Ann Harwood Kersey Harris

   General Notes:

Ann was the oldest child of Alene and Stuart Kersey. She was eleven years of age when her father, Stuart, died . Ann had five siblings to assist her mother with caring for. The youngest was two years old. In order for the family to stay together Alene had to go back to work to support the family. The youngest child ,Donald,was taken, every work day, to a baby sitter. After school Ann with the assistance of her sister,Jackie, would prepare the evening meal for the family. It developed into an alternate program for the two girls fixing the meals after school, one ,one evening and the other the next. This became quite a project for the two girls,first because of their lack of experience with cooking, the other, because of the lack of facilities for storing food, the fixing for each meal had to be purchased at the grocery store on the way home from school each day. This also required their planning the menu. A side effect was the interference of their after school time with their friends. This system continued on until the girls married.

   Research Notes:

Born in the home of Robert and Doris Johnson. Ann's middle name Harwood was after the name of the doctor that delivered her , Dr. Harwood .

Ann married Warren [ Booley ] Price Harris, son of Nelson Page Harris and Bessie Ida Gammon Harris, on Feb 9, 1946 in Barton Heights Baptist Church, Richmond, Virginia. (Warren [ Booley ] Price Harris was born on Apr 23, 1923 in Hanover County, Virginia, baptized in 1930 in Hopeful Baptist Church, Hanover Virginia, died on Dec 30, 1999 in Hospice In Midlothan, Virginia and was buried bethel Baptist Church Cemetery in Chesterfield County, Virginia.) The cause of his death was heart Failure.