Johnson County KS Archives Biographies.....Harrison, William Henry 1860 - 
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Author: Ed Blair (1915)

  William Henry Harrison is one of the most progressive and prosperous farmer of
Aubry township. Mr. Harrison is a native of Missouri, born February 26, 1860,
near Weston, Platte county. He is a son of Thomas T. and Ruth (Robbins)
Harrison, the former a native of Kentucky and the latter of West Virginia.
Thomas T. Harrison was a son of William V. Harrison, who had two brothers: Veach
and John. John settled in Indiana and Veach in Illinois. William V. Harrison
settled in Platte county, Missouri, in 1848. Thomas T. Harrison was reared in
Platte county, remaining there until 1866, when he came to Kansas and located
two miles east of Stilwell. He bought 160 acres of land, engaged in farming and
prospered; he died in 1900. To Thomas T. and Ruth (Robbins) Harrison were born
seven children as follows: William Henry, the subject of this sketch; Ada
Oakley, Albuquerque, N. M.; Lee Reeves, Galveston, Tex.; Kathryn Walley,
Sheridan, Wy.; Sarah Patterson, Kansas City, Mo.; George, Kansas City, Mo.;
Arthur, Anthony, Kan. Mr. Harrison married Miss Martha A Taylor in 1876, and
they had five children as follows: Dora Stark, Washington; Ore, Canada; Ira,
Belton, Mo.; Omer, Utah; and Walter, San Francisco, Cal. William Henry Harrison
was six years of age when his parents settled in Johnson county. He remained on
the home place until 1883 when he rented land in Aubry township and followed
farming for fifteen years. His wife, Mrs. Margaret (Conboy) Harrison, inherited
160 acres of land, which they still own. He moved to Olathe in 1904 and in 1910
bought his present place of 120 acres, making 280 acres in all, where he carries
on general farming and stock raising and is recognized as one of the most
progressive farmers of Johnson county. Air. Harrison was married in May, 1885,
to Miss Margaret Conboy, of Aubry, Kan. She was born in Westport, Mo., in 1862.
She is the daughter of Philip Conboy, a native of Ireland and an early settler
in Aubry township, where he came in 1868. To Mr. and Mrs. Harrison have been
born three children: Ruth, Leo, at home, and Mabel, who resides at home and is a
teacher. Mr. Harrison is a member of the Modern Woodmen of America and is a
Democrat.

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HISTORY OF Johnson County Kansas
BY
ED BLAIR

AUTHOR OF
Kansas Zephyrs, Sunflower Sittings and Other Poems and Sketches

IN ONE VOLUME

ILLUSTRATED
STANDARD PUBLISHING COMPANY
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
1915


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