Harrison BETHURAM
- Born: 2 Nov 1840, , Rockcastle, Kentucky 10
- Marriage: Laura Mae BRIDGFORD on 16 Oct 1873 in , Mercer, Illinois 8,9
- Died: 5 Mar 1904, Millersburg, Mercer, Illinois at age 63 10,11
- Buried: 6 Mar 1904, Millersburg, Mercer, Illinois, , Oakridge Cemetery 10,12
 Noted events in his life were:
• Religion: Baptist. 10
• Alt. Birth, Nov 1841, , , Kentucky. 13
• Census, 5 Sep 1850, , Montgomery, Missouri. 14
1) James C. Bethuram, age 43, male, farmer, $480, born in Kentucky.
2) Nancy Bethuram, age 46, female, born in Kentucky.
3) Harvey Bethuram, age 18, male, farming, born in Kentucky.
4) Marina Bethuram, age 16, female, born in Kentucky.
5) Mary Bethuram, age 13, female, born in Kentucky.
6) James Bethuram, age 12, male, born in Kentucky.
7) Harrison Bethuram, age 10, male, born in Kentucky.
8) Amelia Bethuram, age 8, female, born in Missouri.
9) Louisa Bethuram, age 5, female, born in Missouri.
10) Nancy Bethuram, age 2, female, born in Missouri.
11) James A. Pew, age 11, male, born in Missouri.
• Census, 30 Jul 1860, Millersburg, Mercer, Illinois. 15
1) James C. Berthuram, age 53, male, farmer, $2500 real estate, $1100 personal estate, born in Kentucky
2) Nancy, age 55, female, born in Kentucky
3) Harrison, age 20, male, born in Kentucky, at school
4) Amelia A., age 17, female, born in Missouri, at school
5) Louisa, age 15, female, born in Missouri, at school
6) Nancy, age 12, female, born in Missouri, at school
7) Elizabeth, age 8, female, born in Missouri, at school
• Census, 5 Jun 1880, Millersburg, Mercer, Illinois. 16
1) Harrison Bethurem, white, male, age 39, married, Blacksmith, born in Kentucky, father born in Kentucky, mother born in Kentucky.
2) Laura Bethurem, white, female, age 25, wife, married, keeping house, born in Illinois, father born in Kentucky, moterh born in Ohio.
3) Burleigh Bethurem, white, male, age 6, son, born in Illinois, father born in Kentucky, mother born in Ohio.
4) Nancy Bethurem, white, female, age 4, daughter, born in Illinois, father born in Kentucky, mother born in Ohio.
5) Dasie Bethurem, white, female, age 2, daughter, born in Illinois, father born in Kentucky, mother born in Ohio.
6) Nettie Bethurem, white, female, age 7 months, Dec, daughter, born in Illinois, father born in Kentucky, mother born in Ohio.
• Occupation: Blacksmith, 5 Jun 1880. 16
• Census, 22 Jun 1900, Millersburg, Mercer, Illinois. 1
1) Harrison Bathuram, head, white, male, born Nov 1841, age 59, widowed, born in Kentucky, father born in Kentucky, mother born in Kentucky, farmer.
2) Daisy Bathuram, daughter, white, female, born Nov 1878, age 21, single, born in Illinois, father born in Kentucky, mother born in Kentucky, teacher.
3) Laura D. Bathuram, daughter, white, female, born Oct 1880, age 19, single, born in Illinois, father born in Kentucky, mother born in Kentucky, at school.
4) Victor H. Bathuram, son, white, male, born Jan 1886, age 13, single, born in Illinois, father born in Kentucky, mother born in Kentucky, at school.
5) Walter C. Bathuram, son, white, male, born Apr 1891, age 9, single, born in Illinois, father born in Kentucky, mother born in Kentucky, at school.
6) James C. Bathuram, father, male, born Feb 1808, age 92, widowed, born in Kentucky, father born in Kentucky, mother born in Kentucky.
• Occupation: Farmer, 22 Jun 1900. 1
• Obituary: Aledo Times, 10 Mar 1904, Aledo, Mercer, Illinois. 10
Our community was shocked by the sudden death of our fellowtownsman, Harrison Bethuram, on Saturday evening at 1:30 p.m. While Mr. Bethuram has been in failling health for a year or more, yet his death was unexpected as he had been on the streets as late as Thursday in the week, but the contraction of a heavy cold presotrated him and he lived but a short times. Mr. Bethuram was an old and respected citizen and was well known by all in our sommunity. His funeral was held on Sunday afternoon, Rev. W. H. Craine officiating, and was attended by a large concourse of our citizens among whom were quite a number of his comrages, six of them acting as pall bearers. His children have the sympathy of all in our community.
Harrison Bethuram, deceased, was born in Rock Castle county, Kentucky, on Nov. 2, 1840, and died at his home in Millersburg, Ill., on March 5, 1904, aged 63 years, 4 months and 3 days. When he was one year old he with his parents moved to Missouri, where they lived eleven years. In 1853 they moved to Mercer county, Illinois, where Mr. Bethuram had made his home ever since. In 1862 he became a member of Campany B, 126th regiment of Illinoise infantry and reamined in the sevice to the close of the civil war. At his death he was a member of the Warren Shedd Grand Army Post, Aledo.
On Oct. 16, 1873, he was united in marriage to Laura May Bridgford, who died ten years ago. Six children were born in this family, Burley B., Nancy Laurena, Daisy M., Laura Dove, Victor Harrison and Walter C. Burley died when 6 years old and Nancy when 18 years old. Besides his children he leaves to mourn his departure his aged father, three sisters, Mary Debord, Portland Oregon; Amelia Burgess, Millersburg, and Elizabeth Good, Washington, Iowa. Also a large circle of friends and neighbors by whom he was much respected. He was brought up and believed in the Baptist persuasion of faith.
Harrison also had an obituary in the 8 Mar 1904 issue of the Aledo Democrat. It's the same obit as above except it includes only the last two paragraphs. Does this mean Harrison was a Republican?
• Gravestone: Millersburg, Mercer, Illinois, , Oakridge Cemetery. 17
Harrison married Laura Mae BRIDGFORD, daughter of Walter A. BRIDGFORD and Nancy Duckett WAKELAND, on 16 Oct 1873 in , Mercer, Illinois 8.,9 (Laura Mae BRIDGFORD was born on 24 Aug 1854 in Millersburg, Mercer, Illinois,18 died on 15 Jan 1894 in Millersburg, Mercer, Illinois 9 and was buried on 16 Jan 1894 in Millersburg, Mercer, Illinois, , Oakridge Cemetery 9,19.)
Noted events in their marriage were:
• Alt. Marriage, Oct 1872. 20
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