Hester Ann Frances Harmon

Brief Life History of Hester Ann Frances

When Hester Ann Frances Harmon was born on 26 March 1828, in Saint Martinville, St. Martin, Louisiana, United States, her father, John A Harmon Sr, was 37 and her mother, Elizabeth Catherine "Bethsy" Clark, was 35. She married James Hall Pattillo on 20 July 1842, in Jefferson, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Jefferson City, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States in 1850 and Justice Precinct 1, Orange, Texas, United States in 1860. She died on 18 November 1865, in Orange, Texas, United States, at the age of 37, and was buried in Singleton Cemetery, Vidor, Orange, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Hall Pattillo
1821–1867
Hester Ann Frances Harmon
1828–1865
Marriage: 20 July 1842
Rachel Pattillo
1843–1909
Daniel Allen Pattillo
1845–1905
Emily Pattillo
1847–1932
Emiline Pattillo
1850–1852
Percilla Pattillo
1852–1874
James Robert Pattillo
1855–1890
Caroline E Pattillo
1857–1861
John Louis Pattillo
1859–1889
Joshua H. Pattillo
1862–1864

Sources (7)

  • Hester Pattillo in household of James H Pattillo, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Hester A Harmon, "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977"
  • Hester Ann Frances Harmon Pattillo, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

1836

Historical Boundaries: 1836: Jefferson, Republic of Texas 1845: Jefferson, Texas, United States 1858: Orange, Texas, United States

1844 · German Immigration to Texas

Over 7,000 German immigrants arrived in Texas. Some of these new arrivals died in epidemics; those that survived ended up living in cities such as San Antonio, Galveston, and Houston. Other German settlers went to the Texas Hill Country and formed the western portion of the German Belt, where new towns were founded: New Braunfels and Fredericksburg.

Name Meaning

English (of Norman origin): from the Anglo-Norman French and Middle English personal name Herman, adopted from ancient Germanic Hariman, Her(e)man, composed of elements meaning ‘army’ + ‘man’.

Irish: variant of Hargadon .

Americanized form of German Harmann or Hermann . Compare Harman .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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