James Kent Harrison1

b. 18 February 1871, d. 28 October 1895
FatherRev. J.R. Harrison1
Birth18 Feb 1871 James Kent Harrison was born on 18 Feb 1871 in Roanoke, Virginia.1 
Marriage2 Oct 1895 He married Nellie Grant Allison, daughter of John Beattie Allison and Sarah Ellen Wright, on 2 Oct 1895 in Washington County, Virginia.2,3 
Death28 Oct 1895 He died 26 days later, on 28 Oct 1895, when he fell under the wheels of a train while working as a brakeman on the Norfolk and Western railroad.1,3,4 
Burial He was buried in the Allison-Keys square at Old Baptist Cemetery, Washington County, Virginia.1 
 Three years after James died his younger brother Charles died 24 days after his own wedding. 

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James Harrison monument after and before cleaning
Other interments in Old Baptist Cemetery
Last Edited17 Nov 2009

Citations

  1. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 168. Stone reported to read: James Kent Harrison, s/o Rev. J.R. Harrison, b. 18 Feb. 1871, m. 2 Oct. 1895, d. killed on N & W RR 28 Oct. 1895, age 24y 8m 10d.
  2. [S8] Hockett and Hunt, 1891-1902 Marriages of Washington Co. VA, p. 50. Transcription reads: James K. Harrison, 23, b. Roanoke, VA, son of J.R. & Sallie Harrison, RR man AND Nellie G. Allison, 22, d/o John B. & Sarah E. Allison; marr 02 Oct. 1895.
  3. [S698] Letter, Kathlyn Allison Carnagey to Graham Keys, 5 Sept. 1966. Ms Carnagy states that Nellie Grant Allison, dau of John Beattie Allison and Susan Ellen Wright, married a Harrison who died within weeks after the marriage. She later married "Buck" Hutton. No children.
  4. [S622] Martha Keys, "Fax," e-mail to Diana Powell, 26 Jul 2005. Martha shared the following from an old newspaper: "He was a brakeman on the Norfolk and Western railroad and fell under the train while it was rolling. This happened around Rural Retreat, Virginia."