Individual Details

License issued same date as Marriage - 13 Jan 1876. Married by Cornelius Mills, MG. Return 19 Jan 1876.

His death certificate stated he was born in 1855, and was age 73. This does not agree with information given for the census records. The death certificate has several errors.

1880 Census. Schuyler Co, IL Elisha Harrison, age 30 [b. circa 1850], b. KY; didn't know where his parents were born but maybe he didn't give the information. Edith, wife age 24, b. IL, parents b. Ohio. Clarence, son, age 3, May, age 2, and Jessie, daughter, age 1.

The family must have left for Arkansas soon after the birth of Edwin whose birth was recorded in Schuyler Co in Sep of 1886; later census information says Maudie was born in 1888 in Arkansas.

In 1900, Edith stated she had 10 living children Nine of the children are here - one of her twins had died. The child Maudie born in Feb of 1888 is the first child born in Arkansas - Edwin was born in Sep of 1886 in Illinois. There is another daughter as 3 sisters were listed in the obit of Mary Adamson: Maud Sheens, Mrs. Charles Friddle of Fayetteville (given name "Mary" but I think it should have read Margaret] and Mrs. Ned Robinson of Van Buren (1929). Further research indicates the missing daughter in 1900 was likely Nettie already married to Joe Robinson & living in Winfrey Township not far from her uncle Jacob Gabbard.
1900 Census. Crawford Co AR, Chester Twon, p.7, Hh 114
Elisha Harrison, b. Oct 1850, age 49, married 24 yrs, b. KY, parents b. KY, Farmer [Farm Sch 84]
Edith J., wife, b. Sep 1855, age 44, 11 children, 10 living, b. IL, parents b. Ohio
Clarence D., son, b. Oct 1876, age 23, b. IL, Day Labor.
William H., son, b. Sep 1880, age 19, b. IL, Day Labor
Fredrick M., son, b. Apr 1882, age 18, b. IL Farm Labor
Nelson B., son, b. Dec 1883, age 15, b. IL
Edwin L., son, b. Sep 1886, age 13, b. IL
Maudie J., dau, b. Feb 1888, age 12, b. AR, At school
Benj. S., son, b. Jul 1892, age 7, b. AR
Margaret E. and Mary M., twins, dau, b. May 1894, age 6, b. AR

The 1910 Census shows Edwin is a son, as is Frederick. Also in 1910 in Dyer Twp is W. L. Harrison age 36, born in IN with wife Annie and children Mary and Hershel - but he is not likely part of the family based on his age & place of birth. Or is he a cousin?
1910 Census. Chester, Crawford Co, AR, ED 5, Hh 70
Elisha E. Harrison, age 59, married 34 yr. b. KY, parents b. KY, fruit & vegs
Edith J., wife, age 55, 12 children, 10 are living., b. IL, father b. OH, mother b. IL
Frederick M., son, age 28, Cement Factory
Edwin L., son, age 24, Odd Jobs
Benjamin S., son, age 19, b. AR, Farm labor
Mary M. & Margaret E., dau, age 16
Enumerated in the same place but the next household, Hh 71, was Mary E. Adamson, 58, widow, and her sons Roy W. age 25 and Clair D., age 17. Roy and Mary Harrison married in 1929.

1920 Census. Chester, Crawford Co AR, ED 5, Hh 42
Elisha S. Harrison, age 69, b. KY, parents b. KY, Farm hand
Edith J., wife, age 64, b. IL, parents b. OH
Margaret G., dau, age 24
Ray W. Adamson, son-in-law, 35, b. MO, father b. IN, mother b. MO, Rig Builder, Oil field
Mary M., dau, age 24, b. AR
Berneice, gdau, age 7, b. AR
Weymouth, gson, age 4 years, 6 months, b. AR
Jack, gson, age 1 month, b. AR

Elisha's middle name is from his death certificate. Clarence gave the information and gave Elisha's parents as John Harrison & Lizzie Gabert! "Lizzie" was probably Clarence's maternal grandmother - have no clue where the "John" might have come from. Date of birth 20 Oct 1855 and date of death 3 Sep 1929. This year of birth does not agree with any of the census records which are all consistent with a year of birth as 1850. I don't believe Clarence was very well informed concerning the family statistics! Elisha died of diabetes. Buried in Chester, AR.

Birth	20 Oct 1850	Madison County, Kentucky
Marriage	13 Jan 1876	Schuyler County, Illinois - EDITH JANE IRWIN
Death	3 Sep 1929	Crawford County, Arkansas

Spouse	EDITH JANE IRWIN (1855 - 1932)
Child	Clarence Dudley Harrison (1876 - 1961)
Child	Nettie May HARRISON (1877 - 1944)
Child	Jessie Harrison (1878 - 1910)
Child	William Harvey Harrison (1880 - 1961)
Child	Frederick S. Harrison (1882 - 1946)
Child	[Daughter] Harrison (1884 - )
Child	Nelson Brown Harrison (1884 - 1967)
Child	Edwin Luther "Ed" Harrison (1886 - 1967)
Child	Maudie A Harrison (1889 - 1969)
Child	Benjamin Sherman Harrison (1892 - 1929)
Child	Margaret Elizabeth Harrison (1894 - 1981)
Child	MARY MAY HARRISON (1894 - 1929)

Father	NATHANIEL M. HARRISON (1825 - 1880)
Mother	SARAH ANN "SALLY" GABBARD (1825 - 1880)
Sibling	Nancy Harrison (1845 - )
Sibling	Elizabeth Harrison (1847 - 1938)
Sibling	Mary Jane Harrison (1853 - 1929)
Sibling	John Harrison (1855 - 1932)
Sibling	Amanda Harrison (1857 - )
Sibling	Anna Louise Harrison (1860 - 1928)
Sibling	Jacob HARRISON (1862 - )
Sibling	Sarah HARRISON (1865 - )
Sibling	Charity HARRISON (1870 - 1936)
Sibling	William HARRISON (1874 - 1920)