Born in Tennessee, USA
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Thomas Jefferson Harmon
— married
3 Nov 1860 in Sullivan County, Missouri, USA
[children unknown]
Died
at age 68
in Sullivan County, Missouri, USA
Profile last modified
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Biography
Charity Burgess was born in 1829 in Tennessee. She was the daughter of Elijah Burgess and Margaret Burgess.
Charity Burgess married James Williams on December 20, 1849 in Grundy County, Missouri. His parents are unknown. He died before November, 1860.
Charity Burgess married Thomas Jefferson Harmon on November 3, 1860 in Sullivan County, Missouri. He was the son of Peter Harmon & Abigail Pipes. His 1st wife, Edna Tolley, died in 1859.
In July, 1870, Charity Burgess & Thomas Jefferson Harmon were farming in Sullivan County, Missouri. Their real estate was valued at $1,800.00 ($32,396.24); personal estate was valued at $1,000.00 ($17,997.91). Enumerated in the household were:
- Thomas Jefferson Harmon (59)
- Charity Burgess (42)
- James George Harmon (18)
In June, 1880, Charity Burgess & Thomas Jefferson Harmon were farming in Duncan Township in Sullivan County, Missouri. Enumerated in the household were:
- Thomas Jefferson Harmon (69)
- Charity Burgess (41)
- Alice Harmon (15)
- George W. Harmon (12)
- Charity Harmon (10)
Thomas Jefferson Harmon died in 1882 in Milan, Sullivan County, Missouri. He was 72 years old. He was buried in White Oak Cemetery in Milan, Sullivan County, Missouri.
Charity Burgess died on October 15, 1897 in Sullivan County, Missouri. She was 68 years old. She was buried in White Oak Cemetery in Milan, Sullivan County, Missouri.
Sources
- Birth
- Find-A-Grave Memorial # 27761767 (see link below)
- Marriage
- Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002
- Residence
- 1850 United States Federal Census (Grundy County, MO)
- 1870 United States Federal Census (Pleasant Hill, Sullivan County, MO)
- 1880 United States Federal Census (Duncan, Sullivan County, MO)
- Death & Burial
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