William Henry Harrison

HARRISON, TOPHAM, KINKADE, CARRELL, LOUDENBECK, HITCHCOCK

Posted By: Steve Harrison (email)
Date: 6/1/2008 at 16:57:44

“Adams County Free Press” (Corning, Iowa).
July 9, 1921 (Saturday). Page 8, Column 1 in the “Cromwell” Column.

“The news of the death of W[illiam] H[enry] Harrison of California reached here Sunday evening [July 3] and is received with regret by friends. The remains will be brought here for interment and are expected to arrive Friday [July 8].” END

“Adams County Free Press” (Corning, Iowa).
July 16, 1921 (Saturday). Page 10, Column 3 in the “Cromwell” Column.

“Funeral services were held Saturday after noon [sic] [July 9] at the Congregational church [in Cromwell] over the remains of W[illiam] H[enry] Harrison who passed away at the home of a daughter [Mrs. [Charity] Clifton Topham] at Fresno, Calif. The services were conducted by Rev. Sam Hitchcock of Williston, N.Dakota and was attended by many old time neighbors and friends of the deceased and family. The singing was rendered by a quartette composed of Mrs. Dorothy Henry and Josephine Sutton, Will Smith and E. O. Polson. Those acting as pall bearers were: James Brown, Will Colbert, W. W. Burns, C. E. Ours, W. S. Mills and E. N. Daugherty. The floral offerings were abundant and very beautiful. At the close of the services the remains were taken to Maple Hill cemetery [aka Cromwell Cemetery] for interment. Among those from other places attending the funeral the following persons were noted: Mr. and Mrs. [Ed] Hall from Lone Tree, Iowa; D. A. Braun of Prescott; Mrs. C. H. Thomas, Mrs. Fannie Zollers, Mrs. L. L. Goole, Mrs. M. E. Bacon, Mrs. Maggie Gibbons, Mrs. T. S. H. Dougherty, Mrs. Hiram Webb, Mrs. Chas. Dean and daughter, Mrs. Ed Forquer, Mrs. Stella Franklin, Miss Alice Randolph, Ed Lewis, D. H. Brooks, Richard and Howard Brown, all of Creston.

William Henry Harrison was born at Princeville, Ill., April 3, 1838, and died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Clifton Topham July 3, 1921, aged 83 years, 3 months. He was married January 23, 1860 to Orpha Ann Carroll [Carrell]. To this union nine children were born who with the wife survive him. They are E[lmer] E. Harrison of Seattle, Wash., Misses Belle and Pearl Harrison of Los Angeles, Calif., Walter Harrison of Pueblo, Colo.; Mrs. [Mary Elizabeth] H[arry] C[ross] Loudenbeck of Pittsburgh, Pa.; Mrs. [Charity] Clifton Topham of Fresno [Friant] Calif.; Mrs. [Frances Ellen] Frank Hitchcock of Franklin, Pa.;.H[arry] C. Harrison of , Creston and Mrs. [Evelyn] E[lmer]E.Kinkade of this vicinity, all of whom attended the funeral services excepting E. E. Harrison, Miss Pearl Harrison, [and] Mrs. Clifton Topham. The deceased and family lived here for about 30 years and was well and favorably known. His children were reared to manhood and womanhood here and the sympathy of the community goes to the surviving members of the family in their hour of bereavement.” END.