Family/Spouse: Maude Chambers. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Nelson Devon Smith was born on 7 Sep 1911.
2. Daniel Scott Smith was born on 24 May 1913; died on 25 Feb 1995 in Hammond, Indiana.
3. Vernon Wesley Smith was born in 1915; died in 1984.
4. Lucille Helen Smith

Family/Spouse: Norrie Lindsay. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Mary Smith

Notes:

NOTE: Nelson's gravemarker gives him a date of birth of February 21, 1855 in contrast to his obituary.

Nelson married Williean Harmison on 25 Dec 1874 in Laporte, Indiana. Williean (daughter of Samuel Harmison and Elizabeth Connell) was born on 21 Jan 1855 in Pleasant Township, Laporte, Indiana; died on 28 Apr 1931 in Walkerton, St. Joseph, Indiana; was buried on 30 Apr 1931 in North Woodlawn Cemetery, Walkerton, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

"....Mrs. Smith had been ill three years. She was born in LaPorte county, January 20, 1855 and lived here nearly all her life. A son, Scott Smith, of Walkerton, is the only immediate survivor."; The South Bend Tribune, Wenesday Evening, Apri l 29, 1931, page 4, section 1.

Notes:

1850 Census, St. Josephs County, Indiana; Henry Smith, age 21, and wife, Rebecca, age 22, are residing next door to Henry's parents, Samuel Smith and Catherine Harmison Smith.

1860 Census, LaPorte, Indiana; Rebecca Smith, age 31, born in Ohio; Mary Burke, age 66, born in Pennsylvania; Nelson S. Smith,age 8, born in Indiana; George L. Smith, age 6, born in Indiana; Henry M.A. Smith, age 3, born in Indiana.

Henry married Rebecca Burk on 23 Jun 1850 in Marshall County, Indiana. Rebecca was born on 2 Jun 1829 in Harrison County, Ohio; died on 6 Dec 1906 in Walkerton, St. Josephs, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

"Rebecca Snell (nee Burk) was born in Harrison county, Ohio, June 2, 1829. When only three years of age, her parents moved to Knox county, Ohio where they resided for fifteen years. In 1847, they moved to Starke county, Indiana. She was marri ed to Henry Smith, June 23, 1850 and settled on the Island. To this union three sons were born: Nelson S., George L. and Henry M. Her husband died April 5, 1857. She was married to Jacob Snell, September 23, 1860. Five children were born t o them: Jacob E. Snell, Addison L, Addie G., Eldora M and Delbert W., of whom only two survive. She died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. William Pollock, December 6, 1906, at 2:20 a.m., aged 77years, 5 months and 4 days. ....She leaves to mo urn her loss, five children, fourteen grandchildren, and one brother, Robert Burk, who lives at Clifton, Kansas. The remains were laid to rest at Woodlawn cemetery. The six grandsons acted as pall-bearers."; Walker Independent newspaper, pag e 4, December 14, 1904.

Notes:

According to son, George R. Harmison's biography: "Samuel Harmison was a native of Darke County, Ohio, born April 6, 1812. He was a gentleman of sterling character, and figured among the first settlers of northwest Indiana in that early period ....located as a settler in Pleasant Township on Section 16, which part of Pleasant township is now Johnson township. The land which he purchased was school land, and farming and stock-raising was his voction throughout life."

1860 Federal Census, Pleasant Township, LaPorte, Indiana; page 183, Harmison, Samuel and Harmison, John residing in same household. Also, Samuel's children and wife, Elizabeth Conwell.

In 1848, Samuel settled on Section 16, Johnson Township, LaPorte County, Indiana. He lived there until his death. The farm was passed on to son, George, then to grandson, Leslie Harmison who lived there all their lives.

Samuel Harmison, Jr. helped drive the Indians to Kansas under the Indian Removal Act of 1830.

Samuel married Elizabeth Connell on 14 Nov 1842 in White, Indiana. Elizabeth was born on 27 Nov 1822 in Fayette County, Ohio; died before 28 Feb 1908 in Walkerton, Indiana; was buried in North Woodlawn Cemetery, Walkerton, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

According to the biography of son, George R. Harmison, Elizabeth was born in Fayette County, Ohio; however, according to her obituary, Elizabeth was born in Darke County, Ohio, November 27, 1822: "She, with her parents, moved to White County (I ndiana) at the age of 11 years....Came directly to LaPorte County where she resided 13 years, then returning to White County and after living there one year returned to LaPorte County to the old farm where she resided 64 years." Obituary, Walke rton Independent newspaper, February 28, 1908.

Notes:

1850 Census, Liberty Twp., St. Joseph, Indiana
Dwelling #1034, Family #1034

Smith, Samuel, age 44, born in Pa.
Smith, Catharine, age 41, born in Va.
Smith, Martin, age 18, born in Indiana
Smith, Eli, age 16, born in Indiana
Smith, Louisa, age 14, born in Indiana
Smith, Samuel, age 12, born in Indiana
Smith, Elvira, age 10, born in Indiana
Smith, James, age 8, born in Indiana
Smith, Jane, age 8, born in Indiana
Smith, Almeda, age 3, born in Indiana

1860 Census, Grovertown, Stark County, Indiana, page 397
Dwelling #1113, Family #1113

Smith, Samuel, age 54, shoemaker, born in Penn.
Smith, Nancy, age 47, born in Virginia
Barton, Sidney, age 25, born in Indiana
Barton, Francis L., age 21, born in Indiana
Barton, Charles W., age 18, born in Indiana
Smith, James, age 16, born in Indiana
Smith, Nancy Jane, age 16, born in Indiana
Smith, Andrew J., age 6, born in Indiana
Smith, Adeline, age 6, born in Indiana

1870 Census, Cass Twp., Guthrie, Iowa

Smith, Samuel, age 63, shoemaker, born in Penn.
Smith, Nancy, age 63 (?), born in Virginia
Smith, A.J., age 16, born in Indiana

Samuel married Catharine Harmison on 18 Dec 1825 in Montgomery, Ohio. Catharine (daughter of Samuel Harmison, Sr. and Nancy Arnold) was born on 16 Oct 1806 in Maryland Or Virginia; died on 20 Mar 1852 in Indiana; was buried in Clark Cemetery, Buffalo Twp., White, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Catherine's last name is spelled Hameson in the marital index.

Catherine is buried next to her brother, John Harmison; and his two daughters, Nancy and Mary Harmison. Catherine's gravestone gives a date of death of 1856; however, evidence is that her husband, Samuel, married a Nancy Barton on August 13, 18 52 in St. Joseph, Indiana so its possible the date of death is wrong.

Catherine's husband, Samuel Smith, went to Kansas with his second wife in 1870. There were five teams and wagons. Sam's, his son, Martin, John Robinson, Bill Harmison and one other. Later they moved back to Grinnell, Iowa and many stayed ther e. Samuel Smith moved on to South Dakota.

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.