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Note: ed Abigail Morgan, daughter of William Morgan. She was born in 1771 in Craven Co, NC and died in 1831, Wilkinson Co, Ga. Moses was in Georgia as early as March 14, 1797, when he applied in Screvan Co., Ga to administer the estate of John Rains. Screvan Co. is on the SC border where Moses' father James died. Nov. 11, 1815, Moses was appointed by the Governor of Georgia, a Justice of the Peace in Wilkes Co., Ga. In 1820 Moses was living in Wilkinson Co., Ga. It is likely that the certificate should actually have read "Wilkinson" County, not "Wilkes". Children:
1. John T. Harrison - b. Jan. 12, 1802
2. George Washington Harrison - b. Sept. 20, 1807; d. May 15, 1854; m. (1) Joicey Cannon; (2) Frances Simpson West 3. Seaton S. Harrison - b. March 8, 1812
George WashingtonHarrison, son of Moses Harrison and Abigail Morgan, was born Sept 20, 1807, probably in Ga. Married (1) Joicey Cannon, daughter of Nathaniel Cannon and Frances Sumner(2) Frances Simpson West, daughter of Joseph West, July 20, 1834, Milledgeville, Baldwin Co., Ga. She died Nov. 1901, Atlanta, Ga. George moved his family to Randolph Co., Ga. He was on the 1840 Census of Randolph Co. Children:
1. Elizabeth Jain Harrison (by 1) - b. 1831, Wilkinson County, Ga.; d. after 1900, Texas; m. James S. West. Elizabeth is mentioned in the will of her grandfather, Nathaniel Cannon. 2. George Ann Harrison - b. Aug. 15, 1835; m. Major A. W. Starke 3. John Thomas Harrison - b. about April 21, 1840; d. June 12, 1884; m. never. CSA - Company C 45th Georgia
4. Zadoc Daniel Harrison - b. Nov. 26, 1842, Ga.; d. Sept. 24, 1935; m. Laura L. Hendree
5. James Polk Harrison - b. Sept. 26, 1844; d. May 21, 1906; m. Mary "Mollie" A. Lea. Jan. 1859 he began his apprenticeship of three years in the old Southern Recorder office in Milledgeville. He moved to Forsyth, Ga. in 1866 and established the Monroe Advertiser. In 1873 he moved to Atlanta, Ga. and formed a joint stock company and purchased the Franklin Steam Printing House and the Christian Index. In 1877 he was elected State Printer by the Legislature. Children: 1. James Polk Harrison, Jr. - d. at age 10
2. John Wallace Harrison - b. 1866; d. 1866
3. Frank Harrison - b. May 1879
4. Stella Harrison - b. Aug. 1884F. Elenora Victoria Virginia Harrison - b. 1849; m. June 1, 1847
6. George Washington Harrison - b. March 31, 1849; d. Aug. 25, 1936, Atlanta; m. Lucy Minerva Hayden. Children:
1. George Washington Harrison, Jr. - b. July 10, 1884; d. Nov. 24, 1936; m. Never 2. Lucy Hayden Harrison - b. June 22, 1880; d. July 22, 1919; m. never
Elizabeth Harrison, daughter of George Harrison and Joicey Cannon, was born in 1831 in Wilkinson Co., Ga. Elizabeth married James S. West Children:
1. George E. West - b. 1851, Randolph Co., Ga.
2. Joshua West (twin) - b. 1853, Randolph Co., Ga.
3. John H. West (twin) - b. 1853, Randolph Co., Ga.
4. Frances C. West - b. 1855, Randolph Co., Ga.. She was nicknamed "Georgia". She m. A. J. Stokes
5. Martha H. West - b. 1858, Cass Co., Texas
6. Joel J. West - b. 1863, Cass Co., Texas
7. S. E. West (daughter) - b. 1867, Texas; d. young
Colonel Zadoc Harrison, son of George Harrison and Frances Simpson West, was born Nov. 26, 1842, Randolph Co., Ga. Zadoc was on the 1860 Census of Baldwin Co., Ga. He married Laura Lignon Hendree, Dec. 18, 1872. Zadoc died Sept. 24, 1935, Atlanta, Ga. Children:
1. Emily Stewart Harrison - b. Jan. 6, 1874; d. Sept. 3, 1973; m. never. She was an editoress on the 1900 Census of DeKalb Co., Ga. 2. George Hendree Harrison - b. Sept. 2, 1876; d. Jan. 28, 1936, Pensacola, Fla.; m. Ethel Watt. George was a minister. Children:
1. George Hendree Harrison, Jr. - christened Dec. 27, 1908; d. 1911
2. Howard Watt Harrison - b. Feb. 16, 1911; m. Mary Todd Tate. 3. Edward Hendree Har
Note: Moses Harrison, son of James and Ann Harrison, was born Feb. 8, 1771. He marri
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