Notes:

Died:
Y
Y
Y
Y

Rachel married Unknown on 5 Nov 1885 in Polk County, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

1850 Census, Henry Twp., Fulton, Indiana
Elkins, Lewis, age 29, born in Ohio;
Elkins, Rachael R. age 21, born in Ohio;
Elkins, Eleanor, 11 months, born in Indiana;
Thomas, N. (J.or I.), age 7, born in Ohio;

Lewis married Rachel R. Thomas on 8 Sep 1848. Rachel (daughter of Isaac Thomas and Elizabeth "Betsy" Harmison) was born in Sep 1828 in OH; died between 2 May 1910 and 30 Jan 1920 in Prob. Milltown, Polk County, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Will of father: of Isaac Thomas - dated 4 Jan 1802, proved 4 Jun 1802
I, Isaac Thomas, of Laurens District State of South Carolina, being of perfect mind and memory and sound reason have thought to make, ordain and constitute this my Last Will and Testament in manner and forme as following that is to say.
Item: First of all it is my will and I hereby order that my funeral expenses and all my just debts be timely and punctely paid out of my personal estate, before any other division or other distribution be made thereof.
Item: Second, it is my will that after my decease my widow should have the free privilege and comman of all my household furniture and land except a piece marked for my youngest son, William, not exceeding thirty acres and a lot of turning tool s I give to William and my smith tools I give to my son, Evean and my cart. I give to my son, John and Even all. The rest of my estate is left to my widow during her lifetime and my household furniture to do as she pleases at her death and all m y stock consisting of horse, cowes and hoghs should be equally divided between my three sons, Evean, Jeremiah and William and my two youngest daughters, Mandy Sarah and Phoeby Thomas to absolve and behoof of them there heirs and assigns the havi ng to share oldest brothers and sisters namely, Edward, Isaac, Abel, Mary Wisner and Elizabeth Cox, one shilling sterling a piece and lastly I do constitute and appoint my beloved wife Mary Thomas and my son, John Thomas to be my executors in wi tness here of I hav hearunto set my hand and seale this the forth day of eleventh one thousand eight hundred and two. Signed, sealed and pronounced to be my last will and testament. In teh presence of N.B. - Signed that I give the remainder of m y land at the decease of my wife to my son, Evean Thomas.
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Marriage of Harmison, Elizabeth - Isaac Thomas, from the book:"Montgomery County, Ohio, marriages, 1803-1851", Copied from the original and indexed by
Itindsay M. Bfien, page 123.
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see: http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/th/read/QUAKER-ROOTS/2000-08/0965307526
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1850 United States Federal Census
about Isaac Thomas
Name: Isaac Thomas
Age: 50
Estimated birth year: abt 1800
Birth Place: South Carolina
Gender: Male
Home in 1850 (City,County,State): My Division, Marshall, Indiana
Family Number: 430
Household Members:
Name Age
Isaac Thomas 50
Elizabeth Thomas 43
Jame Thomas 21
Nancy Thomas 20
William Thomas 18
Mary Thomas 17
Elias Thomas 15
Ennie Thomas 13
Sarah J Thomas 9
Levi Thomas 8
Timothy Thomas 5
Henry Thomas 2
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1860 United States Federal Census
about Isaac Thomas
Name: Isaac Thomas
Age in 1860: 57
Birth Year: abt 1803
Birthplace: South Carolina
Home in 1860: Washington, Starke, Indiana
Gender: Male
Post Office: Knox
Value of real estate: View image
Household Members:
Name Age
Isaac Thomas 57
Julia Ann Thomas 26
Henry Thomas 12
Isaac Thomas 8
Elizabeth C Thomas 7/12

Isaac married Elizabeth "Betsy" Harmison on 29 Jul 1824 in Montgomery County, Ohio. Elizabeth (daughter of Samuel Harmison, Sr. and Nancy Arnold) was born in 1807 in Maryland; died in 1856 in Marshall County, IN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Marriage from the book:"Montgomery County, Ohio, marriages, 1803-1851", Copied from the original and indexed by
Itindsay M. Bfien, page 123.

Elizabeth wed Isaac Thomas in Montgomery, Ohio. Elizabeth and Isaac moved to Plymouth, Marshall, Indiana


1850 Federal Census, Marshall County, Indiana

#430#630

Thomas, Isaac, age 50, farmer, $1000, born in S.C.
Thomas, Elizabeth, age 43, born in Maryland
Thomas, Samuel, age 21, born in Ohio
Thomas, Nancy, age 20, born in 'do'
Thomas, William, age 18, born in 'do'
Thomas, Mary, age 17, born in 'do'
Thomas, Elias, age 15, born in 'do'
Thomas, Eunice, age 13, born in 'do'
Thomas, Sarah J., age 9, born in 'do'
Thomas, Levi, age 8, born in 'do'
Thomas, Timothy, age 5, born in 'do'
Thomas, Henry, age 2, born in 'do'

NOTE: In 1850, Lydia (Thomas) Evans is residing next door to her parents, Isaac and Elizabeth (Harmison) Thomas.

Notes:

Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol. I: of the Carolinas and Tennessee which were part of the North Carolina Yearly Meetings by William Wade Hinshaw, originally published by Edwards Brothers, Inc., Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1938
Bush River, Newberry County, SC
p. 1024
Isaac Thomas
Mary Thomas
Ch:
Edward b. 2-17-1761.
Isaac 2- 1-1763.
John 5-14-1766.
Abel 11- 1-1768.
Mary 3- 9-1771.
Elizabeth 9-23-1773.
Evan 3-18-1775.
Nehemiah 3-17-1777.
William 9-13-1779.
Prudence & Sarah 10-29-1781.
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"1802,4,1. Wiliam Thomas, s. Isaac & Mary, Lawrence Dist., SC (volume 1, page 1038, Bush River MM), m. Sarah Pemberton, dt. Isaiah & Elizabeth, both dec., Laurens Dist., SC".

"1824,4,24. William Thomas gct West Branch MM rocf Mill Creek MM, Ohio"; volume 5, page 793.

"1824,6,19. William Thomas & sons John, Isaiah & Eli rocf Mill Creek MM, dtd, 1824,4,24"; volume 5, page 768, West Branch MM.

"Sarah Thomas & dt. Eunice rocf Mill Creek MM, dtd. 1824,4,24"; Volume 5, page 768, West Branch MM, Ohio.

"1834,7,17. William Sr. dis disunity"; volume 5, page 769, West Branch MM, Ohio.

Brien, Lindsay M., Genealogical index of Pioneers on the Miami Valley Ohio (Dayton, Ohio: Colonial Dames of America, 1970). Copy of Wendy Farley, Leesburg, FL. "William, b. Sept. 13, 1779, m. April 1, 1802, Sarah Pemberton, his will rec. Se p 12, 1842, names ch. Isaac, John, Eli, Isaiah, Emma, Cynthia."

William married Sarah Pemberton on 1 Apr 1802 in Bush River, Newberry County, SC. Sarah (daughter of Isaiah Pemberton and Elizabeth Hall) was born on 22 Sep 1772 in Jefferson, West Virginia; died on 22 Jul 1840. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

"Sarah, daughter of deceased, Isaiah and Elizabeth Pemberton, of Laurens District, South Carolina, wed William Thomas"; extract, "The Encyclopedia of Quaker Genealogy, 1750-1930", William Hinshaw.

"1819,6,5. Sarah gct Mill Creek MM, O"; Volume 1, page 1038, Bush River MM, Newberry, SC.

"1819,11,27. Sarah & dt. Una rocf Bush River MM, SC dtd 1819,13,6"; volume 5, page 794C, Mill Creek MM, Ohio.

"1824,4,24. William Thomas gct West Branch MM, O"; volume 5, page 793, Mill Creek MM.

"1824,6,19. William & s. John, Isaiah, & Eli rocf Mill Creek MM, O"; volume 5, page 768, West Branch MM, Ohio.

"1834,8,14. Sarah Thomas Sr., dis disunity"; volume 5, page 768, West Branch MM, Ohio.
"1834,7,17. William Thomas Sr., dis disunity"; volume 5, page 768, West Branch MM, Ohio.

Notes:

The property owned by Samuel at the time of his death was located along McKillup Creek, White County, Indiana and was sold to a William Sill by Samuel's son, John, executor of his estate, following Samuel's death.

Samuel is most probably buried at the Bedford Cemetery which is located near his former property in Monon Township, White, Indiana.

Samuel Harmison opened a blacksmith shop in Door Village, southwest of LaPorte, Indiana in Scipio township in 1833 according to "LaPorte History" by McDonald.

Samuel Harmison, Sr. and wife, Nancy Arnold, were both illiterate and signed documents with an "X".

Served in the War of 1812.

Helped build the stockade in Door Village, LaPorte, Indiana, 1832 during Blackhawk War scare.

Voted in LaPorte, Indiana, 1832.



Will probated February 14, 1842, White, Indiana.

From White County, IN; Book 1; Order Book, October, 1834 - November 1848; Final Record, page 288:

October Term 1846:

"A term of the White Circuit Court began is held in the Court house in Monticello on Tuesday the 10th day of October, 1846. Said term being in pursuance of law, present Honorable John W. Wright, President, and Honorable James Barnes and Thoma s McCormick, associate judges.

Martin L. Pearce, Administrator
of the Estate of William Sill Dec'd.
vs.
Nancy Harmison
Isaac Thomas
Elizabeth Thomas
Samuel Smith
Katharine Smith
John Harmison
Samuel Harmison, Jr.
James Harmison
Isaac Harmison
Sarah Harmison

.......that the said administrator of the estate of said Samuel Harmison deceased pay and notify the costs of this suit out of the goods in his hands to be administered...."

Samuel married Nancy Arnold about 1805. Nancy was born in 1778 in Maryland; died on 8 Aug 1850 in Plymouth Township, Marshall, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

1790 Federal Census, Washington County, Maryland, image 0378, roll#M637_3, Unknown Twps., page 117

Camuel (sp?) Hairmason
1 male age 16 and over including head of household
3 males under age 16
1 female age 16 and over including head of household

George Arnold
Charles Swearingen
Conrad Arnold
George Christ

1800 Federal Census, Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, image 104, page 98, roll#M32_12

Henry Arnold
1 male age 16 - 26
2 males age 26 - 45
2 females under 10 years of age
1 female age 16 - 26

1800 Federal Census, Upper Antietietam, Washington County, Maryland, image 131, roll #m32_12

John Fultz
Richard Ring
Robert Faukes
John Whitmore
Jacob Miller
John Waggoner
Jacob Garlinger
Adam Hoover
Jacob Miller
Frederick Tysen
Ulrich Hoover
John Hoover
Adam Arnold
Michael Snyder
Michael Snyder, Jr.
John Robinson
Alex Robinson, Jr.
John Norris

NOTE: Fultz, Ring, Faukes, Whitmore, Miller, Waggoner, Snyder, Robinson and Norris are all families who married into Harmison families.

1800 Federal Census, Fort Frederick Hundred/Cohococheague Hundred/ Washington County, Maryland, image 153, page 147, roll#M32_12

Catherine Blackmore
Denton Jacques
Michael Snyder
John Rankin
Joseph Dugood
Christian Arnold
Joseph Norris
Adam Snyder
Adam Garlock
John Garlock
Jacob Ash

NOTE: Denton Jacques, Michael Snyder, Rankin, Norris, Snyder, Garlock and Ash are all families who married into the Harmison families.

1810 Federal Census, Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, image 237, roll#M252_16

*Henry Arnold
1 male under 10 years of age
1 male age 10 - 16
4 males age 16 - 26
3 males age 26 - 45
4 females under 10 years of age
1 female age 16 - 26
1 female age 16 - 45
*Could this be Nancy's father or brother??

George Hammer
2 males under 10 years of age
1 male age 10 - 16
2 males age 16 - 26
1 male age 45 and over
2 females under 10 years of age
2 females age 10 - 16
2 females age 16 - 26
1 female age 26 - 45

*Samuel Hansmil
1 male under 10 years of age
1 male age 16 - 26
1 female under 10 years of age
1 female age 16 - 26
Could this be Samuel Harmison and Nancy (Arnold) Harmison? Son, John and dau. Catherine reported their place of birth as Maryland

George Humnel
Henry Deal
John Miller
George Miller
John Miller
Jacob Miller
Christian Waggoner
John Miller
Elizabeth Miller
John Miller
*Christina Hannison

*Could this be unknown Christina Harmison??

1810 Federal Census, Conococheague District, Washington County, Maryland, image 174, roll#M252_16

Henry Arnold
1 male under 10 years of age
1 male age 26 - 45
1 female under 10 years of age
2 females age 10 - 16
1 female age 26 - 45

*William Irmison
1 male under 10 years of age
1 male age 26 - 45
1 female age 26 - 45
1 female age 45 and over

*This is probably a William Harmison

Daniel Harbins
1 male under 10 years of age
1 male age 10 - 16
1 male age 26 - 45
1 female under 10 years of age
1 female age 16 - 26
1 female age 26 - 45
1 slave

John Ash
Joseph Norris
Daniel Henry
Henry Prather
Samuel Prather
Lydia Prather
Ruth Prather
John West

NOTE: There were only two Arnold families residing in Washington County, MY in 1810; both heads of household had the given name of "Henry"

NOTE: The Ash, Norris, Henry, Prather and West families all married into the Harmison family.

Was Nancy Arnold the daughter of Henry Arnold????????????

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U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules Index
about Nancy Harnison
Surname: Nancy Harnison
Year: 1850
County: Marshall County
State: IN
Age: 72
Gender: F (Female)
Month of Death: Aug
State of Birth: MD
ID#: MRT197_137342
Occupation: NONE LISTED
Cause Of Death: OLD AGE
Source Information:
Jackson, Ron V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp.. U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.