Brief Life History of Crockett
When Crockett Harrison was born on 26 March 1869, in Audrain, Missouri, United States, his father, James Montgomery Harrison, was 41 and his mother, Jane E. Sayers, was 36. He married Olive L. Allen on 6 March 1901, in Mexico, Audrain, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Loutre Township, Audrain, Missouri, United States in 1880 and Wilson Township, Audrain, Missouri, United States in 1900. In 1940, at the age of 71, his occupation is listed as life insurance agent in Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, United States. He died on 4 October 1947, in Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Mexico, Audrain, Missouri, United States.
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- C Harrison, "United States Census, 1910"
- Crockett Harrison, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
- Crockett Harrison, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment
Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was the last of the Reconstruction Amendments.
1870 · Giving all the right to vote
The Act was an extension of the Fifteenth Amendment, that prohibited discrimination by state offices in voter registration. It also helped empower the President with the authority to enforce the first section of the Fifteenth Amendment throughout the United States. Being the first of three Enforcement Acts passed by the Congress, it helped combat attacks on the suffrage rights of African Americans.
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
Name Meaning
English (northern): from the Middle English personal name Harry or Herry + -son. These were the common pronunciations of Henry (see Harry ).
History: Harrison is an extremely common surname in northern England. One important and influential American family of bearers are descended from Benjamin Harrison, who emigrated from England to VA in 1633 or 1634. Descendants include another Benjamin Harrison (c. 1726–91), who was an activist in the American Revolution and a signer of the Declaration of Independence. His son William Henry Harrison (1773–1841) and great-grandson Benjamin Harrison (1833–1901) both became presidents of the US.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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