When Alice Lena Harrison was born on 7 December 1931, in Alabama, United States, her father, Lawrence Harrison, was 42 and her mother, Ruby Lee Gardner, was 35. She married Columbus Holland about 1950, in United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She lived in Grady, Oklahoma, United States in 1935 and Election Precinct 13 Elberta and Josephine, Baldwin, Alabama, United States in 1940. She died on 3 February 1974, in Alabama, United States, at the age of 42, and was buried in Gateswood, Baldwin, Alabama, United States.
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Amelia Earhart completes first solo nonstop transatlantic flight by a woman.
Many Native Americans from Oklahoma were once again employed as code talkers during WWII to create a code impenetrable by enemies. Rather than Choctaw, a Comanche-language code was developed. Several of these men were sent to invade Normandy to send messages. None of the men were killed and the Comanche code was never broken.
Oklahoma was home to 22,000 German and Italian prisoners of war. The prisoners were sent to work on farms and ranches to continue the production work as many American men were off at war.
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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