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William Preston Harrison

William Preston Harrison

Male 1869 - 1940  (71 years)

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  • Name William Preston Harrison  [1
    Birth 12 Apr 1869  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Death 28 Jun 1940  Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Burial San Gabriel, Los Angeles, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I10641  Bob Juch's Tree
    Last Modified 31 Dec 2022 

    Father III Carter Henry Harrison,   b. 15 Feb 1825, Elk Hill, Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Oct 1893, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Sophonisba Grayson Preston,   b. 27 Oct 1833, Henderson County, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Sep 1876, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 42 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 12 Apr 1855  Henderson, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F7258  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ada Marie Sandberg,   b. 12 Mar 1882, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Oct 1947, Los Angeles County, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years) 
    Marriage 3 Jul 1915  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Preston Carter Harrison,   b. 4 Apr 1921, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Jan 1941, Los Angeles County, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 19 years)  [natural]
    Family ID F4131  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 Dec 2022 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 12 Apr 1869 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 3 Jul 1915 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 28 Jun 1940 - Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - San Gabriel, Los Angeles, California, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Notes 
    • Educated in Germany, France, and at old University of Chicago. Traveler,
      newspaper correspondent, was part owner and editor of the Chicago Times.
      Democratic nominee for Congress, 1904. Spent two years, 1894-96, in South
      Sea Islands, living with the natives, mostly in the cannibal groups.
      Founded Harrison Art Museum in Los Angeles.

  • Sources 
    1. [S54] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).