William "Uncle Billy" Harrison, photo contributed by Chris Sheridan. Photo of America Diana Harrison courtesy of "The Harrison's...A Bridge Over Time", by Justin Herbst.Justin Herbst contributed the following transcriptions from census records for William Harrison. Names which appear in brackets--[ ], through the 1840 census are interpretations of the household numbers. William Harrison's household was first identified after his marriage to America Harrison, in the 1830 Federal Census of Mill Creek Township, Union County, Ohio:
William Harrison, head of the household 1 male 40-30By 1840, William and America had established their household in Michigan. From the 1840 Federal Census of Charleston Township, Kalamazoo County, Michigan:
[Jeremiah] 1 male under 5
[Bazel] 1 male 5-10
[Bersheba] 1 female under 5
[America] 1 female 20-30
Harrison, William 1 male 40-50
[America]
1 female 30-40
[Joseph & Spencer] 2 males under 5
[Martha & Sally] 2
females under 5
[Jeremiah & Bazel] 2 males 15-20
[Bersheba]
1 female 15-20
In the 1850 Federal Census of Charleston Township, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, recorded on the 9th of September, page 124, their household listed (Joseph, Spencer and Olive had all attended school in the past year):
# 1753 1777 William Harrison m 58 Farmer 1700 PennFrom the 1860 Federal Census of Charleston Township, Post Office Augusta, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, recorded on the 14th of June (Spencer, Olive, America, John and Hannah had all attended school in the past year):
America f 44 O.
Bersheba f 21 "
Martha f 19 Mich
Joseph m 16 "
Spencer m 12 "
Olive f 10 "
America f 81 " [recorded as "81"]
John S. m 3 "
# 429 435 Wm. Harison m 66 Farmer 8000 1600 KentuckyUncle Billy and America were again enumerated living in Charleston Township, Post Office Galesburg, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, in the 1870 Federal Census recorded on the 27th of July, pages 29 and 30:
America f 52 Wife Ohio
Joseph m 21 Blacksmith 400 Mich
Spencer m 19 Mason 200 "
Olive f 17 Domestic "
America f 15 " "
Jno.S. m 12 "
Hannah f 6 "
Bersheba Weaver f 31 Laborer Ohio
# 234 238 Harrison, William
m 80
18,000 2000 Kentucky
Harrison, America f
63 Keeping house
Ohio
John m 21
Michigan
Ellen f 18
Michigan
Enoch m 2
Michigan
John m 6/12
Michigan Jan [should read Warren]
William "Uncle Billy" Harrison was recorded for the last time in the 1880 Federal Census of Charleston Township, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, ED# 127, sheet 34B, enumerated on the 7th of June. This was after America's death in 1873. He was living in the household of his son, John S. Harrison. Uncle Billy listed his age as 90 years, his occupation was listed as a farmer, he listed his birthplace as Virginia and his parents place of birth as Virginia. In the column for sickness or disabled were written the words "Old age". His son John S. Harrison, head of the 1880 household, listed his father's place of birth as Kentucky. William Harrison died 7 years later on the 25th of April 1887 [the Michigan Pioneer Collections, Volume 11, 1887, pages 74 and 75, lists his date of death as 27 April 1887].
Descendants of William "Uncle Billy" Harrison and Sally Hampton:
13.1.1 Bazel Harrison was born in about 1821 in Clark County, Ohio. The following two marriages were recorded in Kalamazoo County, #185, Book 2, page 55:
"Harrison Bazzel Woodworth Lydia A. 1 May 1853"#922, Book 1, page 270:
"Harrison Bethsheba Woodworth Homer 7 January 1850"It has not yet been confirmed or determined how these two marriages relate to the Woodworth and Harrison families, or if this is indeed is Bazel Harrison, son of William and America Harrison. However, both Homer and Lydia Woodworth, and Bazil Harrison are mentioned in the Chancery Order below. From the Kalamazoo Gazette dated 5 October 1855:
The Bazel Harrison who married Lydia Woodworth in 1853, was enumerated living adjacent to Jerry and Betsy Harrison, in the 1860 Federal Census of Charleston Township, Post Office Augusta, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, recorded in June (both children had attended school in the past year) [the date is difficult to read, I read it as the 15th]:Chancery Order. "At a session of the Circuit Court, for the County of Kalamazoo, in Chancery, held at the Court House in the village of kalamazoo, on Tuesday, the 26th day of September, A.D. 1855. Present, Hon. Abner Pratt, Circuit Judge.
Chester Buckley, Complainant,
vs.
Susan Woodworth, administratrix of the Estate of Downer Woodworth, deceased. Susan Woodworth, Homer Woodworth, William Martin, Pauline Martin, wife of William Martin, Lyman Woodworth, Jane Woodworth, Francis G. Woodworth, Chauncey P. Woodworth, Bazil Harrison, and Lydia Harrison, wife of said Bazil Harrison, Defendants.It appearing by the affidavit of Abner E. Campbell, solicitor for complainant in the above cause to the satisfaction of this court, that the Defendants, Homer Woodworth and Lyman Woodworth, are not residents of this State, but are residents of California. On motion of A.E. Campbell, solicitor for said Complainant it is ordered that said Defendants, Homer Woodworth and Lyman Woodworth, cause their appearance to be centered and answer the Complainants bill of complaint, filed in this cause, within six months after the date of this order; or in default thereof, the said bill will be taken as confessed by the said Defendants. And it is further ordered that within twenty days, the said Complainant cause this order to be published in the Kalamazoo Gazette, a newspaper printed in said county, and that the said publication be contained at least once each week for six successive weeks, or that he cause a copy of this order to be personally served on the said Homer Woodworth and Lyman Woodworth at least twenty days before the time mentioned for their appearance. A true copy."
Kal. Oct. 5th, '55 Amos D. Allen
Deputy Register
#457 463 Bazell Harrison 27 m Laborer 100 MichI could not locate this family in 1870...
Lydia 23 f Wife N.Y.
Lyman B. 6 m Mich
Almira L. 5 f "
13.1.2 Jeremiah Harrison was born on 8 May 1823 in Clark County, Ohio and died on 16 September 1881, in Charleston Township, Kalamazoo County, Michigan. He is buried in Roof Cemetery, in Kalamazoo County, Michigan. Jeremiah married Betsy S. Mills in 1850, she was born in 1828 in New York and died in 1903, in Kalamazoo County, Michigan and is also buried in Roof Cemetery. Jeremiah farmed his entire life in the Kalamazoo County, Michigan area.
In the 1860 Federal Census of Charleston Township, Post Office Augusta, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, recorded in June, his household listed (Ellen had attended school in the past year):
#456 462 Jerry Harrison 38 m " [Farmer] 3000 1000 N.Y.In the 1870 Federal Census of Charleston Township, Post Office Galesburg, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, recorded on the 25th of July, their household consisted of:
Betsey 32 f Wife "
Ellen 8 f Mich
Emma 4 f "
Cora 6/12 f "
Elza Hules 18 f Housekeeper Mich
Harrison Rossman 21 m Laborer N.Y.
William Anson 50 m Farmer 1800 "
#219 223 Harrison, J. 47 m Farmer 8800 1600 OhioIn the 1880 Federal Census of Charleston Township, Kalamazoo County, Jeremiah listed his age as 57, birthplace as Michigan and occupation as a farmer. He listed his father's place of birth as "Penn" and his mother's place of birth as "Mass". Betsey, was age 52, and listed her and her parents places of birth as New York. Their youngest daughter, Martha, was 12. Their nephew Nelson Tupper, age 12, son of Olive and Silas Tupper, was also living with Jeremiah and Betsy in 1880 and in the two adjacent households, lived their daughter's, Emma and husband Lewis Mapes and Cora and husband Orlow Weaver.
Betsy 42 f Keeping House N.Y.
Emma 14 f Mich
Cora 9 f Mich
Mary 7 f Mich
Martha 2 f Mich
Weldon, Jacob 22 m Farm Laborer N.Y.
Betsy's obituary below, dated 29 September 1904 from the Climax Cereal was submitted by Jan Getz:
BETSY S. HARRISON "Betsy S. Harrison was born June 28, 1828, in Victory, Cayoga county, New York, and died in Climax, Mich., Nov. 16, 1903 aged 75 years, 4 months, 18 days. Her father's name was Ammon Mills. He came to Michigan with his family when she was eight years old. There were eleven children--only one is now living. Mrs. Daniel Reasonner of West Leroy. She was converted at the age of 12 years and united with the M.E. church in Climax, which has been her church home ever since. April 18, 1850, she was married to Jeremiah Harrison. She was the mother of five daughters, Mrs. Ella Clark of Climax; Mrs. Emma Mapes, Battle Creek township; Mrs. Cora Weaver of Battle Creek; Mrs. Martha Shoup, of Charleston and Mrs. Mary Pickham, who died in 1884. There are three grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Her husband died 22 years ago.
She was a worker in the cause of temperance, being a member of the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society, was liberal with her money for every good cause: a faithful attendant at church as long as health permitted; was a great sufferer at the last and expressed a desire to depart and be at rest. She was kindly and tenderly cared for by her daughter Mrs. Clark.
"Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth; Yea saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors; and their works do follow them."
The funeral services were held at the M.E. church Wednesday morning at 10:30. Conducted by the pastor Rev. J.H. Emmons, assisted by Rev. A. Horton."
13.1.3 James Harrison, was born 1825 in Clark County, Ohio; he died in 1829 in Union County, Ohio.
Descendants of William "Uncle Billy" Harrison and America Harrison:
13.1.3/15.6.1 Bersheba Harrison, was born in 1829 in Union County, Ohio and died in 1891. Bersheba was living in the household of her parents in the 1850 Federal Census of Charleston Township, at age 21. Ten years later in the 1860 Federal Census of Charleston Township, after her marriage to Braddock Bailey Weaver (he died before 1860), she was recorded as as Bersheba Weaver, age 31, and was still living with her parents, with no children. From the Calhoun County Marriage Index:
"Bersheb Weaver and Daniel W. Lovless 24 July 1866"In the 1870 Federal Census of Battle Creek Township, Calhoun County, page 392:
#99 99 Lovelace, Daniel 46 m Laborer on Rail Road NY
Bersheba 41 f Keeping House Ohio
Orlen 15 m Laborer on Rail Road Mich
Wood, Jas. 20 m " " Mich
Lingy, James 50 m " " Ireland
Benu, Elias 18 m " " Mich--Note: Sideways under the household #99 99 is written "Boarding House". Also of interest in the next household was Lydia Roe, age 17, born in Michigan, occupation listed as a "domestic servant". Lewis Mapes, the future husband of (13.1.2.2) Emma Harrison above, is also enumerated on the same page.
Orlow Weaver in 1889 taken in Battle Creek, Michigan, photo contributed by Chris Sheridan.
13.1.3.1/15.6.1.1 Orlow Weaver was born in 1854. Orlow married (13.1.2.3) Cora Harrison, the daughter of Jeremiah Harrison and Betsy Mills (family data linked from Jeremiah's name above). From the Ross Coller notes, Battle Creek Collection:"Oct 23 1912; Arlow Weaver, age 58, former resident dies in Galesburg at home of his daughter, Mrs. George Reed in Galesburg. Burial Climax"
13.1.5/15.6.2 Martha Jane Harrison was born 1831 in Charleston Township, Michigan; she died before 1860.
13.1.6/15.6.3 Sarah Angerona Mariah Harrison was born on 2 May, 1835 in Charleston Township, Michigan, and died on 22 November 1905 in South Dakota. Her marker in Franklin Cemetery reads "Sallie M. Sager". She married Ferdinand Sager on 4 July, 1853 in Wakeshma Township, Michigan, the son of Frederick Sager and Hannah Harrison. He was born on 16 August, 1832 in Jerome Township, Ohio, and died on 21 November, 1924 in Springfield, Arkansas.
13.1.7/15.6.4 Aaron Harrison was born in 1836; he died in 1837 in Charleston Township, Kalamazoo County, Michigan.
13.1.8/15.6.5 Joseph
Harrison 
was born on 5 August, 1838 in Charleston Township, Michigan; died on 27
November 1917, in Charleston Township, Kalamazoo County, Michigan (obituary).
He is buried in Roof
Cemetery, Kalamazoo County, Michigan. He married Jennie "Jane"
B. Sliter on 19 July 1867. She was born on 2 August 1841 in
New York, the daughter of William and Phoebe (Loveless) Sliter. Jennie
"Jane" is buried in Roof
Cemetery, as well as her parents William
and Phoebe Sliter. In the "Michigan Volunteers, 1861-1865; Record
of the Sixth Michigan Cavalry; Volume 36, page 66":
"Harrison, Joseph, Brady. Enlisted in company L, Sixth Cavalry, as Blacksmith. Aug. 21, 1862, at Galesburg, for 3 years, age 24. Mustered Oct 11, 1862. Mustered out at Ft. Leavenworth, Kan., Nov. 25, 1865. Present residence, Climax, Mich."From the Ross Coller notes is the following information on Joseph Harrison :
"1856-To Battle Creek at 17 as blacksmith apprentice1858-Bought Shop McKain’s Corners.
Aug. 21, 1862 Enlists Co. L. 6th Mich. Cavalry. After War Crossed Plains & helped built Fort Connor in Powder River.
Nov. 24, 1865, Mustered out. Blacksmith in service.
July 19, 1867-Wed Miss Jennie F. Sliter who was born Aug. 2, 1841 daughter of Wm. & Phebe Loveless Sliter.
1. Charles U.-b. Jan. 17, 1869-druggist but on farm
2. William S.-b. Aug. 24, 1870
3. Cassius J.-b. Sept. 21, 1875
4. Dottie Bette-b. Oct. 28, 1881-Mrs. E.J. Stevens"
13.1.9/15.6.6 Spencer Harrison
was born in 1840 in Charleston Township, Kalamazoo County, Michigan and
died on 15 November 1863 of disease in Warren, Virginia. He was a
member of the Company
L, 6th Michigan Cavalry, serving in the same company as his brother
Joseph Harrison above (history
of the 6th Michigan Cavalry, and the Michigan
Cavalry Brigade histories and rosters posted by Don and Lois Harvey).
Spencer is buried in Roof
Cemetery in Climax, Michigan. There is a monument dedicated to
Custer's Brigade,
which included the 6th Michigan Cavalry, along with a photo of the 6th
Michigan Cavalry Commander, Colonel George Gray. Taken from the "Michigan
Volunteers, 1861-1865; Record of the Sixth Michigan Cavalry; Volume 36,
page 66" is Spencer's service information:
"Harrison, Spencer, Charleston. Enlisted in company L, Sixth Cavalry, Aug. 21, 1862, at Galesburg, for 3 years, age 21. Mustered Oct. 11 1862, at Galesburg, Mich. Died at Washington, D.C., Nov. 13, 1863."
13.1.10/15.6.7 Olive Harrison was born in October 1841 in Climax, Kalamazoo County, Michigan and died on 19 January 1905 in the City of Kalamazoo, at age 63 years 3 months and 9 days, of heart disease (Kalamazoo County Deaths, Book 3, page 126). Although her name was recorded as Olive Tupper Lockhart, her name was on her marker is shown as Olive Tupper, she is buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, in Comstock Township, Kalamazoo County, Michigan.
She married (1st) Silas N. Tupper, he was born in about 1843 in Ohio. Olive's first husband, Silas, was the son of Nelson Admiral Tupper and Lorena Judith Lockwood. Olive's baby brother, John Strange Harrison (see below) married a younger Tupper daughter. Silas evidently died before 1880. In the 1870 Federal Census of Climax, (next door to his parents) their household listed sons: William S., age 2; and Nelson, age 1, both born in Michigan.
In the 1880 Federal Census, Olive was living with her older brother Joseph Harrison in Brady Township. Olive worked and boarded with her younger children at her uncle Alex Harrison I's farm for nearly 5 years.
Olive (Harrison) Tupper married (2nd) James Lockhart on 14 November 1887, in Kalamazoo County, Michigan, Book 5, page 73, #63. James was born in 1821, in Ontario, Canada. James Lockhart must have died before 1900; Olive was living with her son in the 1900 census as a widow. He is listed in the transcription of Roof Cemetery, however, there are no dates shown in the transcription. Olive stated that she had bore 7 children, five of whom were still living. Olive also stated that her father was born in Kentucky and her mother was born in Ohio.
13.1.11 America "Mecca" Harrison born on 27 August 1844 in Climax Township, Kalamazoo County, Michigan and died on 9 November 1929 in Perry, Shiawassee County, Michigan. She married (1st) Jasper W. Carl on 22 April 1866 in Williamston, Ingham County, Michigan. He was born 12 April 1846 in Meridian Township, Ingham County, Michigan, and died on 6 March 1896 in Meridian Township, Ingham County, Michigan. Jasper was a farmer, he was the son of Benjamin and Hannah Carl.
America "Mecca" (Harrison) Carl married (2nd) Samuel Karchner on 1 December 1902, in Climax, Kalamazoo County, Michigan. Samuel was born in 1840 in Pennsylvania the son of Andrew Karchner and Elizabeth Strahl. Samuel's son from his first marriage married America's niece, Lorena Tupper. America was nicknamed, "Mecca." She assisted her cousin, Keg Harrison, in gathering information for placing a family history together in 1912, and she attended and help plan the Harrison-Roe-Selbee family reunions.
John and Ellen (Tupper) Harrison, photo contributed by Chris Sheridan.
13.1.12 John Strange Harrison was born 10 January 1849 in Charleston Township, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, and died on 2 January 1933 in Charleston Township. He married Ellen Louise Tupper on 22 August 1867 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, the daughter of Nelson Admiral Tupper and Lorena Judith Lockwood. She was born on 15 October 1851 in Climax, Michigan, and died on 11 January 1930 in Charleston Township (photos of their four daughters).
Nelson Tupper lived at one time about 20 miles from where the Harrisonville Iowa settlement was located in Plymouth County. There is no indication that any of John Strange's group removed themselves from Michigan, however his three oldest sons all moved to Idaho, where Nelson's children and wife, "Lorena" lived (Lorena was born on 28 September 1822 in Stockholm, New York and died on 9 July 1907, in Cameron, Idaho). Nelson died in 1879, at Primrose, Iowa, enroute to Kansas with Lorena and their youngest children. John and Ellen are both buried in Roof Cemetery.
13.1.13/15.6.10 William Harrison was born in 1851 he lived one day.
13.1.14/15.6.11 Hannah Elizabeth Harrison was born in 1853 in Charleston, Michigan. In the 1870 Federal Census, Hannah, age 17 was living in the household of her sister, Olive (Harrison) Tupper, in Climax. In 1880 Hannah, now age 26 was living with her brother, John S. Harrison, in Brady Township.
Hannah was declared insane and indigent on 27 Sept. 1880, by Judge George M. Buck in Kalamazoo, County, Michigan. The complainant was her brother, Joseph Harrison, he stated that she had been thus for 15 years. The court record also stated she was in receipt of two hundred dollars a year from the estate of William Harrison (her father, who was not yet deceased), which was not enough to support her. She was twenty five years old.
Hannah was found living with her brother John S. and her sister-in-law Ella (Tupper) Harrison in the 1910 Federal Census of Galesburg, Kalamazoo County, ED# 124. Hannah was 57, her marital status was listed as "wd" or widowed:
Hannah's date and place of death and burial are unknown.
William and America Harrison family data compiled by Justin Herbst, Irene Townsend, Loraine Washburn, Roeberta Shingledecker, Dean and Karen Fisher and Christine Sheridan.
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