James Bartlett Harmon

Brief Life History of James Bartlett

When James Bartlett Harmon was born on 12 January 1843, in Aberdeen, Monroe, Mississippi, United States, his father, James Harman, was 41 and his mother, Mary Ann Blanks Smithson, was 34. He married Agnes Marila Browning on 17 May 1876, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Centerville, Davis, Utah, United States in 1860 and Cherry Creek, White Pine, Nevada, United States in 1880. He died on 22 May 1913, in Roy, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Bartlett Harmon
1843–1913
Agnes Marila Browning
1878–1924
Marriage: 17 May 1876
James B. Harman
1876–1886
Mabel Harman
1878–1885
Edith Harman
1881–1930
William Harman
1882–1887
George Harman
1884–1894

Sources (20)

  • James B Harman, "California State Census, 1852"
  • John Harmon, "Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950"
  • James Harmon, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"

World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1848

Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Davis, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Davis, Utah, United States

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

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.

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Information from:Mormon Battalion "Sick Detachment" And the Mississippi Saints that Wintered at Pueblo, Colorado Winter 1846-1847 Trails of the Scattered Saints, 1846-1847 Led by Captain James Brown …

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