Brief Life History of Anna Sue
When Anna Sue Harman was born on 20 February 1892, in Mechanicsburg, Bland, Virginia, United States, her father, William Garland Harman, was 36 and her mother, Arminta Victoria Harman, was 30. She married Charles Francis Abshire on 20 May 1916, in Pulaski, Pulaski, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Gardner, Mercer, West Virginia, United States in 1935 and East River District, Mercer, West Virginia, United States in 1940. She died on 11 July 1958, in Princeton, Mercer, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Princeton, Mercer, West Virginia, United States.
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- Annie Abshire in household of C F Abshire, "United States Census, 1920"
- Annie Harman, "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900"
- Annie Harman, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
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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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