James Welcome Harmon (1873 - 1920)

Born Jan 1873 in Elk River, Sherburne County, Minnesota, USA

Ancestors

Died 8 Sep 1920 at age 47 in Saint-Brieux, Prince Albert Census Division, Saskatchewan, Canada

Biography

James was born in 1873. He was the son of James Harmon and Harriet N Smith. He passed away in 1920.

He was the son of James Henry Harmon and Harriet N. Smith, and husband of Mary Catherine Wilson. According to the 1916 Census of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, James Welcome Harmon, his wife and their nine children arrived in Canada in 1914. The nine oldest children were born Minnesota; the youngest child, Isabelle, was born in 1916 in Saskatchewan. The Kanabec County Times in Mora, MN, USA carried his obituary on Sept 12 1920 under the title "Former Moraite Dies In Canada." "Word was received here this week by Mr and Mrs CR Willisms of the death of James Harmon, a former citizen of this county. Mr Harmon had a paralytic stroke last April from which he never fully recovered. On Wednesday September 8. he was taken with another stroke and died. Deceased was born in Elk River, this state, 47 years ago the 14th of February. He leaves to mourn his loss a wife and ten children."

Burial

James Welcome Harmon
Birth 1873 Elk River, Sherburne County, Minnesota, USA
Death 8 Sep 1920 (aged 46–47) Saint-Brieux, Prince Albert Census Division, Saskatchewan, Canada
Burial Saint Brieux Roman Catholic Cemetery
Saint-Brieux, Prince Albert Census Division, Saskatchewan, Canada
^[1] 1900 Census

Parents

James Henry Harmon 1826–1907

Spouse

Mary Catherine Wilson Harmon 1871–1924

Siblings

Frank H. Harmon 1851–1897 (m. 1873
Elizabeth Clarissa Harmon Hamlett 1854–1932

Children

Jesse Lyn Harmon 1894–1965
Floyd James Harmon 1896–1981
Frank Harmon 1899–1980
Vernon Harmon 1904–1985

Minnesota State Census, 1885
Event Place: McCauleyville, Wilkin, Minnesota
Age (Expanded): 12 years
Birth Year (Estimated): 1873
Birthplace: Minnesota
Race: White
Gender: Male
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
August Orthause M 55y Germany
Catherine Orthause F 50y Germany
August Orthause M 18y Germany
Harman Orthause M 16y Iowa
Josephine Orthause F 14y Iowa
Caroline Orthause F 12y Iowa
Louisa Orthause F 10y Iowa
James H Harmon M 55y Maine
Cynthia Harmon F 48y New York
James Harmon M 12y Minnesota
Mary Wilson F 12y Iowa
Helen Wilson F 10y Iowa
James Wilson M 8y Iowa
Annie Wilson F 15y Iowa
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Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #107244882
2. ↑ Citing this Record "Minnesota State Census, 1885," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQFM-8CK : 5 August 2017), Annie Wilson in household of August Orthause, McCauleyville, Wilkin, Minnesota; citing p. 7, volume Wilkin, State Library and Records Service, St.Paul; FHL microfilm 565,758.

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