George Washington Harmon

3 October 1859–7 October 1895 (Age 36)
Iowa, United States

The Life Summary of George Washington

When George Washington Harmon was born on 3 October 1859, in Iowa, United States, his father, Ammon Harmon, was 22 and his mother, Margaret Scott, was 18. He lived in Wayne Township, Monroe, Iowa, United States in 1885. He died on 7 October 1895, at the age of 36.

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Family Time Line

Ammon Harmon
1837–1902
Margaret Scott
1841–1915
George Washington Harmon
1859–1895
Candis Harmon
1861–1930
Victoria Emezella Harmon
1863–1863
Mary Louise Harmon
1864–1921
Harriet Cordelia Harmon
1866–1902
Susan Margaret Harmon
1868–1953
Almeda Hulda Harmon
1870–1943
Ammon Alpheus Harmon
1872–1953
Ida Alizina Harmon
1874–1890
Alice Caroline Harmon
1877–1916
Marion Henry Harmon
1881–1970

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World Events (8)

1863
Age 4
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1867 · The Burtis Opera House
Age 8
The Burtis Opera House opened in Davenport and could easily hold an audience of 1,600. It was a widely used facility and Mark Twain filled the house when he spoke on tour in 1869. It was also used to house Susan B. Anthony when she lectured on the woman's right to vote. The Quad City Symphony Orchestra played its first concert as the new Tri-City Symphony in the Opera House. An arsonist set fire to the building on the evening of April 26, 1921, and the building was severely destroyed. The building was rebuilt but was no longer used as an opera house.
1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment
Age 11
Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was the last of the Reconstruction Amendments.

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.

Possible Related Names

Harmond
Hargadon
Harmony

Sources (3)

  • George Washington Harman in household of Joseph Mason, "Iowa State Census, 1885"
  • George Washington Harmon, "Utah Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Database, 1847-1868"
  • George Washington Harmon - Pioneer Overland Travel

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