Biographical Sketch of Henry Harmon, Texas County, Missouri

>From "History of Laclede, Camden, Dallas, Webster, Wright, Texas,
Pulaski, Phelps & Dent Counties, Missouri, from Earliest Times to the
Present" Published by Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1889.

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Henry Harmon was born in Greene County, Tenn., August 25, 1828, his
parents being Philip and Catherine (Fry) Harmon, born in Jefferson
County, Tenn., and Virginia, respectively.  They were married in Tenn-
essee, and there resided until 1857, when they came to Texas County, 
MO., where the father worked at the blacksmith's and wagon-maker's
trades until his death, in 1865, at the age of sixty-six years.  He
was a successful business man, but owing to going security for others,
lost considerable money.  He was a Democrat, and he and wife were 
earnest members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.  The latter's 
death occurred in 1861, at the age of about fifty-two years.  Six of
their ten children are now living.  Henry Harmon is their third child,
and made his home with his parents until twenty-two years of age, and
then began his career as a farmer, in which calling he has been quite
successful.  September 19, 1850, he was married to Sarah Carter, who
was born in Tennessee, and died in Greene County of that State when
twenty-two years old, having borne two children, George W. and Ander-
son, a farmer of the county.  Her oldest son was a practicing physic-
ian of Texas County.  Mr. Harmon took for his second wife Eliza Matilda
a daughter of Jesse Elmore.  She was born in Bradley County, Tenn., on
February 9, 1829, and died in Texas County, MO., when fifty-three years
of age.  To them was born one daughter, Martha E., wife of John Beck,
a farmer of the county.  After the death of his wife Mr. Harmon wedded
Eliza Rippee, in 1870.  She was born in Dickson County, Tenn., in 1831
and her union with Mr. Harmon resulted in the birth of four children,
only one of whom is living, Ada.  Those deceased are Robert L., Mary E.
and Cordelia.  Mr. and Mrs. Harmon are members of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church, and he is a Mason and a member of the I. O. O. F.  He is a
Democrat politically, and does all in his power to support the princi-
ples of his party.

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