Cognomen » Harrison family http://www.nomens.org A genealogy and family history blog Tue, 26 Apr 2011 00:47:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 William H. Harrison of Boonville, Mo., born June 10, 1842 http://www.nomens.org/2010/01/william-h-harrison-of-boonville-mo-born-june-10-1842/ http://www.nomens.org/2010/01/william-h-harrison-of-boonville-mo-born-june-10-1842/#comments Sat, 16 Jan 2010 14:42:43 +0000 admin http://www.nomens.org/?p=160 William Henry Harrison, of Boonville, Missouri, is a difficult man to track down, due to the unfortunate circumstance of sharing a name with the ninth President of the United States. This William Harrison was born in Howard County, Missouri, on June 10, 1842.

Portrait of W. H. Harrison

Portrait of W. H. Harrison

William was born just across the river from Boonville, Missouri, to Cosby Berryman Harrison and Mary Callaway. He married Laura Lundy on March 7, 1866, and had six children:

  • James Edward Harrison, born December 10, 1866
  • Cammie Harrison, born December 7, 1868
  • Martha (Mattie) Callaway, born October 2, 1870
  • Thomas Brent Harrison, twin, who died in infancy
  • Robert Markley Harrison, twin, birthdate unknown
  • Mary (Mayme) Alice Harrison, born November 11th, 1879

He was a stagecoach driver and pioneer settler of Cooper County, Missouri. He later became a supervisor of road construction.

William H. Harrison

William Henry Harrison died on November 8th, 1915, of apoplexy, while overseeing road work on the Santa Fe Trail.

The Reaper of Death

]]> http://www.nomens.org/2010/01/william-h-harrison-of-boonville-mo-born-june-10-1842/feed/ 0 Double Celebration for the W.J. Cochran family http://www.nomens.org/2010/01/double-celebration-for-the-w-j-cochran-family/ http://www.nomens.org/2010/01/double-celebration-for-the-w-j-cochran-family/#comments Fri, 08 Jan 2010 12:18:39 +0000 admin http://www.nomens.org/?p=156 Here is a short article that may be of interest to those researching the Cochran or Harrison families.  It was printed in 1927 and references the marriage of Mattie Callaway Harrison to W.J. Cochran in 1890.  Although the Cochran family is well documented (due to W.J.’s successful construction business in Boonville, Missouri) it’s alway nice to have extra evidence.

Double Celebration

]]> http://www.nomens.org/2010/01/double-celebration-for-the-w-j-cochran-family/feed/ 0 Cosby Berryman Harrison http://www.nomens.org/2008/07/cosby-berryman-harrison/ http://www.nomens.org/2008/07/cosby-berryman-harrison/#comments Sat, 26 Jul 2008 14:41:22 +0000 admin http://www.rrproject.com/cognomen/?p=8 Cosby Berryman Harrison was born in about 1801 in Lexington, Kentucky (Fayette County). He moved to Boonville, Missouri (Cooper County) around 1826.  In 1827 He married Mary Callaway, whose great uncle Flanders Callaway eventually married Daniel Boone’s daughter. They had 12 children:

  1. James Abram Harrison, married Fannie Smith
  2. Sidney Ann Harrison, married Willis Tackett
  3. Mary Catherine Harrison, married A.H.C. Koontz
  4. Cosby Harrison
  5. Millie Harrison, married Ed Buseane, and later Andrew Hazelton
  6. Charles Harrison, married Bertie Givens.  They settled in Howard County in 1825, then moved to Cooper County in 1842.  Charles fought with the Confederate Army under General Price.
  7. William Henry Harrison, married Laura Lundy.  He enrolled as a Militiaman on December 29, 1866.
  8. Sarah Harrison, married Will Heffinger.
  9. Samuel Harrison, died as an infant.
  10. Juliette Harrison, married Will Masters.
  11. Robert Harrison
  12. Susan Harrison

Cosby fought in the Black Hawk War when he was in his thirties, although I have no details of his service.  He and Mary are both listed on both the 1850 and 1860 census records.  The 1850 census erroneously shows him as “Coskery B. Harrison”.

1850 census for Boonville, Missouri

Cosby had a sister named Fannie Lacey.

If you have any more information about C.B. Harrison and his family, or are related to anyone listed here, please leave a comment or contact me.

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