Cassandra Harrison

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At a Glance

Cassandra Harrison of New Bern was the daughter of James Harrison and Cassandra Harrison [1].

Story

Cassandra apparently came to Hillsborough in the late 1840s or 1850, for her name appears in the Burwell School Catalogue of 1848-51 [2]. Her marriage to Bryan S. Rhodes in New Bern was officiated by Presbyterian minister Thomas G. Wall, the husband of another Burwell student, Janet Hollister . It may be that Cassandra and Janet were schoolmates in Hillsborough [1].

Biographical Data

Places of Residence

• New Bern, NC [1].
• Hillsborough, NC, from 1850 [1].

Schools Attended

• Burwell School, c. 1850 [1].

Relatives

• Parents: James Harrison [1] and Cassandra Harrison [1].
• Spouse: Bryan S. Rhodes, married on April 1, 1859 [1].
• Siblings:
  • two brothers, Daniel S. Harrison and John Martin Franck Harrison.
  • one sister, Maria Harrison (d. 1847).

References

1. Mary Claire Engstrom. The Book of Burwell Students: Lives of Educated Women in the Antebellum South. (Hillsborough: Hillsborough Historic Commission, 2007).
2. Burwell School Catalogue of 1848-51.