Educational Website for the Descendants of Sarah Jane Harrison
JAMES HARRISON
About JAMES
James Harrison, often referred to as Jim or Jimmie, was born in Brunswick County, Virginia. James was raised alongside his siblings - John, Benjamin, Samuel, Sallie, and Richard - on the Harrison Farm in rural Ante, Brunswick County.
u.s. Federal Census Records
James Harrison appears in the 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, and 1920 U.S. Federal Census records for Greensville 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.
MARRIAGE
James Harrison married Rowena Davis on Wednesday, December 29, 1875, in Greensville County, Virginia. Rowena was the daughter of Anderson Davis and Clara Pointer-Davis, as documented in the Virginia Marriage Registers from 1853 to 1935.
RESIDENCE
James and Rowena lived in the Zion District of Greensville County, Virginia. Greensville County was established in 1781, with the town of Emporia located at its center. Emporia was designated as the county seat when the county government was formed.
CHILDREN
According to the U.S. Federal Census, James and Rowena children were:
- Alice Harrison-Banks
- Robert Harrison
- Victoria Harrison-White
- Lelia Rolinda Harrison-Mason
- Peter Harrison
- James Harrison, Jr.
- Martha Harrison-Williams
- Merritt Harrison
- Richard Harrison
- Gracie Harrison-Broadnax-Tillar
Harrison Family Lineage
James Harrison passed away on Thursday, June 27, 1929, in Greensville County, Virginia, at the age of 77. The Sarah Jane Harrison Family website was created to connect with the descendants of James and his siblings John, Benjamin, Samuel, Sallie, and Richard descendants.