Mary Olive "Ollie" Harmon

Notes:

per Donna, Mary Olive "Ollie" claimed to be Indian from her mother's side. Although, some vague hints that possibly Indian blood on father's side. Nothing has yet been found to document it, though. (ss 6/24/2014)

Mary married Peter Benton Harris about 1908. Peter (son of John Benjamin Harris and Clarinda Burrell) was born on 23 Jan 1878 in Texas; died on 20 Mar 1961 in North Zulch, Madison Co, Texas; was buried in Willowhole Cem, North Zulch, Madison Co, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Leroy Harris was born on 28 Aug 1908 in Madison Co, Texas; died on 17 Jun 1925.
2. Walter Harmon Harris was born on 08 Nov 1910 in Madison Co, Texas; died on 29 Jan 1957 in North Zulch, Madison Co, Texas; was buried in Willowhole Cem, North Zulch, Madison Co, Texas.
3. Julia Rebecca Harris was born on 18 Nov 1912 in Madison Co, Texas; died on 17 May 1984.
4. Jacob Eli Harris was born on 08 Sep 1915 in Madison Co, Texas; died on 04 Dec 1974.
5. John Aron Harris was born on 12 May 1921 in Texas; died on 05 Dec 1979 in Brazos Co, Texas.
6. Therman Harris was born on 06 Mar 1923; died on 13 Mar 1923.
7. Samuel Ben Harris was born on 26 Jun 1924 in North Zulch, Madison Co, Texas; died on 05 May 2009 in Houston, Harris Co, Texas; was buried in Willowhole Cem, North Zulch, Madison Co, Texas.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 15 Jun 1880, Robertson Co (Dist 144), Texas

Notes:

Census:
252/252 Harmon J.E. 53 1827 LA LA LA
Polina 43 1837 LA LA LA
M A 11 1869 TX LA LA
Jacob 8 1872 TX LA LA

251/251 Harmon J.O. 47 self widower TX LA LA
John F 7 son TX TX MS
D.M. 4 son TX TX MS

Jacob married Julia H Williamson, (Indian?) on 21 May 1891 in Bryan, Brazos Co, Texas. Julia (daughter of Thomas Maize (Mayes) Williamson and Mary Elizabeth Asher) was born in 1871 in Texas or Mississippi; died on 01 Nov 1941 in Madison Co, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 16 Jun 1880, Dist 100, Madison Co, Texas
• Census: 16 Apr 1910, Dist 143, Madison Co, Texas
• Census: 04 Apr 1930, Madison Co (Precinct 4), Texas

Notes:

Julia H Williamson and J.H. Harman, 21 May 1891, Bryan, Brazos, Texas. Perfect marriage date for Mary Ollie Oct 1892; and there's that Bryan Brazos location again!

Margaret Harmon d there.
her mother, Pauline Means Harmon died there and m #2 there.

Census:
Williamson, Thomas 52 1829 TN VA VA
Mary wife 40 1840 TX
Gilford 20 1860 TX
Harriet 17 1863 TX
Harrison 14 1866 TX
Charles 10 1870 TX
Julia 8 1872 TX
Clay 6 1874 TX
Travis 4 1876 TX
Calvin 2 1878 TX

Census:
17/17 Harris Benton head 23 Texas Louisiana MS farmer
Ollie wife 17 1 birth 1 living m 3 yrs Texas Texas Texas
Leroy 1
Harmon Julia (white) boarder 39 wd 2 births 1 living
Texas Texas Texas farm laborer paid 20 English


15/15 George G Harris head 26 m 5 Texas Louisiana MS farmer
Mattie wife age 45 m 5 3 births 3 living Texas Ala Texas
Lena M dau dau 4



Census:
Folsom, Julia A head (renting) 56 (1874) wd MS MS MS farmer
Harris Walter H grandson 19 TX TX TX farm laborer
(that's Walter Harmon Harris b 1910)

There's Mosley, Robert A and Mosely Robert E families on the same page.

Died:
Texas Death Index 1903-2000
Fulsom, Julia Ann 11-1-41 Madison 51800

Notes:

Possibly this marriage record
Julia H Williamson and J.H. Harman,
21 May 1891,
Bryan, Brazos, Texas.


Possibly this marriage record
Julia H Williamson and J.H. Harman,
21 May 1891,
Bryan, Brazos, Texas.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 15 Jun 1880, Robertson Co (Dist 144), Texas

Notes:

Rootweb familytree
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=kgw68&id=I1282
shows:
Jacob E. Harmon b 1829 in LA
m 10 Sep 1846 Cypress Creek Harris Co, Texas
Mary Richey, b 1825 Louisiana
children:
Mahilia Harmon 1848 TX
Elizabeth Harmon 1849 TX

Mary Richey d/o William Richey and Hannah Adams

---
Texas Marriages 1837-1973
bride: Mary Richey
groom: Jacob E. Harmon
date: 10 Sep 1846 Harris, Texas

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690/682 1850 Census, Harris Co, Texas
21 Dec 1850
Jacob Harmon 23 farmer 500 LA
Mary 25 LA
Mahilia 2 TX
Elizabeth 1 TX

688/680 Joseph Ritchie 34 Louisiana
Frederika 24 Germany
William Ritchie 26 Farmer Louisiana
689/681 Christina Ritchie 21 Germany
Gant Peachman 20 farmer Germany

692/684 James Ritchie 28 Louisiana
Cinthia 40 Mississippi
Wm Morehead 18 Louisiana
Sarah Jane " 16 Texas
Susan " 11 Texas
Jas Thos " 9 Texas

693/685 Lot? Harmon 21 Farmer LA
Joseph Harmon 19 LA
Daniel P Harmon 14 TX
Erhardt Harmon 10 TX


previous page:
676 Hiram Ritchie 44 Farmer 100 LA
Ethatanda Ritchey 34 Miss
William 15 TX
Hannah 13 TX
Clarinda Elizabeth 11 TX
Albert 6 TX
Calvin 4 TX
Lucetta Ritchie 2 TX


--
1865 Pauline Means m J.E. Harmon

Census:
252/252 Harmon J.E. 53 1827 LA LA LA
Polina 43 1837 LA LA LA
M A 11 1869 TX LA LA
Jacob 8 1872 TX LA LA

251/251 Harmon J.O. 47 self widower TX LA LA
John F 7 son TX TX MS
D.M. 4 son TX TX MS

Died:
wife married #2 in 1901.

J.E. married Pauline Means about 1859 in Texas. Pauline (daughter of John J Means and Marie Hebert) was born in 1836 in Louisiana; died after 1920 in of, Madison Co, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 15 Jun 1880, Robertson Co, Texas
• Census: 14 Jun 1900, Madison Co, Texas
• Census: 06 May 1910, Grimes Co, Texas
• Census: 1920, Madison Co, Texas

Notes:

There doesn't seem to be any record of Pauline's parents. John Means b 1814 is really the only candidate to be her father from what records are readily available.
Because of the closeness over the years of the families of Pauline and Celestine, and the closeness of their ages, it seems a pretty safe bet they were sisters. However the young age of Elmira, John's wife, it's really not possible that she s Pauline's mother and a squeeze to say she was Celestine's mother. So, we have to assume that John had these girls with a wife #1, who might have even died in childbirth with Celestine - or who knows - and he subsequently remarried in a year or two.

All this is pure speculation though. And short of finding wills or something, there doesn't seem to be a way to know for sure. But the closeness of these families, I think this is best guess.





Census:
252/252 Harmon J.E. 53 1827 LA LA LA
Polina 43 1837 LA LA LA
M A 11 1869 TX LA LA
Jacob 8 1872 TX LA LA

251/251 Harmon J.O. 47 self widower TX LA LA
John F 7 son TX TX MS
D.M. 4 son TX TX MS

Census:
Residence 146
Harris, Benjamin Jan 1854 46 m 12 yrs (1888) LA LA TX farmer
Margaret wife Nov 1868 31 TX LA LA
Mary J. dau Sep 1890 9 TX
Joseph son Oct 1892 7 TX
Lillie dau Oct 1894 5 TX
Jacob son Feb 1898 4 TX
John son Jul 1898 1 TX
Heflin Mitchel nephew Sep 1882 17 TX LA TX
Harrison Poline mother-in-law Apr 1837 63 wid TX LA TX


next door: residence 145
Hill, J. T. Jul 1838 61 m 24 yrs TX AL AL
Florence K. Sep 1856 43 7 births, 4 living TX AL AL
Becky dau Aug 1878 21 single TX
Robertson Harman step-son Aug 1880 19 TX
Robertson Virgie step-dau Nov 1882 17 TX

Census:
1910 Grimes Co, Texas
Williamson Gilford G 48 M2 24 TX TN TX farmer
Mary R 51 M2 24 15 ch 7 liv TX LA LA
Thomas M 22 TX TX TX
Joe L 19 TX TX TX
Shelby Poline m-i-l 74 wid 6 children 2 liv; LA MS LA



Census:
Willow Hale Road
145/145
Harris John B 47 1873 LA TN LA
Margaret wife 51 1869 TX LA LA
Rosa dau 15 1905
Corene dau 10 1910
Daniel son 8 1912
Shebby Pauline mother-in-law 84 1836
(Pauline Means Harmon Shebby [Shelby] mother of Margaret)
widow, Louisiana, Mississippi, Louisiana


res Whitley top
Harris Joe 27 head Texas Louisiana Texas
Leatie wife 26 1894 Texas North Carolina Mississippi
Cheatham Leola step-dau 8 1912 Texas Texas Texas
Cheatham Frank step-son 6 1914 Texas
Cheatham Phynie dau 2 1918 Texas
Cheatham Clyde son 0 1920 Texas
Cheatham Claud son 0 1920 Texas
Heblin (Heflin) Mitchel cousin 39 1881 single TX Ark TX

Harris John E self 21 1899 TX LA TX
Harris Hattie wife 33 1887 TX TN TN

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 13 Aug 1860, Grimes Co, Texas
• Census: 16 Jun 1880, Dist 100, Madison Co, Texas
• Census: 21 Jun 1900, Madison Co (Precinct 4), Texas

Notes:

A researcher in Ancestry has that Thomas is son of Jeremiah Williamson and Elizabeth Stafford of Greene Co, Tennessee. However, their son Thomas was Thomas Harry, and this Thomas indicated his initial in M in a census record. Also, Thomas Harry died in 1863 in Point Lookout Prison Camp, Saint Mary's Co, Maryland.

Census:
Thomas M Williamson 31 1829 Tennessee
Mary A 17 1843 Texas
Juda C 1 1859 Texas
Jimmerson Polly A 19 1841 Texas


Census:
Williamson, Thomas 51 1829 Farmer TN VA VA
sick or disabled at time of census: Liver compl..
cannot read/write
Mary wife 40 1840 TX - - pneumonia
Gilford 20 1860 TX Farmer pneumonia
Harriet 17 1863 TX
Harrison 14 1866 TX
Charles 10 1870 TX
Julia 8 1872 TX
Clay 6 1874 TX
Travis 4 1876 TX
Calvin 2 1878 TX

Census:
Williamson, Thomas W. head Mar 1829 71 m 42 yrs Tennessee Virginia Virginia Farmer
Elizabeth A wife, Aug 1835 64 m 42 yrs, 0 births 0 living, Louisiana, Louisiana Louisiana

wife Elizabeth A has recorded her age as 5 years older and born in Tennessee rather than Texas and states no children whereas wife Mary A in 1880 had 8 children. Elizabeth states m 64 years, whereas Mary A had three children by that time. Curious. But assuming same wife and just the usual census type discrepancies.

Thomas married Mary Elizabeth Asher about 1858 in Texas. Mary was born in 1840 in Texas; died after 1900 in of, Madison Co, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Name:
last name is not verified. So far I've seen Jimmerson on Rootsweb -- this is supposition because of the Jimmerson living with them in 1860 Grimes Co, 2 years diffrence in her age and Mary's. They assumed she is her sister, and may well be, but could not be either. Not enough to make that leap.
Asher is a name found in findagrave in the Willowhole Cemetery in Madison Co.
Mary Tennessee Saddler name sown in a file found on Ancestry.
No sources for any of these names.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: Bef 1833, Texas; J.O. b Tx

(..) married Mrs (..) (..) Harmon about 1825 in Louisiana. (..) was born about 1800 in Louisiana; died after 1833. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1836, Sabine District, Texas
• Census: 26 Jun 1860, Liberty Co, Texas
• Research Notes: 02 Jul 2010, Nacogdoches/Tennessee; connection?

Notes:

Census:
David Burrell age 25 Farmer TX Farmer
Celestine Burrell age 20 LA
James Burrell age 3 TX
Clarinda Burrell age 1 TX

next door:
Meins (Means)
John 46 1814 "United States of America" farmer
Elmire wife 35 1825 Louisiana
John 18 1842
James 16 1844
Antoine 14 1846
Amos 5 1855
Solomon 3 1857
Thomas 6/12 1859

Research Notes:
1880 Nacogdoches census with Youngs and Williams. But there seems to be no connection - not can I find a link to the Means in Madison and surrounding counties to these Means.

Means Robert S 37 1843 self TX TN TN
Means Martha Ann 36 1844 wife AL TN --
Martha Susannah Legg, d/o Edward Legg and Mary Adams of TN
Means Laura 11 1869 dau TX TN AL
Means Carl Symom 9 1871 son TX TN AL
Means Benjamin 7 1873 son TX TN AL
*note: did 1st 3 have a different father - one born in TN?
Means Robert 5 1875 son TX TX AL
Means Rachel 3 1877 dau TX TX AL
Means Francis 2 1878 dau TX TX AL
Means (dau) 4 mos 1880 (Feb 1880) TX TX AL

1920 Nacogdoches:
Robert E 45 TX MS AL
Annie 44 TX AL AL
Gladys 14 TX
Robert 13
Willie 11
Preston 7
Ammie Ray 5
John 2 4/12
Martha mother 77 wd AL


note: 2 Jul 1860 Nacogdoches:

Means A.J. 22 1838 TN
Means Martha E 17 1843 AL
Means Mary M 6/12 (Jan 1860) TX

* Looks like Martha married two men named Means.
A.J. Means from Tennessee, b 1838, and Robert S b 1845 in Texas. The children's entries for place of birth for father reflect this distinction. Indication is that perhaps A.J. died, or marriage ended, and she married younger brother. Considering the brothers' birth states, their family came to Texas sometime after 1838 but before 1845.

John married Marie Hebert about 1835. Marie (daughter of Antoine Raymond Hebert and Marie Celestine Trahan) was born on 25 Dec 1820 in Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana; was christened on 10 Apr 1821 in St. Landry Church, Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana; died before 1853 in Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
St. Landry Church, Opelousas, LA
Mary Hebert b 25 Dec 1820

Notes:

Married:
Louisiana Marriage Records:
groom: John J. Means
bride: Mary Hebert
date: 30 May 1837
place: Louisiana

Marriage to John J. Means
Opelousas Ct. Hse, Opelousas LA
30 May 1837


Louisiana Marriage Records:
groom: John J. Means
bride: Mary Hebert
date: 30 May 1837
place: Louisiana

Marriage to John J. Means
Opelousas Ct. Hse, Opelousas LA
30 May 1837