Brief Life History of Amelia Josephine
When Amelia Josephine Harrison was born on 5 August 1871, in Eighteen Mile Creek, Putnam, West Virginia, United States, her father, Abner Harrison, was 37 and her mother, Sarah E Cottrill, was 37. She married Daniel Franklin Hill on 23 February 1891, in Putnam, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She lived in Ripley District, Jackson, West Virginia, United States in 1900. She died in 1922, in Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 51, and was buried in Emma Chapel Cemetery, Liberty, Putnam, West Virginia, United States.
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- Amelia J Hill in household of Danial F Hill, "United States Census, 1910"
- Permelia J. Harrison, "West Virginia Births, 1853-1930"
- Amelia Josephine Harrison, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"
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Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
1872 · The Amnesty Act
A federal law which reversed most of the penalties on former Confederate soldiers by the Fourteenth Amendment. The Act affected over 150,000 troops that were a part of the Civil War.
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Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
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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