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Robert L. Harrison and wife Maria ???
On the 1840 census in Gadsden Co., FL
Males 7 Females 8
1850 census in Gadsden Co., FL
Robert L. Harrison 55 born in VA
Maria 42 born in GA
Mary 11 "
Robert 17 "
James 15 "
Quincy Mashburn 17 "
Robert L. Harrison died in late 1853, his estate was probated in early 1854
in Gadsden Co., FL. Maria Harrison and James Whaley were appointed
administrators of the estate.
1860 census in Gadsden Co., FL
Maria Harrison 59 born in GA
Adline E. Mills 27 born in FL
Alice Mills 10 born in FL
John Mills 6 born in FL
On September 6, 1867, in Gadsden Co., FL, Maria Harrison to her daughters,
Adeline Mills and Mary M. Thomas, land in Quincy, Gadsden Co., FL "in
consideration of the natural love and affection which she has and bears for
her daughters..."
1870 census in Gadsden Co., FL
Maria Harrison 67
Mary Thomas 24
John H. Mills 15
Another child, my gggrandmother, Virginia W. Harrison, born in Florida on
November 17, 1822 died in FL January 10, 1905 married John Lanier in
Gadsden Co., FL August 7, 1845. They had 9 children.
Virginia Harrison's death certificate states her father was Robert L.
Harrison and that the information was provided by her son, Lawrence A. Lanier.
Virginia and John both died in Jackson Co., FL and are buried in Pope
Cemetery in Sneads, FL