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Cheshire Harrison (abt. 1846 - aft. 1864)

Cheshire [uncertain] "Cushin" Harrison
Born about in Marengo, Alabama, United Statesmap [uncertain]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died after after about age 17 [location unknown]
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Biography

US Black Heritage Project
Cheshire Harrison is a part of US Black heritage.

Cheshire (Cushin) Harrison was born about 1846 to Ben Harrison and Easter Paine. He was a slave and lived in Marengo Co, AL at Faunsdale Plantation owned by Thomas Alexander Harrison.

Plantation Lists

Cheshire Harrison and his family are listed on an 1846 Faunsdale plantation slave list. He is listed as age 1mo.[1]

On the 1857 Faunsdale plantation list Cheshire is listed as age 11.[2]

On the 1864 plantation families list Cheshire is listed as age 18.[3]

In 1864 Cheshire is listed as age 18 on the Confederate Tax list.[4]

Slave Owners

See Space:Faunsdale_Plantation

Sources

  1. Faunsdale 1846 Names http://sites.rootsweb.com/~afamerpl/plantations_usa/AL/faunsdale_1846names.html 1846 Faunsdale slave list
    • Ben age 37
    • Easter Paine age 27
    • Scotty age 13
    • Airey age 10
    • Shadrach age 6
    • Austin age 4
    • Adele age 2
    • Chishin age 1 month
  2. Faunsdale 1857 Names http://sites.rootsweb.com/~afamerpl/plantations_usa/AL/faunsdale_1857names.html 1857 Faunsdale plantation slave list
    • Ben age 48
    • Easter Paine age 38
    • Shadrach age 17
    • Austin age 15
    • Adele age 13
    • Chehire age 11
    • Justia (Julia) 9
    • Johnson age 7
    • Jordan age 3
  3. Faunsdale Slave Families http://sites.rootsweb.com/~afamerpl/plantations_usa/AL/faunsdale_slavefamilies.html 1864 Families
    • Ben age 63 (he should be age 55, see the Confederate tax list)
    • Easter age 48
    • Shadrach age 24, born Nov. 1840
    • Austin age 22, born Aug. 1841
    • Cheshire age 18, born Apr. 1846
    • Julia age 16, born June 1848
    • Johnson age 14, born July 1850
    • Jordan age 10, born Oct. 1854
  4. Faunsdale Confederate Tax List http://sites.rootsweb.com/~afamerpl/plantations_usa/AL/faunsdale_1864confedtax.html 1864 Confederate tax list
    • Cheshire age 18




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