When William Porter Harmon was born on 9 February 1859, in Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, United States, his father, James Perry Harmon, was 26 and his mother, Sarah Margaret Crump, was 20. He married Parthena Ellen Harmon on 9 February 1883, in Saline, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 daughters. He lived in Missouri, United States in 1870 and McHenry, North Dakota, United States in 1900. He died on 6 March 1933, in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Milwaukie Pioneer Cemetery, Milwaukie, Clackamas, Oregon, United States.
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The Homestead Act of 1862 gave each citizen 160 acres of land. The qualified applicants were required to build a home and cultivate the land for five years.
Historical Boundaries: 1873: McHenry, Dakota Territory, United States 1889: McHenry, North Dakota, United States
The Great Gale of 1880 was a severe snow and wind storm that devastated parts of Oregon and Washington on January 9, 1880. The extratropical cyclone caused tides to rise seven feet, gale force winds, and snow accumulations of up to 18 inches.
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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