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Columbus Lee Harrison

Male 1861 - 1923  (61 years)


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  • Name Columbus Lee Harrison 
    Born 3 Nov 1861  Davidson County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    • The death certificate of Columbus Harrison identifies his parents as Jospeh Harrison and Eliza Riley.
    Gender Male 
    Census 6 Aug 1870  Davidson County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Address:
    Jackson Hill 
    Census 10 Jun 1880  Davidson County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Address:
    Jackson Hill 
    Census 6 Jun 1900  Davidson County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Address:
    Emmons 
    Census 10 May 1910  Davidson County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Census 21 Jan 1920  Davidson County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Address:
    Emmons 
    _UID 61AD3421485C47EBA2761DAFA7CC4E19F72D 
    Died 11 Jun 1923  Davidson County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Buried 12 Jun 1923  Davidson County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Address:
    Tom's Creek Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery 
    Person ID I2342  Bennett, Harrison, and Herron Families
    Last Modified 29 Nov 2014 

    Father Joseph A. C. Harrison,   b. 17 Apr 1824,   d. 17 Apr 1881, Davidson County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years) 
    Mother Eliza Riley,   b. Abt 1824,   d. 11 Jul 1892, Davidson County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 68 years) 
    Children 8 children 
    Family ID F751  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Polly Lanier,   b. 10 Jan 1866, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Dec 1937, Davidson County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Marriage License 30 Jun 1886  Davidson County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    • father of Columbus Harrison is Joseph Harrison, deceased,
      mother of Columbus Harrison is Eliza Harrison, living.
      father of Pollie Lanier is Clement H. Lanier
      mother of Pollie Lanier is Nicey Ann Lanier
    Married 22 Jul 1886  Davidson County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Children 
     1. Minnie Harrison,   b. Abt 1887, Davidson County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1970, Davidson County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 83 years)
     2. Moses Clark Harrison,   b. 15 Apr 1888, Davidson County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Dec 1949, Emmons, Davidson County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years)
     3. James Vester Harrison,   b. Abt 1891, Davidson County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Alexander Kearney Harrison,   b. 6 Nov 1891, Davidson County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jan 1962, Reidsville, Rockingham County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
     5. Bessie Harrison,   b. 22 Sep 1894, Davidson County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Apr 1965, Reidsville, Rockingham County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
     6. William Glenn Harrison,   b. 6 Jun 1902, Davidson County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Oct 1964, Burlington, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)
     7. Shelley Harrison,   b. Abt 1901, Davidson County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 14 Oct 2020 
    Family ID F745  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 

    • Columbus Lee Harrison was the son of Jospeh Harrison and Eliza Riley. He married Polly Lanier, daughter of Clement Lanier and Nicey Ann Nance. They lived in Emmons, Davidson Co., North Carolina.

      Columbus L. Harrison appears in the 1910 census for Davidson Co., NC. Roll: T624_1106, p. 7A, E.D. 24. He is 48 years old and married to Polly, who is 44. Five children are listed: A. Kerney (18), James Vester (17), Bessie (15), Shelley (9), and Glenn (7). Both Columbus and his wife Polly indicate that they were born in North Carolina.

      Columbus Harrison was born 3 Nov. 1861 in Denton, Davidson Co., NC and died suddenly on 11 June 1923, in Davidson Co., NC. He is buried at Toms Creek Baptist Church. He married Polly Lanier 22 July 1886 in Davidson Co., NC.

  • Sources 
    1. [S38] North Carolina, Death Certificates (Ancestry), Columbus Lee Harrison; no. 21; 1923 (Reliability: 2).

    2. [S39] Find A Grave Headstones, C. L. and Polly Harrison; 63114235; Tom's Creek Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery; Davidson Co., North Carolina; 14 Nov. 2014 (Reliability: 2).

    3. [S42] Davidson County, North Carolina, 1870 U.S. Census, Jackson Hill; 117B; 16 November 2014; 139; 139; Joseph Harrison (Reliability: 3).
      Joseph (47)
      Eliza (47)
      William (22)
      Benjamin (20)
      Nathan (18)
      Nancy (17)
      Emaline (13)
      Moses (10)
      Columbus (9)
      Margaret (3)

    4. [S43] Davidson County, North Carolina, 1880 U.S. Census, 48; Jackson Hill; 295A; 15 November 2014; 5; 5; Jospeh Harrison (Reliability: 3).
      Joseph (56)
      Eliza (56) wife
      Moses (19) son
      Columbus (18) son
      Margaret (13) daughter
      Joseph Harrison family in the 1880 census in Davidson Co., North Carolina.

    5. [S44] Davidson County, North Carolina, 1900 U.S. Census, 31; Emmons; 8B; 16 November 2014; 154; 155; Columbus Harrison (Reliability: 3).
      Columbus (38)
      Polly L. (34) wife
      Minnie C. (13) daughter
      Moses C. (12) son
      Alexander K. (10) son
      James V. (9) son
      Bessie L. (5) daughter
      Columbus Harrison family in the 1900 census in Davidson Co., North Carolina

    6. [S45] Davidson County, North Carolina, 1910 U.S. Census, 24; Emmons; 7A; 16 November 2014; 120; 125; Columbus L. Harrison (Reliability: 3).
      Columbus L. (48)
      Polly (44) wife
      A. Kerney (18) son
      James Vester (17) son
      Bessie (15) daughter
      Shelley (9) son
      Glenn (7) son

    7. [S46] Davidson County, North Carolina, 1920 U.S. Census, 26; Emmons; 12A; 16 November 2014; 137; 137; Columbus L. Harrison (Reliability: 3).
      Columbus L (58)
      Polly L. (54)
      Shelly (19)
      Glenn (17)

    8. [S173] Davidson County, North Carolina, Marriages, 1762-1979 (Family Search), marriage licesne and return; Columbus Harrison; Polly Lanier; 1886; 17 November 2014 (Reliability: 3).


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