Life History

Notes

• 1870 Federal Census, Milam County, Texas, 18 July, PO Maysfield, page93 (scan p 257), Hse #667, Fam # 671
  Harman, Edward 45 M W Farming $500 Real estate $500 personal bTennessee
  Harman, Mary 32 F W Keeping House b Alabama
  Harman, Benjamin 15 M W b Texas
  Haynes (?), Edward 13 M W b Arkansas
  Haynes (?Harman), John 1 M W b Texas
  
  This household is Edward Harman with his second wife Mary Francis(Frances) Thomason.  Benjamin would be the first son of Edward withhis first wife Nancy Graves.  The Porter genealogy reports both thesemarriages and son Benjamin as Nancy's son.  That genealogy alsoreports John T Harman as the first son of Mary Frances.  Why John isenumerated here with the last name of Haynes is a mystery.  The nameis clearly Haynes for the second child Edward, with ditto marks forJohn's last name.
  
  The age of the second child Edward would fit to be a second son ofEdward and Nancy.  Nancy is reported to have died about 1857-8.  Thiswould allow for the birth of Edward before her death.  It is possiblethat she died in childbirth with Edward.  However, I note that thePorter genealogy does not a report a child named Edward from eithermarriage.
  
  Likewise, the census says this Edward Haynes was born in Arkansas.Edward and Nancy were living in Texas, and Ben was born there.  MaryFrances' family was also already living in Texas.  Thus it seemsunlikely that a second son would have born to Edward and Nancy inArkansas two years after the birth of Benjamin in Texas, when Nancydies in Texas a year or less afterwards.  I cannot account for thisEdward Haynes.
  
  Perhaps Mary Frances had been previously married also, and this is ason from the previous marriage.  She was born in 1838, the childEdward Haynes was born 1857 (Mary would have been 19), she marriedEdward Harman in 1868 (she would have been 30).
  
  On the other hand, the 1-year-old John clearly fits the son of Edwardand Mary Frances, John T Harman.  I can only conclude that theenumerator's error here was to assign the preceding name of Haynes toJohn rather than the correct name of Harman.  Few resources areavailable on the Harman family, with which to cross-check details likethis.  Other details may later come to light from other sources.
  
  The genealogy Harman Heritage has the chldiren of each wife detailedhere.  This confirms, as we analyzed above, that Benjamin, reportedabove in the 1870 census, is the child of Nancy, Edward's first wife,adn reports him as her only child.
  
  430. Edward5 HARMAN, (Ambrose4, Alexander3, Hezekiah2, Zachariah1)born 19 Sep 1830 in Henry Co., Tennessee. He married
  (1) 22 Nov 1854 in Bell Co., Texas (Bk A/p 33), Nancy Francis GRAVES,born 24 Nov 1834, died 19 Oct 1857 in Bell Co.,
  Texas ?.
  He married (2) 09 Nov 1868 in Texas, Mary Frances THOMASON, born 10Feb 1838 in Alabama, died 1927 in Jack
  Co., Texas, buried Perrin Memorial in Perrin, Jack Co., Texas.
  
  Edward died 14 Aug 1881 in Jones Prairie, Milam Co., Texas, buried inJones Prairie, Milam Co., Texas.
  
  Children by Nancy Francis GRAVES:
  i. Benjamin Franklin6 HARMAN born 24 Aug 1855.
  
  Children by Mary Frances THOMASON:
  ii. John Tyson HARMAN born 24 Jul 1869.
  iii. Infant HARMAN, born 02 Aug 1871 in Milam Co., Texas, died infancyin Milam Co., Texas.
  iv. Mary Jane HARMAN born 29 Aug 1874.
  v. Adaline Jane 'Addie' HARMAN born 16 Jul 1878.
  --  http://www.harmanheritage.com/7genHarman.pdf

Sources

• 1. Ancestry Trees
  • Porter and Related,
• 2. 1870 Federal Census, Milam County, Texas
  • 18 July, PO Maysfield, page 93 (scan p 257), Hse #667, Fam # 671
• 3. 1920 Federal Census, Jack County, Texas
  • 6 January, Justice Precinct 2, District 74, page 4B-5A, Hse #96, Fam
• 4. 1900 Federal Census, Jack County, Texas
  • 7 June,  Justice Precinct 2, District 36, page 5B-6A, Hse #96, Fam
• 5. 1910 Federal Census, Jack County, Texas
  • 17 May, Justice Precinct 2, District 143, page 15A, Hse #205, Fam #206