A Wilson Family Tree

Notes for William Davis Harrison



The Trewolla Moskop Haas Mansfield Tree had an extra child, LaFayette (born 14 Mar 1885, no other information), who was not in WFT 137 # 299. This seems strange, and I am not including him here.


WFT 137 # 299:
History and Families of McCracken County, KY 1824-1989 on Fayette Harrison

Fayette's son, W. D. Harrison born October 1844 served in the Civil War. He was married June 19, 1879 to Mallie E. Hopson of Paducah, daughter of George and Nellie Enders Hopson. Her father was a native of Trigg County, Kentucky. IN 1880 W.E. purchardsed 283 acres of land in Ballard county and moved there to rear his family. W.D. was a successful farmer, acquiring several hundred acres of land, part of church and cemetery. To this union were born eight children: Mary Emma married to Gillum Aus Chandler; Jackson Fayette married Lola Mae Elrod; Angie M. married George Cook; Lucille married Lex Ragland; Jennie, Louis, Elbridge and Antoinette. W.D., and Mallie werePresbyterians and W.D. cast his first presidential vote for H. Seymour in 1868. (submitted by Howard E. Randle, grandson of Gillum Aus and Mary Emma Harrison Chandler and the great great grandson of Fayette Harrison).


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