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Andrew Jackson Harrington

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Andrew Jackson Harrington Veteran

Birth
Lawrence County, Mississippi, USA
Death
5 Aug 1869 (aged 29–30)
Blue Ridge, Collin County, Texas, USA
Burial
Frognot, Collin County, Texas, USA Add to Map
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Andrew Jackson Harrington is said to have been shot at the home of his wife's uncle Henry Boren and died at Harrington Branch near Blue Ridge, Texas. According to Boren descendants he was buried at Old Richards Cemetery in an unmarked grave.

Service Record: Enlisted in Company K, Arkansas 3rd Cavalry Regiment on 2 January 1864.
Name: Andrew J. Harrington
Residence: Lewisburg, Arkansas
Age at enlistment: 23
Rank at enlistment: Private
Enlistment place: Lewisburg, Arkansas
State Served: Arkansas
Survived the war? Yes
Birth Date: Abt. 1841
Death Place: Blue Ridge, Collin County, Texas
Sources: Index to Compiled Military Service Records 3rd Arkansas Union Cavalry - Arkansas Research
From the U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension files, 1861-1864.:

Widow's Pension:
Name: Melvina Harrington
Gender: Female
Indian Territory, USA
Relation to Head: Widow
Spouse: Andrew J. Harrington
Company K, 3rd Arkansas Cavalry
Application No.: 687574
Certificate No.: 913,568
Date the pension was filed: 6 December 1898
Andrew Jackson Harrington is said to have been shot at the home of his wife's uncle Henry Boren and died at Harrington Branch near Blue Ridge, Texas. According to Boren descendants he was buried at Old Richards Cemetery in an unmarked grave.

Service Record: Enlisted in Company K, Arkansas 3rd Cavalry Regiment on 2 January 1864.
Name: Andrew J. Harrington
Residence: Lewisburg, Arkansas
Age at enlistment: 23
Rank at enlistment: Private
Enlistment place: Lewisburg, Arkansas
State Served: Arkansas
Survived the war? Yes
Birth Date: Abt. 1841
Death Place: Blue Ridge, Collin County, Texas
Sources: Index to Compiled Military Service Records 3rd Arkansas Union Cavalry - Arkansas Research
From the U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension files, 1861-1864.:

Widow's Pension:
Name: Melvina Harrington
Gender: Female
Indian Territory, USA
Relation to Head: Widow
Spouse: Andrew J. Harrington
Company K, 3rd Arkansas Cavalry
Application No.: 687574
Certificate No.: 913,568
Date the pension was filed: 6 December 1898

Gravesite Details

Unmarked.



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