Person:Thomas Harrison (55)

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Thomas Satterwhite Harrison
b.22 Jul 1842 Purley, Caswell, North Carolina, USA
d.Bet 16 Jan 1927 and 19 Jan 1927 Blanche, Caswell, North Carolina, USA
Parents and Siblings
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m. 18 Sep 1838
  1. Virginia S Harrison1839 - 1905
  2. John Henry Harrison1841 - 1842
  3. Thomas Satterwhite Harrison1842 - 1927
  4. Cora Ann Harrison1846 - 1933
  5. Louisa A Harrison1848 - 1877
  6. James N Harrison1850 - 1876
  7. Fannie Alice Harrison1852 - 1892
  8. Ella W Harrison1855 - 1876
  9. Emma S Harrison1859 - 1886
Spouse and Children
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m. 23 Aug 1863
  1. Cora Belle Harrison1864 - 1910
  2. John Phillip Harrison1865 - 1955
  3. William Slade Harrison1867 - 1932
  4. Thomas Henry Harrison1869 - 1921
  5. Dora Kate Harrison1871 - 1955
  6. Adeline Elizabeth Harrison1875 - 1963
  7. Lillie Harrison1878 - 1954
Spouse and Children
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m. 27 Jul 1879
  1. Annie May Harrison1881 - 1950
  2. Robert Lee Harrison1882 - 1960
  3. Bessie Harrison1883 - 1888
Spouse and Children
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m. 25 Oct 1892
  1. Isaac Douglas Harrison1895 - 1943
  2. Mary Eliza Harrison1896 - 1979
  3. Sarah Carroll Harrison1898 -
  4. Gladys Burks Harrison1899 - 1932
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Facts and Events
Name[1][2] Thomas Satterwhite Harrison
Gender Male
Birth[3][4] 22 Jul 1842 Purley, Caswell, North Carolina, USAMap: Latitude: 36.47486 Longitude: -79.35752 Birth of Thomas Satterwhite Harrison Purley North Carolina USA
Census[6] 1850 Caswell County, North Carolina, USAAge: 8 Map: Latitude: 36.40014 Longitude: -79.34974 1850 Census Caswell, North Carolina; Roll: M432_623; Page: 186; Image: 373 North Carolina USA
Residence[6] 1850 Caswell County, North Carolina, USAMap: Latitude: 36.40014 Longitude: -79.34974 Lived in Caswell County, NC North Carolina USA
Military[8][9] 29 Apr 1861 Enlisted in Company A, North Carolina 13th Infantry Regiment
Residence[8] 29 Apr 1861 Caswell County, North Carolina, USAMap: Latitude: 36.40014 Longitude: -79.34974 Living in Caswell County, NC North Carolina USA
Military[7][8][9][2] From 29 Apr 1861 to 1 Aug 1862 Confederate Army
Military[8] 3 Nov 1861 Promoted to Full Corporal
Military[8] 26 Apr 1862 Promoted to Full Private
Military[8] 1 Aug 1862 Mustered out
Marriage 23 Aug 1863 Harrison's Church, Caswell, North Carolina, USAMarriage of Thomas Satterwhite Harrison and Adeline Hannah Slade North Carolina USA
to Adeline Hannah Slade
Occupation[2] Bef 1875 Caswell County, North Carolina, USAServed as Justice of the Peace for 52 consecutive years Map: Latitude: 36.40014 Longitude: -79.34974 North Carolina USA
Marriage 27 Jul 1879 Harrison's Church, Caswell, North Carolina, USAMarriage of Thomas Satterwhite Harrison and Isabella P. Slade North Carolina USA
to Isabella P Slade
Marriage 25 Oct 1892 Bedford County, Virginia, USAMap: Latitude: 37.30014 Longitude: -79.56642 Marriage of Thomas Satterwhite Harrison and Mary Jo Burkholder Virginia USA
to Mary Jo Burkholder
Census[7] 1910 Dan River, Caswell, North Carolina, USAAge: 67 Map: Latitude: 36.49042 Longitude: -79.34585 1910 Census Dan River, Caswell, North Carolina; Roll: T624_1101; Page: 24A; Enumeration District: 20; Image: 654 Dan River Township North Carolina USA
Occupation[7] 1910 Dan River, Caswell, North Carolina, USAFarmer on a general farm Map: Latitude: 36.49042 Longitude: -79.34585 Dan River Township North Carolina USA
Residence[7] 1910 Dan River, Caswell, North Carolina, USAMap: Latitude: 36.49042 Longitude: -79.34585 Living in dwelling 320, Dan River, Caswell, NC Dan River Township North Carolina USA
Residence[4][2] 29 Jul 1919 Blanche, Caswell, North Carolina, USAMap: Latitude: 36.50792 Longitude: -79.29502 Living in Blanch, NC Blanche North Carolina USA
Census[10] 1920 Dan River, Caswell, North Carolina, USAAge: 77 Map: Latitude: 36.49042 Longitude: -79.34585 1920 Census, Dan River, Caswell, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1282; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 24; Image: 1001. Dan River Township North Carolina USA
Occupation[10] 1920 Dan River, Caswell, North Carolina, USAFarmer on a general farm Map: Latitude: 36.49042 Longitude: -79.34585 Dan River Township North Carolina USA
Residence[10] 1920 Dan River, Caswell, North Carolina, USAMap: Latitude: 36.49042 Longitude: -79.34585 Living in dwelling 36, Dan River, Caswell, NC Dan River Township North Carolina USA
Other[2][12] Bef 17 Jan 1927 Caswell County, North Carolina, USAMap: Latitude: 36.40014 Longitude: -79.34974 Unknown North Carolina USA
Death[5][3][2] Bet 16 Jan 1927 and 19 Jan 1927 Blanche, Caswell, North Carolina, USAAge: 84 Map: Latitude: 36.50792 Longitude: -79.29502 Death of Thomas Satterwhite Harrison Blanche North Carolina USA
Cause of Death[3][2] 19 Jan 1927 Blanche, Caswell, North Carolina, USAMap: Latitude: 36.50792 Longitude: -79.29502 Broncho Pneumonia Blanche North Carolina USA
Burial[3] 27 Jan 1927 Anderson-Harrison-Slade-Wilkerson Family Cemetery, Purley, Caswell, North Carolina, USAMap: Latitude: 36.47825019 Longitude: -79.35790121 Burial of Thomas Satterwhite Harrison Purley North Carolina USA
Other[2][11] Elected
Reference Number 500P-QT (Ancestral File)

FACT: White Type: Race Source:

Thomas Satterwhite Harrison (1842-1927)

Thomas Satterwhite Harrison, son of Samuel S. Harrison and Louisa Matilda McDaniel, was born 22 July 1842 in Caswell County. He married (1st) 23 August 1863 Adeline Hannah Slade, daughter of Thomas Slade and Mary Elizabeth Taber or Tabor. Adeline Hannah Slade was born 27 June 1843 in Caswell County and died there 22 July 1878.

Thomas Satterwhite Harrison married (2nd) 27 July 1879 in Caswell County, were he had had his first marriage, Isabella P. Slade, sister of Adeline, his late wife. Isabella P. Slade was born 27 May 1845 in Caswell County, and she died 24 October 1890.

Finally, Thomas married (3rd) 25 October 1892 in Bedford County, Virinia, Mary Jo Burkholder, daughter of Robert Calhoun Burkholder and Mary Eliza Crumpton. Mary Jo Burkholder was born 6 May 1861 in Bedford County, Virginia and died 10 February 1904 in Caswell County. All but the last four of Thomas Satterwhite Harrison's children were born in Caswell County, North Carolina. The children by his third wife, Mary Jo, were born at "Blackstone" in Virginia, the Burkholders' family home.

Children:

First Wife

1. Cora Isabell (Belle) Harrison 2. John Phillip Samuel Harrison 3. William Slade Harrison 4. Thomas Henry Harrison 5. Dora K. Harrison 6. Adeline Harrison 7. Lilly Harrison

Second Wife

8. Annie May Harrison 9. Robert Lee Harrison 10. Bessie Harrison

Third Wife

11. Isaac Douglas Harrison 12. Mary Eliza Harrison 13. Sarah Carroll Harrison 14. Gladys Burks Harrison

Source: The Heritage of Caswell County, North Carolina, Jeannine D. Whitlow, Editor (1985) at 272 (Article #319, "Thomas Satterwhite Harrison" by Francis Andrews Maloney, Jr.).

Based upon the obituary of son Thomas Henry Harrison (1869-1921) Thomas Satterwhite Harrison had the following eleven children (with three apparently not listed):

Thomas Henry Harrison John P. Harrison William S. Harrison Robert L. Harrison Douglas Harrison Dora Harrison Lilliam Harrison Annie Harrison Mrs. R. K. Webster Mrs. E. T. Duckett Mrs. N. T. Lea

See: Purley

1910 US Census Name: Thomas S Harrison Age in 1910: 67 Estimated birth year: abt 1843 Birthplace: North Carolina Relation to Head of House: Head Father's Birth Place: North Carolina Mother's Birth Place: North Carolina Home in 1910: Dan River, Caswell, North Carolina Marital Status: Widowed Race: White Gender: Male Household Members: Name Age Thomas S Harrison 67 Dora K Harrison 37 Douglas Harrison 16 Eliza Harrison 14 Gladys Harrison 10 Fannie Hodges 66 Maud Walters 25 Lelia Walters 20

The Bee (Danville, Virginia) 17 January 1927 (Page 1)

T. S. Harrison Well-Known Man of Blanche, Dies

New was received here today of the death last night at 11:25 o'clock of Thomas Satterwhite Harrison, lifelong and prominent resident of Blanche, N. C. Mr. Harrison, who is 85 years old, had been bed-ridden for about eight weeks from infirmities of age, but several days ago contracted bronchial pneumonia, which hastened his death.

Mr. Harrison was widely known and esteemed in Caswell county. He served as justice of the peace for 52 consecutive years, probably establishing a record in years of service as an officeholder. He also served two terms in the state legislature and was a Mason and confederate veteran.

Besides his sister, Mrs. Cora Slade, of Yanceyville, Mr. Harrison is survived by the following children: Will Harrison, Havanna, Cuba; Robert L. Harrison and and John P. Harrison, of Blanche, N. C.; I. D. Harrison, of Norfolk; Miss Annie Harrison, Danville; Mrs. James Murray, Danville; Miss Dora Harrison, Blanche; Mrs. W. T. Lea, Blanche; Lieut. Duval Duckett, United States Navy, San Diego; Mrs. W. K. Webster, Washington, D. C., and Miss Lillie Harrison, of California.

The funeral will be held from Harrison's old church, near the residence, Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock. He will be buried with Masonic honors. _______________

He apparently was a Republican in a county where most of the white population were Democrats. Source: Ann of the Ku Klux Klan, Tom Henderson (1942) at 9.

Note that an "A. Bigelow" was shown as a Member of the North Carolina General Assembly (House of Representatives) in 1881, serving with Thomas S. Harrison. Source: Historical Abstracts of Minutes of Caswell County, North Carolina 1777-1877, Katharine Kerr Kendall (1976) at 132.

References
  1. ↑ John P Harrison's Bible. (1856 J. B. Lippincott & Company).
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Ancestry.com. The Bee (Danville, Virginia). ([database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. Original data: The Bee. Danville, VA, USA. Database created from microfilm copies of the newspaper.)
    17 JAN 1927.

    T. S. Harrison, Well-Known Man of Blanche, Dies

    New was received here today of the death last night at 11:25 o'clock of Thomas Satterwhite Harrison, lifelong and prominent resident of Blanche, N. C. Mr. Harrison, who is 85 years old, had been bed-ridden for about eight weeks from infirmities of age, but several days ago contracted bronchial pneumonia, which hastened his death.

    Mr. Harrison was widely known and esteemed in Caswell county. He served as justice of the peace for 52 consecutive years, probably establishing a record in years of service as an officeholder. He also served two terms in the state legislature and was a Mason and confederate veteran.

    Besides his sister, Mrs. Cora Slade, of Yanceyville, Mr. Harrison is survived by the following children: Will Harrison, Havanna, Cuba; Robert L. Harrison and and John P. Harrison, of Blanche, N. C.; I. D. Harrison, of Norfolk; Miss Annie Harrison, Danville; Mrs. James Murray, Danville; Miss Dora Harrison, Blanche; Mrs. W. T. Lea, Blanche; Lieut. Duval Duckett, United States Navy, San Diego; Mrs. W. K. Webster, Washington, D. C., and Miss Lillie Harrison, of California.

    The funeral will be held from Harrison's old church, near the residence, Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock. He will be buried with Masonic honors.

  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 North Carolina State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics. North Carolina Death Certificates, 1909-1975.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Ancestry.com. U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925. (Database on-line, Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007).
  5. ↑ Ancestry.com. North Carolina Death Collection, 1908-2004. ([database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007. Original data: # North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics. North Caroline Deaths, 1997-2004. North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics, Raleigh, North Carolina.
    1. North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. North Carolina Death Records, 1968-1996. North Carolina Vital Records, Raleigh, North Carolina.
    1. North Carolina Archives and Records Section. North Carolina County Records, 1908-1967. North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, North Carolina.).
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 United States of America, Bureau of the Census. 1850 US Federal Census. (database on-line, Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005).
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 US Government. 1910 US Federal Census.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 Historical Data Systems, Inc. U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles
    3 APR 2009.

    Promoted to Full Corporal on 03 Nov 1861.
    Enlisted in Company A, North Carolina 13th Infantry Regiment on 29 Apr 1861.
    Promoted to Full Priv on 26 Apr 1862.
    Mustered out on 01 Aug 1862.

    Sources: North Carolina Troops 1861-65, A Roster
    Confederate Veteran Magazine

  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 National Park Service. Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System. (Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, online <http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/>).
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 United States of America, Bureau of the Census. 1920 US Federal Census.
  11. ↑ Description: Served two terms in the state legislature
  12. ↑ Description: Mason
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