Whiteside County IL Archives Biographies.....Harrison, Francis M 
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Author: Portrait/Bio Album, Whiteside County IL 1885

Francis M. Harrison, farmer, section 36, Union Grove Township, was born Jan. 
1, 1839, in Fayette Co., Ohio. He accompanied his parents, Michael and Rachel 
(Rupert) Harrison, to Whiteside County when he was 12 years of age. His father 
was born in Tennessee, and his mother was a native of Kentucky. They were 
respectively of German and English ancestry. They settled in Union Grove 
Township in 1852, and the father died Dec. 1, 1863. The demise of the mother 
occurred Jan. 28, 1878. Following are the names of their 11 children,—George, 
Lucy L., William, John, Andrew J., Rachel, Michael, Jr., Louisa J., Francis 
M., Henry and Isabella. Mr. Harrison received his educational training in the 
common' schools of Ohio and Illinois, and he has been a continuous resident of 
the township of Union Grove, and he is one of its prominent agriculturists. 
His farm on section 36 contains 187 acres of land, which is under good 
cultivation. Politically he is a Republican, and he has held various local 
official positions. The marriage of Mr. Harrison to Amanda M. Bell was 
celebrated Nov. 8, 1861, in the township of Union Grove, and they have become 
the parents of five children, whose names are Eli S., Augusta A., Leona S., 
Clara B. and Cora M. Mrs. Harrison was born Feb. 13, 1846, in Logan Co., Ohio, 
and she is the only child of her parents, Joseph and Harriet (Wells) Bell.

Additional Comments:
Portrait and Biographical Album of Whiteside County, Illinois, Containing Full-
page Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative 
Citizens of the County. Chicago: Chapman Brothers, 1885.

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