Harrison Locations and Records |
| 1. William Harrison was born in either Charles City county or Berkeley, Virginia about 1730; Berkeley could be interpreted as Berkeley Plantation or Berkeley county, Virginia. |
| 2. Bazel Harrison was born in Fredrick county, Maryland about 1771. |
| 3. The William Harrison family moved to Franklin county, Pennsylvania around 1776; Bazel Harrison married Martha Stillwell there on Mar 17, 1790. A Wm Harrison is enumerated in Franklin county, Pennsylvania in the 1790 census. |
| William died in western Pennsylvania about 1812. |
| 4. The Bazel Harrison family moved to Washington county, Pennsylvania around 1793; in the 1800 census their family is recorded in Somerset township, Washington county, Pennsylvania. |
| 5. In 1810 Bazel Harrison's family moved to Kentucky, just opposite Cincinnati. Bazel worked for about two years at the distillery of his cousin General W. H. Harrison. During the War of 1812 Bazel lived on his cousin's farm, working it on shares. |
| 6. After the War of 1812 ended Bazel bought a 300-acre farm near Springfield, Ohio. His family is listed in the 1820 census of Pleasant township, Clark county, Ohio. |
| The family of Charles Botkins is listed on the same census page. On June 7, 1821 Nathan Harrison married Anna Botkin in Clark county. |
| 7. In 1828 Bazel Harrison led a party of several families who journeyed to the territory of Michigan; in November of 1818 they arrived at Prairie Ronde and decided to settle there. Among others, the families of Ephraim, Bazzle & Nathan Harrison are listed in the 1830 census of Brady township, St. Joseph county, Michigan: |
| Bazel Harrison remained in Prairie Ronde for the rest of his life. His family appears in the 1840 census of Prairie Ronde township, Kalamazoo county, Michigan: |
| Bazel and Martha are listed in the 1850 census of Prairie Ronde township; their son John is in the next household. |
| Martha died in Prairie Ronde on June 7, 1857. In the 1860 census of Prairie Ronde, Bazel is living with his son John. |
| In the 1870 census of Prairie Ronde, Bazel is apparently still living with his son John but his name is listed as John. His son Bazel, Jr. is in the previous household. |
| 8. Nathan Harrison purchased 160 acres in McHenry county, Illinois on October 27, 1844. His family appears in the 1850 census of Hebron township, McHenry county, Illinois: |
| Nathan's wife Anna and other family members appear in the 1860 census of Hebron township, McHenry county, Illinois: |
| 9. By 1870 Nathan and Anna had relocated to Wisconsin; they appear in the 1870 census of Bloomfield township, Walworth county, Wisconsin: |
| In the 1880 census Nathan and Anna Harrison were enumerated in the Village of Genoa Junction (now known as Genoa City), Bloomfield township, Walworth county, Wisconsin: |
| Nathan died in Genoa Junction (now called Genoa City) on January 11, 1883; Anna died there on March 1, 1887. |
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