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Grace Worth Carry (b. June 10, 1910, d. July 08, 2002)
Grace Worth Carry (daughter of George Worthy Carry and Sadie Elizabeth Harvey) was born June 10, 1910 in Guthrie, Ok, and died July 08, 2002 in Takoma Park, MD.She married Albert T. Harris, son of Charles Johnson Harris and Laura Belle Pulliam.
Notes for Grace Worth Carry:
She was the eldest of three daughters, in the 1920's the family moved to Philadelphia, PA, after Mr. Carry raised the ire of the Klu Klux Klan for his defense of Native Americans.Mr. Carry continued to practice law while Ms. Carry continued her career as a social worker.
Mrs. Carry-Harris studied Latin and Greek at the Philadelphia High School for Girls receiving top honors.She then majored in Latin at the University of Pennsylvania and graduated magna cum laude in 1931.She then became the 3rd Generation of college graduates from the family.
Her two sisters also graduated from the University of Pennsylvania.After Ms. Carry-Harris graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, she became a social worker for the state of New Jersey.
In 1937, she was recruited to Virginia State University to serve on the faculty as a Latin instructor.She remained at Virgina State reaching the rank of Associate Professor for 30 years During her tenure, she supervised the administration of the English proficiency examination.She also served as a evaluator for the Educational Testing Service.She married Albert Terry Harris .
She founded the Petersburg, VA chapter of Jack and Jill of America, and she was a member of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
(source Obituary 07/08/2002)
Former addresses for grace include:
608 e. Vilas, Guthrie, Oklahoma
602 north 43rd St, Philadelphia, pa
3411 east river Road Ettrick, va
(source-family survey of 1987 by lhr)
More About Grace Worth Carry:
Burial: Unknown, Petersburg, Va.
Education: University of Pennsylvania.
Occupation: College Administrator Virginia State C..
More About Grace Worth Carry and Albert T. Harris:
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