West Virginia Pioneers

Josiah Harrison

Male 1850 - 1917  (66 years)


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  • Name Josiah Harrison 
    Born 8 Nov 1850  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Died 20 Sep 1917  [3
    Buried Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I25692  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 31 Mar 2015 

    Father Alexander Harrison,   b. 1822, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1914  (Age 92 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Fisher,   b. 1825, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1902  (Age 77 years) 
    Married 17 Dec 1843  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 

    • 1860 Jackson, VA # 1290-1221
      Alexander 38
      Elizabeth 38
      Dorothy 15
      America 13
      Virginia 11
      Josiah 8
      Rachel 6
      Catherine 4
      M L (m) 2
      Joseph 68 blind
      Catherine 61

      1870 Mill Creek, Jackson, WV
      Harison, Alex'r 46 VA
      Elizabeth 45 VA
      Josiah 19 VA
      Rachel 17 VA
      Catherine 16 VA
      Alafire 10 VA
      Millard F 13 VA
      George B M 7 VA
      Sherman 4 WV
      Henderson 40 VA

      1880 E.D. 43, Jackson, WV
      Harrison, Alexander 58 VAVAVA
      Elizabeth Wife 55 VAVAVA
      Amanda Dau 19 VAVAVA
      McClellan Son 17 VAVAVA
      Sherman Son 14 VAVAVA
      Filmore Son 22 VAVAVA
      Crane, Catharine 24 da VAVAVA
      Annie 4 da WV
      Virgil 3 son
      Celia 1 da

      1900 Ripley, Jackson, WV all born WV WV WV
      Harrison, Alexander 3/1822 m 57y
      Elizabeth 2/1825 m 57y 10-10 children
      George B son 5/1863 s
      William T S son 3/1866 s
      Millard F son 12/1856 s
      Henderson bro 2/1824 wd
      Ellen niece 3/1866 s

      1910 Ripley, Jackson, WV
      Harrison, Alexander 88 wd WV VA WV
      George B son 46 s WVWVWV
      William T son 46 s WVWVWV
      Coleman, Mandana servant 37 s WVWVWV
      Odbert M 4 WVWVWV
      Odra L 4 WVWVWV
    Family ID F7924  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Melissa Ann Boggess,   b. 27 Jan 1854, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Sep 1919  (Age 65 years) 
    Married 6 Jan 1876  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 1/6/1876
      Place: Jackson Co, WV
      Josiah Harrison, 25, Jackson Co, Jackson co
      M A Boggess, 22, Kanawha Co, Jackson co

      1880 Dist 43, Jackson, WV # 622-623
      Harrison, Josiah 29 VA VA V A
      Malissa A 27 VA VA VA
      Stella 3 da WV VA VA
      Hagar 1 son WV VA VA
      Franklin 17 cousin VA VAVA

      1900 Ripley, Jackson, WV
      Harrison, Josiah 11/1850 m 24y WV WV WV farmer
      Malissa A wife 1/1854 m 24y 8-8 children WV WV WV
      Della D da 1/1877 s WV WV WV 1876
      Hagar son 2/1879 s WV WV WV 2/15/1879
      William C son 8/1880 WV WV WV 1880
      Joseph L son 11/1883 WV WV WV 9/20/1882
      Ella B da 1/1885 WV WV WV Ella Blanche 1/24/1885
      Robert L son 11/1887 WV WV WV
      Grace W da 11/1889 age 10 WV WV WV Gracie W 11/30/1889
      Herbert C son 2/1895 WV WV WV Herbert Cecil 2/19/1895

      1910 Ripley, Jackson, WV # 62-63
      Harrison, Josiah 59 m1- 34y WV WV WV
      Malissa A wife 56 m1- 34y 8-8 childrn WV WV WV
      Joseph L son 27 s WV WV WV
      Ella B da 25 s WV WV WV
      Robert N son 22 s W VW VWV
      Gracie W da 20 s WV WV WV
      Herbert C son 15 W VWV WV
      Fisher, Elsie A sil 30 m1- 6y WV WV WV
      Stella D da 33 m1- 6y 0-0 child WV WV WV
      Hill, Granvil H servant 21 s W VWV WV
      Shafer, William S servant 19 WV WV WV
    Children 
     1. Stella D Harrison,   b. Jan 1877, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Dec 1914, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 37 years)
     2. Hagar Harrison,   b. 15 Feb 1879, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Apr 1952, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
     3. William C Harrison,   b. Aug 1880, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Joseph L Harrison,   b. 20 Sep 1882, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Ella Blanche Harrison,   b. 24 Jan 1885, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Robert Naaman Harrison,   b. 7 Nov 1887, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Grace W Harrison,   b. 30 Jan 1889, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     8. Herbert Cecil Harrison,   b. 19 Feb 1895, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F9332  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1205] Census.

    2. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV.

    3. [S723] WV Cemetery Preservation Association.