Bazel and his brother Shadrack Harrison were last taxed in Washington County, Pennsylvania in 1808/1809. Butler County, Ohio tax records indicate that Bazel was in Butler County, Ohio as early as 1812. He was last taxed in 1819, when the family relocated to nearby Clark County. Shadrack sold land in 1816 in Butler County, Sahdrack was then taxed in Champaign County from 1817-1819.
Butler County, Ohio
The following land records and newspaper articles were found at the Ohio Genealogical Society, in Mansfield, Ohio, the Western Michigan University Regional Archives in Kalamazoo, Michigan and the Allen County Library in Ft. Wayne, Indiana.“Butler County Land Records Volume 1, 1803-1816”, by Shirley Keller Mikesell, 1997;
From Book C:
“Deed dated 1812. Wareham Stacy and Jarusha his wife to Bazel Harrison. S 31, T 3 R 3. Signed Wareham Stacy Jarusha Stacy. Witn: John Ayers, Solomon Dilly. rec 1812. pp 249, 250, 251From Book D:“Deed dated 1812. John Smith and Elizabeth his wife of Hamilton Co to Bazel Harrison. S 32, T 3, R 3. Signed John Smith by Fielding Lowry his agent, Elizabeth Smith. Witn: Wm. G. Armstrong, A.D. Smith. rec 1814. pp 442, 443"The following are abstracts from the newspaper "Western Spy" which appear in the "Pioneer Ohio Newspapers, 1802-1818, Genealogical and historical Abstracts", by Karen Mauer Green, published by the Frontier Press, 1988:“Deed dated 1814. Bazel Harrison and Martha his wife to James Murphy. S 32, T 3, R 3. Signed Bazel Harrison, Martha (X) Harrison. Witn: John Ayers, Abrm. P. Thomas. rec 1814. pp 542, 543"
"Deed dated 1814. Bazel Harrison and Martha his wife to James Murphy. S 31, R , R 3. Signed Bazel Harrison, Martha (X) Harrison. Witn: John Ayers, John C. Ayers. rec 1814. pp 580, 581"
"Deed dated 1816. Shadrack Harrison & Hannah his wife to John Barber. S 2, T 2, R 3; bound by land of Brice Virgin, Arthur Legg, George Lee. Signed Shadrack (X) Harrison. Witn: Michael Ayers, John V. Davis. rec 1816. pp 78"
"Deed dated 1817. Bazel Harrison & Martha his wife of Champaign Co. to Aaron Jewel. S 31, T 3, R 3. Signed Bazel Harrison, Martha (X) Harrison. Witn: Samuel Millies, Nathan Harrison. rec 1817. p. 290"
Volume II, 4 January 1812, No. 69;The above newspaper articles also demonstrate that Bazel Harrison had some legal experience, several years prior to being appointed an Associate Judge in Kalamazoo County, Michigan."John Ayers reports that John Merrit and Bazel Harrison have appraised a horse found by Arthur Legg, in Liberty township, Butler County."
Volume IV, Saturday, 23 October 1813, No. 164;
"John Ayres reports that Bazel Harrison and Nicholas Curtice have appraised a mare found by Adam Fulliton, of Liberty township, Butler County."
The early Butler County tax records on microfilm at the Allen County Library, in Ft. Wayne, Indiana begin in 1816 (I found no earlier records that were filmed). Bazel and Shadrack were both taxed in 1816. Shadrack was not taxed after 1816. Bazel was taxed through 1819. The image below is from the 1816 Tax List of Liberty Township, Butler County, Ohio:
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