Benjamin
Clark
Harmon
Born in Wytheville, Wythe, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Benjamin J. Harmon
and Ada Madora (Sheffey) Harmon
Brother of
Maude Preston (Harmon) Thomas, Herbert Boxley Harmon, Willie Mae (Harmon) Aker, Infant Harmon and John Wilson Harmon
Husband of
Nora Belle (Whitehead) Hoback
— married
1932 [location unknown]
Died
at age 38
in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 25 Jan 2022
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Biography
Benjamin Clark Harmon was born on 3 Sep 1908 in Wytheville, Wythe, Virginia, United States, son of Benjamin J. Harmon (1871 - 1916) and Ada Madora (Sheffey) Harmon (1877 - 1962).
Benjamin married Nora Belle Whitehead (1913 - 1987) in 1932. Their children were:
- Ada Joann (Harmon) Topper (1934 - 2013)
- John Hanley Harmon (1939 - 2013)
- Audrey Jane (Harmon) Sutphin (1942 - 2022).
In the 1940 census Ben (age 32), Witchman, was the married head of household in Yellow Creek, Graham, North Carolina.[1]
Benjamin died on 16 Oct 1946 in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee aged 38. He is buried in Chilhowee Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Happy Valley, Blount County, Tennessee, USA.[2]
Sources
- ↑
1940 Census:
"1940 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1940; Census Place: Yellow Creek, Graham, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02917; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 38-6
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #152072044 (accessed 27 June 2022)
Ben Harmon (32), married, Witchman, head of household in Yellow Creek, Graham, North Carolina. Born in Virginia. - ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43102886/benjamin-clark-harmon : accessed 25 January 2022), memorial page for Benjamin Clark Harmon (3 Sep 1907–6 Oct 1946), Find a Grave Memorial ID 43102886, citing Chilhowee Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Happy Valley, Blount County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by Tommie Moser Nichols (contributor 47108891) .
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benjamin by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Benjamin:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benjamin by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Benjamin:
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~0.39%
Joshua Martin
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~0.39%
Donna (Willis) Brown :
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