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Benjamin Jackson Harrison 1882–1947 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1882

Birth Location: Shelby County, Texas, United States of America

Death Date: 1947

Death Location: Whittier, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America

Father: Elias Jr

Mother: Nora Raines

Spouse(s): Zella Holt

Children(s): Flois Harrison, Ruby Harrison, Herbert Harrison, Dorothy Harrison, Jimmie Harrison, B.J Harrison, Mary Harrison, Claude Harrison, Johnnie Harrison, Ima Harrison, Luther Sr, Jeannie Harrison

Benjamin Jackson Harrison was born in 1882 in Shelby County, Texas, United States of America, the child of Elias Wesley Eli Harrison Jr And Nora Elizabeth Raines. In 1910, Benjamin Jackson Harrison resided in Justice Precinct 1, Shelby, Texas, USA. Benjamin Jackson Harrison married Zella Gertrude Holt, and had children including B J Harrison, Claude Ambrose Harrison, Dorothy Helen Harrison, Flois Harrison, Herbert Ralph Harrison, Ima Faye Harrison, Jeannie Harrison, Jimmie Louise Harrison, Johnnie Royce Harrison, Luther Rhea Harrison Sr, Mary Cassie Harrison, Ruby Floy Harrison. Benjamin Jackson Harrison passed away in 1947 in Whittier, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Jackson Harrison was born in 1882 in Shelby County, Texas, United States of America, the child of Elias Wesley Eli Harrison Jr And Nora Elizabeth Raines.
  • In 1910, Benjamin Jackson Harrison resided in Justice Precinct 1, Shelby, Texas, USA.
  • Benjamin Jackson Harrison married Zella Gertrude Holt, and had children including B J Harrison, Claude Ambrose Harrison, Dorothy Helen Harrison, Flois Harrison, Herbert Ralph Harrison, Ima Faye Harrison, Jeannie Harrison, Jimmie Louise Harrison, Johnnie Royce Harrison, Luther Rhea Harrison Sr, Mary Cassie Harrison, Ruby Floy Harrison.
  • Benjamin Jackson Harrison passed away in 1947 in Whittier, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Benjamin Harrison's Ancestors

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Benjamin Harrison
1882–1947
Birth Place: Shelby County, Texas, United States of America
Parents
Elias Wesley Eli Harrison Jr
1854–1912
Alabama
Nora (Elizabeth) Raines
1857–1946
Pontotoc, Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA
Grandparents
Eli Harrison
1813–1893
Georgia
Martha Harrison
1830–1881
Georgia
Sarah (C.) Billingsly
1837–1900
United States of America
Great-Grandparents
William Harrison
1789–1860
Rebecca Ramsey
1775–1840
Amos Rev.
1796–1885
Rodicia King
1799–1863
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Ramsey
1743–1805
Jemima Smith
1750–1805
Thomas Hadaway
1761–1813
Lavinia Morris
1761–1842
Richard King
1757–1853
Rachael King
1771–1865

Benjamin Harrison's Descendants

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Benjamin (Jackson) Harrison (1882–1947) m. Zella (Gertrude) Holt (17 September 1887–7 March 1986)
  1. 1. Flois Harrison 1911–1913
  2. 2. Ruby (Floy) Harrison 1915–2020
  3. 3. Herbert (Ralph) Harrison 1921–2018
  4. 4. Dorothy (Helen) Harrison 1925–1979
  5. 5. Jimmie (Louise) Harrison 1906–1995
  6. 6. B.J Harrison 1908–1914
  7. 7. Mary (Cassie) Harrison 1905–1998 m. Ovie Broussard 1912–
    1. 1. Ovie (Broussard) Jr 1925–
  8. 8. Claude (Ambrose) Harrison 1927–2021
  9. 9. Johnnie (Royce) Harrison 1917–1974
  10. 10. Ima (Faye) Harrison 1913–1987
  11. 11. Luther (Rhea Harrison) Sr 1919–1976
  12. 12. Jeannie Harrison 1907–

Benjamin Harrison's Timeline

6 Records

1882
26 March 1882
Birth of Benjamin Jackson Harrison in Shelby County, Texas, United States of America
Shelby County, Texas, United States of America
1882
1882
Birth of Benjamin Jackson Harrison
None
1910
1910
Age 28
Benjamin Jackson Harrison resided here in Justice Precinct 1, Shelby, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 1, Shelby, Texas, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 35
Benjamin Jackson Harrison resided here in Shelby County, Texas, USA
Shelby County, Texas, USA
1947
27 September 1947
Age 65
Death of Benjamin Jackson Harrison in California, United States of America
California, United States of America
1947
1947
Age 65
Death of Benjamin Jackson Harrison
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 March 1882
    Event Place: Shelby County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1882

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 1, Shelby, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Shelby County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 27 Sep 1947
    Event Place: Whittier, Los Angeles County, California, USA
    Record Source: Findagrave, Benjamin Jackson Harrison 27 Sep 1947

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 September 1947
    Event Place: California, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1947

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Whittier, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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