Born in Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Johann Michael Messimer
and Mary Magdalena (Sergeant) Messimer
Sister of
William Messimer, Jacob Messimer Jr., Johann Heinrich Messimer, Barbara Margaret (Messimer) Kirk and Susanna (Messimer) Kinser
Wife of
Jacob Harmon
— married
18 Apr 1801 in Greene, Tennessee, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Eve (Harmon) Trobaugh, Mary (Harmon) Wampler, Polly Ann (Harmon) Cutshall, Elizabeth (Harmon) Bible, John Harmon, Catherine (Harmon) Laughner, Sarah Harmon and Jacob Harmon
Died
at about age 67
in Greene County, Tennessee, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 13 Sep 2012
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Biography
Catherine born 1785, the daughter of Michael Messimer and Mary Messinger. She passed away in 1852.
Sources
- Catharine Mismer in the Tennessee, Marriage Records, 1780-2002 - Marriage Date: 18 Apr 1801 - Marriage Place: Greene, Tennessee, USA - Spouse: Jacob Harmon ancestry.com
- http://www.ancestry.ca/genealogy/records/catherine-misemer_7479092
- [1]] Full text of "Stanley M. Harmon Research Compendium Of The Literary History Series 2015 Master Ws"
- "Tennessee Probate Court Books, 1795-1927," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-2BSJ-W9?cc=1909088&wc=M6Q7-F6D%3A179634101%2C179969202 : 22 May 2014), Greene > Wills, 1828-1873, Vol. 01 > image 166 of 383; county courthouses, Tennessee.
- "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZW2-B4N : 9 March 2021), Jacob Harmon and Catharine Mismer, 18 Apr 1801; citing Greene, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. 115, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 944,386.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Catherine by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Catherine:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Catherine by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Catherine:
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~1.56%
Larry Bounds
:
23andMe, GEDmatch XH5402324 [compare]
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~0.78%
Lori (Jacob) Stackow :
23andMe, GEDmatch M407064 [compare]
+
MyHeritage DNA
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~0.78%
Nanette Wofford :
23andMe
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~0.78%
June (Misemer) Haight :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch a582433 [compare], Ancestry member wayneahaight
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~0.78%
Linda (Launius) Pryor :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member cpryor79
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~0.78%
Aaron Lamm :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A780865 [compare]
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~0.78%
Kimberly (Gosnell) Shelton :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A114322 [compare], Ancestry member wandk1124
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~0.78%
Tim Morrison :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member tmorrison86
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~0.78%
Miriam (Kinser) Stalzer :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member mimist165
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~0.39%
Hayley Stills :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A435249 [compare], Ancestry member hayleystills
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Rejected matches › Catherine Barbara Harmon (1735-1774) › Katherine (Harman) Beavers (abt.1778-1855) › Catherine (Messemer) Henry (1780-1855) › Lena Harmon (1786-)
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