Person:Ruth Harrison (8)
Ruth Harrison
b.7 Jun 1768 Augusta County, Virginia
d.20 Dec 1849 Milford, Decatur, Indiana, USA
Parents and Siblings
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m. 1744
  1. Josiah Harrison1745 - Abt 1812
  2. Mary Harrison1745 - 1829
  3. Eleanor Harrison1746 - 1799
  4. Abigail HarrisonBet 1750 & 1760 - Bet 1801 & 1809
  5. Amos Harrison1757 -
  6. Jane Harrison1758 -
  7. Elizabeth Harrison1760 - 1788
  8. Rev. Isaiah Harrison1762 - 1851
  9. Bathsheba Harrison1763 - 1821
  10. Margaret HarrisonAbt 1764 - Aft 1793
  11. Ruth Harrison1768 - 1849
  12. Grace Harrison1771 - 1833
Spouse and Children
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m.
  1. Catherine Nelson1789 - 1860
  2. Margaret Charity Nelson1792 - 1871
  3. Elenor Nelson1796 -
  4. Ruth Nelson1799 - 1857
  5. Abba Nelson1802 - 1870
  6. Mary Nelson1804 - 1874
  7. Elizabeth Nelson1807 -
  8. Margaret J Nelson1809 - 1892
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Facts and Events
Name Ruth Harrison
Married Name Ruth Nelson
Gender Female
Birth? 7 Jun 1768 Augusta County, Virginia
Marriage Washington,TNto Daniel Nelson
Other? 1788 Married Daniel Nelson, Washington, Tennessee, United StatesReason This Information Is Correct: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "International Genealogical Index (IGI)," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:1:MPKV-DGB : accessed 21 September 2020), entry for Ruth Harrison, batch F505649, sheet 039, serial 00201; citing FHL microfilm 1,553,275; submitted by dlalley1021221 [identity withheld for privacy]. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:1:MPKV-DGB
Death? 20 Dec 1849 Milford, Decatur, Indiana, USA
Burial? https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54731517/routh-nelsonhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54731517/routh-nelson

Ruth Harrison Nelson 7 June 1768 – 20 December 1849

Ruth was born the 7th of June 1768 near Linville Creek, in what was part of Augusta County that later became Rockingham County (1778) in Colonial Virginia. She is the next to youngest in the large family of Jeremiah and Catherine Harrison. She met Daniel Nelson who was born the 19th of November 1755 near the Clinch River area which was to become Scott, Russell and Washington Counties. It is written that Daniel was a soldier in the Revolutionary War enlisting in the Rockingham Militia as an Ensign with Captain George Huston’s Company, November 23rd, 1779. It is believed he lost a leg in the fighting. He is said to be a close relative of Thomas Nelson, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. The couple married in 1788 in Washington County, Tennessee and had a family of eight daughters, each named for Ruth, her mother and several of her sisters. Catherine, Charity Margaret, Elenor, Ruth, Abby, Mary, Elizabeth and Margaret. Along with other relatives, the Osborns and Alleys, they moved westward, through what was to become Cincinnati, Ohio and ended in the area of Franklin and Decatur Counties Indiana. By 1814, they had moved from Washington County, Tennessee to Scott County and later Franklin County, Indiana living on Walnut Creek. Daniel died the 29th of November 1821 and his will is recorded in Franklin County with Ruth and his son-in-law, Cyrus Alley as administrators. Ruth died the 20th day of December 1849 at the age of 81 years, 6 months, 13 days of a fever after being ill for 21 days. Her death is recorded in Franklin County, Indiana and she was buried in the Nauvoo Cemetary, also known as the Alley Cemetery in Milford, Decatur County, Indiana. Her will lists her daughters as heirs and was administered by James Thomas Osborn, son-in-law married to her daughter, Ruth. This family is rich in history and much can be found about them in the documents The Harrison Family of Virginia (Wikipedia), The Tunis Hood Family Harrison Ancestors and Relatives, Settlers by the Long Grey Trail, Early Osbournes on the Clinch River, The Brookville Democrat (IN, 12 Feb 1913), History of Decatur County, IN, 1915, ancestors.familysearch.org/en/LXS3-KBS/ruth-harrison-1768-1849.

Written by Annie Bonvouloir, 25th day of April 2021 Ruth Harrison Nelson was my fourth great-grandmother

Note 23&me DNA results from four descendants of Jeremiah Harrison link Ruth Harrison LXS3-KBS to grandparents Isaiah and Abigail Harrison, uncle Daniel Harrison Sr, parents Jeremiah and Catherine Harrison, siblings Isaiah Harrison and Elenor (Eleanor) Harrison and cousin Daniel Harrison Jr. Last Changed: 25 April 2021 by Annie Bonvouloir

References
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    (15)Ruth HARRISON Nelson (1768-1840)

    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/229664733/jeremiah-harrison

  2.   Ruth Harrison
    https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LXS3-KBS.
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