| 15. | Elizabeth Comstock "Bethsy" Clark, (DNA Circle-g) was born on 1 May 1792 in St. Martinville, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana (daughter of James* (Jacques) William Clark and Esther* "Hester" Comstock); died on 24 Apr 1868 in Orange, Orange Co, Texas. Other Events and Attributes:
- Birth: 19 Jun 1797, St. Martinville, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana
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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)
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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.
Children:
- David Harmon, (DNA-Circle-g) was born on 13 Feb 1816 in Louisiana; died on 10 Oct 1884.
- Joshua Harmon was born on 12 Mar 1821 in Louisiana; died on 2 Nov 1896 in Liberty Co, Texas; was buried in Abshier Cem, Devers, LIberty Co, Texas.
- Susannah Harmon was born on 2 Nov 1823 in Louisiana; died on 15 Aug 1892 in Orange, Orange Co, Texas.
- Hester A Harmon was born on 21 Mar 1828 in St. Martinville, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana; died on 18 Nov 1865 in Orange, Orange Co, Texas.
- 7. Elizabeth Harmon was born on 13 Oct 1829; died on 29 Sep 1892 in Orange, Orange Co, Texas.
- John Harmon, Jr was born on 19 Oct 1836 in Orange Co, Texas; died on 23 Jan 1929 in Orange, Orange Co, Texas; was buried in Bland Cem, Orange, Orange Co, Texas.
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1905 - Aft 1920 (16 years)