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Harris, Ida M. (Ida Mary Magdalene), 1903-2006

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Ida Harris was born in Deshler, Nebraska on May 11, 1903 to Fred Grossman and Anna Steljes. Harris moved to Nevada in 1921 to visit her aunt and uncle who she eventually lived with until 1926 when they moved to Los Angeles, California. Harris worked for JC Penny's from 1921 to 1946, as a cashier. In 1926 Harris married Art Harris, a barber.