Mary Jane Harrison

Brief Life History of Mary Jane

When Mary Jane Harrison was born on 23 October 1918, in Center, Shelby, Texas, United States, her father, Eli Wesley Harrison, was 40 and her mother, Eunice Foster Davis, was 31. She had at least 1 daughter with Raymond Cecil Anderson. She lived in Shelby, Texas, United States in 1935 and Justice Precinct 1, Shelby, Texas, United States in 1940. She died on 24 December 1961, in Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas, United States, at the age of 43, and was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Center, Shelby, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

Raymond Cecil Anderson
1913–2006
Mary Jane Harrison
1918–1961
Cecil Marie Anderson
1934–

Sources (11)

  • Mary J Harrison in household of Eli W Harrison, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Harrison, "Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935"
  • Mary Jane Anderson, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"

World Events (8)

1919 · The Eighteenth Amendment

The Eighteenth Amendment established a prohibition on all intoxicating liquors in the United States. As a result of the Amendment, the Prohibition made way for bootlegging and speakeasies becoming popular in many areas. The Eighteenth Amendment was then repealed by the Twenty-first Amendment. Making it the first and only amendment that has been repealed.

1929 · The Great Depression Arrives

Like most of the country, the economy of Texas suffered greatly after the Stock Market Crash of 1929. Thousands of city workers were suddenly unemployed and relied on a variety of government relief programs; unemployed Mexican citizens were required to take one-way bus tickets to Mexico.

1931

The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the national anthem.

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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