Genealogy Wylie » Marshall Melvin Harrelson (1842-1911)

Personal data Marshall Melvin Harrelson 

Source 1

Household of Marshall Melvin Harrelson

He is married to Evaline Spivey.

They got married on April 10, 1866 at Columbus County, North Carolina, he was 23 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  1. Oliver Troy Harrelson  ± 1868-???? 
  2. Martin Van Harrelson  1867-1930 


Notes about Marshall Melvin Harrelson

From the book, "Columbus County, North Carolina: Recollections andRecords", edited by Ann Courtney Ward Little:

Marshall M. Harrelson served the Confederacy as a member of the Columbus Guards, Company D of the Twentieth Regiment. He was among ten men cited for their "cool and daring bravery" at Chancellorsville. Marshall served with his first cousins Benjamin M., George J., Isaiah, and Josiah B.Harrelson, in May 1863.

After the war, Marshall came back to Columbus to farm and to sell produce at Clarendon. As a justice of the peace and a magistrate, he wrote wills, deeds, and warrants throughout Williams and South Williamstownships. Harrelson performed many marriages and was clerk of MillBranch Primitive Baptist Church. In 1895 Marshall M. Harrelson was elected as a democrat to serve in the 1895 session of the North Carolina General Assembly.

A letter owned by his great-great nephew, Richard Wright, indicates someof the flavor and character of the man:

Patterson's Bridge, N. C.

June 22, 1898

Mr. M. A. Wright
Tabor City, N. C.

Dear Sir,

I herewith send you your Land Deed, H. G. and wife signed it and I had it in my pocket. When I left home I failed to leave it. You can it the others to sign it and when I come home I can probate it for you if you don't git it done before. I am gitting along very well up here. Mr.Auman is a democrat and his wife is a member of the Hardshell Church. So you may guess I am fareing all right. You and Lillian write me a long letter and give me all the news. Hope you are both well.

Very truly yours,

M. M. Harrelson

When the letter was written, M. M. was visiting in Moore County with Jason Auman. He was writing to M. A. Wright, who married his niece Lillian Ward. Lillian was the daughter of Anzaline Harrelson and JohnWilliam Ward.

In May of 1863, he was cited for "cool and daring bravery" at the battleof Chancellorsville. He served as a Democratic Representative in the 1895Session of the North Carolina House of Representatives. He was alsoChairman of the Columbus County Board of Elections in the early 1890'sand served as Clerk of the Mill Branch Primitive Baptist Church for 50years. He was Justice of the Peace for many years and wrote most of thedeeds in the area and preformed many of the marriages.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Marshall Melvin Harrelson

Josiah L. Harrelson
± 1770-± 1840
Mary Ann Stevens
????-

Marshall Melvin Harrelson
1842-1911

1866

Evaline Spivey
????-

Oliver Troy Harrelson
± 1868-????
Martin Van Harrelson
1867-1930

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Sources

  1. Harrelson Family Tree on Columbus Co, NC website, Tom Harrelson
  2. "Mosses Williams and Family" database on Rootsweb WorldConnect, Robert Pink
  3. Columbus County Marriages - Vol. 1, 1851-1868

Historical events

Birthday November 26, 1842

  • The temperature on November 26, 1842 was about 3.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southeast. Weather type: helder. Source: KNMI
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    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • In the year 1842: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.1 million citizens.
    • February 7 » Battle of Debre Tabor: Ras Ali Alula, Regent of the Emperor of Ethiopia defeats warlord Wube Haile Maryam of Semien.
    • March 9 » Giuseppe Verdi's third opera, Nabucco, receives its première performance in Milan; its success establishes Verdi as one of Italy's foremost opera composers.
    • May 8 » A train derails and catches fire in Paris, killing between 52 and 200 people.
    • May 30 » John Francis attempts to murder Queen Victoria as she drives down Constitution Hill in London with Prince Albert.
    • August 14 » American Indian Wars: Second Seminole War ends, with the Seminoles forced from Florida to Oklahoma.
    • November 26 » The University of Notre Dame is founded.

Day of marriage April 10, 1866

  • The temperature on April 10, 1866 was about 15.0 °C. The air pressure was 5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 57%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from February 10, 1866 to June 1, 1866 the cabinet Fransen van de Putte, with I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • From June 1, 1866 till June 4, 1868 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Heemskerk with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.J.A. graaf Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (AR) and Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief).
  • In the year 1866: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • January 18 » Wesley College is established in Melbourne, Australia.
    • April 4 » Alexander II of Russia narrowly escapes an assassination attempt by Dmitry Karakozov in the city of Saint Petersburg.
    • May 22 » Oliver Winchester founded the Winchester Repeating Arms
    • June 24 » Battle of Custoza: An Austrian army defeats the Italian army during the Austro-Prussian War.
    • July 24 » Reconstruction: Tennessee becomes the first U.S. state to be readmitted to the Union following the American Civil War.
    • August 20 » President Andrew Johnson formally declares the American Civil War over.

Day of death January 31, 1911

  • The temperature on January 31, 1911 was between -6.3 °C and 0.3 °C and averaged -3.5 °C. There was 8.2 hours of sunshine (91%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1911: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
    • March 25 » In New York City, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire kills 146 garment workers.
    • March 29 » The M1911 .45 ACP pistol becomes the official U.S. Army side arm.
    • April 29 » Tsinghua University, one of mainland China's leading universities, is founded.
    • June 22 » George V and Mary of Teck are crowned King and Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
    • August 24 » Manuel de Arriaga is elected and sworn-in as the first President of Portugal.
    • October 5 » The Kowloon–Canton Railway commences service.


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