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Elder John Harmison

Male 1810 - 1857  (47 years)


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  • Name John Harmison  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Prefix Elder 
    Birth 6 Aug 1810  Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6
    Gender Male 
    Death 12 Nov 1857  Liberty Twp., White County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Burial Clark Cemetery, Buffalo Township, White, IN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I5420  Carl
    Last Modified 20 May 2012 

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

    Family Esther Barrett,   b. 25 Sep 1811, Union Twp., Miami County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Jul 1903, Carroll County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years) 
    Marriage 26 Sep 1828  Miami County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Children 
    +1. Nancy Harmison,   b. 4 Oct 1829, Union Township, Miami, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Jun 1855 (Age 25 years)
     2. Mary Harmison,   b. 18 Feb 1831, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Apr 1848, Buffalo Township, White, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 17 years)
    +3. Sarah Frances Harmison,   b. 7 Aug 1832, Prob. Union Twp., Miami County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Sep 1902, Rockfield, Carroll, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)
    +4. Rosanna Harmison,   b. 10 Jun 1835, Laporte, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Oct 1907 (Age 72 years)
    +5. Harriet Missouri Harmison,   b. Nov 1836, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1904 (Age ~ 67 years)
    +6. Isaac W. Harmison,   b. 22 Apr 1842, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Jan 1927, Rockfield, Carroll, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
    +7. Elijah Steven Harmison,   b. 5 Feb 1846, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Jan 1909, Muncie, Delaware, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years)
    +8. Eliza Jane Harmison,   b. 10 Jul 1848, White County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 May 1918, Deer Creek Twp., Carroll County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)
    Family ID F1867  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 18 Jan 2014 

  • Notes 
    • 1840 Census, Fulton County, Indiana

      Harmison, John
      1 male age 20 to under 30
      1 female age under 5
      3 female age 5 to under 10
      1 female age 10 to under 15
      1 female age 20 to under 30

      *John Harmison and Esther "Hettie" Barrett Harmison were living next door
      to Abner Barrett and Mary Pemberton Barrett in 1840, Fulton, IN

      John Harmison wed Isaac's wife, Eunice "Emma" Barrett's sister, Esther "Hettie" Barrett.

      John Harmison is buried at Clark County Cemetery, located at the corner of County Rd. 775 E. and 1050 N.; graves, S.W. Corner; John, Nancy, and Mary (dau of J.&E.) died 1848, age 17.

      John's tombstone is engraved: "Eldor" John Harmison was born August 6, 1810, died November 12, 1857, aged 47 yrs. 2 mos. 6 days. "Sincere Affectionate and Kind/As a husband, father, friend/Trusting in Christ to God resigned/upright in life an d precious end".

      Wife, Esther Barrett Harmison's obituary states that her husband was "the late Reverand Harmison".

  • Sources 
    1. [S73] White County, Indiana Census Report, page 452 (Reliability: 3).
      1850

    2. [S284] Probate record, Samuel Harmison, Sr.

    3. [S315] LaPorte County, Indiana Census, page 183 (Reliability: 3).
      1860, Pleasant Township

    4. [S352] 1850 Federal Census, White County, Indiana (Reliability: 3).
      John Harmison, age 40, carpenter, born in MY

    5. [S352] 1850 Federal Census, White County, Indiana.

    6. [S403] Liberty Twp., White, Indiana Cemetery Index (Reliability: 3).
      Clark Cemetery Index

    7. [S478] State of Ohio Marriage Index.


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