Emma Elizabeth (Miller) Harmon (1825 - 1871)

Born 10 Jul 1825 in Indiana, United States

Ancestors

Wife of William Alexander Harmon — married 17 Jun 1847 in Boone County, Indiana

Descendants

Note:

Full name of Elizabeth as Emma Elizabeth found in WorldConnect file - I've found nothing else to indicate her name.

Possible family for Elizabeth:

The 1850 census of Boone Co has no available male of suitable age to be the father of Elizabeth except for one John Miller age 52 who has in his household a daughter named Elizabeth, age 26, making him an unlikely candidate as well. There was only one widowed lady named Miller of sufficient age to make her a likely candidate as Elizabeth' s mother. She was also Elizabeth Miller, age 55, b. VA and living with Josina, age 34 b. VA and Philip Kring age 34, b. PA and their children. A search of the marriage base showed that Josina Miller had married Philip Kring in Boone Co on 23 Jan 1840. So certainly the lady is Josina's mother. A Washington and Thomas P. Miller were listed as pioneers to Boone Co but neither found by 1840.

In the 1840 census there are three families of Millers with a daughter of the correct age to be Elizabeth, that do not appear in 1850. The heads of household were Caleb, Isaac, and Christina. Only Caleb lived near James Harmon and family.

In 1840 and 1850 there was a John Miller and a William Dye living near the Harmons. In 1850, this John was age 33, b. IN and living with John and his wife MaryAnn and children was Nelson Harmon, age 16, younger orphaned brother of William A. Harmon. This would certainly indicate a close relationship between these families. Is John a brother of Elizabeth?

William Dye, on the same page with John Miller & James Harmon in 1840 and on the same page with John Miller in 1850, married Margaret Miller on 28 Dec 1837. William Dye was also a brother to James Dye who married Ruth Ann Harmon and Sarah Dye who married Robert John Harmon, siblings of William A. Harmon. The Dye siblings were all children of George W. Dye and Sarah Calvert.

I would certainly think that John Miller and Margaret Miller are excellent possibilities for siblings of Elizabeth Miller and that it's possible Josina was another sister and Elizabeth, age 55 in 1850 was their mother.

In 1860, Elizabeth Miller, age 63, but born in VA was living with Nathaniel Titus age 59, b. PA and Mary, age 61, b. VA. They were in Washington Twp of Boone Co. p.835, Household 259. Philip Kring & Josina and family were living in Thorntown, Sugar Creek Twp, Margaret & William Dye were still in Eagle Twp, probably where they had always lived. Josina again gives her birthplace as VA while Margaret, only a couple of years younger was born in IN. John Miller was living in Zionsville, in Eagle Twp with his family and he consistently lists his birthplace as Indiana. John Miller married Mary Ann Julian in Marion Co on 11 Apr 1839 - this is consistent with her name and the birth of the first child in the census records of 1850 and 1860.

The following biography reveals that indeed Margaret, wife of William Dye, and Elizabeth were very probably sisters and John their brother, children of William Miller and Nancy Meek who had both died before 1850. The widowed Elizabeth Miller with daughter Josina Kring are likely unrelated - at least not part of the immediate family.

WILLIAM MILLER.

One of the early settlers of Eagle Creek was he whose name heads this short sketch. He was born in North Carolina, in the year 1781, May 29. He was married to Nancy Meek, who was born in North Carolina, September 6, 1782. They came to the county in the year 1830. Mr. Miller died at Eagle Village in the year 1844. Mrs. Miller died in the year 1848. Both are buried at the Eagle Village Cemetery. The following are their children?s names: Moses M., born in Tennessee, May 11, 1809 (deceased). William W., born in Tennessee, February 4, 1811. Thomas P., born in Tennessee, December 1, 1812; resides in Indianapolis. John, born in Indiana, March 20, 1816. Margaret, born in Indiana, December 30,1817 (deceased). Rachel, born in Indiana April 12, 1819. Alexander, born in Indiana, January 8, 1821; died in 1851; buried at Eagle Village Cemetery. Silas, born in Indiana, 1823; died in the year 1850. Elizabeth, born in Indiana, July 10, 1825 (deceased); buried near Zionsville. James, born in Indiana, March 28, 1830; died 1847; buried at Eagle Village.

Source Citation: Boone County Biographies [database online] Boone County INGenWeb. 2007. <http://www.rootsweb.com/~inboone> Original data: Harden & Spahr. "Early life and times in Boone County, Indiana." Lebanon, Indiana. May, 1887, p. 455. Book also available on Amazon.com by subscription.

The grave sites of William and Nancy Miller are in the Eagle Village Cemetery, Zionsville, Boone Co IN, as found on Findagrave^[1]. Their stones appear to be quite old; may or may not have been placed at the time of their deaths in 1844 and 1847, respectively. They are of similar style and were no doubt placed at approximately the same time.

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 07 January 2020), memorial page for Emma Elizabeth Miller Harmon (10 Jul 1825–4 Aug 1871), Find A Grave: Memorial #27349267, citing Salem Cemetery, Zionsville, Boone County, Indiana, USA ; Maintained by J M Shannon (contributor 47005585) .

• Source: Rosemany Peterman and Marilyn Walker, compiler, Cemeteries of Boone County, Indiana, Vol. 1

• Source: 1850 US Census IN. Digital images online. Subscription Web Address: www.genealogy.com

• Source: Digital Images Online by Subscription (Ancestry.com); 1790-1930

• Source: U.S. Census. HeritageQuest digital images. Subscription.