Absolum Clinton Harrison
Born: Perry Co., Alabama
Died: Cherokee Co., Texas
Bio: ABSALOM C. HARRISON.
Absalom Clinton Harrison, born December 10, 1841, in Perry County, Ala., the son of Samuel T. and Ann White Harrison, died at his home in Alto, Tex., July 8, 1924.
"Uncle Ab," as he was lovingly called by all who knew him, spent almost his entire life in and near Alto, his father having settled near that little town in 1854. He moved with his family to town in 1876, and continued to live there until his death.
In 1868 he married Miss Virginia Fisher, only daughter of Green A. and Nancy Christian Fisher, and to them were born five children, only one, a son, Sam F. Harrison, surviving him, his wife having passed away in 1912.
[He only had] the advantages of the rural schools of his day, but he was a great reader and had a wonderful memory.
He entered the Confederate service in 1862, serving with Company A, 18th Texas Infantry, Walker's Division, and was discharged at the close of the war at Camp Martin, near Rusk, Tex., where he was serving as quartermaster.
After the war he engaged in farming until 1876, when he engaged in the drug business in Alto, and continued, with his son as partner, until his death. He was also vice president and director of the Continental State Bank from its organization.
He was a devout Christian, a member of the Missionary Baptist Church from early boyhood. He was a "dyed-in-the-wool Democrat," it was his boast that he never scratched the Democratic ticket. He never lost his love for the Confederate cause and never liked to hear the expression "Lost Cause," as he did not think the cause was ever lost. He with one other, who has died since his passing, were the last of his company, all gone, but none forgotten.
SOURCE; [Sam F. Harrison.]
Confederate Veteran, Volume 33, No.1, January 1925
Absolum Clinton Harrison was educated in the schools of Texas. He entered the Confederate Army in April 1862 in Company A, 18th Texas Infantry, under Captain George W. Knox and also Colonel Ochiltree and Lieutenant Colonel David B. Henderson. He was a corporal transferred from the 22nd Regiment. Served in the same unit with brother John Malone Harrison. He was assigned to post duty, first as wagonmaster, then as assistant quartermaster at Camp Martin near Rusk.
At the close of the war, he was the last man to leave camp. After the close of the war he was engaged in the drug store business and had the first one in Alto. He was vice-president of the Continental State Bank in Alto and was a director of it until his death. He was a member of the Baptist Church and was one of the early members when Old Palestine Baptist Church was organized.
SOURCE:--Cherokee County History
INFORMATION PROVIDED BY: Evelyn Harrison
Born: Perry Co., Alabama
Died: Cherokee Co., Texas
Bio: ABSALOM C. HARRISON.
Absalom Clinton Harrison, born December 10, 1841, in Perry County, Ala., the son of Samuel T. and Ann White Harrison, died at his home in Alto, Tex., July 8, 1924.
"Uncle Ab," as he was lovingly called by all who knew him, spent almost his entire life in and near Alto, his father having settled near that little town in 1854. He moved with his family to town in 1876, and continued to live there until his death.
In 1868 he married Miss Virginia Fisher, only daughter of Green A. and Nancy Christian Fisher, and to them were born five children, only one, a son, Sam F. Harrison, surviving him, his wife having passed away in 1912.
[He only had] the advantages of the rural schools of his day, but he was a great reader and had a wonderful memory.
He entered the Confederate service in 1862, serving with Company A, 18th Texas Infantry, Walker's Division, and was discharged at the close of the war at Camp Martin, near Rusk, Tex., where he was serving as quartermaster.
After the war he engaged in farming until 1876, when he engaged in the drug business in Alto, and continued, with his son as partner, until his death. He was also vice president and director of the Continental State Bank from its organization.
He was a devout Christian, a member of the Missionary Baptist Church from early boyhood. He was a "dyed-in-the-wool Democrat," it was his boast that he never scratched the Democratic ticket. He never lost his love for the Confederate cause and never liked to hear the expression "Lost Cause," as he did not think the cause was ever lost. He with one other, who has died since his passing, were the last of his company, all gone, but none forgotten.
SOURCE; [Sam F. Harrison.]
Confederate Veteran, Volume 33, No.1, January 1925
Absolum Clinton Harrison was educated in the schools of Texas. He entered the Confederate Army in April 1862 in Company A, 18th Texas Infantry, under Captain George W. Knox and also Colonel Ochiltree and Lieutenant Colonel David B. Henderson. He was a corporal transferred from the 22nd Regiment. Served in the same unit with brother John Malone Harrison. He was assigned to post duty, first as wagonmaster, then as assistant quartermaster at Camp Martin near Rusk.
At the close of the war, he was the last man to leave camp. After the close of the war he was engaged in the drug store business and had the first one in Alto. He was vice-president of the Continental State Bank in Alto and was a director of it until his death. He was a member of the Baptist Church and was one of the early members when Old Palestine Baptist Church was organized.
SOURCE:--Cherokee County History
INFORMATION PROVIDED BY: Evelyn Harrison
Absolum Clinton Harrison
Born: Perry Co., Alabama
Died: Cherokee Co., Texas
Bio: ABSALOM C. HARRISON.
Absalom Clinton Harrison, born December 10, 1841, in Perry County, Ala., the son of Samuel T. and Ann White Harrison, died at his home in Alto, Tex., July 8, 1924.
"Uncle Ab," as he was lovingly called by all who knew him, spent almost his entire life in and near Alto, his father having settled near that little town in 1854. He moved with his family to town in 1876, and continued to live there until his death.
In 1868 he married Miss Virginia Fisher, only daughter of Green A. and Nancy Christian Fisher, and to them were born five children, only one, a son, Sam F. Harrison, surviving him, his wife having passed away in 1912.
[He only had] the advantages of the rural schools of his day, but he was a great reader and had a wonderful memory.
He entered the Confederate service in 1862, serving with Company A, 18th Texas Infantry, Walker's Division, and was discharged at the close of the war at Camp Martin, near Rusk, Tex., where he was serving as quartermaster.
After the war he engaged in farming until 1876, when he engaged in the drug business in Alto, and continued, with his son as partner, until his death. He was also vice president and director of the Continental State Bank from its organization.
He was a devout Christian, a member of the Missionary Baptist Church from early boyhood. He was a "dyed-in-the-wool Democrat," it was his boast that he never scratched the Democratic ticket. He never lost his love for the Confederate cause and never liked to hear the expression "Lost Cause," as he did not think the cause was ever lost. He with one other, who has died since his passing, were the last of his company, all gone, but none forgotten.
SOURCE; [Sam F. Harrison.]
Confederate Veteran, Volume 33, No.1, January 1925
Absolum Clinton Harrison was educated in the schools of Texas. He entered the Confederate Army in April 1862 in Company A, 18th Texas Infantry, under Captain George W. Knox and also Colonel Ochiltree and Lieutenant Colonel David B. Henderson. He was a corporal transferred from the 22nd Regiment. Served in the same unit with brother John Malone Harrison. He was assigned to post duty, first as wagonmaster, then as assistant quartermaster at Camp Martin near Rusk.
At the close of the war, he was the last man to leave camp. After the close of the war he was engaged in the drug store business and had the first one in Alto. He was vice-president of the Continental State Bank in Alto and was a director of it until his death. He was a member of the Baptist Church and was one of the early members when Old Palestine Baptist Church was organized.
SOURCE:--Cherokee County History
INFORMATION PROVIDED BY: Evelyn Harrison
Born: Perry Co., Alabama
Died: Cherokee Co., Texas
Bio: ABSALOM C. HARRISON.
Absalom Clinton Harrison, born December 10, 1841, in Perry County, Ala., the son of Samuel T. and Ann White Harrison, died at his home in Alto, Tex., July 8, 1924.
"Uncle Ab," as he was lovingly called by all who knew him, spent almost his entire life in and near Alto, his father having settled near that little town in 1854. He moved with his family to town in 1876, and continued to live there until his death.
In 1868 he married Miss Virginia Fisher, only daughter of Green A. and Nancy Christian Fisher, and to them were born five children, only one, a son, Sam F. Harrison, surviving him, his wife having passed away in 1912.
[He only had] the advantages of the rural schools of his day, but he was a great reader and had a wonderful memory.
He entered the Confederate service in 1862, serving with Company A, 18th Texas Infantry, Walker's Division, and was discharged at the close of the war at Camp Martin, near Rusk, Tex., where he was serving as quartermaster.
After the war he engaged in farming until 1876, when he engaged in the drug business in Alto, and continued, with his son as partner, until his death. He was also vice president and director of the Continental State Bank from its organization.
He was a devout Christian, a member of the Missionary Baptist Church from early boyhood. He was a "dyed-in-the-wool Democrat," it was his boast that he never scratched the Democratic ticket. He never lost his love for the Confederate cause and never liked to hear the expression "Lost Cause," as he did not think the cause was ever lost. He with one other, who has died since his passing, were the last of his company, all gone, but none forgotten.
SOURCE; [Sam F. Harrison.]
Confederate Veteran, Volume 33, No.1, January 1925
Absolum Clinton Harrison was educated in the schools of Texas. He entered the Confederate Army in April 1862 in Company A, 18th Texas Infantry, under Captain George W. Knox and also Colonel Ochiltree and Lieutenant Colonel David B. Henderson. He was a corporal transferred from the 22nd Regiment. Served in the same unit with brother John Malone Harrison. He was assigned to post duty, first as wagonmaster, then as assistant quartermaster at Camp Martin near Rusk.
At the close of the war, he was the last man to leave camp. After the close of the war he was engaged in the drug store business and had the first one in Alto. He was vice-president of the Continental State Bank in Alto and was a director of it until his death. He was a member of the Baptist Church and was one of the early members when Old Palestine Baptist Church was organized.
SOURCE:--Cherokee County History
INFORMATION PROVIDED BY: Evelyn Harrison
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