Robert T. Harrison (1830 - 1899)

Born 31 Mar 1830 in Madison County, Tennessee

Descendants

Died 18 May 1899 at age 69 in Chandler, Garland, Arkansas

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Biography

Robert T. Harrison the son of John and Mildred Harrison was born 31 March 1830 in Madison county, Tennessee. When Robert was 16 his father died and his older brother James became his guardian and managed his share of the estate. Robert later became a homeopathic doctor and may have gotten his training in Nashville. He was in the civil war serving as a quartermaster. After the war Robert married probably in Tennessee to Martha "Mattie" Muncy and they moved to Conway Arkansas where Robert was at various times the owner of a drug store, Post master, Mayor, Doctor. He was said to have donated some land for the benefit of the city as well. It is said that later in life he ran off with his nurse and started a new famiy in Garland county/ Hot Springs area; Where he was also a doctor. He died in 1899 when his carriage was swept away by a flood on Mazern creek which he was crossing to make a house in his capacity as country doctor. He is buried in Garland County with a tombstone.

Sources

See also:

• "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNC9-SHJ : 12 April 2016), Charles Harrison in household of R T Harrison, Arkansas, United States; citing p. 13, family 87, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,549.
• " Federal Census 1850"[1]
  
• " Federal Census 1860"[2]
  
• " Federal Census 1870"[3]
  
• " Federal Census 1880"[4]
  
• " Marriage record"[5]
  
• " Probate father & Mother"[6]