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Andrew DOBARD (AKA WILLIAM HARRIS)[1]
Male 1876 - 1946


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  • Birth  25 Dec 1876  New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Gender  Male 
    Also known as  William Dobarrd HARRIS  [3] 
    Also known as  William HARRIS  [4] 
    Color-Race  4 Jun 1900  New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    W[hite] 
    Occupation  4 Jun 1900  New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    laborer 
    Residence  4 Jun 1900  New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    2022 Dauphine Street 
    • His identified as the nephew of Amelia Bousicands (unclear), a widow who is the head of the household. She is 54 years old (b Dec 1845)
    Color-Race  18 Apr 1910  New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    W[hite] 
    Occupation  18 Apr 1910  New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    stable foreman, S M Boards 
    Residence  18 Apr 1910  New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    3030 Washington street (Ward 11) 
    • This was a rented house.
    Color-Race  1 Jan 1920  New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    W[hite] 
    Occupation  1 Jan 1920  New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    engineer in the shipyards 
    Residence  1 Jan 1920  New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    2956 Toledano 
    • The census indicates that he owned his home.
    Color-Race  28 Apr 1930  New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    W[hite] 
    Occupation  28 Apr 1930  New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    drayman for a drayage company 
    Residence  28 Apr 1930  New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    2958 Toledano 
    • Previously the family was listed at 2956 Toledano Street, which was likely the other half of a shotgun double house. William owned the house. He and his family likely took over both sides as the family grew.
    Occupation  24 Aug 1939  New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    engineer 
    Color-Race  25 Aug 1946  New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    White 
    Occupation  25 Aug 1946  New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    engineer (retired) 
    Residence  25 Aug 1946  New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    the time of his death at 2958 Toledano Street 
    Died  25 Aug 1946  New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 10] 
    Cause: chronic pulmonary tuberculosis; chronic cystitis 
    • The person providing information of the deceased for the death certificate was Mrs. B. M. Lynch.

      Obituary: New Orleans Times-Picayune, 27 Aug 1946:
      HARRIS--At his residence, 2958 Toledano street, on Suncay, August 25, 1946, at 9:50 p. m., WILLIAM HARRIS, beloved husband of Hattie L. McCullough, father of Mrs. Genevieve Lynch, Mrs. Adolth (sic) Le May, Mrs. John Biaselli of Chicago, Ill., Mrs. Russell Whitmarsh of Houston, Tex., Mrs. Rita Carstens, Joseph A., Ralph and Gloria Harris; aged 69 years; a native of New Orleans, La.

      Relatives and friends of the family, employes (sic) of Sewerage and Water Board, Ben's Cafe and Yellow Cab Company are invited to attend the funeral from the home of Tharp-Sontheimer-Tharp, In., 4127 South Claiborne avenue, near Milan street, on Tuesday afternoon, August 27, 1946, at 4 o'clock, followed by services at St. Matthias church, Broad and General Pershing streets.

      Interment in Greenwood Cemetery.
    Buried  27 Aug 1946  New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Address:
    Greenwood Cemetery (La.)
    New Orleans, Louisiana 
    Notes 
    • «i»Newspaper article, New Orleans Times-Picayune, 27 Sep 1939:
      «/i»
      NEW ORLEANIAN FINDS BROTHERS AFTER 54 YEARS
      William Harris, 59-year-old engineer, 2958 Toledano Street, returned Tuesday from Houston after being reunited with two brothers he had not seen in 54 years and had given up for dead.

      The reunion came about quite by accident. Mr. Harris' daughter, Mrs. Roy Lomax, was spending her honeymoon in Houston when she heard of the existence of the long-ost brothers, Albert and Ernest Dobard, natives of New Orleans.

      "When my father was just five days old," mrs. Lomax said, "his mother died. His father left him with an aunt and, taking the two older brothers, headed for Texas.

      "Five years later he returned for my father but the aunt refused to give him up. She changed his name to Harris."

      Mrs. Lomax said in later years, however, her father learned from cousins that his name was really Dobard. He began a search for the missing brothers. In 1920 he heard one of them had been killed and because he could find no trace of either believed they were both dead.

      "Someone once told me there were some Dobards living in Houston," Mrs. Lomax said. "So when I went there on my honeymoon I looked them up in the phone book. Imagine my surprise when I found out both brothers were alive and had given my father up for dead."

      the daughter said she immediately sent for her father and the three brothers were reunited in Houston.

      "When I got off the train," Mr. Harris said, "I couldn't recognize them. Of course they were strangers to me. And yet, it's a funny thing. After visiting with them the strangeness wore off and there was a wonderful feeling of kinship." ###

      «i»Cutline of accompanying photo of Harris and daughter: «/i»William Harris, a New Orleans engineer, was at peace with the world Tuesday--he had been reunited with his two brothers whom he hadn't seen in 54 years. Mr. Harris saw the brothers in Houston, Tex., where they were located by his daughter, Mrs. Roy Lomax, while she was on a wedding trip. [1]
    Person ID  I7165  Dobard-Tenette-Fauria
    Last Modified  23 Sep 2012 

    Father  Edgar DOBARD,   b. Abt 1848, , Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1908 
    Mother  Elizabeth "Bettie" STRINGER,   b. 1847, , , Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Dec 1876, Jesuit Bend, Plaquemines, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Alt. Marriage  9 Jul 1872  New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  12 Sep 1872  New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID  F560  Group Sheet

    Family 1  Lena CORTEZ,   b. Sep 1879, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jun 1963, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  9 Jun 1902  New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    • According to the 1910 census, Elena is identified as a widow who was married in 1902. We know, though, that at this time her husband, William HARRIS, is living in the city with his second wife and two children. Considering the times, it may have been prudent to identify herself as a widow rather than a divorced Catholic. [11]
    Children 
    >1. Ralph Oscar HARRIS,   b. Abt 1905, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Nov 1961, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Randolph Martin HARRIS,   b. Abt 1907, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3-7 Jul 1941, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified  16 Apr 2012 
    Family ID  F2699  Group Sheet

    Family 2  Hattie Louise MCCULLOCH,   b. Abt 1887, , , Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jan 1959, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  27 Nov 1906  New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 13] 
    • Bride's age reported as 22, groom's age 27. [13]
    Children 
     1. Unknown HARRIS,   b. 1907-1909 ?, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 18 Apr 1910, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Genevieve HARRIS,   b. 23 Nov 1908, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jul 1979, Bay Saint Louis, Hancock, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Alexander HARRIS,   b. Abt Feb 1910, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1920, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Amy HARRIS,   b. 10 Jul 1917, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aug 1979, Metairie, Jefferson, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. George HARRIS,   b. Abt Oct 1919, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Rita HARRIS,   b. 6 Jan 1920, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 May 2000, Metairie, Jefferson, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Shirley Mae HARRIS,   b. 1922, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jan 2003, Metairie, Jefferson, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. Mae HARRIS,   b. 1922, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Dec 2000, Metairie, Jefferson, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     9. Joseph Alvin HARRIS,   b. 10 Apr 1923, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Oct 1977, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     10. Gloria "Jerry" HARRIS,   b. 2 Jul 1926, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jun 2001, Marrero, Jefferson, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     11. Audrey HARRIS,   b. 20 Mar 1928, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Mar 1929, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified  16 Apr 2012 
    Family ID  F2501  Group Sheet

  • Event Map
    		Event
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 25 Dec 1876 - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsColor-Race - W[hite] - 4 Jun 1900 - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - laborer - 4 Jun 1900 - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 2022 Dauphine Street - 4 Jun 1900 - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 9 Jun 1902 - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 27 Nov 1906 - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsColor-Race - W[hite] - 18 Apr 1910 - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - stable foreman, S M Boards - 18 Apr 1910 - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 3030 Washington street (Ward 11) - 18 Apr 1910 - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsColor-Race - W[hite] - 1 Jan 1920 - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - engineer in the shipyards - 1 Jan 1920 - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 2956 Toledano - 1 Jan 1920 - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsColor-Race - W[hite] - 28 Apr 1930 - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - drayman for a drayage company - 28 Apr 1930 - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 2958 Toledano - 28 Apr 1930 - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - engineer - 24 Aug 1939 - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsColor-Race - White - 25 Aug 1946 - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - engineer (retired) - 25 Aug 1946 - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - the time of his death at 2958 Toledano Street - 25 Aug 1946 - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: chronic pulmonary tuberculosis; chronic cystitis - 25 Aug 1946 - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - Address:
    Greenwood Cemetery (La.)
    New Orleans, Louisiana - 27 Aug 1946 - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA    		 Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S251] Newspaper/Magazine Report, HARRIS, William (aka Andrew DOBARD) reunited with brothers; New Orleans (La.) Times-Picayune, 27 Sep 1946. (Reliability: 1).

    2. [S223] Death Certificate, HARRIS, William (aka Andrew DOBARD) d. 25 Aug 1946; Louisiana State Volume 222, page #4649. (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S45] New Orleans Death Records Index 1804-1949, Ancestry.com, (Provo, UT: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2002.), HARRIS, William Dobard born abt 1877, died Aug 1946 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S437] Correspondence: Dobard, Mary S. emails, Dobard, Mary S., 17 Jun 2011>, "Andrew Thomas Dobard," (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S25] Census-US federal-1900, (Ancestry.com. 1900 U.S. Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2004. T623, 1854 rolls.), 1900; Census Place: New Orleans Ward 7, Orleans, Louisiana; Roll: 572; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 62; FHL microfilm: 1240572. HARRIS, William and aunt Amelia Bousicands(?), lines 29-30. (Reliability: 2).

    6. [S27] Census-US federal-1910 (ancestry), National Archives and Records Administration, (Ancestry.com [database and images on line]), 1910; Census Place: New Orleans Ward 11, Orleans, Louisiana; Roll: T624_523; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0190; Image: 1213; FHL microfilm: 1374536. Family of William HARRIS. (Reliability: 2).

    7. [S28] Census-US federal-1920, Ancestry.com, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.), 1920; Census Place: New Orleans Ward 12, Orleans, Louisiana; Roll: T625_623; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 220; Image: 1185. Family of William Harris. (Reliability: 2).

    8. [S144] Census-US federal-1930, United States Bureau of the Census, 1930; Census Place: New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana; Roll: 809; Page: 34B; Enumeration District: 195; Image: 694.0; FHL microfilm: 2340544. Family of William Harris. (Reliability: 2).

    9. [S251] Newspaper/Magazine Report, The Houston Press, 24 Aug 1939: "Brothers United Here After 54-Year Search" (Reliability: 3).

    10. [S100] Obituary, HARRIS, William: New Orleans Times-Picayune, 27 Aug 1946 (Reliability: 2).

    11. [S27] Census-US federal-1910 (ancestry), National Archives and Records Administration, (Ancestry.com [database and images on line]), 1910; Census Place: New Orleans Ward 7, Orleans, Louisiana; Roll: T624_521; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0103; Image: 1108; FHL microfilm: 1374534. Family of Lelia CORTEZ, line 50 (continues on page 7B, lines 1-3) (Reliability: 2).

    12. [S5] New Orleans Marriage Records Index 1831-1964, (Ancestry.com. New Orleans, Louisiana Marriage Records Index, 1831-1964 [database online]. Provo, UT: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2002.), HARRIS, William and Lena CORTEZ, 9 Jun 1902; volume 24, page 39. (Reliability: 2).

    13. [S5] New Orleans Marriage Records Index 1831-1964, (Ancestry.com. New Orleans, Louisiana Marriage Records Index, 1831-1964 [database online]. Provo, UT: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2002.), HARRIS, William and Hattie Louise McCullo??h, 27 Nov 1906. Volume 28, page 531. (Reliability: 2).


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