Fifth Generation

384. Nelson Brown HARRISON⁵⁷ was born on 6 December 1884 in Illinois.⁵¹ He died on 1 January 1967 at the age of 82 in Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas.⁷⁷

It seems possible that Nelson was one of twins and the only one to survive.

12 Sep 1918 World War I Draft Registration
Nelson Harriosn lived at Chester, Crawford Co, AR; he was 33, born 6 Dec 1884. He was a railroad trackman, working for the Frisco Railroad Company. Myrtle Harrison, his wife, was his nearest relative. He signed with his mark.
Medium height & build, gray eyes, dark hair.

Records of Crawford Co AR Marriage Book H 1906-1911
Oma Cole & Lucille Pound
Nelson Harrison, age 21 m. Myrtle Osburn, age 17
8 Sep 1906 by W. B. Hobbs JP

Not found in the 1910 census.

1920 Census. Chester Twp, Crawford Co AR. Hh 47
Nelson Harrison, age 34, b. IL, father b. KY, mother b. IL., trackman on the Railroad
Myrtle, wife, age 30.
Vesta, dau, 12. Edith, dau, 9. Roy, son, 6. Kimbrel, son, age 4 and 6 months. Randel, son, age 1 and 11 months.

Nelson's household was the first enumerated in Chester Town in 1930. He was 44 and had married at age 21.
Nelson Harrison, 44, married at 21
Myrtle, wife, 41, married at 17
Roy, son, 17
Kimbrell, son, 14
Randall, son, 12
Virl, son, 10
Virginia, dau, 7
James, son, 5
Inez, dau, 2 years

1940 Census. Chester, Crawford, AR, ED 17-7, Sheet 1A, Hh 4
Nelson B. Harrison, 55, b. Illinois, renting but living in the same house as in 1935. He was a section-hand for the railroad. He only went through the 2nd grade.
Myrtle, age 51, wife, b. AR
Randall, son, age 22. laborer on a farm
Virl, son, age 20, working on a CCC Reforestation project
Virginia, dau, age 17
James E., son, 15
Inez, dau, 12
Anna M., dau, age 8

He had to register for the World War II Draft [the "old man's draft] Nelson Brown Harrison, lived Chester, Arkansas. He was 57, born 6 Dec 1884 in Schuyler Co, Ill. The person who would always know his address was Mrs. Myrtle Harrison of Chester. His employer was the Frisco Rail Road Co, St. Louis, Mo., but he was employed in Chester. He was 5'9" tall and weighed about 165 lbs. Gray eyes, brown hair, ruddy complexion.
Dated 27 Apr 1942, Crawford Co, Arkansas.

1950 Census. Chester, Crawford Co, AR, Hh 5
Nelson Harrison, 65, widow, b. Illinois
Virl H., son, 30, b. AR, common laborer, farm
Anna M., dau, 18, b. AR
Peggy J. Swearingen, granddau, 16, b. AR

Arkansas Death Certificate #1223
Nelson B. Harrison of 1312 North 5th St, Fort Smith, Sebastian Co, died 1 Jan 1967 of uremia and chronic renal disease. He was born 6 Dec 1884 in Illinois to Elisha Harrison and Edith Erwin. He was widowed. He was a retired section employee for the railroad. Mrs. Wray Hayes of the same address was the informant. Buried Chester Cemetery on Jan 4th.

Nelson and Myrtle are buried in the Chester Cemetery, Chester, AR.

FindAGrave:
Nelson Brown Harrison, 82 years old, at 1312 North 5th Street, Fort Smith, Arkansas died Sunday, January 1, 1967 at his home. He lived at Chester, Arkansas for 70 years before moving to Fort Smith three years ago. He was born December 6, 1884 and was a retired section employee for the Frisco Railroad.
Survivors were four sons, Leroy of Booneville, Randall of Mountainburg, Virl of San Diego, California and James with the United States Army; four daughters, Anna of Fort Smith, Vesta and Virginia both of Mountainburg and Vera of Little Rock; one brother Ed of Oregon [Ed died in Oregon - in December of 1967]; one sister, Mrs. Cradduck of Mountainburg [Daughter Vesta was married to James Nathan Cradduck so I'm not sure about this sister]; 36 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.
Funeral service was held Wednesday at 1 p.m. at the Comunity church at Chester with M. C. Parrish the officiating minister. Burial was in Chester cemetery under the direction of Ocker Funeal Home.
Grandsons served as casket bearers.

Nelson Brown HARRISON and Sarah Myrtle OSBURN were married on 8 September 1906 in Crawford County, Arkansas.^57,78 Sarah Myrtle OSBURN, daughter of James L. OSBURN and Sarah Frances LEE, was born on 26 January 1889 in Arkansas.^78,79 She died on 19 April 1948 at the age of 59 in Crawford County, Arkansas.⁷⁹

Ancestry FamilyTree gives her parents as James Lewis Osburn and Sarah Frances Lee - her full name was listed as Sarah Myrtle Armetta Mae Osburn.

1900 Census. Crawford Co, AR, Dist 50, Hh 19
James L Orsburn, b. Feb 1852, age 48, married 25 years. Born KY as were his parents, Farmer
Sarah F., wife, b. Jan 1854, age 46, 15 children - 11 are living, b. AL, parents b. TN
William D., son, b. Feb 1881, age 19
Lula P., dau, b. Jan 1884, age 16
Maud J., dau, b. Feb 1886, age 14
Conner K., son, b. Nov 1887, age 12
Sarah M., dau, b. Jan 1889, age 11
Susan E., dau, b. Apr 1891, age 9
Lewis E., son, b. Feb 1893, age 7
Lillie, dau, b. Dec 1895, age 5
Marida Cook, Boarder, b. Feb 1834, age 66, Widow, b. AR, parents b. IN

Arkansas Death Certificate #3796
Mrs. Myrtle A. Harrison died 19 Apr 1948, Chester, Crawford Co. of mitral stenosis. She was married to N. B. Harrison. Born 26 Jan 1889 in Porter, Arkansas. Her father was James Osburn; her mother Frances Lee. Mrs. Edith Summers of Chester was the informant. Buried Chester Cemetery, Apr 23rd.

Nelson Brown HARRISON and Sarah Myrtle OSBURN had the following children: