HARRISON William Franklin

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]

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
Place of Death:
Residence At Time of Grave PurchaseAddress:
Apartment:
City:
State:
Zip:
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]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Dendron, Surry, Virginia, United States; Farmer
• Reference Number: 306
• Religion: Methodist
• Census: 1910, Guilford, Surry, Virginia
• Military Service: 22 Sep 1917; US Army, Various locations, WW II

Notes:

Owned a service station on Rt.10 in Burrowsville (still there). He was robbed and tied up and gagged with a baseball cap in his mouth and dropped in a drainage ditch that ran into a creek across the road. He survived and stayed in business a couple of years before his health deteriorated and then died several years late; his lungs were weakened from the pneumonia suffered from the exposure in the ditch.

ACCORDING TO HIS SON, WILLIE JR. , HE WAS BORN IN THE CARSLEY SECTION OF SURRY COUNTY.

Census:
1910 United States Federal Census
about Jefferson D Goodrich
Name:Jefferson D Goodrich          
Age in 1910:49          
Birth Year:1861          
Birthplace:Virginia          
Home in 1910:Guilford, Surry, Virginia          
Race:White          
Gender:Male          
Relation to Head of House:Head [Self (Head)]          
Marital Status:Married          
Spouse's Name:Lottie Goodrich          
Father's Birthplace:Virginia          
Mother's Birthplace:Virginia          
Household Members:NameAge               
Jefferson D Goodrich 49               
Lottie Goodrich 30               
Willie Goodrich 14               
Mirtie Goodrich 11               
Florce Goodrich 6               
Reuth Goodrich 1 6/12 [1               




Military Service:
Camp Lee and France. 80th Div, 318th Infantry, Co. H and was a PFC. Spent 8 months at Camp Lee and 12 months in France. Inducted at Surry Court House. He was in battle in the Argonne Forest (7/28/1918). He was discharged from Camp Lee on Jun 4, 1919.

Willie married PRICE Virginia about 1930 in Washington, DC. Virginia (daughter of PRICE John Tobias and POND Eudora Dorothy) was born on 14 Oct 1909 in Elberon, Surry, Virginia, USA; died on 10 Mar 2009 in Hopewell, VA; was buried in Burrowsville, Prince George, VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: 307
• Census: 1910, Guilford, Surry, Virginia

Notes:

No children Joined the Carsley Methodist Church on 19 Sep 1919, Rev J.E. White

Census:
1910 United States Federal Census
about Jefferson D Goodrich
Name:Jefferson D Goodrich          
Age in 1910:49          
Birth Year:1861          
Birthplace:Virginia          
Home in 1910:Guilford, Surry, Virginia          
Race:White          
Gender:Male          
Relation to Head of House:Head [Self (Head)]          
Marital Status:Married          
Spouse's Name:Lottie Goodrich          
Father's Birthplace:Virginia          
Mother's Birthplace:Virginia          
Household Members:NameAge               
Jefferson D Goodrich 49               
Lottie Goodrich 30               
Willie Goodrich 14               
Mirtie Goodrich 11               
Florce Goodrich 6               
Reuth Goodrich 1 6/12 [1               

Myrtie married LIVESAY HarrisonCarsley, Surry County, VA (Carsley Methodist Church). Harrison was born on 13 Jun 1905; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Farmer
• Reference Number: 308
• Residence: Last Residence

Notes:

Lives on the original Goodrich Farm. Original house still standing

Residence:
23890 Waverly, Sussex, Virginia

Lois married CLEMENTS Daisy Leigh on 24 Aug 1946 in Surry County, VA (Henry Clements Home). Daisy (daughter of CLEMENTS James Henry and AVERY Laura Mae) was born on 20 Sep 1920 in Dendron, Surry, Virginia, United States; died on 17 Feb 2010 in Dendron, Surry, Virginia, United States; was buried on 20 Feb 2010 in Waverly, Sussex County, VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alt. Burial: Brandon Episcopal Church
• Occupation: School Teacher
• Reference Number: 309
• Census: 1910, Guilford, Surry, Virginia
• Baptism: 21 Sep 1919, Carsley, Surry County, VA (Carsley Methodist Church)

Notes:

No children Joined the Carsley Meth Ch 21 Sep 1919, Rev. J.E. White

Person Source

Census:
1910 United States Federal Census
about Jefferson D Goodrich
Name:Jefferson D Goodrich          
Age in 1910:49          
Birth Year:1861          
Birthplace:Virginia          
Home in 1910:Guilford, Surry, Virginia          
Race:White          
Gender:Male          
Relation to Head of House:Head [Self (Head)]          
Marital Status:Married          
Spouse's Name:Lottie Goodrich          
Father's Birthplace:Virginia          
Mother's Birthplace:Virginia          
Household Members:NameAge               
Jefferson D Goodrich 49               
Lottie Goodrich 30               
Willie Goodrich 14               
Mirtie Goodrich 11               
Florce Goodrich 6               
Reuth Goodrich 1 6/12 [1               

Family/Spouse: WELLS William Robert. William was born on 12 Mar 1903; died on 13 Oct 1972; was buried in Burrowsville, VA (Brandon Episcopal Church Cem, Rt. 10). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Nickname: Sonny

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.

Nickname:
So now I learn that one of my ol' SHS classmates, Julian (Sonny) R. Harrison and kin?? And I grew up thinking I wasn't related to hardly anybody in Surry! Pat

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Buried:
"Slumber sweetly God knew best
When He called you home to rest."
Daughter of Joshua James and Mary Julia Bage Harrison
(note on stone that it was made in Petersburg, VA by Burns & Campbell)

Family/Spouse: MOTLEY --Unknown--. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Nickname: Johnny
• Occupation: Manufacturer's Rep
• Military: 11 Jun 1944, Various; US Navy in WW-II

Notes:

Thanks so much, Gene. My dad was so proud of his Virginia heritage. He always told my mom that Georgia was settled by debtors' prison inmates. In my research ,I found my mom's close ancestors were from
Virginia. I guess they came south looking for cheap land through a lottery. My great grandfather who served in the Civil War was an overseer on someone else's plantation north of Macon. So maybe my dad was right. All of this is so interesting! Why didn't they tell us more? Again, thank you for such a fantastic website. Bonnie

Occupation:
Showed samples from New York to retailers across the southeast.

Military:
According to US Muster Rolls, he served on the ship Antaesus and was mustered out June 11th, 1944. He was part of the Effort to supply American Troops fighting in North Africa.

Family/Spouse: ADAMS Lucille. Lucille (daughter of ADAMS John Quincy and DAVIS Cora) was born on 28 Sep 1911 in Taylor County, Ga; died in 1989 in Macon, GA; was buried in Macon, GA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military: WW-II

Notes:

David Harrison Johnson. He was born in Petersburg but the birth certificate also has Dinwiddie County, Virginia. He was a WW II army veteran with the Cross of Lorraine division.

The 79th Infantry Division, the "Cross of Lorraine" Division landed in France at Utah Beach on June 14, 1944. The division fought in Normandy, Northern France, Belgium, Holland and Germany.

David Harrison Johnson's residence at the time of his death was: 108 Carroll Avenue, Colonial Heights, Virginia. David died of Cardiovascular disease with cardiac arrest in Petersburg, Virginia.


Blandford Cemetery:
Deceased: DAVID JOHNSON
Deceased InformationLast Name: JOHNSON
First Name: DAVID
Middle Name: H

IdentifiersBirthdate:
Date of Death:
Interment Date: 5/18/1989
Race:
Sex: MALE
Age:
Other InformationParentage:
Birthplace:
Place of Death:

Funeral Home/Crematory
GraveId: 19689
Ward: V
Section #: 10
Square: 1 (E 1/2)
Location: E 1/2 SE CORNER
LocationGrave #: 3
New/Old Grounds: NEW
Type of Vault: B

Birth:
David Harrison Johnson. He was born in Petersburg but the birth certificate also has Dinwiddie County, Virginia.

Military:
He was a WW II army veteran with the Cross of Lorraine division.

The 79th Infantry Division, the "Cross of Lorraine" Division landed in France at Utah Beach on June 14, 1944. The division fought in Normandy, Northern France, Belgium, Holland and Germany.

Died:
David Harrison Johnson's residence at the time of his death was: 108 Carroll Avenue, Colonial Heights, Virginia. David died of Cardiovascular disease with cardiac arrest in Petersburg, Virginia.

Buried:
Deceased: DAVID JOHNSON
Deceased InformationLast Name: JOHNSON
First Name: DAVID
Middle Name: H

IdentifiersBirthdate:
Date of Death:
Interment Date: 5/18/1989
Race:
Sex: MALE
Age:
Other InformationParentage:
Birthplace:
Place of Death:
Residence At Time of Grave PurchaseAddress:
Apartment:
City:
State:
Zip:
AttendingDoctor:
Funeral Home/Crematory
GraveId: 19689
Ward: V
Section #: 10
Square: 1 (E 1/2)
Location: E 1/2 SE CORNER
LocationGrave #: 3
New/Old Grounds: NEW
Type of Vault: B

David married KERR Winifred Ann on 16 Jun 1951 in Colonial Heights, , Virginia. Winifred (daughter of KERR Joseph and STRATTON Violet) was born on 28 Feb 1918; died on 18 Jun 1998; was buried in Petersburg, VA (Blandford Cemetary). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: 316
• Milit-Beg: 1950, Ft. Gordon, GA
• Education: Abt 1953, Richmond, Virginia, USA
• Illness: 25 Jan 2005; Cancer

Notes:

WILLIE GOODRICH JR. Willie Benjamin Goodrich Jr. died on Jan. 24, 2005, after a long struggle with cancer. Willie was born on March 15, 1933, in Burrowsville. He was a graduate of the Disputanta High School, class of 1950. He served as a company clerk in the United States Army at Fort Gordon, Ga. Following his service in the Army, he attended Smith Deal Massey Business School in Richmond. He was employed as an accountant for Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. in Hopewell for 40 years until his retirement in 1995. Willie Jr. was a charter member of the Burrowsville Volunteer Fire Department, past treasurer and charter member of Burrowsville Ruritan Club, past treasurer and lifetime member of Martins Brandon Episcopal Church. During his years in the service, Willie Jr. met Charles Terry from Alabama. Willie Jr. and Terry remained close friends throughout his life. In his spare time, Willie Jr. enjoyed traveling to NASCAR races with his son and good friends, Leroy, Tom and Chuck of Tidewater. He also enjoyed his designation as the Burrowsville community grass cutter for many years. He was preceded in death by his father, Willie Benjamin Goodrich Sr. of Burrowsville. He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Barbara Riddle Goodrich; a daughter, Kimberly J. Goodrich; a son, Willie Benjamin Goodrich III; and his mother, Virginia Price Goodrich, 95, all of Burrowsville. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2005, in the Hopewell Chapel of J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home. The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 27, 2005, at Martins Brandon Episcopal Church, 18706 James River Drive, Burrowsville, with the Rev. Macon B. Walton, rector, officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Brandon Church Restoration Fund in his memory. Donations may be forwarded in care of Wanda G. Temple, treasurer, 2410 Liverman Drive, Hopewell, VA 23860.

W

Cancer

US Army

Willie married RIDDLE Barbara ?? about 1959. Barbara was born on 11 Nov 1962. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Colonial Heights, , Virginia; School Teacher
• Reference Number: 322
• Residence: Prince George County, VA

Notes:

1/0/2011:

I met Lottie Baird Harrison's grand daughter, Wanda Goodrich Temple, today at church (Martin's Brandon Episcopal Church) on the anniversary of our 6th great grandfather, John Baird, becoming a Vestryman there on January 10, 1720 (291 years ago).

Wanda Goodrich Temple was leading the worship and did the sermon for today. What a treat! and I was very proud of our cousin! She did a great job. (Brenda Duckwall)

Wanda married TEMPLE George Chappell on 29 Aug 1970 in Prince George County, VA (Newville Methodist Church). George was born in Mar 1948. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Teacher
• Reference Number: 194

Lois married JOHNSON Shirley James (Jimmy), Jr. on 25 Jun 1977 in Burrowsville, VA (Brandon Episcopal Church Cem, Rt. 10), and was divorced. Shirley (son of JOHNSON Shirley James, Sr. and GOODRICH Doris Jean) was born on 22 Dec 1953 in Richmond, VA (Retreat Hosp). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Employment: South Boston, Halifax, Virginia, USA
• Organizations: South Boston, Halifax, Virginia, USA; Southside Virginia Community College Board
• Organizations: VASAP Board
• Religion: South Boston, Halifax, Virginia, USA; First Baptist Church

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.

Employment:
retired from Halifax County Public Schools after 30 years and was active with the Retired Teachers Association.

Organizations:
Southside Virginia Community College Board

Died:
May 20, 1937 - October 1, 2013
Mr. Julian Randolph Harrison, Jr. of South Boston, Virginia died Tuesday, October 1, 2013 at Southside Regional Medical Center in Petersburg, Virginia. He was born in Suffolk County, Virginia May 20, 1937 and was 76 years of age. He was the son of the late
Julian Randolph Harrison, Sr. and Mary Elizabeth Whitmore Harrison and is survived by his wife Mary Dudley Harrison.

Mr. Harrison attended First Baptist Church in South Boston, served on the Southside Virginia Community College Board, the VASAP Board, was retired from Halifax County Public Schools after 30 years and was active with the Retired Teachers Association.

Mr. Julian Randolph Harrison, Jr. is survived by:
His Wife
Mary Dudley Harrison of South Boston, VA
One Daughter
Robin Harrison Mitchell & husband Bob of South Boston, VA
One Son
Julian Randolph "Trey" Harrison, III of Haw River, NC
Four Grandchildren
Meagan Lee Owen & husband Jared of Virgilina, VA
Monica Clare Mears & husband Robert of Chincoteague, VA
Olivia Jennings of South Boston, VA
Laurel Jennings of South Boston, VA
One Great-Grandson
Brecken Sawyer Mears of Chincoteague, VA

Funeral Services for Mr. Julian Randolph Harrison, Jr. will be held at the First Baptist Church, Saturday, October 5, 2013 at 2:00 P. M. with the Rev. Dave Anderson officiating. Burial will follow in Oak Ridge Cemetery.

The family will receive friends at Powell Funeral Home, Friday, from 7-8:30 P.M. and other times at the home, 2110 Rivoli Street, South Boston, Virginia.

Those wishing to give memorials are asked to consider the Lillian Perkins Scholarship Fund, 815 North Main Street, South Boston, VA 24592.

Online condolences may be directed to www.powellfunerals.com

Arrangements are by Powell Funeral Home, 1603 Wilborn Ave., South Boston, Virginia.

Family/Spouse: DUDLEY Mary. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Thanks so much, Gene. My dad was so proud of his Virginia heritage. He always told my mom that Georgia was settled by debtors' prison inmates. In my research ,I found my mom's close ancestors were from Virginia. I guess they came south looking for cheap land through a lottery. My great grandfather who served in the Civil War was an overseer on someone else's plantation north of Macon. So maybe my dad was right. All of this is so interesting! Why didn't they tell us more? Again, thank you for such a fantastic website. Bonnie

Gene, here is information I have. Asa Bernard Johnson, Jr. ( No one in these parts called him Bernard; here he was known as Johnny.) Born: Nov.29 1907 in Danville, Va. Died: August 27, 1976 in Macon, Ga. of Emphysema. Notes: A. B. J. Jr. served in the United States Navy in World War 11. According to the US Muster Roles , he served on the ship Antaeus and was mustered out June 11, 1944. He was a part of the effort to supply American Troops fighting in Northern Africa. He was a Manufacturer's Representative (salesman), showing samples from manufacturers in New York to retailers across the South East. He married Lucille Adams of Taylor County, Ga. (don't have the date) and they had one daughter, Bonnie Sue. Lucille's parents were Cora Davis of Taylor County and John Quincy Adams of Macon County. Notes: Lucille's paternal grandmother was Emma Rumph, a part of the Rumph family famous for producing a new variety of peach at their Willow Lake plantation in Macon County, Ga. Samuel Lewis Rumph, an early horticulturalist, named it the Elberta Peach after his wife. Later, he developed an ice packed railroad car to transport Georgia peaches as far away as New York.
Bonnie Sue Johnson (Bonnie) was born July 19, 1941 in Macon, Ga.-Bibb County. She married Cathey Alexander Smith of Macon born Oct.9, 1941 on August 3, 1963. Cathey's maternal second great grandfather, Osgood Willingham, founded an Architectual mill working company in 1882 that still operates in Macon today and is on the National Register of Historic Places. Cathey served as its President until his death in 2005. His and Bonnie's oldest son, Brian, holds that title today. Bonnie and Cathey had 3 sons: Bernard Brian Smith born January 25, 1966, Cathey Alexander Smith, Jr. born June 8, 1969 and Adams Hearn Smith born January 27, 1975. Cathey Alexander Smith, Jr. has three daughters: Allyson Grace born Dec. 7, 2000, Melanie Kim born Oct. 1, 2002 and Anna Catherine Smith born June 13, 2005.
Bonnie remarried in 2007 Robert Watson Hearn, Jr. born Dec. 23, 1937 in Macon, Ga.
Gene, I hope this information is usable ( not too much- not too little) and in a format someone can decipher. Later, I would like to add pictures, if appropriate. Thanks again, Bonnie

Bonnie married SMITH Cathey Alexander, Sr. on 3 Aug 1963. Cathey was born on 9 Oct 1941; died in 2005. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Bonnie married HEARN Robert Watson, Jr. in 2007. Robert was born on 23 Dec 1937 in Macon, GA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: HEPP Ronald Lee, Sr.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Petersburg General Hospital on a snowy day

Family/Spouse: BUSCH Charles Ralph. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Rev. DUCKWALL Bertram Foster. Bertram was born on 2 Feb 1946 in Washington, DC; died on 2 Feb 2016 in Terre Haute, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Brenda married EVANS Tommy K. on 19 Dec 2017 in Hopewell, VA. Tommy was born on 27 Nov 1951. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]