Eleanor married Jonas Harrison June 26, 1820 in Georgia. They then moved to Texas in December 1820.
Eleanor is the daughter of Owen Shannon and Margaret Montgomery Shannon.
Owen Shannon, Texas pioneer, son of Eleanor and Thomas Shannon, Sr. was born around 1762 in Georgia. Owen and Margaret had 6 children.
Children of Jonas Harrison and Eleanor Shannon Harrison are:
i. Margaret Peggy Harrison, b. December 15, 1821, Texas; d. October 18, 1857, Texas; m. William Thomas, Texas
ii. Jonas 3rd Harrison, b. Abt. 1823; d.November 05, 1926, Texas.
iii. Jacob Harrison, b. Abt. 1825, Texas; d. Abt. 1867; m. Cornelia Sevier; b. Abt. 1818, Mississippi.
iv. Dewitt Clinton Harrison, b. December 05, 1827, Texas; d. March 06, 1902, Arlington, Tarrant County, Texas.
v. John Harrison, b. Abt. 1829.
vi. Thomas Jefferson Harrison, b. Abt. 1831; d. Abt. 1868.
vii. William Henry Harrison, b. September 27, 1833, Texas; d. Abt. 1899, Texas.
viii. Almira Harrison, b. Abt. 1836; d. Abt. 1870; m. Samuel Daniel.
After Jonas died, Eleanor and their eight children remained on the farm until 1848. For reasons unknown, they relocated to the Arlington, Texas, area. She saw the children mature and build their own lives. One son, DeWitt Clinton left a small parcel of land for the Harrison Cemetery, near the intersection of Meadowbrook Drive and Randol Mill Road. Eleanor died Augst 28, 1877, and is likely buried in an unmarked grave at this site.
Eleanor married Jonas Harrison June 26, 1820 in Georgia. They then moved to Texas in December 1820.
Eleanor is the daughter of Owen Shannon and Margaret Montgomery Shannon.
Owen Shannon, Texas pioneer, son of Eleanor and Thomas Shannon, Sr. was born around 1762 in Georgia. Owen and Margaret had 6 children.
Children of Jonas Harrison and Eleanor Shannon Harrison are:
i. Margaret Peggy Harrison, b. December 15, 1821, Texas; d. October 18, 1857, Texas; m. William Thomas, Texas
ii. Jonas 3rd Harrison, b. Abt. 1823; d.November 05, 1926, Texas.
iii. Jacob Harrison, b. Abt. 1825, Texas; d. Abt. 1867; m. Cornelia Sevier; b. Abt. 1818, Mississippi.
iv. Dewitt Clinton Harrison, b. December 05, 1827, Texas; d. March 06, 1902, Arlington, Tarrant County, Texas.
v. John Harrison, b. Abt. 1829.
vi. Thomas Jefferson Harrison, b. Abt. 1831; d. Abt. 1868.
vii. William Henry Harrison, b. September 27, 1833, Texas; d. Abt. 1899, Texas.
viii. Almira Harrison, b. Abt. 1836; d. Abt. 1870; m. Samuel Daniel.
After Jonas died, Eleanor and their eight children remained on the farm until 1848. For reasons unknown, they relocated to the Arlington, Texas, area. She saw the children mature and build their own lives. One son, DeWitt Clinton left a small parcel of land for the Harrison Cemetery, near the intersection of Meadowbrook Drive and Randol Mill Road. Eleanor died Augst 28, 1877, and is likely buried in an unmarked grave at this site.
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