West Virginia Pioneers

Burgess Harrison

Male 1867 - 1942  (75 years)


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  • Name Burgess Harrison 
    Nickname Bird 
    Born 24 Feb 1867  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Died 14 Nov 1942  Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Jackson County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 

    • Death Record
      Name: Burgess/Harrison
      Sex: Male
      Death Date: 14 Nov 1942
      Death Place: Sissonville Rd, Kanawha, West Virginia
      Age at Death: 75y
      Cemetery: Harrison Cem, Jackson co.
      Birth Date: 2/24/1867
      Birth Place: Jackson Co
      Marital Status: M
      Occupation: merchant
      Mother: Ellen/Smith
      Mother's Birth Place: Jackson Co
      Father: John T./Harrison
      Father's Birth Place: Jackson Co
    Person ID I29323  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 12 Jul 2017 

    Father John Thompson Harrison,   b. Abt 1830, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Eleanor M Smith,   b. Abt 1835, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 17 Jan 1850  Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 

    • Kanawha county marriages
      Harrison, John Thomas, and Ellender M. Smith, Jan. 17, 1850.

      1850 Jackson, VA # 14-14
      Harrison Thompson 20 M Farmer Va
      Harrison Ellenor 15 F Va

      1860 Kanawha, VA # 682
      John T Harrison 30
      Elender 25
      Martha 6
      George M 4
      William R 2
      Patterson Harrison 32

      1880 ED #43, Jackson, WV # 628-629 all VAVAVA
      Harrison, Ellen 40
      Alexander 20 son
      James 18 son
      Burgess 16 son
      Joseph 14 son
      John 12 son
      Benjamin 10 son

      1900 Ripley, Jackson, WV # 48-49 all WVWVWV
      Harrison, John H 3/1875 m 0y
      Deborah E 1871 m 0y 00 child
      Ellen mother 10/1832 wd 50y 10-7 children

      Jackson Co births
      Joseph Harrison 2/25/1870, Ellen Harrison
    Family ID F5257  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Ada Liza Barnhart,   b. Abt 1870, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef Jun 1895  (Age ~ 25 years) 
    Married 2 Mar 1890  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 

    • 1900 Ripley, Jackson, WV # 49-50 all WVWVWV
      Harrison, Burgess 4/1867 m 5y
      Laura H 4/1871 mn 5y 3-3 children
      Walter O 1/1889
      Mary E da 6/1891
      Ole B son 2/1893
      Granvill D son 10/1895
      James G son 7/1898
      Alvie E da 9/1899
    Children 
     1. Walter O Harrison,   b. Jan 1889, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Mary Ellen Harrison,   b. Jun 1891, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Mar 1918, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 26 years)
     3. Oley Burgess Harrison,   b. 10 Feb 1893, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F8937  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Laura Ann Harrison,   b. 2 Apr 1870, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Sep 1949, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Married 19 Jun 1895  Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 6/19/1895
      Place: Kanawha, West Virginia
      Burgerss Harrison, 28, wid, Jackson, Jackson
      Laura Harrison, 25, Kanawha, Kanawha

      1900 Ripley, Jackson, WV # 49-50 all WVWVWV
      Harrison, Burgess 4/1867 m 5y
      Laura H 4/1871 mn 5y 3-3 children
      Walter O 1/1889
      Mary E da 6/1891
      Ole B son 2/1893
      Granvill D son 10/1895
      James G son 7/1898
      Alvie E da 9/1899

      1910 Ripley, Jackson, WV #47-48 all wVWVWV
      Harrison, Burgess 43 m2- 15y
      Laura A 39 m1- 15y 7-6 children
      Walter O so 20
      Mary E da 18
      Ola B son 16
      Granvil D son 14
      James G son 12
      Alva E da 10
      Rusa/Rasa A da 8
      Losia A da 6
      Beada son 3

      1920 Ripley, Jackson, WV
      Harrison, Burgess 52
      Laura A 40
      James G son 21
      Rosa A da 17
      Lotia da 15
      Ulisis B son 12

      1930 Charleston, Kanawha, WV
      Harrison, Burgess 63 md age 20
      Laura A 62 md age 19
      James G son 31 s
      Ulysses B son 22 s
    Children 
     1. Granville Dewitt Harrison,   b. 11 Oct 1895, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1969  (Age 73 years)
     2. James Gordon Harrison,   b. 22 Jul 1898, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Mar 1951, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years)
     3. Alva E Harrison,   b. Sep 1899, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Rosa A Harrison,   b. 1902, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Losia A Harrison,   b. 15 Oct 1904, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Ulysses Brady Harrison,   b. 28 Jun 1906, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jun 1960  (Age 53 years)
    Family ID F21830  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV.

    2. [S479] Death records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.

    3. [S2] Marriage Records, Kanawha Co, WV.

    4. [S1205] Census.

    5. [S654] Marriage Records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.