Brief Life History of Lilly Belle
When Lilly Belle Harrison was born on 5 May 1877, in Vermillion, Indiana, United States, her father, Benjamin Franklin Harrison, was 32 and her mother, Mary Sofia Hines, was 24. She married Bruce Welker on 13 September 1900, in Vermillion, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Clinton, Clinton Township, Vermillion, Indiana, United States for about 30 years. She died on 29 January 1929, in Vermillion, Indiana, United States, at the age of 51, and was buried in Universal, Clinton Township, Vermillion, Indiana, United States.
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- Lillie Harrison in household of Frank Harrison, "United States Census, 1900"
- Lillie E Harrison, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019"
- Lillie Belle Harrison Welker, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act
A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
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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