Marie Harrison
Marie Harrison was Walter Francis White's grandmother and allegedly President William Henry Harrison's mixed-race daughter with his slave Dilsia.[1]
| Marie Harrison | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| 💼 Occupation | Slave |
| 👶 Children | 4, including Madeline Harrison |
| 👴 👵 Parent(s) | Dilsia, 'Allegedly' William Henry Harrison |
| 👪 Relatives | Walter Francis White (grandson), Jane White (great-granddaughter), Walter Carl White (great-grandson) |
Biography
Marie Harrison was born into slavery; her mother (Dilsia) was also a slave, and her father is allegedly President William Henry Harrison. According to civil rights activist Walter Francis White's oral history, when William Henry Harrison decided to run for president, he concluded that it would not be political for him to have "bastard slave children" in his home. So, he gave four of Dilsia's children (including Marie Harrison) to his brother, who sold them to Joseph Poythress, one of the earliest white settlers of LaGrange, Georgia.
References
- ↑ Janken, Kenneth Robert (2003). Walter White: Mr. NAACP. UNC Press. pp. 1–3. ISBN 9780807857809. Search this book on
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