Harmon Gravenmier

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Personal and Family Information

Harmon was born on 17 Jun 1849 in Stapel, Prussia, Germany, the son of unknown parents.

He died on 13 Jul 1890 in Jackson Twp, White County, Arkansas.

His wife was Susannah Ellis, who he married on 29 OCT 1871 in Green Cty, Indiana. Their nine known children were Charles M (1872-c1906), John Henry (1874-?), Eliza Ellen (1877-1965), Harmon (1879-1879), Harry (1880-1881), Melvin Walter (1882-1963), Emma G (1884-1897), Andy E (1886-1939) and J.B. (1888-?).

Events

EventDateDetailsSourceMultimediaNotes
Birth17 JUN 1849
Place: Stapel, Prussia, Germany
Death13 JUL 1890
Place: Jackson Twp, White County, Arkansas
Census1 JUN 1880
Place: Vigo County, Indiana
Age: 30 born Germany/Prussia
Address: Page 4, Supvr Dist 4, ED 201, Dwelling 31, family 31 Harrison Twp, Outside City Terre Haute duplicate listings, 1880 Census Indiana
See Note 1
Immigration2 OCT 1854
Place: Bremen, Germany
Age: 5
Address: departed Bremen Germany arrived New Orleans, Louisiana 5 Dec 1854
Agency: ancestry. com Smith Family Tree
 See Note 2
Burial1890
Place: Hickory Flat, Arkansas
Address: Olive Branch Cemetery, unmarked grave per Telford
Agency: research of Gary Telford
Other Event1890
Place: White County, Arkansas
Type: Tax List
Address: 1890 Tax Roll, White Cty, Arkansas
 See Note 3

Notes

Note 1

Page 4, Supvr Dist 4, ED 201

Harrison Twp, Outside City Terre Haute

Dwelling 31, family 31

Gravenmyer, Harmon, white male, age 30, married, farmer, reads and writes, born Germany, father and mother born Germany

" Susan, white female, age 31 wife, keeping house, reads and writes, born Ind, father and mother born Tenn

" Charles, white male, age 7, son,single, in school, reads and writes, born Ind, father born Germany, mother born Ind

" John, white male, age 5, son, single , bron Arkansas, father born Germany, mother born Ind

" Eliza, white female, age 3, daughter, single, born Ind, father born Germany, mother born Ind

dwelling 30 is Miller, John

dwelling 32 is Conley, Michael

this whole page of people is listed a second time

page 35, Supvr Dist 4, ED 216

City of Terre Haute

29 and 30 June 1880 by a different Enumerator.

Dwelling 316, family 349

Gravenmeyer, Harmon, white male, age 30, married, farmer, reads and writes, born Prussia, father and mother born Prussia

" Susan, white female, age 31 wife, keeping house, reads and writes, born Ind, father and mother born Tenn

" Charles, white male, age 7, son,single, at school, reads and writes, born Ind, father born Prussia, mother born Ind

" John, white male, age 5, son, single , at home, born Arkansas, father born Prussia, mother born Ind

" Eliza, white female, age 3, daughter, single, at home, born Ind, father born Prussia, mother born Ind

dwelling 315 is Miller, John

dwelling 317 is Conley, Michael

unusual, but this is a duplicate listing, taken on different days by different enumerators.

Note 2

http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/person.aspx?tid=24067&pid=-2144577668

note that owner descents from AE Gravenmeir and Lloyd family of Maryland.

Note 3

Gravenmine  H.  Jackson Township  School Dist. 52  no occupation listed.

http://www.argenweb.net/white/census/taxlink2.html