Grave has been located flag female ancestor  Elizabeth  WILLINGHAM

  (b. 15 March 1802 ,  Perry County Mississippi Territory   d. abt. 1860 ,  Dew Freestone County Texas, USA )  

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Elizabeth WILLINGHAM was born 15 March 1802 in Perry County Mississippi Territory

Elizabeth WILLINGHAM was the child of ?   and   ?

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Elizabeth  married  George Washington HARRISON .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
George Washington HARRISON  was born 15 December 1793 in South Carolina, USA.  George Washington died 24 December 1857 in Dew Freestone County Texas, USA. 

Elizabeth WILLINGHAM died abt. 1860 in Dew Freestone County Texas, USA.





daughter of Jeremiah Willingham and Sarah ?

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Elizabeth WILLINGHAM married Grave has been locatedflag male ancestor George Washington HARRISON-- Place: 


Children of George Washington HARRISON and Elizabeth WILLINGHAM:

Grave has been locatedflag female ancestor Margaret Ann (Peggy) HARRISON (b.19 December 1821, , Mississippi, USA  d. 29 August 1899, Alto, Texas, USA)
m. Thomas Henry SINGLETARY 



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birth1802 Birth
15 March 1802
Perry County Mississippi Territory
News1803 - Louisiana Purchase - The United States doubled its size by purchasing this territory from Spain. (October 20)
News1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)
U.S. President1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States
NewsThe War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.
Invention 1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)
U.S. President1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States
1821 Birth of Child
Margaret Ann (Peggy) HARRISON was born 19 December 1821, , Mississippi, USA

Elizabeth was 19 years old.
Invention 1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)
Invention 1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)
U.S. President1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States
Invention 1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)
News1826 - Former U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both die on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.
Invention 1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)
News1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.
Invention 1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)
U.S. President1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States
News1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears
U.S. President1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States
Invention 1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States
NewsFrom the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.
U.S. President1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
Invention 1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
U.S. President1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States
Invention 1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)
U.S. President1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States
Invention 1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)
U.S. President1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States
News1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.
1857 Death of Spouse/Partner
George Washington HARRISON died 24 December 1857, Dew Freestone County Texas, USA
Invention 1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser
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Elizabeth is buried at: Harrison Chapel Cemetery Dew Freestone County Texas, USA
Added: 8/29/2016 3:04:45 PM - Updated: 9/19/2017 9:11:04 AM
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Did You Know?The name Mississippi comes from the French 'Messipi' - the French rendering of the native American Anishinaabe (Ojibwe or Algonquin) name for the river, 'Misi-ziibi,' meaning 'Great River.' (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1817 - Mississippi Territory
December 10, 1817 - Mississippi becomes 20th U.S. state


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