HARMON, William Henry

1813 - 1895  (82 years)

• Name	HARMON, William Henry
  Birth	11 Mar 1813	Barren County, Kentucky   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Farmer  [3]
  Reference Number	HARM.W001
  _FGRAVE	35486206
  Death	26 Mar 1895	Richland County, Illinois   [1]
  Burial	Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Claremont, Richland County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  		Headstone, Harmon, Mary (Bennett) and William Henry
  Person ID	I13732	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	29 Dec 2023

  
  

  Father	HARMON, Daniel Philip,   b. 1780, Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina d. 29 Mar 1857, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 77 years)
  Mother	ELLIOTT, Mary,   b. 1790, Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina d. 1854, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	Y  [1]
  Family ID	F6448	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Bennett, Mary Anna Sarilda 'Polly',   b. 23 Oct 1821, Washington, Daviess County, Indiana d. 10 Jul 1900, Richland County, Illinois (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	Y  [4]
  Children	1. HARMON, A.   2. HARMON, William Henry,   b. 28 Jul 1835, Illinois d. yes   3. HARMON, Wiley,   b. 9 Oct 1839, Illinois d. yes + 4. Harmon, Sarah Jane,   b. 23 Jan 1842, Clay County, Illinois d. 15 Sep 1916, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 74 years)   5. HARMON, Daniel,   b. 1843, Illinois d. 1862 (Age 19 years) + 6. Harmon, Andrew John 'Andy',   b. 25 Dec 1843, Cass Township, Greene County, Indiana d. 14 May 1923, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 79 years) + 7. HARMON, Nancy,   b. 1844, Greene County, Indiana d. 1916, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 72 years)   8. Harmon, John,   b. 12 Dec 1847, Greene County, Indiana d. 11 Oct 1923, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 75 years)   9. HARMON, Mathias,   b. 1850   d. 1860 (Age 10 years)   10. HARMON, Catherine,   b. 18 Sep 1851, Washington, Daviess County, Indiana d. 30 Jun 1936, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 84 years) + 11. HARMON, William Henry Jr.,   b. 23 Nov 1853, Greene County, Indiana d. 16 Dec 1916, Richland County, Illinois (Age 63 years)   12. HARMON, Eliza Jane,   b. 31 Oct 1855, Knox County, Indiana d. 7 Jul 1938 (Age 82 years) + 13. HARMON, David Alexander,   b. 9 Mar 1858, Richland County, Illinois d. 10 Apr 1936, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 78 years)   14. HARMON, William Wylie,   b. 17 Mar 1861, Richland County, Illinois d. 10 Feb 1910, Jasper County, Illinois (Age 48 years)   15. HARMON, Mary Ellen,   b. 19 Sep 1863, Claremont, Richland County, Illinois d. 19 Nov 1950, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 87 years)   16. HARMON, Hettie,   b. 2 Jan 1866, Claremont, Richland County, Illinois d. 7 Nov 1941, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 75 years)
  Family ID	F4236	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 11 Mar 1813 - Barren County, Kentucky  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Henry came to now Richland County, Illinois in 1836. Bought Congress land three miles south of Olney, Richland County, Illinois. He lived on this land until 1853, when he returned to Greene County, Indiana. In 1855 he returned to Richland County, Illinois and lived on the Bonpas River, southeast of Olney, Richland County, Illinois. Henry was active in business in Olney. He developed the "Harmon Addition" in the southeastern part of the city. Harmon Avenue is a few blocks south of the railroad, runs east and west, off Whittle Avenue. Maple Dale Cemetery was part of the Harmon Addition. Henry's father and mother, Daniel and Mary Elliott are buried there.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3686] httsp://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Harmon, William Henry, (http://www.findagrave.com), none. (Reliability: 2). [S3687] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Harmon, Mary (Bennett) and William Henry, (http://www.findagrave.com), none. (Reliability: 2). [S1606] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Harmon, Andrew J. "Andy", 79, (http://www.findagrave.com), none. [S482] Tammy Heninger, McCracken Gedcom, (4 November 2004), none. (Reliability: 2).