Benjamin Harrison was born on October 1st, 1887. Benjamin Harrison's father was William Perkins and his mother was Mary Frances Purvis. His paternal grandfather is Stephen Perkins and his paternal grandmother was Mary Underwood. He had two brothers and two sisters, named George H., Robert M., Martha Bell and Nancy C.. He was the youngest of the five children. He died at the age of 88 on October 3rd, 1975.