Zilpha (Bell) Harrison (1803 - 1889)

Born 16 Oct 1803 in Davidson, Tennessee, USA

Ancestors

Wife of Harvey Edgar Harrison — married 28 Nov 1824 in , , Tennessee, USA

Descendants

Died 17 Jun 1889 at age 85 in Warrensburg, Johnson, Missouri, USA

Biography

1850 census - Warrensbury, Johnson Co, MO Cylpha 46, Harvy 44, Joseph P 19, Alfred B 17, Harvy W 15. Andrew D 13, John W 11, George w 9, Nancy E 7, James K P 4. All children born in MO

D-2 Zilpha Bell (dau of Hugh) b 10-16-1803 Davidson Co, TN, d 6-12-1889 Warrensburg, MO, m 11-28-1824 Limestone Co, AL, Harvey Harrison, b 3-7-1806 Blount Co, TN, d 3-7-1890 in Warrensburg, MO. They bur Webster Cem, Johnson Co. He was son of Joseph & Nancy Harrison, of Madison Co, moving to Limestone Co, AL. His bio said Zilpha Bell moved shortly before their marriage, with her family, to Limestone Co, MS from Davidson Co, TN.

When they died they had 48 g-chi, 45 g-g-chi, 1 g-g-grandchild. They lived in Hazel Hill Twp. In 1829 or 30 they came in a one-horse cart to Missouri and located near Dover in Lafayette Co, where they stayed a few years before coming on to Johnson Co. He settled 300 acres, part of which was Government land.

Several brothers came to Missouri with them. During the Civil War he moved to Warrensburg, where he served as Justice of the Peace and Judge. Shown History of Johnson Co, MO p 469, 852, 893. They show census Warrensburg 1850 p 008 and Hazel Hill Twp 1860 p 745.

Zilpha's bros, Paris Dooley Bell and James Daniel Bell came at a later date. James D. Bell settled on land joining Harvey and Zilpha. Purchase was most likely arranged by Harvey Harrison. A third bro, Robert Allen Bell also purchased land, but stayed in Mississippi.

One of Harvey's bros must have been John C. Harrison, who shows in wills & adms 10-28-1847, with Harvey Harrison as adm with securities Joseph Harrison and Joseph H. Bell, who was son of Paris Dooley Bell, bro of Zilpha. Judge Harvey Harrison wrote to a grandson on Orcas Island Mary 1889, that he was great grandson of Daniel Harrison, who had 5 sons: Micael, James, Jesse, Gideon and Benjamin. He did not name his father. He said his g-grandmother was White. He was the son of Joseph and Nancy Craig Harrison, who married 1805 in Greene Co, TN.

Burial

Sunset Hill Cemetery

Warrensburg

Johnson County

Missouri, USA

Find A Grave Memorial# 91072685

Sources

Source S112

Bell Family (Smith, 2004)

History of Johnson County, Missouri, Volume 2 By Ewing Cockrell - free ebook at Google books also at https://archive.org/details/historyofjohnson00cock

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