Individual Details

Susan Harrison

(9 Jun 1864 - 25 May 1957)



1930 Census. Valley, Madison Co, AR, Hh 113
William A. Warford, 38, married at age 19, b. AR as was the whole family
Birdia, wife,32, married at age 14
Byron, son, 18
Elmer, son, 17
Alice, dau, 15
Nellie, dau, 13
Winfred, dau, 11
William, son, 9
Lester, son, 7
Raymond D., son, 4 years, 3 months
Sam P., 1 year, 8 months
Susie London, mother-in-law, 60, widow [actually divorced]

FindAGrave:
Buried Brannon Mountain Cemetery, Madison Co, AR, as Susie A. London. Born 9 Jun 1864; died 25 May 1957.


http://www.tngenweb.org/marshall/fgs/0029.html
Marshall County Tennessee Genealogy
HUSBAND: Albert Wilson London
BORN: 12 Nov 1850
MARRIAGE: Susan Harrison, 4 Feb 1885
OTHER MARRIAGES: Jane A Fowler, S A Hambrick
FATHER’S NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH: Nathan Berry London, 15 Sep 1828
MOTHER’S NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH: Cynthia Artimissa McConnell, 25 Oct 1832

NOTES: He is single and living with Wm Smith and his family in the 1880 Marshall Co census. He was a sawyer in NW Arkansas. After marrying twice in Marshall Co Tennessee, he sold his inheritance to his mother in 1873. He left for NW Arkansas after 1880 and settled along the White River in Madison Co. A railroad had been built along the White River where the timber industry was booming after the Civil War. He married several more times, the first being Susan Harrison, 4 Feb 1885. He was abandoned by Susan in Nov 1886 and divorced from her March 14, 1892 in Madison Co, Ar. In the 1900 Crawford Co Arkansas Census he is married to Sarah C.- age 33.
In a personal letter to Willam P London from W D Fox, Fox refers to Albert W= suffering from "White swelling"
"White Swelling - Tuberculosis of the bone or joints. Mainly affects children and large joints like the hip, knee or shoulder are the usual sites "
- Archaic Medical Terms, A resource for genealogists and historians, Last updated 18 November 2001 Paul Smith 1999 2000 2001

He died after 4 Nov 1901 when he paid his account at Bayles General Store at St Paul, Ar for Sept, Oct and Nov 1901. He is burried at the Patrick Cemetery in Madison Co, Arkansas in an unmarked grave. Willis Shepherd, who attended the funeral, related the burial location to Doil Malone (Albert's grandson). Ben Malone, Doil's father and Albert Wilson London's son in law, also attended the funeral.

References

Marshall Co,Tn Deed Book Y, Dec 15,1873,Pg 230
Personal letters from W D Fox dtd Sep 23,1947 and Sep 13,1949
The London Family by Opal London Cox, Pg 36
Doil Malone, 10 January 1997 conversation w Jack A London
1900 Madison Co, Ar Census, Boston Township, Pg 121
Birth from London - McConnell - Fox Bible
General Ledger, Bayles General Store, St Paul, Ar., Pgs 58 and 46

WIFE: Susan Harrison
BORN: 9 Jun 1864
DIED: 25 May 1957
FATHER’S NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH: William Canady Harrison, 1 Nov 1827
MOTHER’S NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH: Elizabeth Gabbard, 23 Apr 1833
NOTES: Ref: Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996. Madison Co., Ar 1870 Census. Obituaries 27 May, 1957 Springdale News and 30 May, 1957 Madison Co. Record.

Events

Birth9 Jun 1864Kentucky
Marriage4 Feb 1885Washington County, Arkansas - Albert Wilson London
Death25 May 1957

Families

SpouseAlbert Wilson London (1851 - )
ChildVerda Lee London (1897 - 1978)
FatherWilliam Canady Harrison (1827 - 1892)
MotherElizabeth Gentry Gabbard (1833 - 1908)
SiblingJohn B. Harrison (1851 - 1912)
SiblingSarah "Sally" Harrison (1853 - 1920)
SiblingScitha Harrison (1855 - 1855)
SiblingJacob Gene Harrison (1856 - )
SiblingEliza Jane Harrison (1858 - 1932)
SiblingElmira Melinda Harrison (1860 - 1930)
SiblingGeorge Canady Harrison (1862 - 1932)
SiblingTomas S. Harrison (1867 - 1883)
SiblingElisha Alfred Harrison (1870 - 1945)
SiblingDorothy Elizabeth Harrison (1875 - 1918)
SiblingFrances Delilah Harrison (1877 - 1956)