William Burchett Harrison
b. 6 August 1813
- Father: James Gabriel Harrison b. 19 May 1776, d. 9 September 1863
- Mother: Hixcey Robertson b. circa 1780, d. say 1815
- William Burchett Harrison was born on 6 August 1813 in Warren County, North Carolina.
- He married Elizabeth Ireland, daughter of Daniel Ireland and Margaret Cochran, on 6 December 1831 in Williamson County, Tennessee, and William's brothers John Gabriel and Joseph married Elizabeth's sisters Elenor and Jane, respectively.
- William Burchett Harrison and Elizabeth Ireland appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1850 in Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois. Other members of the household included Margaret Frances Harrison, Louisa Elizabeth H. Harrison, Susan Priscilla L. Harrison, Virginia A. S. Harrison, Walter L. Harrison, Charles P. Harrison and Eleanor M. Harrison.
- He was a shoemaker, according to the 1850 census.
- William Burchett Harrison and Elizabeth Ireland appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1860 in Johnsonville, Wayne County, Illinois, and Tennessee-born John Birge living next door may actually be a Burch relative.. Other members of the household included Walter L. Harrison, Charles P. Harrison, Eleanor M. Harrison, Johnson Harrison, Isam Harrison, Viola Harrison and Grace Harrison.
- He was a farmer, according to the 1860 census.
- Last Edited: 25 Jun 2009
Family: Elizabeth Ireland b. circa 1815
- Margaret Frances Harrison+ b. 28 November 1832, d. 8 February 1906
- Louisa Elizabeth H. Harrison+ b. circa 1834
- Susan Priscilla L. Harrison+ b. circa 1836, d. 13 September 1894
- Virginia A. S. Harrison+ b. circa 1837
- Walter L. Harrison b. circa 1841
- Charles P. Harrison b. circa 1844
- Eleanor M. Harrison b. circa 1846
- Johnson Harrison b. circa 1850
- Isam Harrison b. circa 1853
- Viola Harrison b. circa 1854
- Grace Harrison b. circa 1858