Seville Duanna (Barott) Harriman (1843 - 1925)

Born 11 Oct 1843 in Fulton, New York, USA

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Seville Duanna Barott was born on October 11, 1843, in Fulton County, New York, to Morrison Barott and Diana Mattison.^[1]

In 1850, she was living in Volney with her parents and her sisters Caroline, Matilda, and Ellen and Bradford Blanchard, an apprentice cooper, and future husband of Caroline.^[2] By 1855, only Matilda and Ellen were still living with Seville and her parents, in Enumeration District 2 in Volney.^[3] In June 1855, her father sold the farm, and moved with his wife, Seville, Ellen, and their brother Jeremiah to Wisconsin, near Juneau, to be closer to Seville's brothers, Luther, Chauncey, and Alfred.^[4] By 1860, she was living in Oak Grove, Dodge, Wisconsin, with her father and her sister, Ellen, and nephew, Henry.^[5]

She was married to Albert Marshall Harriman in 1860, shortly after the time of this census, and had a son with him by November of that year. They moved to Judson, Blue Earth, Minnesota, before 1870, where they are shown on the census with their oldest son, Albert Carlton, and daughter, Alice Maud. Her brother, Chauncey, was also living here with them.^[6] By 1880, they had moved back to Wisconsin, and settled in Weston, Clark County, with both of their older children, as well as their other three children--Grace, Harry, and William Orton.^[7] As of 1900, all five of her children were still alive, and she and her husband, as well as William Orton, Grace, and Harry Winifred, were living in Neilsville, Clark Wisconsin, with a servant, Mary Colburn.^[8] By 1905, only Grace was still living at home with them.^[9] Only Seville and her husband were still here in 1910, living at 633 Grand Avenue,^[10] and in 1920 in the same place.^[11]

She died on October 23, 1925, in Neillsville,^[1] where she is buried at the city cemetery with her husband.^[12]

Obituary

From the Neillsville Press, Thursday, 10/29/1925

On Friday, Oct. 23, Mrs. A. M. Harriman, an old resident of Neillsville, and one of the pioneer women of Wisconsin, passed away at her home on Grand Avenue, aged 83 years and 12 days.

Mrs. Harriman, whose maiden name was Seville Duana Barrott, had a most remarkable life experience. She was born near Oswego, New York, Oct. 11, 1842. She was one of 12 children. Her father was a soldier of the war of 1812, and her grandfather served in the Revolutionary War under Washington. Her mother was Diana Madison (sic). So the great events and traditions of our country were in the atmosphere of her childhood life. In the early fifties her parents came with their family to Wisconsin, establishing their home in Dodge County, where she grew to womanhood. In January, 1860, she was married to Albert M. Harriman. After the breaking out of the Civil War her husband enlisted, and with her baby boy she went back to her father’s home until the war was over. After several years of pioneer life and trying experiences in Minnesota, they came to Clark county in 1874. For some time they had charge of a store and wayside tavern near Christie, and in all active duties of those pioneer days, she was the constant and faithful helpmeet of her husband. Later they owned and carried on a farm near Melrose in Jackson County. For the past 31 years they lived in the present home in Neillsville. In Mrs. Harriman were combined most of the elements of fine American womanhood: through her ancestry and training having acquired the habits of practical thrift and home efficiency, looking well to the needs of her household, and with this were a deep religious nature, a taste for music, a love for flowers and the beauty of the things about her.

In the early sixties she and her husband became members of the Methodist Church at Juneau, both of them taking an active part in all branches of church work, in Sunday School and singing, assisting in organizing churches and Sunday schools in new communities. This work they continued in Minnesota helping to organize and build two churches. She became a member of the Methodist church in Neillsville many years ago and was one of its most faithful workers. She was also greatly interested in the local Woman’s Relief Corps of which she was at time President and Chaplain.

For a few years past her strength slowly waned and she was unable to take part in public affairs, but her work in life had been well and fully done.

She has not only left to her children, but also to this entire community a splendid legacy of devotion to the world’s highest duties and ideals, that surely must bring blessed results in many years.

She is survived by her aged husband and five children: Albert C. Harriman, a hardware merchant at Glenwood City; Mrs. W. H. Weller who most tenderly cared for her parents in their home for the past four years; Mrs. Grace Callender of Dickinson, North Dakota, Win Harriman an Attorney of Madison and William O. Harriman in the Federal Forest Service in Oregon. There are also 11 grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

The funeral will be held this Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock in the Methodist Church, Rev. A. V. Ingham of Marshfield, officiating.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Genealogy of the Barott and Haff Families. Guy Haff, 1941. Page 72
2. ↑ 1850 U.S. Census, Volney, Oswego, New York, Roll M432_577, Page 353B
3. ↑ 1855 New York State Census, Enumeration District 2, Volney, Oswego, New York, Household #42
4. ↑ The River of Time: A story of the Ernest R. Crohn, Orie J. Barott family, their relatives and in-laws. Arnold Crohn, 1983. Available online at The Barott Family Website
5. ↑ 1860 U.S. Census, Oak Grove, Dodge, Wisconsin, Roll M653_1406, Page 740
6. ↑ 1870 U.S. Census, Judson, Blue Earth, Minnesota, Page #3, Sheet 434
7. ↑ 1880 U.S. Census, Weston, Clark, Wisconsin, Enumeration District 174, Stamped Page 464, Page #8D
8. ↑ 1900 U.S. Census, Neilsville, Clark, Wisconsin, District #28, Sheet 16A, Stamped Page 187
9. ↑ 1905 Wisconsin State Census, Neillsville, Clark, Wisconsin, Family #134, Stamped Sheet #362
10. ↑ 1910 U.S. Census, Neillsville Ward 3, Clark, Wisconsin, District 35, Sheet 7A
11. ↑ 1920 U.S. Census, Pine Valley, Clark, Wisconsin, District 27, Sheet #7B
12. ↑ Find a Grave Memorial #131629803