Samuel Harmison

1812 - 1862  (49 years)

• Name	Samuel Harmison  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	6 Apr 1812	Darke County, Ohio   [4]
  Gender	Male
  Death	6 Mar 1862	Pleasant Township, Laporte, Indiana   [5]
  Burial	North Woodlawn Cemetery, Walkerton, Indiana   [6]
  Person ID	I5337	Carl
  Last Modified	20 May 2012

  
  

  Father	Samuel Harmison, Sr.,   b. Abt 1776, Berkley, Virginia d. 2 Mar 1841, White County, Indiana (Age ~ 65 years)
  Mother	Nancy Arnold,   b. 1778, Maryland d. 8 Aug 1850, Plymouth Township, Marshall, Indiana (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1805
  Family ID	F1626	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Connell,   b. 27 Nov 1822, Fayette County, Ohio d. Bef 28 Feb 1908, Walkerton, Indiana (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	14 Nov 1842	White, Indiana   [4]
  Children	+ 1. Isaac Wesley Harmison,   b. 22 Nov 1843, Johnson Township, IN d. 27 Jan 1890, Walkerton, St. Joseph, Indiana (Age 46 years) + 2. William Henry Harmison,   b. 28 Dec 1844, Walkerton, Indiana d. 19 Aug 1923 (Age 78 years) + 3. Mary Ellen Harmison,   b. 12 Apr 1846, Pleasant Township, Laporte, Indiana d. 1 Feb 1877, Pleasant Township, Laporte, Indiana (Age 30 years)   4. Samuel S. Harmison,   b. 24 Apr 1847, Pleasant Township, Laporte, Indiana d. 16 Apr 1856, Pleasant Township, Laporte, Indiana (Age 8 years)   5. John A. Harmison,   b. 24 Sep 1850, Pleasant Township, Laporte, Indiana d. 30 May 1863, Pleasant Township, Laporte, Indiana (Age 12 years) + 6. Nancy Jane Harmison,   b. 3 Jan 1853, Pleasant Township, Laporte, Indiana d. 25 Nov 1916, Walkerton, Indiana (Age 63 years) + 7. Williean Harmison,   b. 21 Jan 1855, Pleasant Township, Laporte, Indiana d. 28 Apr 1931, Walkerton, St. Joseph, Indiana (Age 76 years) + 8. Sarah A. Harmison,   b. 22 Jul 1857, Pleasant Township, Laporte, Indiana d. 1 Nov 1922, Walkerton, St. Joseph, Indiana (Age 65 years) + 9. George R. Harmison,   b. 16 Jan 1861, Laporte, Indiana d. 24 Oct 1924, Johnson Township, IN (Age 63 years)
  Family ID	F1815	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Jan 2014

  
  

• 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.

  
  

• Sources

  [S315] LaPorte County, Indiana Census, Page 237A, House#61 (Reliability: 3). 1850 [S315] LaPorte County, Indiana Census, page 183 (Reliability: 3). 1860, Pleasant Township [S328] South Bend Area Genealogical Society, page 1115 (Reliability: 3). Cemetery Index [S342] History of LaPorte County, 1880, pages 807-808 (Reliability: 3). [S328] South Bend Area Genealogical Society, page 192 (Reliability: 3). St. Joseph Cty., Cemetery Inscriptions [S16] St. Joseph County, Indiana Cemetery Inscription, Volume 1 (Reliability: 3). Row 1, graves 10 & 11