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Family/Spouse: Corrie Bell Harris. Corrie was born in in Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Ernest married Miriam Elizabeth Garrett on 11 May 1940 in Warrenton, Fauquier, Virginia, USA. Miriam (daughter of James Edward Garrett and Bessie Lee Blalock) was born on 13 Mar 1917 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 16 Jul 1947 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in Steelton, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Notes: Elizabeth "Betsy" Overton, 77 of Harrisburg passed March 23, 2018. She was the daughter of the late Ernest and Miriam "Betty" Phields. Betsy was the Chief, Division of Field Operations for the Deptartment of Public Welfare and retired with over 30 years of dedicated service from the Commonwealth. She was a member of Wesley Union AME Zion Church, a Master Gardener and enjoyed reading, cooking, traveling and spending time with family and friends. Family/Spouse: William M. Overton. William was born on 17 Apr 1921 in Elizabeth City, Camden, North Carolina, USA; died on 26 Nov 1996 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
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