William R Harrison1829–
- Name
- William R Harrison
- Given names
- William R
- Surname
- Harrison
 Birth | about 1829 29 31 |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 3 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 4 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Thomas Harrison about 1835 (Age 6 years) |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 6 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 9 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Joseph Harrison 1838 (Age 9 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 17 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 |
 Census | October 17, 1850 (Age 21 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 28 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 30 years) |
| Death of a father | Matthias Harrison 1859 (Age 30 years) |
| Death of a mother | Penelope “Nelly” Davis about 1859 (Age 30 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 32 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 38 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 38 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 40 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 49 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 69 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 71 years) |
| Death of a sister | Nancy Julia Harrison October 13, 1905 (Age 76 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 87 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 88 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 89 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 100 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 elder brother |
James Davis Harrison Birth: about 1820 20 22 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: |
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5 years elder 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 himself |
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: |
William R Harrison has 7 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (7)
Parents Daniel Durham Hunt + Nancy Davis
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - Matthias Harrison - Household
Gibson, Tennessee
Head - Randolph Skinner - 43, b. VA |