George Harrison

M, #2489, b. 20 Mar 1814, d. 30 Mar 1814
     George Harrison was born on 20 Mar 1814.1 He was the son of Benjamin Harrison Jr. and Elizabeth Dykes.

George Harrison died on 30 Mar 1814.1

Citations

  1. [S15] Laura Barker Mortensen, Harrison Heritage Benjamin Harrison (1777-1832) (Murray, Utah: Roylance Publishers, 1989), p. 4. Hereinafter cited as Harrison Heritage.

Benjamin Harrison

M, #2490, b. 22 Jun 1816
     Benjamin Harrison was born on 22 Jun 1816.1 He was the son of Benjamin Harrison Jr. and Elizabeth Dykes.

Citations

  1. [S15] Laura Barker Mortensen, Harrison Heritage Benjamin Harrison (1777-1832) (Murray, Utah: Roylance Publishers, 1989), p. 4. Hereinafter cited as Harrison Heritage.

Henry Jackson Harrison

M, #2491, b. 3 Jul 1818, d. 21 Apr 1889
     Henry Jackson Harrison was born on 3 Jul 1818.1 He was the son of Benjamin Harrison Jr. and Elizabeth Dykes. Alternatively, Henry Jackson Harrison was born on 2 Jul 1819 in Pulaski Co., GA.2,3

Henry Jackson Harrison married Martha (Patsy) Jones, daughter of Robert Jones.4

Henry Jackson Harrison died on 21 Apr 1889 in Decatur Co., GA, at age 70.5 He was buried in Harrison Family Cemetery (#2), Cairo, Grady Co., GA.6,1

Citations

  1. [S806] Grady County Historical Society Inc. (Comp.), Cemeteries of Grady County, Georgia (P. O. Box 586, Cairo, GA 39828: Grady County Historical Society, Inc., 2006), p. 198. Hereinafter cited as Cemeteries of Grady County, Georgia.
  2. [S316] William Hardin, A History of Savannah and South Georgia (Chicago: Lewis Publishing Co., 1913), p. 1011(date and place). Hereinafter cited as A History of Savannah and South Georgia.
  3. [S15] Laura Barker Mortensen, Harrison Heritage Benjamin Harrison (1777-1832) (Murray, Utah: Roylance Publishers, 1989), p. 4(date). Hereinafter cited as Harrison Heritage.
  4. [S15] Laura Barker Mortensen, Harrison Heritage, p. 32.
  5. [S15] Laura Barker Mortensen, Harrison Heritage.
  6. [S1209] Cemetery Marker in Harrison Family Cemetery, Cairo, Grady Co., GA (Going east on US84, turn left on Airport Rd and go 0.3 mi. (30.88214 -84.16879)).

Martha (Patsy) Jones1,2

F, #2492, b. 8 Mar 1824, d. 12 Aug 1900
     Martha (Patsy) Jones was born on 8 Mar 1824 in Decatur Co., GA.3,4 She was the daughter of Robert Jones.

Martha (Patsy) Jones married Henry Jackson Harrison, son of Benjamin Harrison Jr. and Elizabeth Dykes.1

Martha (Patsy) Jones died on 12 Aug 1900 at age 76.3 She was buried in Harrison Family Cemetery (#2), Cairo, Grady Co., GA.5,3

Citations

  1. [S15] Laura Barker Mortensen, Harrison Heritage Benjamin Harrison (1777-1832) (Murray, Utah: Roylance Publishers, 1989), p. 32. Hereinafter cited as Harrison Heritage.
  2. [S316] William Hardin, A History of Savannah and South Georgia (Chicago: Lewis Publishing Co., 1913), p. 1011 cites parents.. Hereinafter cited as A History of Savannah and South Georgia.
  3. [S806] Grady County Historical Society Inc. (Comp.), Cemeteries of Grady County, Georgia (P. O. Box 586, Cairo, GA 39828: Grady County Historical Society, Inc., 2006), p. 198. Hereinafter cited as Cemeteries of Grady County, Georgia.
  4. [S316] William Hardin, A History of Savannah and South Georgia, p. 1011.
  5. [S1209] Cemetery Marker in Harrison Family Cemetery, Cairo, Grady Co., GA (Going east on US84, turn left on Airport Rd and go 0.3 mi. (30.88214 -84.16879)).

Elizabeth Harrison1

F, #2493
     Elizabeth Harrison was the daughter of Henry Jackson Harrison and Martha (Patsy) Jones.

Citations

  1. [S15] Laura Barker Mortensen, Harrison Heritage Benjamin Harrison (1777-1832) (Murray, Utah: Roylance Publishers, 1989), p. 32. Hereinafter cited as Harrison Heritage.

Martha Jane Harrison1

F, #2494
     Martha Jane Harrison was the daughter of Henry Jackson Harrison and Martha (Patsy) Jones.

Citations

  1. [S15] Laura Barker Mortensen, Harrison Heritage Benjamin Harrison (1777-1832) (Murray, Utah: Roylance Publishers, 1989), p. 32. Hereinafter cited as Harrison Heritage.

William S. Harrison1

M, #2495, b. 4 Apr 1847, d. 3 Sep 1914
     William S. Harrison was born on 4 Apr 1847.2,3 He was the son of Henry Jackson Harrison and Martha (Patsy) Jones.

William S. Harrison moved to Coolidge, Thomas Co., GA, circa 1911. He and his son, Boykin, moved to Coolidge, where they engaged in business.3

William S. Harrison died on 3 Sep 1914 in Coolidge, Thomas Co., GA, at age 67 at 12:30 o'clock Thursday morning.3 His funeral was held at three o'clock, that same day, with Dr. B. D. Ragsdale of the Baptist church conducting the services. These services took place at the home of Mr. B. R. Harrison, brother of the deceased, in Cairo, Grady Co., GA.3 He was buried in Harrison Family Cemetery (#2), Cairo, Grady Co., GA.4,3,2

Citations

  1. [S15] Laura Barker Mortensen, Harrison Heritage Benjamin Harrison (1777-1832) (Murray, Utah: Roylance Publishers, 1989), p. 32. Hereinafter cited as Harrison Heritage.
  2. [S806] Grady County Historical Society Inc. (Comp.), Cemeteries of Grady County, Georgia (P. O. Box 586, Cairo, GA 39828: Grady County Historical Society, Inc., 2006), p. 198. Hereinafter cited as Cemeteries of Grady County, Georgia.
  3. [S788] The Cairo Messenger, Cairo, Grady Co., GA, Obituary of Mr. W. S. Harrison on Friday, September 4, 1914. Hereinafter cited as The Cairo Messenger.
  4. [S1209] Cemetery Marker in Harrison Family Cemetery, Cairo, Grady Co., GA (Going east on US84, turn left on Airport Rd and go 0.3 mi. (30.88214 -84.16879)).

Benjamin R. Harrison1

M, #2496, b. 28 Oct 1849, d. 12 Dec 1934
     Benjamin R. Harrison was born on 28 Oct 1849 in Thomasville, Thomas Co., GA.2 He was the son of Henry Jackson Harrison and Martha (Patsy) Jones. Alternatively, Benjamin R. Harrison was born circa 1 Nov 1849 in Cairo, Thomas Co., GA.3

Benjamin R. Harrison married Elizabeth Clay, daughter of Augustus Clay and Isabella Sligall, on 31 Jan 1875 in Thomas Co., GA.4,2

Benjamin R. Harrison died on 12 Dec 1934 in Cairo, Grady Co., GA, at age 85.3,5 He was buried on 13 Dec 1934 in Harrison Family Cemetery (#2), Cairo, Grady Co., GA.6,3,5

Citations

  1. [S15] Laura Barker Mortensen, Harrison Heritage Benjamin Harrison (1777-1832) (Murray, Utah: Roylance Publishers, 1989), p. 32. Hereinafter cited as Harrison Heritage.
  2. [S316] William Hardin, A History of Savannah and South Georgia (Chicago: Lewis Publishing Co., 1913), p. 1011. Hereinafter cited as A History of Savannah and South Georgia.
  3. [S1662] "Georgia, Deaths, 1928-1939," Certificate of Death, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org : accessed 26 Oct 2014), citing Georgia Archives, Morrow, Certificate no. 32920.
  4. [S1241] Marriage Books-County Ordinary Court-Georgia Archives, Georgia Marriage Records from Microfilm (Georgia Virtual Vault), Thomas County Marriage Book, 1875 - 1880, p. 224.
  5. [S806] Grady County Historical Society Inc. (Comp.), Cemeteries of Grady County, Georgia (P. O. Box 586, Cairo, GA 39828: Grady County Historical Society, Inc., 2006), p. 199. Hereinafter cited as Cemeteries of Grady County, Georgia.
  6. [S1209] Cemetery Marker in Harrison Family Cemetery, Cairo, Grady Co., GA (Going east on US84, turn left on Airport Rd and go 0.3 mi. (30.88214 -84.16879)).

Nancy Harrison1

F, #2497
     Nancy Harrison was the daughter of Henry Jackson Harrison and Martha (Patsy) Jones.

Citations

  1. [S15] Laura Barker Mortensen, Harrison Heritage Benjamin Harrison (1777-1832) (Murray, Utah: Roylance Publishers, 1989), p. 32. Hereinafter cited as Harrison Heritage.

Temperance Harrison1

F, #2498
     Temperance Harrison was the daughter of Henry Jackson Harrison and Martha (Patsy) Jones.

Citations

  1. [S15] Laura Barker Mortensen, Harrison Heritage Benjamin Harrison (1777-1832) (Murray, Utah: Roylance Publishers, 1989), p. 32. Hereinafter cited as Harrison Heritage.