John Harrisman*

• The Harrismans changed their last name to Harrison because (as the story goes) they were getting grief for being German. There is no proof that it was changed legally, but it happened sometime after 1892.

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"Washington PA records Book 13, Page 428 Article # 16066 show that John (Harrisman) Harrison (he was 28) married Mary Elliott (she was 22) on Jan. 26, 1907 in Wahington PA"

~V. Paul Harrison in an e-mail to Robert Harrison, October 2008