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Emma Warren <I>Harrison</I> Balfour

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Emma Warren Harrison Balfour

Birth
Charles City County, Virginia, USA
Death
25 Feb 1887 (aged 69)
Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi, USA Add to Map
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Emma Harrison married 1st. in 1834, Edward R. Warren(1803-1842). They had one daughter, Emma Warren, who died at the age of 2 1/2 yrs.

She married 2nd on Dec. 1, 1847, Dr. William T. Balfour.
Their five children were: Louise Harrison (b. 1848), Willie (b. 1851), Alice Oswald (b. 1853), Emma (b.1855), and Annie (b.1860) Balfour.

Their antebellum mansion in Vicksburg, Mississippi, "Balfour House", is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Emma's diary of the forty-three day bombardment by the Union forces in 1863 is one of the most accurate accounts of the Siege of Vicksburg.
Emma Harrison married 1st. in 1834, Edward R. Warren(1803-1842). They had one daughter, Emma Warren, who died at the age of 2 1/2 yrs.

She married 2nd on Dec. 1, 1847, Dr. William T. Balfour.
Their five children were: Louise Harrison (b. 1848), Willie (b. 1851), Alice Oswald (b. 1853), Emma (b.1855), and Annie (b.1860) Balfour.

Their antebellum mansion in Vicksburg, Mississippi, "Balfour House", is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Emma's diary of the forty-three day bombardment by the Union forces in 1863 is one of the most accurate accounts of the Siege of Vicksburg.


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  • Created by: Judy M
  • Added: Aug 9, 2011
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74686399/emma_warren-balfour: accessed ), memorial page for Emma Warren Harrison Balfour (3 Jan 1818–25 Feb 1887), Find a Grave Memorial ID 74686399, citing Cedar Hill Cemetery, Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi, USA; Maintained by Judy M (contributor 47354232).