| Name |
John Harmon [1] |
| Suffix |
Jr |
| Birth |
19 Oct 1836 |
Orange Co, Texas  [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Census |
21 Jun 1860 |
Duncans Wood (Precinct 2), Orange Co, Texas |
- 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
pg 29
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
pg 38
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
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| Death |
23 Jan 1929 |
Orange, Orange Co, Texas |
| Burial |
Bland Cem, Orange, Orange Co, Texas |
| Notes |
- He was the first child born in Orange Co, Texas.
|
| Person ID |
I8255 |
Roots |
| Last Modified |
6 Jan 2012 |
| Father |
John Aarmand Harmon, Sr, b. 28 Apr 1790, St.Martin Parish, Louisiana d. 22 Feb 1871, Orange, Orange Co, Texas (Age 80 years) |
| Mother |
Elizabeth Comstock "Bethsy" Clark, (DNA Circle-g), b. 1 May 1792, St. Martinville, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana d. 24 Apr 1868, Orange, Orange Co, Texas (Age 75 years) |
| Marriage |
26 Jan 1813 |
St. Martinville, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana [2] |
| Unknown-Begin |
Sabine River at 4th Street, Orange, Orange Co, Texas |
| Historical Marker #11483 |
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.
<http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~larsonmorgan/Morgan/records/historical%20markers%20-%20Texas.html#orange>
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| Unknown-Begin |
803 West Green Ave, Orange, Orange Co, Texas |
| Historical Marker #11504 |
- 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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| Family ID |
F854 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Mary Means, b. 04 Sep 1840, Liberty Co, Texas d. 13 Jan 1873, Orange, Orange Co, Texas (Age 32 years) |
| Marriage |
Abt 1856 |
Liberty Co, Texas |
| Children |
| + | 1. Martha Harmon, b. 29 Jul 1857, Texas d. 5 Jan 1916, Sour Lake, Hardin Co, Texas (Age 58 years) |
| | 2. Milley Harmon, b. 3 Apr 1859, Texas d. 22 Feb 1895, of, Orange Co, Texas (Age 35 years) |
| + | 3. John Columbus Harmon, b. 02 Jul 1861, Orange, Jefferson Co, Texas d. 02 Mar 1921, Hankamer, Chambers Co, Texas (Age 59 years) |
| + | 4. Mary Frances Harmon, b. Apr 1863, Texas d. 1904 (Age ~ 40 years) |
|
| Family ID |
F8484 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
10 Feb 2011 |
1836 - 1929 (92 years)
