Cemetery RecordLot 19.8
Grave Status Occupied
Update Date 9/24/1997
Place of Birth Chanhassen Township
Place of Death Excelsior, Minnesota
Age 76
Marital Status Married
Mother Hannah Richardson
Father Edwin B. Harrison
Children Edwin, James, Sherwood and Stuart A.
Occupation
Occupant Information
Name
James Frank Harrison
Sex
Male
Social Sec. No.
Purchaser Information
Date of Birth
8/3/1860
Date of Death
4/23/1937
Interment Date
4/25/1937
Cause of Death
Exhaustion & Starvation
Place of Birth Chanhassen Township
Place of Death Excelsior, Minnesota
Age 76
Marital Status Married
Mother Hannah Richardson
Father Edwin B. Harrison
Children Edwin, James, Sherwood and Stuart A.
Occupation
Steamfitter by trade.
Military Status
Baptized
Purchaser Information
Purchased By
James Frank Harrison
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Date Purchased
4/23/1916
Amount Fee Paid
$15.00
Date Int Fee Paid
Interment Fee
0.00
Spouse Information
Name Nettie Ada (Bennett) Harrison
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Lot 19.8 update Date 9/24/1997
Name James Frank Harrison
Comments History James was born on the old Harrison family homestead in Chanhassen. He was
married 6/7/1893 to Nettie Bennett. James was a steamfitter by trade. He also
became a successful orchardist and dairyman. He was a member of Minnesota
Horticultural Society and a charter member of the Carver County Farm Bureau.
He was a progressive Democrat. The family is believed to have been members of
the Trinity Episcopal Church of Excelsior. James was a member of the Masonic
Lodge for 40 years. James Harrison's father, Edwin, was a pioneer and lived
1830-1897. Edwin was buried with his wife, Hannah, at Oak Hill Cemetery.
Hannah lived 1836-1920. The Harrison family came to Minnesota in 1855. Edwin
B. Harrison purchased land 5/14/1857 and worked on the suspension bridge in
Minneapolis before setting in Chanhassen. The 1857 Census lists members of
the Edwin B. Harrison (father of James) family as follows:
Edwin B. Harrison/Age 27/Born: England, Naturalized
Anna Harrison/Age 21 /Born: England, Naturalized
Sarah E. Harrison/Age 1/Born: Minnesota
Baby Male/Age 9/12?/Born: Minnesota