Brief Life History of Oscar Rush
When Oscar Rush Harman was born on 3 November 1842, in Virginia, United States, his father, James Harvey Harman, was 26 and his mother, Nancy, was 21. He married Emma Elsina Benning on 5 January 1871, in Audrain, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Eastern District, Tazewell, Virginia, United States in 1860 and Cuivre Township, Audrain, Missouri, United States for about 30 years. He died on 27 August 1917, in Missouri, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Audrain, Missouri, United States.
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- Oscar R Harman, "United States Census, 1910"
- Oscar R Harmon, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
- Rush Harman, "Find A Grave Index"
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1844 · Lumpkin's Jail
In 1844 when Robert Lumpkin bought land in Virginia, this would be the spot of the Infamous Slave Jail (or Lumpkin’s Jail). The slaves would be brought here during the slave trade until they were sold. Lumpkin had purchased the land for his own slave business.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1862 · The Battle of Fredericksburg
The Battle of Fredericksburg involved 200,000 troops with General Ambrose Burnside of the army of the Potomac against General Lee’s Army of the North.
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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