When Oswald Nicholas Harrison Jr was born on 9 April 1920, his father, Oswald Nicholas Harrison, was 36 and his mother, Bertha Faulkner, was 32. He lived in Talbot, Maryland, United States in 1930 and District 5, Talbot, Maryland, United States in 1940. He died on 22 February 1973, at the age of 52, and was buried in Saint Michaels Parish, Talbot, Maryland, United States.
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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