SIMMONS Anne

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1860

Notes:

Joshua Harrison's mother's name is Ann and was born in 1798... Brenda Johnson Duckwall


Joshua Simmons Harrison born about 1823 (post office:
Brandon, Prince George, VA) married Ann Rebecca Ellis. He had one brother, James William
Thomas Harrison and one sister, Susanna who married Mr. Figg.

Joshua was a scout in the Civil War. He was having his horse shod at a blacksmith shop in
Petersburg when he was shot and killed by Northern soldiers. I think he was in the mounted
guard, 4th Congressional District, Virginia.

I don't know his parent's names or if they are linked to the Harrisons of Brandon and Upper Brandon.

Joshua had a son, William Franklin Harrison, who had a daughter, Adelaide Cornelia Harrison, that had a
son, David Harrison Johnson, who is my father.
...................................................................................................
Hey Gene,

Your William Thomas Harrison married Ann Simmons.....daughter of Joshua Simmons and Sarah Baird. Ann was the sister of Martha Simmons who married Peter Stainback. Peter Stainback (War of 1812 Vet) was the son of Rev War Veteran Littleberry Stainback Jr and his wife Amelia....possibly Wilkins.

Joshua Simmons was the son of Randolph and Frances Simmons of Prince George Co., Va. Joshua also had a brother named Coleman Simmons. Sarah Baird was the daughter of Thomas Baird.

There is much more info on the Simmons and Harrison Families in the Simmons Family Bible. You can view this bible online at the Library Of Virginia website. Go to www.lva.Virginia.edu and click on search catalogue for Simmons Family Bible. There are about 4 pages of info.

As far as Stainbacks....I saw on your website the mention of the Kirkham Graveyard where Peter and Martha Simmons Stainback are buried as well as Joshua Simmons among others.

Hope this helps....please let me know if you have any questions....

Charlie Rathbun
Jasper, Ga

Census:

1860 Census

Ann Harrison (62 years old)
birth about 1798
Home in 1860: Brandon, Prince George, Virginia
Members of the Household:
Ann Harrison (62)
JWT Harrison (James William Thomas Harrison) (33 years old)

James William Thomas Harrison is Joshua Simmons Harrison's brother.

I believe this Ann Harrison is Joshua's mother and that her maiden name
is most likely Ann Simmons (born in Virginia in 1798).
Ann Simmons was married to William Thomas Harrison
who was born about 1798 in Brandon, Prince George, Virginia.

Buried:
There is a Kirkham Graveyard in Prince George: "1.2 miles north of
Disputanta, on route #618; thence .8 mile northwest on route #629;
thence .1 mile south of route #629 Prince George, VA.
This graveyard is located about fifty yards east of the residence, in the corner of an
open field. The plot is about sisty feet square, fenced in and neatly kept. There is
a lone cedar tree and one tombstone marking two graves."
(Stainback and Kirkham: Martha Stainback wife of William Kirkham, born in Prince George Co.
VA, This Place, April 2, 1828, Died in Clarksville, VA Nov. 28, 1901 Mother
William Kirkham, born in Petersburg, VA Dec. 4, 1817, died in Petersburg, VA July 13, 1893, Father)

Others buried there are: Joshua Simmons (about 1800), and his two daughters;
Ann Simmons Harrison with her husband; William Thomas Harrison, and his cousin
James William Harrison; Martha Simmons Stainback, and her husband, Peter Stainback,
and their son, "Doll" Stainback.
Martha Simmons and Peter Stainback are parents of the Martha Stainback to who there is a marker.

Take care and thanks again.
Brenda

Family/Spouse: HARRISON James William. James (son of HARRISON John and HARRISON Sussana --LNU--) was born in btwn 1790/1794; died about 1833; was buried in Prince George County, VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Anne married HARRISON William Thomas before 1822. William (son of HARRISON Ishmael and GEE (NOT CONFIRMED) Elizabeth) was born about 1798 in Brandon, Prince George County, VA; was buried in Disputanta, Prince George, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military: Civil War
• Alt. Birth: 1828
• Census: 1850, Prince George County, VA
• Census: 1860, Prince George County, VA
• Servants: 1860, Prince George County, VA
• Occupation: 1860, Prince George County, VA; Farmer
• Tax: 1865
• Census: 1880

Notes:

Joshua Simmons Harrison born about 1823 (post office:
Brandon, Prince George, VA) married Ann Rebecca Ellis. He had one brother, James William
Thomas Harrison and one sister, Susanna who married Mr. Figg.

Joshua was a scout in the Civil War. He was having his horse shod at a blacksmith shop in
Petersburg when he was shot and killed by Northern soldiers. I think he was in the mounted
guard, 4th Congressional District, Virginia.

I don't know his parent's names or if they are linked to the Harrisons of Brandon and Upper Brandon.

Joshua had a son, William Franklin Harrison, who had a daughter, Adelaide Cornelia Harrison, that had a
son, David Harrison Johnson, who is my father.

From Brenda Johnson Duckwall:
Joshua Harrison's mother's name is Ann and was born in 1798.

Joshua's brother is James William Thomas Harrison.

I believe Joshua's father's name was William Thomas Harrison born
about 1798 in Brandon, Prince George.

Hi Gene,
Thanks for the info. There were a few things about John Baird that I did not have.

The info. about Joshua Simmons Harrison is from a paper that I have from a relative.
According to the U. S. Census, etc. Joshua's birth year needs to be corrected to 1828.

Addition: (Joshua Simmons Harrison's parents)

1860 Census

Ann Harrison (62 years old)
birth about 1798
Home in 1860: Brandon, Prince George, Virginia
Members of the Household:
Ann Harrison (62)
JWT Harrison (James William Thomas Harrison) (33 years old)

James William Thomas Harrison is Joshua Simmons Harrison's brother.

I believe this Ann Harrison is Joshua's mother and that her maiden name
is most likely Ann Simmons (born in Virginia in 1798).
Ann Simmons was married to William Thomas Harrison
who was born about 1798 in Brandon, Prince George, Virginia.

From Ancestry.com:

Virginia Marriages 1740- 1850

Joshua Harrison m. Ann Rebecca Ellis
April 1, 1848
Surry, Virginia

1850 Census

Joshua Harrison, 22 years old
Ann Harrison (Ann Rebecca Ellis Harrison) , 22 years old
Birth year 1828

U.S. Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records 1861- 1865

Joshua S. Harrison (1864)
Military Unit: Capt. McNeill's Co., Cavalry (Partisan Rangers); Capt. Moorman's Co.,
Cavalry (Greenbrier Cavalry); Mounted Guard, 4th Congressional District, Virginia;
Patrol Guard, 11th Congressional District (Mounted); Capt. St. Martin's Co.,
Mounted Rifles; Capt. Sale's Co., Mounted Reserves, Rappahannock District, Virginia
(National Archives and Records Administration Catalog ID: 586957; Record Group #: 109;
Roll #:211

U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists,
Tax Year 1865 for
Joshua Harrison of Virginia.
Joshua Harrison of Virginia is also listed on a tax assessment
list dated Nov. 30, 1864.

By the 1880 Census,
Joshua Simmons Harrison's wife, Ann R. Harrison, is listed as a widow.
In the household, is Ann Rebecca Harrison (50),
two of her children:
Adelaide Roberta (Addie R.) Harrison (22)
and William Franklin Harrison (26), William's wife, Sarah (25), and
3 of William and Sarah's children:
Myrtie (12), Lottie (2), and Joshua (6 months).

Thanks again!
Brenda

Military:
Joshua was a scout in the Civil War. He was having his horse shod at a blacksmith shop in
Petersburg when he was shot and killed by Northern soldiers. I think he was in the mounted guard, 4th Congressional District, Virginia.

U.S. Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records 1861- 1865

Joshua S. Harrison (1864)
Military Unit: Capt. McNeill's Co., Cavalry (Partisan Rangers); Capt. Moorman's Co.,
Cavalry (Greenbrier Cavalry); Mounted Guard, 4th Congressional District, Virginia;
Patrol Guard, 11th Congressional District (Mounted); Capt. St. Martin's Co.,
Mounted Rifles; Capt. Sale's Co., Mounted Reserves, Rappahannock District, Virginia
(National Archives and Records Administration Catalog ID: 586957; Record Group #: 109;
Roll #:211

Alt. Birth:
per Brenda Duckwall

Census:
1850 Census

Joshua Harrison, 22 years old
Ann Harrison (Ann Rebecca Ellis Harrison) , 22 years old
Birth year 1828

Census:
United States Census, 1860 for J S Harrison
Name: J S Harrison
Residence: , Prince George, Virginia
Ward: [Blank]
Age: 37 years
Estimated Birth Year: 1823
Birthplace: Virginia
Gender: Male
Page: 7
Family Number: 53
Film Number: 805372
DGS Number: 4298867
Image Number: 00347
NARA Number: M653

Servants:
Name Home in 1860 (City,County,State)

Joshua S Harrison Prince George, Virginia

Slave Information

Age Gender Race View Census

40 Female Black
38 Male Black
16 Female Black
15 Female Black
9 Female Black

Occupation:
Brandon Church area

Tax:
U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists,
Tax Year 1865 for
Joshua Harrison of Virginia.
Joshua Harrison of Virginia is also listed on a tax assessment
list dated Nov. 30, 1864.

Census:
By the 1880 Census,
Joshua Simmons Harrison's wife, Ann R. Harrison, is listed as a widow.
In the household, is Ann Rebecca Harrison (50),
two of her children:
Adelaide Roberta (Addie R.) Harrison (22)
and William Franklin Harrison (26), William's wife, Sarah (25), and
3 of William and Sarah's children:
Myrtie (12), Lottie (2), and Joshua (6 months).

Buried:
There is a Kirkham Graveyard in Prince George: "1.2 miles north of
Disputanta, on route #618; thence .8 mile northwest on route #629;
thence .1 mile south of route #629 Prince George, VA.
This graveyard is located about fifty yards east of the residence, in the corner of an
open field. The plot is about sisty feet square, fenced in and neatly kept. There is
a lone cedar tree and one tombstone marking two graves."
(Stainback and Kirkham: Martha Stainback wife of William Kirkham, born in Prince George Co.
VA, This Place, April 2, 1828, Died in Clarksville, VA Nov. 28, 1901 Mother
William Kirkham, born in Petersburg, VA Dec. 4, 1817, died in Petersburg, VA July 13, 1893, Father)

Others buried there are: Joshua Simmons (about 1800), and his two daughters;
Ann Simmons Harrison with her husband; William Thomas Harrison, and his cousin
James William Harrison; Martha Simmons Stainback, and her husband, Peter Stainback,
and their son, "Doll" Stainback.
Martha Simmons and Peter Stainback are parents of the Martha Stainback to who there is a marker.

Take care and thanks again.
Brenda
.....................................................................
A marker states: Martha Stainback, wife of William Kirkham, born in Prince George County, Virginia (this place) April 2, 1828. Died in Clarksville, Virginia November 28, 1901. Mother.

And

William Kirkham
Born in Petersburg, VA Dec. 4, 1817
Died in Petersburg, VA July 13, 1893
Father

Source of information was Susie Harrison Figg, Prince George, Virginia and research by Jennie S. Harrison on Oct. 4, 1937.

Susanna Harrison Figg is the sister of Joshua Simmons Harrison who is William Franklin Harrison's father and Sarah E. Baird Harrison's (b. January 27, 1854 - d. January 22, 1888) father-in-law. Susanna is Sarah's aunt in law.

It would make perfect sense for Sarah E. Baird Harrison to be buried there at the Kirkham Cemetery.

Perhaps the new Prince George Cemetery Project and Clarah's grand daughter can help us out. Thanks so much!

Joshua married ELLIS Ann Rebecca on 1 Apr 1848 in Dendron, Surry, Virginia, United States. Ann (daughter of ELLIS Bolling and VELVIN Elizabeth Ann) was born cal 1829; was buried in Surry County, VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1860
• Military: 1861, Prince George County, VA; Condederate army

Notes:

Census:

1860 Census

Ann Harrison (62 years old)
birth about 1798
Home in 1860: Brandon, Prince George, Virginia
Members of the Household:
Ann Harrison (62)
JWT Harrison (James William Thomas Harrison) (33 years old)

James William Thomas Harrison is Joshua Simmons Harrison's brother.

I believe this Ann Harrison is Joshua's mother and that her maiden name
is most likely Ann Simmons (born in Virginia in 1798).
Ann Simmons was married to William Thomas Harrison
who was born about 1798 in Brandon, Prince George, Virginia.

Military:
JAMES WILLIAM THOMAS HARRISON

Compiled by Brenda Johnson Duckwall

JAMES WILLIAM THOMAS HARRISON WAS BORN ABOUT 1827 IN BRANDON, PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY, VIRGINIA

ENROLLED FOR ACTIVE SERVICE ON THE MUSTER ROLL OF
CAPTAIN EDMUND RUFFIN, JR. IN THE PRINCE GEORGE CALVARY.

ENLISTED APRIL 20, 1861 AT PRINCE GEORGE COURTHOUSE

WAS PRESENT NOVEMBER 24, 1862 FROM SICK LEAVE

AND PRESENT TO OCTOBER 27, 1864 WHEN WOUNDED

NO HORSE IN MAY AND JUNE 1864

AND IN AMBULANCE CORP. TO AUGUST 31, 1864

IN PETERSBURG HOSPITAL OCTOBER 27, 1864 - DECEMBER 1, 1864

THEN BACK IN HOSPITAL FEBRUARY 11, 1865

FURLOUGHED MARCH 9, 1865

JAMES WILLIAM THOMAS HARRISON HAD A BROTHER, JOSHUA SIMMONS HARRISON AND A SISTER, SUSANNA HARRISON (FIGG). THEIR MOTHER'S NAME WAS ANN (WHO WAS BORN ABOUT 1798).

Records from:
Muster Roll of Captain Edmund Ruffin, Jr.
1860 United States Federal Census
A book by Daniel T. Balfour, 13^th Virginia Cavalry
Page 80
And Johnson Harrison Family Records

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: Susanna "Susie" Elizabeth Eleline HARRISON

Notes:

Buried:
All I Know is that Hawknest was where William Henry Figg and Susanna E.E. Harrison Figg, my great great grandparents lived and are buried. Cousin Carol Figg Hopkins showed me the site and the cemetery when we went looking for Maycox and Eel Bank.. She's cc'd on this. "Edwin Hopkins"
Jamie

Family/Spouse: FIGG William Henry. William was buried in Prince George County, VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: 304
• Census: 1880, Guilford, Surry, Virginia

Notes:

Received from Brenda Duckwall, 1/2011:

Joshua had a son, William Franklin Harrison, who had a daughter, Adelaide Cornelia Harrison, that had a
son, David Harrison Johnson, who is my father.

One of my New Year goals is to try to link Joshua with the President Harrison line. I think that he may have
been a cousin of some sort. I think that they were all well off financially since they are related to the Booths,
sent William Franklin Harrison's wife, Sarah E. Baird, to France to receive treatments for T.B. Sarah died
January 22, 1888 of T.B. leaving my grandmother who was only 16 months old. I have sympathy for William
loosing his wife, having young children to take care of, and loosing his father when he was a teenager. I guess he was too preoccupied to keep family records but I would like to go back and find out what his grandparents (Joshua's parents) names were and possibly link our family to the Presidents.

from Brenda Duckwall:

The Harrison Home is at 3840 Otterdam Road in Surry County.

The land where the home is located and about 1000 acres belonged to our Ellis ancestors from the early 1600's. The land and original home was given by Bolling Ellis to his daughter and our ancestor Ann Rebecca Ellis who married Joshua Simmons Harrison. It was passed down or purchased by sons and daughters: William Franklin Harrison, Joshua James Harrison, Julian R. Harrison, Julian R. Harrison, Jr., and presently to Julian R. Harrison III and his sister, Robin Harrison Mitchell.


Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940
Groom's Name: William Franklin Harrison
Groom's Birth Date: 1854
Groom's Birthplace: Prince George, Virginia
Groom's Age: 41
Bride's Name: Ella May Clary
Bride's Birth Date: 1877
Bride's Birthplace: Sussex, Virginia
Bride's Age: 18
Marriage Date: 20 Mar 1895
Marriage Place: Prince George, Virginia
Groom's Father's Name: Joshua S. Harrison
Groom's Mother's Name: Ann R. Harrison
Bride's Father's Name: Thos. L. Clary
Bride's Mother's Name: Emma J. Clary
Groom's Race:
Groom's Marital Status: Widowed
Groom's Previous Wife's Name:
Bride's Race:
Bride's Marital Status: Single

William Franklin Harrison was just 34 almost 35 when his wife died. He had 6 young children and his widowed mother in his house hold. He may have had a sister in the household. His sister and mother did help him with the children. They were all recovering from the Civil War. If his wife's grave is unmarked, it would be understandable that he did not purchase a stone.

This is from the Surry County Historical Society:

The Harrison Farm
located at 3840 Otterdam Road
Surry County, Virginia

"The following information has been researched by Julian R. Harrison, Jr.
The Harrison Farm was once owned by Bolling Ellis. The Ellises were in Surry County as early as 1667. The
original farm consisted of 760 +/- acres. Ann Rebecca Ellis married Joshua Simmons Harrison April 1, 1848 in Surry, Virginia. She inherited the farm from her father, Bolling Ellis.

Joshua James Harrison inherited his part of the farm from his father, William Franklin Harrison, in 1907, and bought the remaining shares from other family members….."

I don't know where Julian received the information whether it was Court records, Wills, or passed down information.
He seemed to check things carefully.

I may have given you a copy of this information with a picture of the house and farm.

Court Records or a Will might firm up the proof….

(Medical):While motoring on the Seashoew State Park at Cape Henry. Died in his automobile

Census:
United States Census, 1880 for William Harrison
Name: William Harrison
Residence: Guilford, Surry, Virginia
Birthdate: 1854
Birthplace: Virginia, United States
Relationship to Head: Self
Spouse's Name: Sarah S. Harrison
Spouse's Birthplace: Virginia, United States
Father's Name:
Father's Birthplace: Virginia, United States
Mother's Name: Ann R. Harrison
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia, United States
Race or Color (Expanded): White
Ethnicity (Standardized): American
Gender: Male
Martial Status: Married
Age (Expanded): 26 years
Occupation:
NARA Film Number: T9-1392
Page: 53
Page Character: A
Entry Number: 442
Film number: 1255392
Household Gender Age
William Harrison M 26
Spouse Sarah S. Harrison F 25
Child Lottie B. Harrison F 2
Child Myrtie V. Harrison F 12
Child Joshua Harrison M 6M
Parent Ann R. Harrison F 50
Parent Addie R. Harrison F 22

Buried:
From: Brenda Johnson Duckwall:
These are stones at Waverly Cemetery in Waverly, Virginia for Joshua James Harrison ("Nellie" Adelaide Cornelia Harrison's brother who had just
had a birthday and turned 8 when his mother died). His daughter, Helen, was just one years old when she died.

William Franklin Harrison and Sarah Ellis Baird Harrison had 6 children: Lottie, Myrtie, Joshua, Herbert, Clarah, and my grandmother, Nellie (long e sound).

When William Franklin Harrison's wife died he moved closer to his mother, Ann Rebecca Ellis Harrison. His mother and sisters helped to take care of the children.
William's oldest child was Lottie Baird Harrison (Wanda Goodrich Temple's grandmother). Lottie had just turned 12 years old when her mother
(Sarah Ellis Baird Harrison) died on her birthday, January 22.

JUST FOUND IN MY NOTES THAT SARAH ELLIS BAIRD HARRISON IS BURIED IN PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY, VIRGINIA, NEAR NEWVILLE. So maybe we were on the
trail the other day when we were looking for the Kirkham Cemetery.

Kirkham Cemetery Location in the Report: 1.2 miles north of Disputanta, Virginia, on Route #618; thence .8 mile northwest on Route #629; thence .1 mile south
of Route #629. Prince George County, Virginia.

Kirkham Cemetery is located about fifty yards east of the residence, in the corner of an open field (1937). The plot is about sixty feet square, fenced in and neatly
kept (as of 1937). There is a lone cedar tree and one tombstone marking two graves.

Graves include: Martha Stainback Kirkham, William Kirkham, Joshua Simmons, 2 young daughters, Ann Simmons Harrison, and her husband, William Thomas Harrison,
James William Harrison, Martha Simmons Stainback and her husband, Peter Stainback, their young son, and possibly more.

I plan to volunteer to help inventory cemeteries in Prince George so maybe we will eventually come across Sarah Ellis Baird Harrison's grave. I'm also looking for William
Franklin Harrison's father's grave. His father was Joshua Simmons Harrison. If Joshua Simmons Harrisons mother was a Simmons, it would make sense for his son
William to bury his wife with his grandmother's family.

William married BAIRD Sarah Ellis on 9 Feb 1875. Sarah (daughter of BAIRD Alexander Peter, Jr. and BOOTH Rebecca Ann) was born on 27 Jan 1854 in Dendron, Surry, Virginia, United States; died on 22 Jan 1888 in Mayenne Pays de Loire, France; was buried in Surry County, VA (Lois Goodrich Cemetary on Rt 612). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married CLARY Ella May on 20 Mar 1895 in Prince George County, VA. Ella (daughter of CLARY Thomas Lafayette and CLARY Emma J. --LNU--) was born in 1877 in Sussex County, VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

poss Ann Simmons Harrison

bonniesmithhearn: Gene, I have contacted you before. Sara Baird Harrison is my great grandmother; my grandmother, Cornelia Adelaide, was 16 mo. when her mother died of TB in France. My husband and I are going to France in May (upper Loire and Pays De La Mayenne will be visited.)It was in this area where she was treated. I am trying to locate the hospital where she died if the building still exists. Do you know anyone who might have information on name of place or exact location? From your Booth Family inf., I understand she was brought back from France and buried in Va.,correct? I would also like to compliment you on your excellent Booth Family website. Any additional inf. on my great grandmother would be appreciated. Bonnie Hearn
Inbox Apr 20 2:42 PM GMT

Buried:
Buried on the Collier Farm

Family/Spouse: COLLIER Joseph Turner. Joseph and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1880

Notes:

Census:
By the 1880 Census,
Joshua Simmons Harrison's wife, Ann R. Harrison, is listed as a widow.
In the household, is Ann Rebecca Harrison (50),
two of her children:
Adelaide Roberta (Addie R.) Harrison (22)
and William Franklin Harrison (26), William's wife, Sarah (25), and
3 of William and Sarah's children:
Myrtie (12), Lottie (2), and Joshua (6 months).

Buried:
buried on the Collier Farm

Notes:

(my grandmother's Aunt, William Franklin Harrison's sister; Adelaide Roberta helped raise my grandmother, Adelaide Nellie; Adelaide Nellie was only 2 when her mother died of TB)... Brenda Johnson Duckwall

Buried:
There is a narrow stone about 3 feet tall at her gravesite with the name "Adelaide H. Waite". As you are coming from 460 and arrive at Waverly Cemetery, turn right on the 2^nd road into the cemetery and the site is near the back.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Living In: Prince George County, VA; Maycocks

Family/Spouse: BUTTS Evelyn Clark. Evelyn and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: 165

Notes:

According to Sarah Smith Rowell Johnson (wife of Turner Collier Johnson who was the son of Joseph Franklin Johnson and Edmonia Salome Collier).....

Sarah E. Baird Harrison (wife of William Franklin Harrison) who died of TB on January 22, 1888 (the date of her oldest daughter's birthday, Lottie, who had turned 12 years old that day and also leaving my grandmother Nellie who was 16 months old, her other children Joshua, Herbert, Myrtie, and Clarah)

"is buried in Prince George County near Newville."

This could possibly place her at the Kirkham or Simmons Cemetery.

The Coleman Simmons Cemetery is 1.7 miles northwest of Disputanta on 460 then about 100 yards north of 460 in Prince George County.

The Kirkham Cemetery is described to be 1.2 miles north of Disputanta, Virginia, on route 618; thence .8 mile northwest on Route 629; thence .1 mile south of route 629, Prince George County, Virginia.

The Kirkham Cemetery contains the remains of Joshua Simmons and his daughter, Ann Simmons Harrison and her husband, William Thomas Harrison who are the great grandparents and grandparents of William Franklin Harrison, Sarah E. Baird Harrison's husband.

The Kirkham Cemetery also contains the remains of Joshua Simmons' daughter, Martha Simmons Stainback and her husband, Peter Stainback, and their son, Adolphus "Doll" and daughter Martha Stainback Kirkham.

Lottie married GOODRICH Jefferson Davis on 19 Feb 1895 in Dendron, Surry, Virginia, United States. Jefferson (son of GOODRICH Benjamin B.(Briggs ?) and HARRIS Elizabeth Anne) was born on 22 Jun 1861 in Dendron, Surry, Virginia, United States; died on 23 Mar 1923 in Dendron, Surry, Virginia, United States; was buried in Surry County, VA (Lois Goodrich Cemetary on Rt 612). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Myrtle married PHILLIPS Garland on 14 Dec 1899 in Carsley, Surry County, VA (Carsley Methodist Church). Garland and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Dendron, Surry, Virginia, United States; Farmer

Notes:

from Brenda Duckwall:

The Harrison Home is at 3840 Otterdam Road in Surry County.

The land where the home is located and about 1000 acres belonged to our Ellis ancestors from the early 1600's. The land and original home was given by Bolling Ellis to his daughter and our ancestor Ann Rebecca Ellis who married Joshua Simmons Harrison. It was passed down or purchased by sons and daughters: William Franklin Harrison, Joshua James Harrison, Julian R. Harrison, Julian R. Harrison, Jr., and presently to Julian R. Harrison III and his sister, Robin Harrison Mitchell.

This is from the Surry County Historical Society:

The Harrison Farm
located at 3840 Otterdam Road
Surry County, Virginia

"The following information has been researched by Julian R. Harrison, Jr.
The Harrison Farm was once owned by Bolling Ellis. The Ellises were in Surry County as early as 1667. The
original farm consisted of 760 +/- acres. Ann Rebecca Ellis married Joshua Simmons Harrison April 1, 1848 in Surry, Virginia. She inherited the farm from her father, Bolling Ellis.

Joshua James Harrison inherited his part of the farm from his father, William Franklin Harrison, in 1907, and bought the remaining shares from other family members….."

I don't know where Julian received the information whether it was Court records, Wills, or passed down information.
He seemed to check things carefully.

I may have given you a copy of this information with a picture of the house and farm.

Court Records or a Will might firm up the proof….

(Medical):died at his home at 9:20 pm

Died:
Died Oct 12

Buried:
JOSHUA JAMES HARRISON
Jan. 3, 1880 - October 12, 1931
"My Husband"
"In Jesus arms we laid him down
a lovely jewel for His crown."
Parents: William Franklin Harrison and Sarah Ellis Baird Harrison

Family/Spouse: BAGE MARY JULIA "Molly". MARY was born on 27 Jun 1884; died on 5 Jun 1965; was buried in Waverly, VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

(Medical):in his car on the Seashore State Park Parkway

Family/Spouse: PHILLIPS Lillie. Lillie and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
see photo. Actual day of the birth is hard to read

Family/Spouse: LANE Leslie. Leslie and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Nickname: 1886; Nelie
• Census: 1900, Guilford, Surry, Virginia
• Census: 1910, Guilford, Surry, Virginia
• Religion: 1926, Colonial Heights, , Virginia; at Highland United Methodist Church
• Census: 1930, Colonial Heights, , Virginia

Notes:

She ws 16 months old when her mother died.


Deceased: NELLIE JOHNSON
Deceased Information Last Name: JOHNSON
First Name: NELLIE
Middle Name: ADELEIDE
Identifiers Birthdate:
Date of Death: 7/19/1959
Interment Date: 7/21/1959
Race: WHITE
Sex: FEMALE
Age: 71
Other Information Parentage: W. T. HARRISON
Birthplace: PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY VIRGINIA
Place of Death:
Attending Doctor: D. D. MOORE
Funeral Home/Crematory J. T. MORRIS
GraveId: 18428
Ward: RR
Section #: 10
Square: 7 (W 1/2)
Location: W 1/2 CENTER
LocationGrave #: 2
New/Old Grounds: NEW
Type of Vault: BOX

Census:
1900 United States Census was done for June 1900: Nellie is listed as Adalaide C. Harrison. She is 13 years old and her birth year is given as 1886. The Harrison family are living very close to the Johnson family and are in the Guildford District of Surry County, Virginia.

Census:
1910 United States Census was done on May 21, 1910, Nellie Johnson is listed as 23 years old making her birth year 1886. They are listed as living in the Guildford District of Surry County, Virginia.

Religion:
I also went by Highland United Methodist Church in Colonial Heights today and found them in an old record book.
Mr. A. B. Johnson and Mrs. N. A. Johnson joined Highland United Methodist Church in 1926 by Confession of Faith
with Rev. W. H. Atwill. Their home address was given as 303 Lafayette Avenue. There was a handwritten note that
Mr. A. B. Johnson had deceased in 1954... Brenda Duckwall.

Census:
1930 United States Census, Asa and Nellie are listed as living at 303 Lafayette Ave. Colonial Heights, Chesterfield County, Virginia,
The Census was done on April 15, 1930 and Nellie A. Johnson is listed as 43 making her birth year 1886. It gives the value of his home (Asa) as $3,500 and that he is a Merchant, Grocer, working on his own account. Listed in the household are: Asa, Nellie, their son Harrison Johnson (David Harrison Johnson), Rosa Bland, Ruth Goodrich, and Sarah Lane.

Buried:
Deceased: NELLIE JOHNSON
Deceased InformationLast Name: JOHNSON
First Name: NELLIE
Middle Name: ADELEIDE

IdentifiersBirthdate:
Date of Death: 7/19/1959
Interment Date: 7/21/1959
Race: WHITE
Sex: FEMALE
Age: 71
Other InformationParentage: W. T. HARRISON
Birthplace: PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY VIRGINIA
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AttendingDoctor: D. D. MOORE
Funeral Home/Crematory J. T. MORRIS
GraveId: 18428
Ward: RR
Section #: 10
Square: 7 (W 1/2)
Location: W 1/2 CENTER
LocationGrave #: 2
New/Old Grounds: NEW
Type of Vault: BOX

"Nellie" married JOHNSON Asa Bernard, Sr. on 19 Dec 1906 in Dendron, Surry, Virginia, United States. Asa (son of JOHNSON David Peyton and ROGERS Mahala Elizabeth) was born on 25 Sep 1879; died on 18 Feb 1954; was buried in Petersburg, VA (Blandford Cemetary). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Edmonia married JOHNSON Joseph Franklin on 17 Oct 1901. Joseph (son of JOHNSON David Peyton and ROGERS Mahala Elizabeth) was born on 28 Jul 1876; died on 23 Jan 1943; was buried in Dendron, Surry, Virginia, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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6 Siblings

I'll bet you can help me. My name is James Alfred Figg III. My grandfather was the Reverend James Alfred Figg, (who, according to his tombstone at Grace Episcopal Church in Bremo Bluff, Va where he was Rector until he died in 1968) was born at "Maycox" in 1891. I made a trip in the Fall to locate "Maycox" and was told by Carol Bowman Marks, Exec Dir. of the Prince George Co Historical Society (and it turns out is a cousin of mine) that the site of "Maycox" is within the James River Federal Wildlife Refuge. I got permission from the Federal Wildlife Dept. to walk thru, the day prior to deer hunting season, and located the cellar hole of "Maycox" (directly opposite "Westover"). I am assuming that the original "Maycox" (Maycocks) was destroyed in the Revolution, having been the model for the Skipwith's "Prestwould" which is a large Georgian Brick house***. Thus the house my grandfather was born in was a later house....I met my cousin Carol Hopkins, who came with me, and we also discovered, the site of "Hawksnest" where the family cemetery of William Henry Figg, married to Susanna Elizabeth Emeline Harrison and their children are buried, the exception being, my great grandfather, William Benjamin Figg, who married Evelyn Fulton Clarke Butts, who are both buried at Brandon Episcopal Church in Burrowsville. I would like to find out more about MY Harrisons and the Butts...... apparently Susanna was born at "Eel Banks" to the west of "Macox" and Evelyn at either "Hatches" or "Blairs" to the east of "Maycox" all adjacent to and/or included in the James River Wildlife Refuge. I have traced Susanna E.E. Harrison Figg thru the "Old Colonial Line" to which she belongs. I see that your mother was Helen Butts, which would lead me to believe that WE are kin also. But it appears that YOUR Harrisons are of the "Presidential Line". If, in fact, you are going to the Butts, Clary, Fenner, Figg annual reunion, I hope to meet you as I am going to try to be there too. I met Kenneth and Ruth Figg on my last trip, he and I are the only Figgs left, I believe, as we both have only daughters. He is my father's 1st cousin, and they would be the same age, my father having died in 1994.
JAMIE FIGG jamiefigg@aol.com

Family/Spouse: RIGBY Constance Guerrant. Constance was buried in Bremo Bluff, VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]