Brief Life History of Jesse
When Jesse Harman was born on 7 April 1845, in Pendleton, West Virginia, United States, his father, Solomon E Harman Sr., was 37 and his mother, Elizabeth "Betsy" Harman, was 34. He married Sarah Cooper on 25 March 1869, in Dryfork, Randolph, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in West Virginia, United States in 1870 and Dryfork, Randolph, West Virginia, United States for about 40 years. He died on 15 April 1922, in Randolph, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Harman, Randolph, West Virginia, United States.
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- Jesse Harmon in household of Sol Harmon, "United States Census, 1860"
- Jesse Harman, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"
- Jesse Harman, "Find A Grave Index"
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1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1847 · Hollywood Cemetery Established
Hollywood Cemetery was established in 1847 in Richmond Virginia. This is where Presidents James Monroe and John Tyler are buried. During the Civil War it became the largest military interments and a large section dedicated to military burials. Jefferson Davis a well known Confederate is also buried here. Many other notable people are also buried here.
1866 · The First Civil Rights Act
The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.
Name Meaning
English (mainly southeast), Dutch, and Czech: from a personal name composed of the ancient Germanic elements heri, hari ‘army’ + man ‘man’ (see Hermann ). In England this name was introduced by the Normans.
Irish: variant of Hargadon .
Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): perhaps a nickname for someone with a copious or noticeable head of hair (see Haar ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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