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Jessie Lee Harrison 1888–1950 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Jul 1888

Birth Location: Simpson County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 25 Oct 1950

Death Location: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA

Father: William Harrison

Mother: Margaret Wygal

Spouse(s): Harrison Sumner

Children(s): Ruby Sumner, Isabel Sumner, Edna Sumner

In 1888, Jessie Lee Harrison entered the world in Simpson County, Kentucky, USA, born to William Monroe Harrison And Margaret Ellen Wygal. Jessie Lee Harrison married Harrison Sumner, and had children including Edna Lee Sumner, Isabel Ellen Sumner, Ruby Mae Sumner. Jessie Lee Harrison passed away in 1950 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1888, Jessie Lee Harrison entered the world in Simpson County, Kentucky, USA, born to William Monroe Harrison And Margaret Ellen Wygal.
  • Jessie Lee Harrison married Harrison Sumner, and had children including Edna Lee Sumner, Isabel Ellen Sumner, Ruby Mae Sumner.
  • Jessie Lee Harrison passed away in 1950 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Harrison
1860–1949
Birth Location: Putnam County, Tennessee, USA
WH
Margaret Wygal
1859–1954
Birth Location: Simpson County, Kentucky, USA
MW

Spouses(s)

Harrison Sumner
1888–1930
Birth Location: Pleasanton, Linn, Kansas, USA
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Children(s)

Ruby Sumner
1912–1993
Birth Location: Prescott, Linn, Kansas, USA
RS
Isabel Sumner
1908–1978
Birth Location: Bourbon County, Kansas, USA
IS
Edna Sumner
1919–2010
Birth Location: Wyandotte County, Kansas, USA
ES

Jessie Harrison's Ancestors

Self
Jessie Harrison
1888–1950
Birth Place: Simpson County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
William Monroe Harrison
1860–1949
Putnam County, Tennessee, USA
Margaret (Ellen) Wygal
1859–1954
Simpson County, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
William (Allen) Wygal
1833–1891
Allen County, Kentucky, USA
Effie (Lavinia) Herrington
1840–1927
Simpson County, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Clinton Herrington
1810–1862
Julia Kirby
1816–1905
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Merrick Herrington
1771–1840
Mary Mahaney
1773–1841
Major Kirby
1785–1846
Lavenia Anderson
1779–1820

Jessie Harrison's Descendants

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Jessie (Lee) Harrison (5 Jul 1888–25 Oct 1950) m. Harrison Sumner (22 Jun 1888–19 Mar 1930)
  1. 1. Ruby (Mae) Sumner 1912–1993 m. Norman (Chester) Mason 1911–1959
    1. 1. Roberta (Jean) Mason 1940–1992 m. Carl (Ray) Conner 1931–1983 m. Daryl (Dean) Mulholland 1940–1996
    2. 2. Norman (Chester) Mason 1932–2017
    3. 3. Elvira (Lee) Mason 1937–2009
    4. 4. Horace (Homer) Mason 1939–2021
  2. 2. Isabel (Ellen) Sumner 1908–1978
  3. 3. Edna (Lee) Sumner 1919–2010

Jessie Harrison's Timeline

2 Records

1888
5 Jul 1888
Birth of Jessie Lee Harrison in Simpson County, Kentucky, USA
Simpson County, Kentucky, USA
1950
25 Oct 1950
Age 62
Death of Jessie Lee Harrison in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Jul 1888
    Event Place: Simpson County, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Oct 1950
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
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