincinatti, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA Census - Age: 7y - 9 Jun 1870 - Cincinatti, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA Census - Age: 17y - 7 Jun 1880 - Cincinatti, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos		Photo - Harris family and Ben Scharff 001 Photo courtesy of Anne Harris-Piccoli Centre Right: Isaac Harris (c1825-1909) Centre Left: Bernard (Berney) Harris Snr (Isaac's son) (1863-1931) Behind Isaac and Bernard Snr (Left to right): Leah Harris (nee Scharff) (1874-1931); Bernard Harris Jnr (1899-1980); Ben Scharff (Leah's father) (Dates unknown to me) In front of Isaac and Bernard Snr…
  		Photo - Harris family and Ben Scharff 001 Photo courtesy of Anne Harris-Piccoli Centre Right: Isaac Harris (c1825-1909) Centre Left: Bernard (Berney) Harris Snr (Isaac's son) (1863-1931) Behind Isaac and Bernard Snr (Left to right): Leah Harris (nee Scharff) (1874-1931); Bernard Harris Jnr (1899-1980); Ben Scharff (Leah's father) (Dates unknown to me) In front of Isaac and Bernard Snr…

  
  

• Sources

  [S6251] Tombstone - Harris, Bernard - Scharff, Leah. [S6252] FindAGrave - Harris, Bernard. [S3114] 1870 Census - Ohio - Harris. [S3115] 1880 Census - Ohio - Harris. [S60] BMD - Marriage Index, 1846 AMJ St James Westminster 1 137. [S6146] Letter from Sheba Harris, 18 Mar 2025.