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Gordon Leighton Harrison 1911 – 1986 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Mar 1911

Birth Location: Pulaski, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 19 Apr 1986

Death Location: Cincinnati, Hamilton, USA

Father: Thomas Harrison

Mother: Eva Gover

Spouse(s): Maude Barron

Children(s): Norval Harison, Gordon Harrison, Margaret Harrison, Betty Harrison, Margin Harrison

Gordon Leighton Harrison Sr was born in 1911 in Pulaski, Kentucky, USA, the child of Thomas Catron Harrison and Eva Gover. In 1920, Gordon Leighton Harrison Sr resided in Somerset Ward 5, Pulaski, Kentucky, USA. In 1930, Gordon Leighton Harrison Sr resided in Norwood, Norwood, Hamilton, Ohio, USA. Gordon Leighton Harrison Sr married Maude L Barron, and had children including Norval Harison, Gordon Leighton Harrison, Margaret Sharlene Harrison, Betty Jane Harrison, Margin Harrison. Gordon Leighton Harrison Sr passed away in 1986 in Cincinnati, Hamilton, USA.

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Biography

  • Gordon Leighton Harrison Sr was born in 1911 in Pulaski, Kentucky, USA, the child of Thomas Catron Harrison and Eva Gover.
  • In 1920, Gordon Leighton Harrison Sr resided in Somerset Ward 5, Pulaski, Kentucky, USA.
  • In 1930, Gordon Leighton Harrison Sr resided in Norwood, Norwood, Hamilton, Ohio, USA.
  • Gordon Leighton Harrison Sr married Maude L Barron, and had children including Norval Harison, Gordon Leighton Harrison, Margaret Sharlene Harrison, Betty Jane Harrison, Margin Harrison.
  • Gordon Leighton Harrison Sr passed away in 1986 in Cincinnati, Hamilton, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Harrison
1881 – 1925
Birth Location: Georgia
TH
Eva Gover
1889 – 1971
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
EG

Spouses(s)

Maude Barron
1910 – 1956
Birth Location: Kentucky
MB

Children(s)

Norval Harison
1917 –
Birth Location: Kentucky
NH
Gordon Harrison
1927 – 1980
Birth Location: Somerset Pul, Kentucky
GH
Margaret Harrison
1929 – 2015
Birth Location: Marion County, Kentucky, United States of America
MH
Betty Harrison
1932 –
Birth Location: Kentucky
BH
Margin Harrison
1935 –
Birth Location: Ohio
MH

Gordon Harrison's Ancestors

Self
Gordon Harrison
1911 – 1986
Birth Place: Pulaski, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Thomas Catron Harrison
1881 – 1925
Georgia
Eva Gover
1889 – 1971
Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Thomas Harrison
1848 –
Georgia, USA
Zora Merritt
1857 –
Georgia, USA
John (Wesley) Gover
1856 – 1912
Kentucky, USA
Florence (Belle) Bryant
1867 – 1936
Kentucky
Great-Grandparents
William Gover
1837 – 1917
Amanda Gragg
1836 – 1922
Morgan Bryant
1829 –
Amanda Hail
1836 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Wesley Gover
1815 – 1889
Tabitha Price
1817 – 1837
John Gragg
1808 – 1874
Jerushia Jamison
1819 – 1870

Gordon Harrison's Descendants

1.
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Gordon (Leighton) Harrison (11 Mar 1911 – 19 Apr 1986) m. Maude (L) Barron (6 November 1910 – 4 May 1956)
  1. 1. Norval Harison (abt 1917 – )
  2. 2. Gordon (Leighton) Harrison (15 Oct 1927 – Sep 1980)
  3. 3. Margaret (Sharlene) Harrison (21 July 1929 – 13 January 2015) m. William (Bernard) Wolff (5 March 1927 – 16 March 2000)
    1. 1. David (B) Wolff (9 Nov 1959 – )
    2. 2. Brenda (Margaret) Wolff (11 October 1961 – 23 October 2018) m. Ronald (Wayne) Bradford (17 Nov 1962 – )
      1. 1. Dylan (Mackenzie) Bradford (5 Dec 1995 – )
      2. 2. Deryk (Mackinley) Bradford (4 January 1999 – 21 April 2020)
    3. 3. Dean (Michael) Wolff (25 Aug 1971 – 13 Mar 2004)
    4. 4. Gary Wolff
    5. 5. Brian Wolff
    6. 6. Randy Wolff
  4. 4. Betty (Jane) Harrison (abt 1932 – )
  5. 5. Margin Harrison (abt 1935 – )

Gordon Harrison's Timeline

9 Records

1911
11 Mar 1911
Birth of Gordon Leighton Harrison Sr in Pulaski, Kentucky, USA
Pulaski, Kentucky, USA
1920
1920
Age 9
Gordon Leighton Harrison Sr resided here in Somerset Ward 5, Pulaski, Kentucky, USA
Somerset Ward 5, Pulaski, Kentucky, USA
1930
1930
Age 19
Gordon Leighton Harrison Sr resided here in Norwood, Norwood, Hamilton, Ohio, USA
Norwood, Norwood, Hamilton, Ohio, USA
1934
1934
Age 23
Gordon Leighton Harrison Sr resided here in Norwood, Ohio, USA
Norwood, Ohio, USA
1935
1935
Age 24
Gordon Leighton Harrison Sr resided here in Blue Ash, Hamilton, Ohio
Blue Ash, Hamilton, Ohio
1940
1940
Age 29
Gordon Leighton Harrison Sr resided here in Sycamore, Blue Ash, Hamilton, Ohio, USA
Sycamore, Blue Ash, Hamilton, Ohio, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 40
Gordon Leighton Harrison Sr resided here in Kentucky
Kentucky
1986
19 Apr 1986
Age 75
Death of Gordon Leighton Harrison Sr in Cincinnati, Hamilton, USA
Cincinnati, Hamilton, USA
1986
23 Apr 1986
Age 75
Burial of Gordon Leighton Harrison Sr in Evendale, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States of America
Evendale, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Mar 1911
    Event Place: Pulaski, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] Kentucky, U.S., Birth Index, 1911-1999
    [3] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Somerset Ward 5, Pulaski, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Norwood, Norwood, Hamilton, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Norwood, Hamilton, Ohio; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 0313; FHL microfilm: 2341551

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1934
    Event Place: Norwood, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Blue Ash, Hamilton, Ohio
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Sycamore, Blue Ash, Hamilton, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Kentucky
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Blue Ash, Hamilton, Ohio
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Ohio, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 590

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Norwood, Hamilton, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: Ohio, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2018, Ohio Department of Health; Columbus, Ohio; Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Norwood, OH
    Record Source: Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Cincinnati Enquirer; Publication Date: 22 Apr 1986; Publication Place: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; ,0.15349151,0.6773974,0.23524846&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Norwood, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Apr 1986
    Event Place: Cincinnati, Hamilton, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ohio, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2018, Ohio Department of Health; Columbus, Ohio; Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Cincinnati Enquirer; Publication Date: 22 Apr 1986; Publication Place: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; ,0.15349151,0.6773974,0.23524846&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 23 Apr 1986
    Event Place: Evendale, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Cincinnati Enquirer; Publication Date: 22 Apr 1986; Publication Place: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; ,0.15349151,0.6773974,0.23524846&xid=3355
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