TICKLE ME TUESDAY: "Who the Heck is Bob?!!"

 

The infamous Uncle Bob Harris was an ageless prankster of ambiguous gender.  He is generally referred to in the masculine gender, though in fact, he was neither male nor female.  He was born on an undisclosed date in an undetermined century.  Neither of his parents came from the near-by groves, thus, he was said to be "treeless" - without clear genealogical roots.

Presumably, Bob had a garden variety germination period in some humdrum southern town.  He attended the School of Hard Knots where he was a lack luster "player" known only by the nickname that followed him throughout his life, "Bob."  Bob matriculated from SOHK (pronounced "suck'e) at a time that has not yet been determined.

Shortly after graduating, he married his SOHK (School of Hard Knots) sweetheart.  Though she was the senior prom queen for three years running, she had no name and, therefore, cannot be further identified.  Because she loved Bob so, and because she didn't care whether Bob was a male or female, and because she had no name of her own, she took the name "boB."  Together, they had countless little "bobs." (This account is subject to verification when the time capsule is recovered.)

Their many children, the eldest of whom was BOB, all married and begat many little grandbobs of their own.  That tradition of siring large families repeated itself down through the generations, thus explaining the propensity for large families among the Harrises.  All the descendants of Bob and bOB are well known because they are the ones who, otherwise would have no place on the family tree. (To date, it is not clear exactly how Bob and his offspring got into our family tree, but is well known that they first revealed themselves to Duncan Smith.)

Through the years, Bob and bOB lived with zest (excluding a few years with Dial and Ivory).  Together they shared many exciting adventures: "Mo Mischief" was their motto.  They were well known throughout the region for their antics and were legendary to peace officers and lawyers from the Mississippi Delta to the Bootheel of Missouri.  So well known were they for their pranks that still, they are frequently credited (meaning accused) with otherwise unsolvable violations of law and etiquette - hence the expression "Bob did it!"  Bob enjoyed his notoriety so much, that he is said to be the single biggest contributor to mischief and confusion, even to this day.  One of his favorite pranks was to misappropriate someone else's fishing tackle and manufacture evidence implicating Alfred Harris, Sr.  In the future, therefore when it comes to missing fishing gear, you can be fairly certain that, "Bob did it!

NOTE:  It is with sincere gratitude that we acknowledge the contribution of Duncan T. Smith, Esq. in projecting Bob and boB into our current memory and our exclusive family tree.  

Duncan is the son of the late Mildred P. Harris Smith and the late Woodrow Smith, Sr.   Sadly, Duncan passed away October 1, 2015, living eternally in heaven and in the antics of Bob Harris!

This account of the life and times of Uncle Bob Harris is an unauthorized biography by Alfred Harris, Sr. drafted in 2001 (approximately) and amended in 2011.  Now WHO do YOU think is the REAL Bob Harris?

TODAY'S FAMILY BLOG QUESTION: How many times was material grandfather, Harry Kees married?  Name a wife!

 

LAST BLOG FAMILY QUESTION: Who named George W.C. Harris after the famous scientist, George Washington Carver? What was his association to our family? 

ANSWER: Dr. Wallace Fingal, of Guyana, South America  thought George Carver was one the greatest black men of his time. Dr. Fingal was the Harris family physician and delivered Jeanette, George, and Alfred. He was poached from larger cities in Missouri to open a practice in small town Charleston by Papa, Jacob Harris.  Papa Jake provided lodging and office space for him in one of his buildings.

Love to All, 

Your Family Griot - Carolyn Harris Betts

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