Mary Josephine (Harmon) Elliott (1867 - 1929)

Born 15 Nov 1867 in Cora, Sullivan County, Missouri, USA

Ancestors

Wife of Jefferson Davis Elliott — married 16 Mar 1883 in Sullivan County, Missouri, USA

Descendants

Died 21 May 1929 at age 61 in Reger, Sullivan County, Missouri, USA

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Biography

Mary Josephine Harmon was born on November 16, 1867 in Cora, Sullivan County, Missouri. She was the daughter of John Harmon and Sarah Bundridge.

In July, 1870, Mary Josephine Harmon living with her family on their farm in Pleasant Hill Township, Sullivan County, Missouri. Her father's real estate was valued at $3,000, his personal estate was valued at $1,800.00. Enumerated in the household were:

• John Bradford Harmon (45)
• Sarah Francis Bundridge (28)
• Sarah Elizabeth Harmon (16)
• Jacob Alexander Harmon (11)
• John Bradford Harmon, Jr. (4)
• Mary Josephine Harmon (9 months)
• Thomas Jefferson Harmon, Jr. (18) - farm laborer - son of Thomas Jefferson Harmon & Edna Tolley

In June, 1880, Mary Josephine Harmon was attending school and living on her family's farm in Pleasant Hill Township, Sullivan County, Missouri. Enumerated in the household were:

• John Bradford Harmon (50)
• Sarah Francis Bundridge (38)
• John Bradford Harmon, Jr. (14)
• Mary Josephine Harmon (12)
• Nancy Abigail Harmon (10)
• Eliza Belle Harmon (8)
• William Clark Harmon (1)
• Nora H. Harmon (2)

Mary Josephine Harmon married Jefferson Davis Elliott on March 16, 1883 in Sullivan County, Missouri. He was the son of Milford Elliott and Anne Elizabeth Sevier.

In June, 1900, Mary Josephine Harmon & Jefferson Davis Elliott were farming in Baker, Linn County, Missouri. Both could read and write. Their farm was owned with a mortgage. Enumerated in the household were:

• Jefferson Davis Elliott (38)
• Mary Josephine Harmon (32)
• Claude Beachem Elliott (16)
• Anna Pearl Elliott (12)
• Nola Esther "Ollie" Elliott (11)
• Roy Bradford Elliott (9)
• Vera Gladys Elliott (2)

In May, 1910 Mary Josephine Harmon & Jefferson Davis Elliott were farming in Duncan Township, Sullivan County, Missouri. Their farm was owned with a mortgage. Enumerated in the household were:

• Jefferson Davis Elliott (48)
• Mary Josephine Harmon (42)
• Claude Beachem Elliott (26)
• Anna Pearl Elliott (22)
• Nola Esther "Ollie" Elliott (21)
• Roy Bradford Elliott (18)
• Vera Gladys Elliott (11)

In January, 1920, Mary Josephine Harmon & Jefferson Davis Elliott were farming in Duncan Township, Sullivan County, Missouri. Enumerated in the household were:

• Jefferson Davis Elliott (58)
• Mary Josephine Harmon (52)
• Roy Bradford Elliott (28)
• Vera Gladys Elliott (21)
• John Leroy Elliott (4) - Nephew of Jefferson Davis Elliott. He was the son of Roy Bradford Elliott & Pearl Washington Sevier, who died on December 5, 1918.

Mary Josephine Harmon died on May 21, 1929 in Duncan Township in Sullivan County, Missouri. She was 66 years old. She was buried in Mount Zion Cemetery in Pleasant Hill Township in Sullivan County, Missouri.

Sources

• Birth
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial # 61894549 (see link below)
  • Missouri Standard Death Certificate (see link below)
• Marriage
  • Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002
• Residence
  • 1870 United States Federal Census (Pleasant Hill, Sullivan County, MO)
  • 1880 United States Federal Census (Pleasant Hill, Sullivan County, MO)
  • 1900 United States Federal Census (Baker, Linn County, MO)
  • 1910 United States Federal Census (Pleasant Hill, Sullivan County, MO)
  • 1910 United States Federal Census (Duncan, Sullivan County, MO)
• Death & Burial
  • https://www.sos.mo.gov/images/archives/deathcerts/1929/1929_00020989.PDF
  • https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=61894549