HARRISON (VETERAN CSA), STEPHEN I - Benton County, Arkansas | STEPHEN I HARRISON (VETERAN CSA) - Arkansas Gravestone Photos

Stephen I HARRISON (VETERAN CSA)

Falling Springs (Decatur) Cemetery
Benton County,
Arkansas

Stephen
CAPTIAN
Company H 33rd Tennessee Infantry
Civil War Confederate
October 2, 1837 - September 26, 1921

*Obituary
Benton County Record
Friday, September 30, 1921

HARRISON, S.I. - S.I. Harrison passed away Monday evening at his home near Falling Springs, west of Decatur, after a long illness. Funeral services were held Tuesday and the remains were laid to rest in the Falling Springs cemetery. The services were conducted by Rev. W.H. Gayer of Gravette and Presiding Elder W.L. Oliver of Bentonville. A very large number of friends and relatives were present at the funeral. Uncle Steve, as he was generally known, was one of the early settlers of this section and attended the first funeral held at Falling Springs, that of Mrs. Stellman. He was about eighty years of age and besides his widow is survived by a son, Fred Harrison of Decatur, two daughters, Mrs. Kittie Johnson, who lives at the home place and Mrs. Carrie Horn, who lives in Oklahoma. Rev. Harrison was born in Greeneville, Tennessee in 1837 and was married to Mary C. Brooks in 1866. He was licensed to preach in 1860 and was a circuit rider in Virginia and Tennessee for four years. Later when he removed to his present home he became pastor of the Bloomfield circuit. He was of the Methodist faith.

*Obituary
Gentry Journal-Advance
Friday, September 30, 1921

Rev. S.I. Harrison died at his home near Falling Springs Monday, Sept. 26, aged 84 years. He had been sick since about the middle of May. He was the father of our townsman, J.K. Harrison, and in his younger days was an active minister in the Methodist church and was universally respected and loved. Funeral was held Tuesday and interment in the Falling Springs cemetery.

Mary
October 20, 1845 - May 14, 1935

*Source: Sons of Confederate Veterans, Benton County, Arkansas 2009
Compiled by William W Degge

Contributed on 10/25/14 by judyfrog
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Submitted: 10/25/14 • Approved: 9/1/23 • Last Updated: 9/4/23 • R1048084-G1048084-S3

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