John Cleves Symmes Harrison |
John Cleves Symmes Harrison<br>Gender: Male<br>Birth: Vincennes, Knox, Indiana, United States<br>Birth: Oct 28 1798 - Vincennes, Knox, Indiana, United States<br>Marriage: Spouse: Clarissa Brown Pike - Sep 27 1819 - Boone, Kentucky, United States<br>Death: Oct 30 1830 - Sugar Grove, Boone, Kentucky, United States<br>Burial: Boone, Kentucky, United States<br>Occupation: Government and Land Office in Vicennes Indiana<br>Parents: President William Henry Harrison Sr., <a>Anna Tuthill Harrison (born Symmes)<br>Wife: Clarissa Brown Harrison (born Pike)<br>Children: Elizabeth Tinsley (born Harrison), Clarissa Louise Harrison, John Cleves Symmes Harrison Jr., Zebuline Adelaide Pike Hunt (born Harrison), William Henry Harrison, Montgomery Pike Harrison, Anna Maria Symmes Roberts (born Harrison)<br>Siblings: Elizabeth Bassett Short (born Harrison)</a>, Lucy Singleton Este (born Harrison), William Henry Harrison Jr., John Scott Harrison, Benjamin Harrison, Mary Thornton (born Symmes Harrison), Carter Bassett Harrison, Anna Tuthill Taylor (born Harrison), James Findlay Harrison, Col. James Findlay Harrison<br> Additional information:
LifeSketch: John Symmes, was popular with the farmers and Indians in the Indiana Territory. Symmes received an appointment to the position in the government and land office in Vincennes, Indiana. After for serving for years with the reputation for intergrity, Symmes was caught in a political trap set by the enemies of his father. He was accused of embezzlement and fired. There was a explanation for the events but was driven by desire to hurt General Harrison, opposing politicians cover up the facts. Disillusioned and upset by all this, Symmes died in the middle of all these cries. John might of died of Typhoid fever.
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