Daniel Harrison

Tennessee native Daniel Harrison (1816-1870) migrated to Texas in 1835. He served with Texan forces during the Texas Revolution, and as a volunteer for the Republic's militia. He was in the 1839 Battle of the Neches. In 1840, Harrison married Nancy Robbins and soon moved his family to present-day Williamson County and what would be the Corn Hill community. He served in Central Texas' 27th Brigade during the Civil War. As a blacksmith in Corn Hill, a stage stop on the route from Austin to Fort Gates, his work was crucial to traffic on the military road. Later, Harrison also farmed and raised horses and cattle. Originally buried in Anderson Cemetery, Daniel and Nancy were later reinterred in Corn Hill Cemetery. (2007)

Daniel Harrison is a historical marker in Jarrell, Williamson County, dedicated in 2007. It is one of 237 historical markers documented in Williamson County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 430 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 30.8015, -97.6036 near Jarrell. The nearest cataloged historic site is Corn Hill (cemetery), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Cornhill Cemetery, Corn Hill Community, and Jarrell.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507014009. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.