Good morning group.... Thought I would forward this query to the group since the surname HARRIS in the California and Coal Center Area is so dominant in its history and orgins. Dave Copenhaver Sr. ----- Original Message ----- From: Albert Westerhuis To: dlcope@sgi.net Sent: Monday, April 23, 2001 12:34 PM Subject: Joseph Harris Joseph Arnold Harris was my grandfather. He was born on Jan. 4, 1898 and died in May 1972. His last residence was in Coal Center, PA. I am trying to find the names and birth dates of his parents and other family members. LuAnn (Pierce) Westerhuis Surrey, British Columbia, Canada

One little start-- Go to ancestry.com free lookups Enter Joseph Harris PA Then click on the SSDI source When you roll down the list, you will find a Joseph Harris with the same stats you cite If you click on the indication for printing a request to the Social Security Administration -- you will get instructions and a sample letter. If you give the name and the SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER!! and a check for $7 (U.S.) and send to the Baltimore address and wait a while you should received a copy of his application for the SSN (which the data indicates he made in Ohio). I received a response in 3 or 4 weeks. The application, if properly completed, will give his address at the time (listed as before 1951), his parents (mother's maiden name) and where he might have been working at the time You can look up some other sources there -- but be prepared -- there are a number of Joseph Harris's that have peopled this country! Russ