The Harman Family

I was told by Jim Harmon, a direct descendant of Heinrich Adam Harmon that the family came originally from a castle in the Southwest corner of Baden/Wurttemburg located on a hillock that (depending on how the river flowed each year), was sometimes in Germany and sometimes in Switzerland. Johanne Michael Herrmann had fled Moravia in present Czechoslovakia, persecuted for religious beliefs. In Germany, the surrounding villages have many Hermann/Hermanns in them that have lived there for centuries. A civil war occurred in this region sometime between 1650 and 1700 in which the family castle was burned. After the fire, Johann Michael Herrmann gathered all his remaining resources to have each of his seven sons trained as Moravian ministers. He then sent them on the "Charlotte" in 1726 where they intially landed in Pennsylvania and eventually spread to seven eastern seaport cities to evangelize and spread their faith. On this "side of the pond" some of the sons stuck to the plan, but others got new ideas. Some descendants joined up with Joseph Smith and went to Utah, others went south and became predominantly Southern Baptist, others were staunch New England Presbyterians and there were some who fell away altogether from organized religion, just like in all families.

In 1750, the "Phoenix" sailed from Rotterdam to Philadelphia arriving 28 October, with Captain John Mason at the helm. The passenger list for the ship shows the family of Johann Georg Herrmann, 32, Christina (Haug), Elisabetha, 5 and Philip Jacob, 3. The place of origin of the family is Grünwettersbach, Alsace-Lorraine. Also onboard is "Henirich Herman" (sic) who may be also know as Heinrich Adam or Adam Harmon, the son of Johanne Michael Herrmann and Kundigunda Regis of Wurtemberg, Germany. It is know that the two men visited each other over the years, but their exact relationship is not proved. See Adam's charts here

Family of Johann Georg Herrmann and Christina Haug

[1] Christina Haug died enroute and was buried at sea. No more is currently known about the daughter, Elisabetha. The father and son located in Rowan County, North Carolina, near Salisbury about 1753 (after landing in Cape Fear, South Carolina). 

Family of Philip Harmon Jr. and Anna Stockman

"In 1795, John and Philip went to Montgomery County, Kentucky, near Mount Sterling. Some years later Jacob and Mathias went to Kentucky, and Daniel went to Virginia. Tradition in the family is that Daniel Harman was a great slave trader; and after buying five or six slaves, while camping by a lake, one of the negroes struck him in the head with an axe and killed him. John, son of Philip, married Bethany Brinson in 1798. They had eleven children: Philip, Mary, Elizabeth, George, Anna, John, Michael, Rachel, Mariah, Thomas and Julia." Information provided by Donald W. Read

"In Rowan County, N.C., records, we find that Philip Harman appears as follows: 1791, Philip Harman appointed road overseer; 1796, he received a deed from Daniel Harman; 1801, he executed several deeds; 1825, executed deed to Daniel Harman; 1810, Philip Harman received a deed in Shenandoah County, Virginia."

"The above record was given us by John F. Harman, Louisville, Illinois." *

[1] pages 289-290, Harman Genealogy, Southern Branch by John Newton Harman, Sr.

Family of John Harmon and Bethany (Bythenia) Brinson

[1] NOTE: Three Harman children (Elizabeth, Philip and Anna) married three Jackson children (William, Nancy and Elisha)

Family of Philip Harman and Nancy Jackson

much information on preceding chart and this chart supplied by Joan Duffield

[1] Issue of Sarah Harman & Gilbert Gibbs are William Johnston Gibbs(1850–1920) • Cotton, Switzerland, Indiana, United States, James Ralston Gibbs (14 Apr 1852 –1924)• Cotton, Switzerland, Indiana, United States, Sandusky S Gibbs(14 Apr 1856 –1920)• Vevay, Switzerland, Indiana, United States, Tiberius Gale Gibbs(7 Apr 1858 – 1926) • Fairview, Switzerland, Indiana, United States and Archibald 'Archer' Smith Gibbs (21 Oct 1864 – 1944) • Cotton Township, Switzerland, Indiana, United States

[2] Issue of this couple: Ellenore Harmon b. abt 1868, Shelby, Ripley County, Indiana

Family of Jackson Harman and Irene E. Garrard

[1] Mary Elizabeth Matlock was Susan's sister. She first married Ross Harman, then after his death, went to Franklin County, AR with their parents, William Robert and Elizabeth Mariah Weddle Matlock where she married James Warren McKinney in 1879 (source: Carlyon Sue McKinney, direct descendent of Mary Elizabeth and James Warren McKinney).

Family of George W. Harman and Susan Matlock

photo of the Harman Brothers

Aunt Bessie's Memories of Susan and G.W.

NAME	PIX	BIRTH	LOCATION	DEATH	LOCATION	MARRIAGE	LOCATION	SPOUSE
George William Harman		February 1850	Pleasant Township, Switzerland County, Indiana	11 April 1914	Chanute, Neosho County, Kansas	March 1876	Yates Center, Chanute, Neosho County,  Kansas	Susan Mulvina Matlock
George W. Harman,  Jr.	see group photo above	16 December 1877	Chanute, Neosho County, Kansas	June 1970	Sedan, Chautauqua Co., Kansas	7 January 1920	Sedan, Kansas	Bess Butcher
Orland Lewis Harman		1880	Chanute, Neosho County, Kansas	Nov 1968	Gray, Cumberland, Maine	abt. 1917	likely Oklahoma	Edna May Gatewood [1]
Rebecca Elizabeth (Nell) Harman		18 September 1884	Chanute, Neosho County, Kansas	21 October 1971	Emporia, Kansas		Sweetwater, Texas	Otis Neely
Ensign Morton Harman	see group photo above	12 June 1885	Chanute, Neosho County, Kansas	28 January  1934	Henryetta, Okmulgee County, Oklahoma	4 July 1919	Okmulgee, Okmulgee County, Oklahoma	1) Cary Hutchison 2) Edna Martha Frances Kirwin
Roy Hillard Harman	see group photo above	15 April 1886	Chanute, Neosho County, Kansas	27 February 1981	San Diego, California			Mae Eulalia Finley
Oliver Jackson Harman	see group photo above	14 February 1889	Chanute, Neosho County, Kansas	Aug 1980	Omaha, Nebraska			1) Irene [2] 2) Jacqueline ? 3) Hulda ?
Carrie Bertha Harman		May 1890	Chanute, Neosho County, Kansas	3 June 1968	Dighton, Kansas			Jack  Sutton
Alvin Clinton Harman		9 March 1892	Chanute, Neosho County, Kansas	31 January 1897	Chanute, Neosho County, Kansas	~	~	~
Maude Gladys Harman		25 April 1899	Chanute, Neosho County, Kansas	28 January 1900	Chanute, Neosho County, Kansas	~	~	~

[1] Edna Mae Gatewood was b. 7 May 1891 in Missouri and d. 23 May 1958 in San Diego.

[2] based on 1920 census information - children: Leota, b. abt. 1917; Kenneth, b. abt. January 1919.

Family of Ensign Morton Harman and (1) Cary Hutchison

[1] Cary Hutchison Harman divorced Ensign Morton Harman and later married John William Gilmour

Family of Ensign Morton Harman and (2) Edna Martha Frances Kirwin

NAME	PIX	BIRTH	LOCATION	DEATH	LOCATION	MARRIAGE	LOCATION	SPOUSE
Ensign Morton Harman	see group photo above	12 June 1885	Chanute, Neosho County, Kansas	28 January 1934	Henryetta, Okmulgee County, Oklahoma	4 July 1919	Okmulgee, Okmulgee County, Oklahoma	1) Cary Hutchison 2) Edna Martha Frances Kirwin
Burl Enloe Harman		7 March 1920	Henryetta, Okmulgee County, Oklahoma	4 December 1967	d.Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, b. Westlawn Cemetery, Henryetta, Okmulgee, Oklahoma			Marcelle Virginia Eastham nee File [1]
Wanda Ruth Harman		16 September 1922	Schulter, Henryetta, Okmulgee County, Oklahoma	17 October 1987	Paradise, Butte County, California	2 January 1945	Tampa, Florida	Allan Arthur McPherson
Yvonne Faye Harman		3 October 1924	Schulter, Henryetta, Okmulgee County, Oklahoma	27 January 2016	Henryetta, Okmulgee County, Oklahoma			1) William Felts [2] 2) Quinton Christy [3]
living

[1] Marcelle Virginia File b. abt February 1917, daughter of Ethel Virginia Ninninger of North Carolina and Burton A File of Missouri. She was first married to an Eastham who died in WWII. Then she married Burl.

[2] William Felts was b. May 13, 1924 in Texas, USA and d. Feb. 10, 1959. Issue of this marriage was Jerald Edward Felts, b. 16 December 1950, d. 24 July 2013, Burial: Black Hills National Cemetery, Sturgis, Meade County, South Dakota, USA. Jerry was a TSGT in the US Air Force. He served in VietNam and the Persian Gulf. Plot: J_1080

[3[ Quinton Christy was b. Nov. 9, 1912 and d. Jan. 23, 1981