Harrison Lewis Massey (1869 - 1947)

Born 1 Sep 1869 in Linden, Perry, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Died 10 Jul 1947 at age 77 in Marion, Alabama, USA

Biography

Harrison Lewis Massey was born on 1 Sep 1869 ^[1] in Linden, Perry Co., TN to Edmund Jefferson Massey and Nancy Ann Owens.

Marriage

Harrison marries Cordelia Stroud in 1890, Lincoln Co., TN. ^[2]

Residence

• 1870 Giles Co., TN, age 0. ^[3]

• 1880 Lauderdale Co., AL, age 10. ^[4]

• 1900 Giles Co., TN, age 30, HOH, married for 10 years, 4 children. ^[5]

• 1910 Pettusville, Limestone, Alabama. Harrison is age 40 and occupation of farmer. ^[6] It's interesting that he or someone in household reports his mother's birthplace as Oklahoma. Nancy Ann Owens was said to be Cherokee Indian.

• 1920 Bear Creek, Marion, Alabama. Harrison's age is recorded as 53, he's married to Cordelia and 2 children left at home. One grandson, Grady (son of Clarence) is also in the household. His mother's birthplace this time is recorded as Arkansas. ^[7]

• 1930 Pleasant Grove, Limestone, Alabama. He is 60 years old, with wife and grandson, Grady in the household. ^[8]

• 1940 Election Precinct 8, Marion, Alabama. He is in the household of Arthur Cox where his relationship to Arthur is brother. Harrison's wife is recorded as "Julia" and she is listed as "roomer". It is unclear as to how Harrison could be a brother to this man. ^[9]

Death

Harrison passed away on July 10, 1947 in Marion County, Alabama. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Harrison Lambert Massey, death certificate (Certificate of Vital Record) No. 14122 (certificate dated 31 Oct 2003) (10 July 1947), State of Alabama, Center of Health Statistics, Montgomery, Alabama. [Note: Middle name shown is incorrect.]
2. ↑ "Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNDR-RN6 : 4 December 2014), H L Massey and Cordelia Stroud, 10 Sep 1890; from "Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing p. 185, Lincoln, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD81-8ZC : 12 April 2016), Harrison Murry in household of E J Murry, Tennessee, United States; citing p. 19, family 147, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,028.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4JP-LXH : 26 August 2017), Harrison Massey in household of Edmund Massey, Township 1 Range 10, Lauderdale, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district ED 147, sheet 105B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0018; FHL microfilm 1,254,018.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MS8J-G5T : accessed 26 November 2017), H L Massey, Civil District 18, Giles, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 33, sheet 1A, family 6, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,572.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MK7Z-WX3 : accessed 26 November 2017), Harrison Massey, Pettusville, Limestone, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 99, sheet 1B, family 14, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 22; FHL microfilm 1,374,035.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXDM-5Y6 : accessed 26 November 2017), Harrison L Massir, Bear Creek, Marion, Alabama, United States; citing ED 63, sheet 16A, line 26, family 281, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 33; FHL microfilm 1,820,033.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:3LG1-P2M : accessed 26 November 2017), Harrison L Massey, Pleasant Grove, Limestone, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 16, sheet 8B, line 83, family 161, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 35; FHL microfilm 2,339,770.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V1P8-VGT : accessed 26 November 2017), Harison Massey in household of Arthur Cox, Election Precinct 8, Marion, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 47-13, sheet 10A, line 3, family 150, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 59.