When Mary Emma Harrison was born on 21 March 1889, in Marion, Kansas, United States, her father, Rufus Allen Harrison, was 36 and her mother, Martha Tennessee Russell, was 31. She married Jackson Greenberry Garlock before 1916. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Kirksville, Adair, Missouri, United States in 1935 and Gilmer Township, Adams, Illinois, United States in 1940. She died on 6 February 1966, in Macon, Macon, Missouri, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Kirksville, Adair, Missouri, United States.
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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.
The Chicago River Canal was built as a sewage treatment scheme to help the city's drinking water not to get contaminated. While the Canal was being constructed the Chicago River's flow was reversed so it could be treated before draining back out into Lake Michigan.
Being modeled after the Boy Scout Association in England, The Boy Scouts of America is a program for young teens to learn traits, life and social skills, and many other things to remind the public about the general act of service and kindness to others.
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.
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