Harrison Stevens (abt. 1814 - 1859)

Born about 1814 in Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah Ann (Hollister) Stevens — married 29 Jun 1846 (to 1855) in Blakely, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States

Husband of Ruth Ann (Secor) Hoyt — married after 1855 in Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States

Descendants

Died 24 Feb 1859 at about age 45 in Shabbona Township, DeKalb, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Wife Sarah is listed as a sibling of Horace Hollister:
"Sarah A, born February 8, 1825; married Harrison Stevens and died November 15, 1855, while he died four years later. For many years prior to his death, he was with the Pennsylvania Coal Co."^[1]

Marriage and family

Harrison was married (1) to Sarah A. Hollister (The marriage of Harrison and Sarah is listed as June 29, 1846) and (2) to Ruth Ann Secor.

• Children from 1st marriage: George Stevens and Mary Stevens
• Children from 2nd marriage: Fred D. Stevens

Timeline

• 1850: Occupation farmer; living in Blakely, Pa, one house from Moore Stevens; two houses away from Allen Secor whose daughter Ruth Ann was later married to a Harrison Stevens.
• 1850: Now living in Providence Twp, it looks like this is when many men went to work for the Pennsylvania Coal Company.

Research notes

Family search came up with these possible matches for the children: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRKZ-QV4 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR5M-F85 ^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Commemorative Biographical Record of Northeastern ..., Page 547, Issue 1280, page 682,
2. ↑ Personal communications from Whitney Rapp-122

• Tom Bredehoft, Pettibone Registry, page 199, see K. Pontius.
• No. 1921, pg 263 - Hollister Family of America compiled by Lafayette Wallace Case, MD 1886 - https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=5eNUAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&hl=en&pg=GBS.PA1
• 1850 United States Federal Census Pennsylvania Luzerne Blakeley
• Find a Grave for Harrison Stevens: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/157482275
• Harrison Stevens, probate file, see image upload
• "Illinois, DeKalb County Land Records, 1838-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-8938-99Q4-W?cc=2043772&wc=QDK8-BVG%3A349546601%2C349547001 : 1 August 2016), Indexes > Grantee index vol B 1853-1857 > image 161 of 210; County Clerk and Recorder, Sycamore.
• "Illinois, DeKalb County Land Records, 1838-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-8938-99Q4-W?cc=2043772&wc=QDK8-BVG%3A349546601%2C349547001 : 1 August 2016), Indexes > Grantee index vol B 1853-1857 > image 161 of 210; County Clerk and Recorder, Sycamore.