Biographical Sketch of Josiah R. Harrison, Jefferson County, Missouri

>From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and 
Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing 
Company, 1888.

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Josiah R. Harrison, who is numbered among the prominent farmers and 
stock raisers of Big River Township, was born in Valle Township, Jeff-
erson Co., Mo., in 1835, and is the son of George W. and Jemima (Null)
Harrison.  The father was born in Georgia in 1807, but when a boy came
to Jefferson County, where he was married in 1831, and where he made 
his future home.  He was one of the leading farmers, stock raisers and
land holders of the county.  The last few years of his life he was en-
gaged in merchandising.  He died in 1855.  The mother was born in Jeff-
erson County in 1813, and died in 1859.  She was a daughter of William
J. and Dorotha Ann Null, who were among the first to settle in the
county.  Joseph R. was reared at home and received very meager educa-
tional advantages.  In 1861 he married Miss L. A., daughter of Leander
W. and Nancy Pinson, pioneers of Washington County.  They moved to 
Jefferson County, and here Mrs. Harrison was born in 1845.  To Mr. 
Harrison and wife were born three children: Paulina E., wife of William
J. McFry; George W., of California, and John A., who died in 1884, at
the age of thirteen.  Mr. Harrison remained on his father's old farm
until 1864, when he located on Big River, near Morse's Mill, where he
has a fine farm of 321 acres, a large portion being choice bottom lands.
He inherited about $700 from his father's estate, but the balance has 
been accumulated by his own industry.  Politically a Democrat, he cast
his first presidential vote for John Bell, in 1860.  Mrs. Harrison has
been a member of the Baptist Church since her youth, as were also her
parents.

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