My Genealogy Hound
Below is a family biography included in The History of Jasper County, Missouri published by Mills & Company in 1883. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
* * * *
JOHN W. HARRISON, farmer and stock-raiser, was born in Greenville District, South Carolina, Jan. 9, 1883, coming to Marion county, Mo., when two years old. His father lives with him and is now, although quite hale and hearty, over eighty years of age. Mr. John Harrison enlisted from Marion county in the Second Missouri Infantry, serving two years. He was married July 15, 1855, to Mary Allen, who was born in Ralls county, Mo., Dec, 29, 1837. Their children are Alice, John, Mary, Elizabeth, and Vincent. Both Mr. and Mrs. Harrison are members of the Missionary Baptist Church in good and regular standing. Mr. Harrison became a citizen of Jasper county in 1876, and owns a fine farm of 135 acres on the bottom-lands of Pleasant Valley Creek. He raised good crops of grain and corn the past season and has a good orchard of 300 trees. Mr. Harrison is a stirring, industrious farmer, full of enterprise and thrift, and withal genial and courteous. He resides three miles southwest of Carthage, and his farm is in section 28, township 28, range 31, of Jackson township.
* * * *
This family biography is one of more than 1,000 biographies included in The History of Jasper County, Missouri published in 1883. For the complete description, click here: Jasper County, Missouri History, Genealogy, and Maps
View additional Jasper County, Missouri family biographies here: Jasper County, Missouri Biographies
Use the links at the top right of this page to search or browse thousands of other family biographies.