HARRISON, EZEKIEL
, was born Oct. 6, 1752, in Rockingham county, Va. Sarah Bryan was born July 31, 1753, in the same county. The were there married in 1775, and had nine children in Virginia. The family emigrated, about 1816, to Christian county, near Hopkinsville, Ky. Mr. H., with his wife, three sons and one daughter, moved to Sangamon county, Ill., arriving Nov. 4, 1822, north of Richland creek, in what is now Cartwright township. Of the four children -Jesse, born May 24, 1777, married in Virginia to Rachel Harrison, moved to Christian county, Ky., and from there to Sangamon county, and after a stay of but two years, moved to Missouri. His first wife died in Missouri. He married again, had five children, and died on the evening of Dec. 31, 1872, at Mexico, Audrain county, Mo.
Reuben, born June 12, 1779, in Rockingham county, Va., married there, May 16, 1804, to Parthenia Harrison. She had one child, and died in Virginia. Mr. H. was married Nov. 29, 1810, to Barbara A. Harnsberger. They had three children, and moved, in 1818, to Christian county, Ky., where one child was born, and came to Sangamon county, Ill., in company with his father, arriving Nov. 4, 1822, on Richland creek. Of his five children: Leonard C., the only child by the first wife, was born Feb. 4, 1805, in Virginia, entered the ministry in the M. E. Church at eighteen years of age, was married in South Carolina, moved to Summerfield, Alabama, and died there in 1867, leaving a widow and eight children. Of the children by the second wife, George M., born March 20, 1813, in Virginia, came to Sangamon county, with his parents in 1822. He studied medicine in Springfield under Dr. Jacob M. Early, rode on horseback to Virginia, sold his horse there and went by stage to Philadelphia, and graduated in April, 1840, at Rush Medical College. He was the second graduate in any medical college, from Sangamon county, Dow Matheny being the first. Dr. George M. Harrison was married May 18, 1840, near Harrisburg, Rockingham county, Va., to Maria B. C. J. Houston. They came at once to Sangamon county, and he engaged in practice on Richland creek, where they had three living children, namely: Ann Amantha, born August 13, 1841, in Sangamon county, Ill., was married June 7, 1866, in Virginia, to Frank W. Elliott. They have three children, Irene H., Charles E. and William H., and live in Cartwright township. Reuben H., born Nov. 9, 1842, in Sangamon county, enlisted in 1862, for three years, in the 114th Reg. Ill. Inf., served full time, and was honorably discharged in 1865. He was married in the spring of 1875, in Nebraska, to Mary J. Hendrickson, and resides on land received for his services in the army, situated near York Center, York county, Nebraska. Sarah B. C., born May 8, 1844, married Thomas Cummings. See his name. Mrs. B. C. J. Harrison, died Jan. 11, 1845, and Dr. G. M. Harrison was married Nov. 25, 1847, to Mary A. Megredy. They had nine living children: Emma E., born April 27, 1849, was married March 28, 1872, in Sangamon county, to Philip Oscar Hodgen, who was born Nov. 19, 1845, near Burlington, O., and Clara M., and reside in Petersburg, Menard county, Ill. M. Jennie, born May 22, 1850, was married Dec. 26, 1872, to George S. Beekman. They have one child, Harry F., and live in Tallula, Menard county, Ill. Julia S., was married Jan. 1, 1874, in Sangamon county, to William E. Beekman. They had one child, Edward F., and Mrs. Julia S. Beekman died June 18, 1875. Abbie, Melinda, John E., William H., Mary B. and Henrietta live with their mother. Dr. George M. Harrison died Sept. 1, 1873. He had been to the house of a neighbor on business, and was returning late in the evening. His horse arriving at home without a rider, search was instituted, and his body found at the crossing of a sharp ravine, where it was thought the horse had tripped and thrown him over its head. His widow resides on the farm where he commenced practice in 1840. It is north of Richland creek, and two and a half miles west of Salisbury. John H., born April 6, 1815, in Rockbridge county, Va., raised in Sangamon county, and married in Menard county, May 17, 1843, to Sarah A. Conover, who was born March 15, 1825, near Princeton, N.J. They had eight living children. Parthenia E. F., died Feb. 2, 1862, in her seventeenth year. Charles H. lives in Kansas. Sue, Sam B., George R., Hoat and Vannie live with their parents. John H. Harrison resides on the farm where his grandfather Harrison settled in 1822. From that to the present time (1873) his home has been on the same spot, included within an area of four rods square. Sarah U., born Dec. 20, 1817, in Kentucky, married Feb. 14, 1849, to Daniel Megredy, and died July 4, 1849, less than five months after marriage. Melinda A., born March 20, 1820, in Christian county, Ky, married in Sangamon county to Henry M. Harnsberger. See his name. Mrs. Barbara A. H. died Aug. 23, 1842, in Sangamon county, and her husband, Reuben Harrison died May 3, 1852, at Summerfield, near Selma Alabama.
Ezekiel B., BORN July 19, 1786, in Virginia, married Ann Bell. They had six children in Kentucky. One, a twin, died when they were moving to Illinois, and they had four children in Sangamon county. Their son, Milton B., married Mrs. Martha Sutton, whose maiden name was Hunter. They have one child, Martha H. Anabel, and reside in Petersburg. Lucinda P. married Enoch Megredy. See his name. Mrs. Ann H. died, and Ezekiel B. Harrison married Elizabeth Stewart, and he died in June, 1851, at Petersburg.
Lucinda B., born March 13, 1792, in Virginia, married in Sangamon county to Rev. Theophilus Sweet. See his name. She died August 20, 1873, at the house of her nephew, J. H. Harrison.
Ezekiel Harrison died about 1835, and Mrs. Sarah Harrison died June 6, 1845, born in Sangamon county.