James Davis Harrison1820–
- Name
- James Davis Harrison
- Given names
- James Davis
- Surname
- Harrison
 Birth | about 1820 20 22 |
 Birth of a brother | Joel Wilson Harrison November 6, 1824 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a brother | William R Harrison about 1829 (Age 9 years) |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 12 years)Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics |
| Birth of a sister | Nancy Julia Harrison February 1833 (Age 13 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Thomas Harrison about 1835 (Age 15 years) |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 15 years)Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution |
| Birth of a sister | Eliza Harrison about 1838 (Age 18 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Joseph Harrison 1838 (Age 18 years) |
 Marriage | Margarett Cooper — View this family December 12, 1843 (Age 23 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 26 years)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 37 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Christianna “Crissa” … 1859 (Age 39 years) |
| Death of a father | Matthias Harrison 1859 (Age 39 years) |
| Death of a mother | Penelope “Nelly” Davis about 1859 (Age 39 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 41 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 47 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 47 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 49 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 58 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 78 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Death of a brother | Joel Wilson Harrison April 24, 1900 (Age 80 years) |
| Death of a sister | Nancy Julia Harrison October 13, 1905 (Age 85 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 96 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 97 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 98 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 109 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
 Death | unknown |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Matthias Harrison Birth: about 1800 36 33 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: 1859 — Gibson, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Penelope “Nelly” Davis Birth: about 1798 63 32 — Jersey Settlement, Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: about 1859 — Gibson, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: January 20, 1819 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
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23 months himself |
James Davis Harrison Birth: about 1820 20 22 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: |
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5 years younger brother |
Joel Wilson Harrison Birth: November 6, 1824 24 26 — Smith, Tennessee, United States Death: April 24, 1900 — Gibson, Tennessee, United States |
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5 years younger brother |
William R Harrison Birth: about 1829 29 31 — Gibson, Tennessee, United States Death: |
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4 years younger sister |
Nancy Julia Harrison Birth: February 1833 33 35 — Gibson, Tennessee, United States Death: October 13, 1905 — Valley Creek, Runnels, Texas, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Thomas Harrison Birth: about 1835 35 37 — Gibson, Tennessee, United States Death: |
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4 years younger sister |
Eliza Harrison Birth: about 1838 38 40 — Gibson, Tennessee, United States Death: |
| Family with Margarett Cooper |
| himself |
James Davis Harrison Birth: about 1820 20 22 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: |
| wife |
Margarett Cooper Birth: about 1829 — North Carolina, United States Death: |
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Marriage: December 12, 1843 — Gibson, Tennessee, United States |