Educational Website for the Descendants of Sarah Jane Harrison
BENJAMIN HARRISON
ABOUT BENJAMIN
Benjamin Harrison, affectionately known as Ben or Bennie, was born in 1857 in Brunswick County, Virginia. Benjamin grew up on the small Harrison Farm in rural Ante, Brunswick County, Virginia with his siblings John, James, Samuel, Sallie, and Richard.
u.s. Federal Census Records
Benjamin Harrison appears in the 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, and 1930 U.S. Federal Census records for Brunswick County, Virginia. Unfortunately, most of the 1890 Census records were destroyed in a fire at the United States Department of Commerce building in Washington, D.C., on January 10, 1921. The 1920 U.S. Federal Census is being researched.
MARRIAGE
Benjamin married Mary “Mollie” Powell on Saturday, March 2, 1878, in Brunswick County, Virginia. Mary’s parents were Harriett Philips and father unknown.
RESIDENCE
Benjamin and Mollie lived in a rural area off Brandy Creek Road, in the unincorporated community of Ante, within the Powellton District of Brunswick County, Virginia. Brunswick County, established in 1720, was formed from parts of Prince George, Surry, and Isle of Wight counties.
CHILDREN
According to the U.S. Federal Census, Benjamin and Mollie children were:
- William H. Harrison
- Dora Harrison-Banks
- Daniel Harrison
- Claudia Harrison-Pearson
- Arthur Harrison
- Mary Harrison-Powell
- Vanderbilt "Van" Harrison
- Marie Harrison-Daniels
- Eddie Harrison
- Gradie Harrison
- Harriett Harrison
Harrison Family Lineage
Benjamin Harrison passed away on Monday, March 16, 1931, in Ante, Brunswick County, Virginia. The Sarah Jane Harrison Family website was created to connect with the descendants of Benjamin and his siblings John, James, Samuel, Sallie, and Richard descendants.