Hank and Bertha
The children of Jacob and Catherine Harris
Henry Harris is the only son of Jacob and Catherine Harris. He married a woman by the name of Hada. They had one daughter,
Barbara, Bob's only known first cousin.
Barbara married a man named Tom and they had one child, Cindy. In her early twenties, Barbara developed breast cancer and died.
Elizabeth Harris Robertus - Bob's mother
Bertha Harris. Bob remembers Bertha vividly. She always called him her "Galina Beibsha" - not sure of the spelling as this is a German term for golden-haired baby. There was an outbreak of Tuberculosis. As the story was told to me, Bertha still had to go and visit her best friend who had come down with this disease. Barbara then succumbed to Tuberculosis and died at the age of 27. When she died, a Wake was held in the living room of the Harris home. The family had to sit with the casket for what seemed an eternity to Bob.
