A Jacobs Family History
Leah Lina SCHARFF
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Name Leah Lina SCHARFF Birth 22 Jul 1874 Vicksburg, Warren County, Missippi, USA
[1, 2] - Note that FindAGrave lists her year of birth as 1864 but tombstone is correct at 1864
Gender Female Ancestor Count 2 Descendant Count 5 Reference Number BR 1529b Reference Number BR-J Death 28 Oct 1931 St Louis, St Louis County, Missouri, USA
[1, 2] Person ID I10631 Jacobs Last Modified 8 Nov 2025
Father Benjamin SCHARFF, b. 1838 d. 1915 (Age 77 years) Mother Babette "Bettie" ULLMAN, b. 1843 d. 1915 (Age 72 years) Family ID F3458 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Bernard HARRIS, b. 8 Jun 1863, Cincinatti, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA
d. 1931, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
(Age 67 years) Children > 1. Irwin Ralph HARRIS, b. 15 Mar 1898, St Louis, St Louis County, Missouri, USA
d. 20 Oct 1989, St Louis, St Louis County, Missouri, USA
(Age 91 years)> 2. Bernard HARRIS, b. 26 Jun 1899 d. 9 Sep 1980, Affton, St Louis County, Missouri, USA
(Age 81 years)> 3. Robert Sharff HARRIS, b. 31 Oct 1900, St Louis, St Louis County, Missouri, USA
d. 19 Jun 1971, Miami, Dade, Florida, USA
(Age 70 years)> 4. Joseph Edwin Bry HARRIS, b. 12 Nov 1905 d. 20 Aug 1994, Mississipp Country, Arkansas, USA
(Age 88 years)> 5. Betty Ullman HARRIS, b. 1 Nov 1907, St Louis, St Louis County, Missouri, USA
d. 16 Jul 1962, Affton, St Louis County, Missouri, USA
(Age 54 years)Family ID F3457 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 31 Jul 2025
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Photos 
Photo - Harris family and Ben Scharff 001
Photo courtesy of Anne Harris-Piccoli
Centre Right: Isaac Harris (c1825-1909)
Centre Left: Bernard (Berney) Harris Snr (Isaac's son) (1863-1931)
Behind Isaac and Bernard Snr (Left to right): Leah Harris (nee Scharff) (1874-1931); Bernard Harris Jnr (1899-1980); Ben Scharff (Leah's father) (Dates unknown to me)
In front of Isaac and Bernard Snr…
Photo - Harris family and Ben Scharff 001
Photo courtesy of Anne Harris-Piccoli
Centre Right: Isaac Harris (c1825-1909)
Centre Left: Bernard (Berney) Harris Snr (Isaac's son) (1863-1931)
Behind Isaac and Bernard Snr (Left to right): Leah Harris (nee Scharff) (1874-1931); Bernard Harris Jnr (1899-1980); Ben Scharff (Leah's father) (Dates unknown to me)
In front of Isaac and Bernard Snr…
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