Brief Life History of Mary Jane
When Mary Jane Harrison was born on 27 April 1851, in Barnwell, South Carolina, United States, her father, Thomas S Harrison, was 25 and her mother, Ellen Anna Googe, was 19. She had at least 5 sons and 7 daughters with George Alfred Ahl. She lived in District 583, Appling, Georgia, United States in 1880 and District 1563, Appling, Georgia, United States in 1900. She died on 22 June 1928, in Baxley, Appling, Georgia, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Surrency, Appling, Georgia, United States.
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- Mary J All in household of Thos Harrison, "United States Census, 1870"
- Legacy NFS Source: Mary Jane Harrison - Church record: Cemetery record or headstone: birth-name: Mary Jane Harrison
- Visie Harrison in entry for Rebecca Williams, "Georgia Deaths, 1928-1943"
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1861
Civil War History - Some 11,000 Georgians gave their lives in defense of their state a state that suffered immense destruction. But wars end brought about an even more dramatic figure to tell: 460,000 African-Americans were set free from the shackles of slavery to begin new lives as free people.
about 1870
Historical Boundaries 1870: Appling, Georgia, United States
1872 · The First National Park
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.
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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