Biographical Sketch of Alex Harrison, Washington County, Missouri >From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1888. ********************************************************************** Alex Harrison, superintendent of the Palmer Lead Company, was born in Crawford County, Mo., in 1854, being a son of William H. and Margaret T. (Enloe) Harrison, both native Kentuckians. They were among the early settlers of Crawford County, Mo., and were consistent members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Their family consisted of five children, four sons and one daughter. The father was a farmer, a Rep- ublican in politics, and served in the Mexican War. Alex Harrison, his son, made his own way in the world, as both his parents died when he was ten years old. He schooled himself, and after working on the railroad for a time he mined lead for about five years. He was then salesman in a store at Osage, Crawford County, for some time, and in 1881 he was chosen superintendent of the Palmer Lead Company's store. Two years later he took charge of their entire property. In 1883 he married Samantha Eidson, a native of this county, and by her is the father of two children: Claud and an infant. Mr. Harrison is a Repub- lican, and belongs to the Masons and A. O. U. W. He has a good posi- tion, and, owing to the fact that he began life a very poor boy, he has done remarkably well in the battle of life. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Joe Miller Penny Harrell ====================================================================