John Henry Gatlin

John married Myra Lenora Hankamer on 1 Oct 1902 in Chambers Co, Texas. Myra (daughter of Johann Karl "Charles" Christian Hankamer and Johanna Higginbotham) was born on 9 May 1871 in Hankamer, Chambers Co, Texas; died on 4 May 1960 in Liberty, Liberty Co, Texas; was buried in Abshier Cem, Devers, Liberty Co, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Henry married Martha Harmon on 8 Jun 1874 in Williamson Co, Texas. Martha (daughter of John Harmon, Jr and Mary Means) was born on 29 Jul 1857 in Texas; died on 5 Jan 1916 in Sour Lake, Hardin Co, Texas; was buried in Abshier Cem, Devers, LIberty Co, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 21 Jun 1860, Duncans Wood (Precinct 2), Orange Co, Texas

Notes:

He was the first child born in Orange Co, Texas.

Census:
21 Jun 1860 Orange Co, Texas Precinct 2, PO Duncans Wood
pg 27
178 John Harmon 22 1838 TX <<
Mary (Means) 19 1841 LA
Martha 3 1857 TX
Milley 1 1859 TX

180 Harmon John 70 1790 LA
Elizabeth 1793 LA
Green, Manda 20 1840 TX

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res 192 Solomon Sparks 40 1820 Alabama
Martha C Sparks 40 1820 S.C
John L 16 1844 TN
James E 14 1846 LA
William E 9 1851 TX
Mary S 11 1849 TX
Joseph M 7 1853 TX
Oscah 4 1856 TX

res 193 John Railah 1798 62
Malinda Railah 1816 44
Christian W Railah 1848 12 TX
Isaac P Railah 8 1852 TX
Rachel D Railah 5 1855 TX
Mary C Railah 3 1857 TX
Julia C 2 1858


pg 30
201 Burrell James 35 1825 LA
Elizabeth 25 1835 LA
William 12 1848 TX
Robert 10 1850
Emoly 8 1852
David 3 1857
Lucy 2 1858
Frederick Burrell 19 1841 TX

pg 31
207 Gallier Jane 23 1837 MS
Rufus 6 1854 TX
Andrew 4 1856 TX
Willis 3 1857 TX

pg 36
229 Jemima Morgan 54 1806 LA
Allen 20 1840 TX
William 17 1843
Sarah 1 1847

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238 Myers James 31 1829 LA
Sarah E 27 1833 TX
James Orin 1 1859 TX
Mary Myers 70 1790 LA

240 John Cole 55 1805 farmer LA
Rachel 55 1805 LA
Absalome 20 1840 stock keeper TX
James 16 1844 stock keeper TX
Hulda 13 1847 TX
Clark 20 1830 stock keeper TX

241 Mark Cole 25 1835 TX
Hester A. 21 1839 TX
Hulda 1 1859 TX

John married Mary Means about 1856 in Liberty Co, Texas. Mary was born on 04 Sep 1840 in Liberty Co, Texas; died on 13 Jan 1873 in Orange, Orange Co, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Property: 9 Jan 1817, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana
• Property: 21 May 1835, Jefferson District, Orange Co, Texas
• Census: 21 Jun 1860, Duncans Wood (Precinct 2), Orange Co, Texas

Notes:

Hartman, John (dec David Armand & Anne White) b about 10 years old on 28 Apr 1800, bt 17 Jul 1800. Pats: John Hartman & Mary --- of Germany; Mats: John White & Sarah Gambil of Virginia; Spons: Agricole Landry & Pelagie Broussard. "A una Salida en" (during a missonary trip to) Carencro at Anselm Thibaudau. Fr. Michel Bernard Bariere (SM Ch: v.5 #286)

Harmon, John - native of this parish (major son of levy - inhabitant on the lower Bayou Vermillion & Nancy Whyte (White) m 26 Jan 1813 Bethsy Clarke - native of this parish (minor daughter of James - inhabitant at Vermillion & Esther Corastock) Wits: Shadrach Porter, Henry Jackson, Emanuel D'Aspremont. Fr. Gabriel Isabey (SM Ch: v.5, #280)

Served in the military in 1812. In 1830 he settled near Adams Bayou in what is now Orange and received a grant of 12,000 acres in Orange Co., TX from Lorenzo DeZavala. John later sold the land to a LA. capitalist by the name of Smith for $600, who paid for it in New Orleans bank notes,which later proved to be counterfeit. Smith sold the land to various persons. When John found the notes were worthless, he threw them into the Neches River. (from newspaper clipping from Opportunity Valley News,14 Mar 1973,Orange,TX. pg.28)

1850 Jeff Co Census: John Harmon age 71, (1779) farmer, born LA -- note: census in error?
Elizabeth age 62 (1768) born La
John Jr born TX

His children married into Peveto, Patillo, Bland, Cole and Means families.

Property:
9 Jan 1817 St Martin Parish LA, Vendor Index 001 B, 258, #3391
John & Elizabeth Harmon to John R. Faulk for $600. 4 arpents x 40 arpents on Grosse Isle Coule bounded by Levi Campbell except for 15 poles square sold 25 Sep 1816 to Levi Campbell.

Property:
21 May 1835 Jefferson District, Orange Co TX Patent 495
Patentee: John A. Harmon
4428.4 acres of Title land

Census:
21 Jun 1860 Orange Co, Texas Precinct 2, PO Duncans Wood


178 John Harmon 22 1838 TX
Mary (Means) 19 1841 LA
Martha 3 1857 TX
Milley 1 1859 TX

180 Harmon John 70 1790 LA <<<
Elizabeth 1793 LA
Green, Manda 20 1840 TX

res 192 Solomon Sparks 40 1820 Alabama
Martha C Sparks 40 1820 S.C
John L 16 1844 TN
James E 14 1846 LA
William E 9 1851 TX
Mary S 11 1849 TX
Joseph M 7 1853 TX
Oscah 4 1856 TX

res 193 John Railah 1798 62
Malinda Railah 1816 44
Christian W Railah 1848 12 TX
Isaac P Railah 8 1852 TX
Rachel D Railah 5 1855 TX
Mary C Railah 3 1857 TX
Julia C 2 1858


201 Burrell James 35 1825 LA
Elizabeth 25 1835 LA
William 12 1848 TX
Robert 10 1850
Emoly 8 1852
David 3 1857
Lucy 2 1858
Frederick Burrell 19 1841 TX

207 Gallier Jane 23 1837 MS
Rufus 6 1854 TX
Andrew 4 1856 TX
Willis 3 1857 TX

229 Jemima Morgan 54 1806 LA
Allen 20 1840 TX
William 17 1843
Sarah 1 1847

238 Myers James 31 1829 LA
Sarah E 27 1833 TX
James Orin 1 1859 TX
Mary Myers 70 1790 LA

240 John Cole 55 1805 farmer LA
Rachel 55 1805 LA
Absalome 20 1840 stock keeper TX
James 16 1844 stock keeper TX
Hulda 13 1847 TX
Clark 20 1830 stock keeper TX

241 Mark Cole 25 1835 TX
Hester A. 21 1839 TX
Hulda 1 1859 TX

John married Elizabeth Comstock "Bethsy" Clark, (DNA Circle-g) on 26 Jan 1813 in St. Martinville, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana. Elizabeth (daughter of James* (Jacques) William Clark and Esther* "Hester" Comstock) was born on 1 May 1792 in St. Martinville, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana; died on 24 Apr 1868 in Orange, Orange Co, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Birth: 19 Jun 1797, St. Martinville, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana

Notes:

Clark, Elizabeth (James of Baltimore, U.S.A. & Ester Comstock, of Massachusetts in U.S.A.) b 1 May 1792, bt 19 June 1797 Spons: Celestin Carlin & Therese Provot, his wife. Note: Continuing the mission at Prairie James - the English Coast at the home of James Clark. Fr. Michel Bernard Barriere (SM Ch. v.4, #877)

Clark, Elizabeth (Jacques of Baltimore & Ester Comstock of Massachussetts) b 1 May 1792 (SM Ch v 4 #877/St.Martin of Tours Church)

First Settlers of Jefferson Co, Texas by Gifford White
Land Grants in Texas: 24th Applicant: JOHN HARMON took and Subscribed to the oath required by the 12th Secretary of Land Law that he emigrated to Texas. (Not issued)

Notes:

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HISTORICAL MARKER #: 11504
LOCATION: 803 West Green Avenue, Orange, Orange County, TX

THE FIRST KNOWN SETTLERS IN WHAT IS NOW THE CITY OF ORANGE WERE JOHN AND ELIZABETH HARMON, WHO ARRIVED IN 1828 WITH THEIR THREE CHILDREN. KNOWN FIRST AS GREEN'S BLUFF, THE SMALL FARMING COMMUNITY THAT DEVELOPED ALONG A BEND IN THE SABINE RIVER WAS SELECTED AS THE SEAT OF GOVERNMENT WHEN ORANGE COUNTY WAS CREATED IN 1852. THE TOWN WAS CALLED MADISON FROM 1852 UNTIL 1858, WHEN THE NAME ORANGE WAS ADOPTED. THE EARLY ORANGE ECONOMY WAS BASED ON THE LUMBER AND SHIPBUILDING INDUSTRIES. LED BY PROMINENT PIONEER AREA LUMBER MEN AND AIDED BY THE ADVENT OF THE TEXAS AND NEW ORLEANS RAILROAD IN 1876, ORANGE WAS RECOGNIZED AS THE LEADER IN EAST TEXAS SAWMILL ACTIVITY BY THE 1880s. THE DEEP WATER PORT AND THE AVAILABILITY OF LUMBER MADE THE CITY AN IDEAL LOCATION FOR THE SHIPBUILDING INDUSTRY, WHICH REACHED ITS HIGHEST PRODUCTION LEVELS DURING WORLD WARS I AND II. FOR MANY YEARS THE CITY OF ORANGE HAS MAINTAINED A FULL RANGE OF SERVICES FOR ITS CITIZENS. PUBLIC SCHOOLS HAVE OPERATED SINCE THE 1880s AND ELECTRICITY WAS INSTITUTED IN 1890. ORANGE'S SHIPBUILDING AND PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRIES CONTINUE TO MAKE THE CITY A LEADING COMMERCIAL CENTER IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS.



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HISTORICAL MARKER #: 11504
LOCATION: 803 West Green Avenue, Orange, Orange County, TX

BORN IN 1790 IN ST. MARTIN PARISH, LOUISIANA, JOHN HARMON LIVED AT POSTE DE ATTAKAPAS, A SPANISH FORTIFICATION AT THE PRESENT SITE OF ST. MARTINVILLE. A VETERAN OF THE STATE'S DEFENSIVE ACTIONS DURING THE WAR OF 1812, HE WED ELIZABETH COMPSTOCK CLARKS IN 1813. SOON AFTER THE BIRTH OF THEIR FIRST CHILD IN 1816, THE HARMONS SOLD THEIR ST. MARTIN PARISH LAND AND MOVED WEST. ALTHOUGH NOT MUCH IS KNOWN ABOUT THEIR ACTIVITIES OVER THE FOLLOWING DECADE, IT IS KNOWN THEY HAD SETTLED ALONG THE EASTERN BANK OF THE SABINE RIVER BY 1826. THE NEXT YEAR, HARMON DECIDED TO RELOCATE IN THIS AREA. HE BUILT A MASSIVE RAFT OF CYPRESS LOGS WHICH TRANSPORTED A HOUSE, A WAGON, A PAIR OF OXEN, A HORSE, A COW, FARM TOOLS AND SUPPLIES, AND HIS FAMILY, WHICH NUMBERED FIVE. THE HARMON FAMILY RAFT ARRIVED HERE ON JANUARY 1, 1828. WEARY FROM THEIR JOURNEY, THE FAMILY FEASTED ON WILD GAME AND LATER DECIDED TO MAKE THEIR HOME IN THE AREA. THEIR ARRIVAL AT THE PRESENT SITE OF ORANGE MARKED THE BEGINNING OF PERMANENT SETTLEMENT. LATER, WHEN THE TOWN DEVELOPED, JOHN HARMON WAS A SADDLER, A CIVIC LEADER, AND A PROMINENT LANDOWNER. HE DIED IN 1874, BUT HIS CONTRIBUTIONS AND PIONEER SPIRIT REMAIN VITAL TO THE AREA'S HERITAGE.