There are several researchers of this family who have posted on Ancestry.com 's World Tree Project. Only one names parents for Hosea: Researcher: Dawn Stout humnbird@televar.com Hiram HARRISON Married: Sally Unknown Child: 1- Hosea HARRISON Birth: 24 JUL 1802 in Kentucky or Kentucky Co. OH Married: 28 DEC 1823 Elizabeth COMPTON in Clark Co., Ohio Birth: 1807 in New York Children 1- John Ambrose HARRISON b: 10 OCT 1833 in Klickitat, WA 2- Matilda HARRISON b: 1823 3- Shrilda HARRISON b: 1824 4- Sallie HARRISON b: 1825 5- Lovinia HARRISON b: 1826 6- Sarah HARRISON b: 1829 ------------ 1870 United States Federal Census > Ohio > Clark > Green Census states Hosea Harrison was born in KY ------------ As far as Elizabeth Compton's parents - the likely lead would be David(1793) & Anna Unk Compton who are on the 1850 Clark County, OH Census. The 1840 Census lists a Jeremiah Compton - the 1830 lists David Compton & Hanna Compton (separately). ------------ ALSO - the 1850 United States Federal Census > Ohio > Clark > Green: Hosea 47 M KY Elizabeth 42 F NY Sarah 21 F OH John 16 M OH Maria 13 F OH Rebecca J 10 F OH Wm Henry 8 M OH ------------ The 1820 Clark County, OH Census lists Bazel Harrison and Shedrick Harrison as HOHs The 1830 Clark County, OH Census lists: Hosea, Josiah M and Obadiah as HOHs - all in Springfield, Clark County, OH --------------- The last bit of info I can find on your family is this: 1880 United States Federal Census > Ohio > Shelby > Salem > District 217 2 June 1880 38 Harrisson Hosea W M 78 M Head Farmer KY VA VA Elizabeth W F 72 M Wife Keepinghouse NY NY NY William H W M 38 M Son Farmer OH KY NY Nancy W F 28 M Daughter-in-law At home OH KY PA MK Harrison Ancestry.com Barrow County, GA