Clarence P. Harris Jr. Papers

Collection

Identifier: A-0244

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection contains papers, letters and medical diplomas belonging to Clarence P. Harris and his family.

Dates

Event: Donated 11/19/2007

Creator

Harris, Clarence P. (Person)

Language of Materials

The collection is in English.

Conditions Governing Access

Open for research.

Biographical or Historical Information

Clarence Pinkey Harris Jr. was born on July 14, 1894, in Oakridge, Missouri, to Emery O. Harris and Dora McClene. In 1917, he worked as a physician until he joined the United States Army Medical Corps. Clarence was assigned to the 3rd Division Infantry and was in St. Mihiel from September 12 to September 16, 1918, and Meuse-Argonne from September 26 to November 11, 1918. In 1919, Clarence was honorably discharged from the military and in 1922 became a member of the Texas Radiological Society. On October 6, 1923, Clarence married Jessie Elizabeth Garrison, who was the daughter of John Thomas Garrison and Minta Lois Hicks. She was born on January 4, 1897, in Texas. Together, the couple had one son, Clarence Pinkey Harris Jr., on July 17. 1924. The family took up residence in Houston where Clarence worked as a physician. On July 19, 1957, he passed away and was buried in Forest Park Cemetery, Houston. Jessie survived Clarence by twenty years and died on January 27, 1974. She would also be buried in Forest Park Cemetery next to her husband.

Jessie’s father, John, graduated with a Bachelor's in Law at the University of Texas. He became a lawyer for Shelby County and later Blount and Garrison in Nacogdoches. As of 1908, he resided in Houston until his death in November 36, 1936.

John's father, Thomas Smith Garrison, served as a captain for the state of Georgia during the Civil War on July 20, 1861. In 186,8 he migrated to Texas with his family from Macon, Georgia. After settling in East Texas, Thomas would later be known as one of the founding members of Timpson in Nacogdoches County.

Extent

0.30 Cubic Feet

Additional Description

Arrangement

This collection is described in six folders, housed in a clamshell box, and one oversize bundle. The clamshell box is organized at the folder level. The oversize bundle is organized at the item level and housed with bundles from other collections in a large box.

Bibliography

Clarence Pinkey Hairrs, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, FamilySearch, [subscription database], https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/9X2Z-LV4/clarence-pinkney-harris-1894-1959?sourceUrl=https%3A%2F%2Ffamilysearch.org%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AK344-RZK&cid=fs_copy (accessed March 26, 2026).

Clarence Pinkey Harris, United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, FamilySearch [subscription database] https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/9X2Z-LV4/clarence-pinkney-harris-1894-1959?sourceUrl=https%3A%2F%2Ffamilysearch.org%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AK6DM-8ML&cid=fs_copy, (accessed March 26, 2026).

Clarence Pinkey Harris, United States Census, 1910, FamilySearch [subscription database] https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/9X2Z-LV4/clarence-pinkney-harris-1894-1959?sourceUrl=https%3A%2F%2Ffamilysearch.org%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AM2TN-T2S&cid=fs_copy (accessed March 26, 2026.)

Clarence Pinkey Harris and Jessie Elizabeth Garrison, Marriage Announcement, The Houston Post, 1923, MyHeritage [subscription database] https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-12037-39372413-S/clarence-pinknej-harris-and-jessit-elizabeth-garrison-in-united-states-marriages-from-newspapers-on-oldnewscom (accessed March 26, 2026)

Jessie Elizabeth Garrison, United States Census, 1900, FamilySearch [subscription database] https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/LX7D-J4C/jessie-elizabeth-garrison-1897-1974?sourceUrl=https%3A%2F%2Ffamilysearch.org%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AM3PP-DXY&cid=fs_copy (accessed March 26, 2026).

Jessie Elizabeth Garrison, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, FamilySearch [subscription database] https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/LX7D-J4C/jessie-elizabeth-garrison-1897-1974?sourceUrl=https%3A%2F%2Ffamilysearch.org%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AK361-QM3&cid=fs_copy (accessed March 26, 2026).

Thomas Smith Garrison, United States Census, 1920, FamilySearch [subscription database] https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/LHNV-B1X/thomas-smith-garrison-1837-1920?sourceUrl=https%3A%2F%2Ffamilysearch.org%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AMHBZ-SDF&cid=fs_copy (accessed March 31, 2026).