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William Benjamin Harrison 1831 – 1920 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 July 1831

Birth Location: Buckingham County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 5 February 1920

Death Location: Maury County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Benjamin Harrison

Mother: Mary Vawter

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William Benjamin Harrison was born in 1831 in Buckingham County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of Benjamin Wilbourne Harrison and Mary Bell Vawter. In 1850, William Benjamin Harrison resided in District 9, Maury, Tennessee, USA. In 1880, William Benjamin Harrison resided in District 9, Maury, Tennessee, USA. William Benjamin Harrison passed away in 1920 in Maury County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Benjamin Harrison was born in 1831 in Buckingham County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of Benjamin Wilbourne Harrison and Mary Bell Vawter.
  • In 1850, William Benjamin Harrison resided in District 9, Maury, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1880, William Benjamin Harrison resided in District 9, Maury, Tennessee, USA.
  • William Benjamin Harrison passed away in 1920 in Maury County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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William Harrison's Ancestors

Self
William Harrison
1831 – 1920
Birth Place: Buckingham County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
Benjamin Wilbourne Harrison
1805 – 1885
Buckingham, Virginia, USA
Mary (Bell) Vawter
1808 – 1877
Pinetown, Beaufort, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Benjamin Harrison
1758 – 1811
Goochland, VA
Elizabeth Wilbourne
1770 – 1812
Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States,
Edward Vawter
1756 – 1815
Buckingham, Virginia, United States
Sarah Lee
1770 – 1830
Cumberland, Cumberland, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Vawter
1738 – 1804
Mary Pitts
1735 – 1796
Joseph Lee
1741 – 1790
Nancy Nowell
1743 – 1794
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Vawter
1707 – 1779
Rachel Boulware
1700 – 1779
David Pitts
1702 – 1783
Jane Cruikshank
1704 – 1758
Charles Lee
1706 – 1799
Ann Dabbs
1712 –
John Noell
1717 – 1771
Anna Fogg
1723 – 1767

William Harrison's Timeline

4 Records

1831
17 July 1831
Birth of William Benjamin Harrison in Buckingham County, Virginia, United States of America
Buckingham County, Virginia, United States of America
1850
1850
Age 19
William Benjamin Harrison resided here in District 9, Maury, Tennessee, USA
District 9, Maury, Tennessee, USA
1880
1880
Age 49
William Benjamin Harrison resided here in District 9, Maury, Tennessee, USA
District 9, Maury, Tennessee, USA
1920
5 February 1920
Age 89
Death of William Benjamin Harrison in Maury County, Tennessee, United States of America
Maury County, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 July 1831
    Event Place: Buckingham County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1965
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1850 United States Federal Census
    [4] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 9, Maury, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: District 9, Maury, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 February 1920
    Event Place: Maury County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1965
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Columbia, Maury County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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