OBITUARY: Jesse Perse Harmon; Holden, Millard co., Utah
surname: Harmon

Transcribed by Stephen D. Robison (kinseeker @ hotmail.com)
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The Deseret News, Vol. XXVI, No. 50, Wednesday, 16 Jan 1878:

                                                                      
      DIED.

     On the 24th day of December, 1877, at Holden, Millard
County, at the ripe old age of 82 years, 4 months and 13 days, JESSE PERSE
HARMON, leaving a wife, two sons, 15 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren,
and numerous friends and relatives to mourn his loss.

He was the son of Martin and Triphena Harmon, and was born August 11th,
1795, in Rupert,
Bennington Co., Vermont. On October 7th, 1813, he and his brother Martin
enlisted for for soldiers to serve in the war, known as 1812; under the
command of Col. Clark in which they had several skirmishes with the Indians
and British soldiers, where he received a slight wound from an Indian tomahawk
in the head, At Lacelle battle he and his brother were placed on the right
wing of the army, exposed to a galling fire from the enemy, where his brother
received a mortal wound in the breast while fighting by his side, and soon
afterwards died. At the battle of Fort Erie General Porter was taken prisoner
by the British, and he (J. P. Harmon) being in command of a small party,
re-took the General with several British officers. He was in several other
battles afterwards and received his honorable discharge from the army May
13th, 1815.

     He moved to Kirtland, Ohio, in 1837, was baptized into
the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on April 28, 1838. Moved
to Missouri and afterwards to Nauvoo. In 1842 was elected major of the
Nauvoo Legion. In the fall of the same year started on a mission to Wisconsin
in company with his brother, Alphus. During the winter his brother started
for home and perished in crossing the prarie between Nauvoo and Carthage.
Hearing of the news he returned to Nauvoo. Acted as sergeant of the police
from 1843 until the exodus of the Saints from that place. Accompanied the
Prophet Joseph Smith to Carthage previous to his assassination. In 1844
was elected Colonel in the Nauvoo Legion, was ordained and set apart as
senior president of the 11th Quorum of Seventies. He had charge of finishing
up the work of the Nauvoo Temple, started with the Saints from Nauvoo in
June, 1846, arrived on the banks of the Missouri, opposite Winter Quarters
in November. In January 1847 his wife and daughter died from exposure.
In the spring of 1848, started with his family for Salt Lake Valley, where
he arrived in October. On 21st of June, 1849, served as Alderman in Salt
Lake City until 1861; also Colonel in the Nauvoo Legion of said city.

    Was called on a mission to southern Utah in 1861, where he resided
until 1876, from thence moved to Holden where he has lived the life of
a faithful Latter-day Saint.--Com.