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Gov. Harrison Askey

Also Known As: "Gov. Harrison Askey of Arkansas"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Hempstead County, Arkansas Territory
Death: January 10, 1901 (80)
Leesville, Gonzales County, Texas
Place of Burial: Askey Cemetery, Gonzales, Gonzales County, Texas, USA
Immediate Family:

Son of Morton Askey and Frances Maulding
Husband of Catherine Askey (Lloyd)
Father of Lucinda Lou Elizabeth Nixon; Maxine Askey; Julia Ann Askey; Harrison Hat Askey, Jr; Selete Ann Askey and 7 others

Managed by: Suzan Martin
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About Gov. Harrison Askey

From Arkansas to Texas

Obit-Gonzales Inquirer Jan. 10, 1901

Governor Harrison Askey died this morning at 7:40 o'clock at his home about five miles west of Gonzales, aged 80 years. His remains will be interred in the family cemetery near his home on Friday morning at 10 o'clock.

The announcement of the death of Mr. Askey was a surprise to citizens of Gonzales. He was not sick long, having been taken with a case of the grip lately. Governor Askey was one of the old citizens of the county and perhaps one of the best known. His life has been passed at his home west of the river. For years his residence was the only one for miles west of the river, and standing upon a high hill, was the beacon-light for the traveler in the early days and many sought refuge from the storm under its hospitable roof. He was a generous, kind-hearted man and was ever ready to extend a helping hand to his fellowman. Mr. Askey, for many years in his younger life, was the breeder of fine running horses and was the raiser of Joe Murray, who held the fastest running record in the world's history at the time for a seven-eights mile. The Rebel stock, of which he was the breeder, has quite a reputation in the history of fast horses. Many friends in the county, and especially west of the river, will hear with the sorrow of the death of their old friend.

Biography

Harrison Askey was born on July 15, 1820, in Hempstead County, Arkansas Territory.

Harrison married Catherine Lloyd on May 6, 1841, in Hempstead County, Arkansas. They moved to Texas after the problems in the Arkansas government during the Civil War.

Together they had the following children:

  1. Maxine Askey;
  2. Julia Ann Askey;
  3. Harrison Hat Askey, Jr;
  4. Selete Ann Askey;
  5. John Lloyd Askey;
  6. Pernelia Askey;
  7. Elijah Clinton Askey;
  8. Otho Askey;
  9. Elizabeth Rachel Askey;
  10. Catherine Lloyd Askey;
  11. Lucinda Lou Elizabeth Askey;
  12. Sam Askey.

He died on January 10, 1901, in Leesville, Gonzales County, Texas. Was governor of Arkansas, was impeached, can find many references to him in books, but not in Arkansas State Archives. This was during the Civil War era.


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Gov. Harrison Askey's Timeline

1820
July 15, 1820
Hempstead County, Arkansas Territory
1845
March 5, 1845
Texas, United States
1847
July 19, 1847
Old Rancho, Gonzales County , Gonzales County, Texas, USA, Texas, United States
1849
September 12, 1849
Texas, United States
1849
Texas, United States
1855
February 26, 1855
Texas, United States
1857
1857
Gonzales County, Texas
1859
August 7, 1859
Gonzales, Texas, United States
1861
1861