Chatham County GaArchives Biographies.....Harmon, Adam Cope 1850 - living in 1913
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Author: William Harden
p. 640

   ADAM COPE HARMON, for a number of years identified with the insurance
business in Savannah and a resident of that city all his life, is a member of
one of the oldest families known to the city. He was born here in 1850 and is
the son of Abram and Anna Rosa (Cope) Harmon. The father was born near Lexington
in lower South Carolina, and his father, the grandfather of Adam Cope Harmon of
this review, was born in Germany. He came to America and located near Lexington,
South Carolina, where he passed the remainder of his life. His son, Abram
Harmon, came to Savannah in about 1830 and died in 1859. The mother of Adam Cope
Harmon was Anna Rosa Cope. She was born in Savannah and there lived her entire
life. She was the daughter of Adam Cope, one of the well known early citizens of
Savannah, who was born in England and came to Savannah in the days of
Oglethorpe. He furnished active aid and support to the Continental army during
the War of the Revolution, after which he became prominent in the public affairs
of the city. He was one of the marshals who officiated at the notable occasion
of Lafayette's visit to Savannah in March, 1825, and was one of those to assist
in the entertainment of the city's distinguished and honored guest.

   Mr. Harmon is the youngest child of his parents. His oldest brother, Richard
Fuller Harmon, now deceased, was in the cotton business in Savannah for many
years and was a prosperous and prominent man. He was always active and prominent
in public affairs, and Harmon street was named in his honor. He was a member of
the city council, in which body he was chairman of the committee on streets and
lanes. One other brother is living at Savannah—Abram W. Harmon.

   The early education of Mr. Harmon was but a limited one, owing to the meagre
school facilities that were available during and just following the war. He was
a student in the private school of J. F. Cann for a short time, but the greater
part of his education was self-acquired. Beginning life for himself he first
went into the drug business, in which he was engaged for four years. He then
became chief clerk in charge of the wharf for the line of steamships between
Savannah and Washington and after some little time thus employed he went into
the retail grocery business. He later engaged in the milling business, and
conducted a rice and corn mill in Savannah. This latter venture proved to be
most unprofitable, and upon getting clear of it he engaged in the brokerage
business, and later in the rice trade. In about 1900 Mr. Harmon became
established in the insurance business, in which he has since been successfully
engaged. He is agent for the Continental Fire Insurance Company of New York,
also general agent for the Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company of San
Francisco, each of which rants among the highest of its class in the United
States, and in the years which have elapsed since first identifying himself with
the insurance busines, he has proven himself in every way fitted to handle the
line in a successful manner, and the results of his labors have been profitable
and pleasant.

   Mr. Harmon is one of the directors of the Savannah Benevolent Association,
and he is a member of the Masonic fraternity, being past master of Zerubbable
lodge A. F. & A. M. and a Knights Templar.

   In 1893 Mr. Harmon was united in marriage with Mrs. Isaquene (Lythgoe)
Parrot, who was born in South Carolina of English parentage. Mr. Harmon has one
son, Wayman Potter Harmon.


Additional Comments:
From:

A HISTORY OF SAVANNAH AND SOUTH GEORGIA
BY
WILLIAM HARDEN

VOLUME I
ILLUSTRATED
THE LEWIS PUBLISHING COMPANY
CHICAGO AND NEW YORK
1913

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