Harmon Wynne (abt. 1800 - bef. 1860)

Born about 1800 in Tazewell, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah (Thompson) Wynn — married 6 Feb 1831 in Tazewell County, Virginia

Descendants

Died before 1860 before about age 60 in Virginia

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Biography

Harmon was born in about 1800. He was the son of Josiah Wynne and Mary Whitley. Harman may have died during, or shortly after, the move to Wisconsin. He completely disappears after the 1850 Census. Hannah was in Wisconsin in 1860 but had moved, with some of her children, to Union Co., Dakota Territory by 1870. She died there in 1894.

Research Notes

• 1831: Marriage
• Harmon Wynn: Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940
• Name: Harmon Wynn
• Event Type: Marriage
• Event Date: 6 Feb 1831
• Event Place: Tazewell, Virginia, United States
• Event Place (Original): Tazewell, Virginia, United States
• Sex: Male
• Spouse's Name: Hanah Thompson
• Spouse's Sex: Female
  • Source^[1]

• 1840: Harman Wynn: United States Census, 1840
• Name: Harman Wynn
• Event Type: Census
• Event Date: 1840
• Event Place: Tazewell, Virginia, United States
• Event Place (Original): Tazewell
  • Source^[2]

• 1850 Census: Harman Wynn: United States Census, 1850
• Name: Harman Wynn
• Event Type: Census
• Event Date: 1850
• Event Place: Jeffersonville, Tazewell, Virginia, United States
• Event Place (Original): Tazewell county, part of, Tazewell, Virginia, United States
• Sex: Male
• Age: 50
• Race: White
• Birth Year (Estimated): 1800
• Birthplace: Virginia
• Schedule Type: 1850 Population
• House Number: 187
• Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
• Harman Wynn Male 50 Virginia
• Hannah Wynn Female 42 Virginia
• Thomas Wynn Male 16 Virginia
• Andrew Wynn Male 13 Virginia
• James Wynn Male 8 Virginia
• William Wynn Male 5 Virginia
• Alexander Wynn Male 2 Virginia
• Elenor Wynn Female 16 Virginia
• Elizabeth Wynn Female 11 Virginia
• Laura Wynn Female 1 Virginia
• George Thompson Male 72 Virginia (Father-in-law)
  • Source^[3]

• 1856: Harmon Wynn mentioned in the record of Thomas Wynn
• Name: Harmon Wynn
• Sex: Male
• Son: Thomas Wynn
• Other information in the record of Thomas Wynn from Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940
• Name: Thomas Wynn
• Event Type: Marriage
• Event Date: 26 Mar 1856
• Event Place: Tazewell, Virginia, United States
• Event Place (Original): Tazewell, Virginia, United States
• Sex: Male
• Age: 22
• Marital Status: Single
• Birth Year (Estimated): 1834
• Birthplace: Tazewell County, Va
• Father's Name: Harmon Wynn
• Spouse's Name: Martha Beavers
• Spouse's Sex: Female
• Spouse's Age: 20
• Spouse's Marital Status: Single
• Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1836
• Spouse's Birthplace: Tazewell County, Va
• Spouse's Father's Name: Alexander Beavers
• Spouse's Mother's Name: Elizabeth
  • Source^[4]

• 1862: Harman Wynn mentioned in the record of Thomas J Wynn
• Name: Harman Wynn
• Sex: Male
• Wife: Hannah
• Son: Thomas J Wynn
• Other information in the record of Thomas J Wynn from Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940
• Name: Thomas J Wynn
• Event Type: Marriage
• Event Date: 11 Jun 1862
• Event Place: Tazewell, Virginia, United States
• Event Place (Original): Tazewell, Virginia, United States
• Sex: Male
• Age: 36
• Marital Status: Widowed
• Birth Year (Estimated): 1826
• Birthplace: Tazewell County, Va
• Father's Name: Harman Wynn
• Mother's Name: Hannah
• Spouse's Name: Lavina Vandike
• Spouse's Sex: Female
• Spouse's Age: 19
• Spouse's Marital Status: Single
• Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1843
• Spouse's Birthplace: Tazewell County, Va
• Spouse's Father's Name: John Vandike
• Spouse's Mother's Name: Nancy
  • Source^[5]

This profile previously included data for a Harman Wynn who was a Private in the Mounted Regiment of Arkansas Infantry during the Mexican-American War. There was a man named Harman Wynn on the muster rolls, but he was 18 years old when he enlisted 29 June 1846, and he was killed in action at Buena Vista, Mexico 23 February 1847. He was not the same man profiled here.

Harman married Hannah Thompson in 1831 in Tazewell Co. Harman and Hannah had several children, all born in Tazewell Co. Around 1855-56, Hannah and Harman moved to Wisconsin. Hannah's brother, George, and sister, Rebecca, and their families, made the same move. A couple of Harman's children remained in Tazewell Co. and/or moved to South Dakota later.

Children of Hannah and Harman (tentative):

1. Mary Ann Wynn, born 11 December 1831, died 26 March 1918 Union Co., SD; married Alexander R. Beavers 15 January 1850 Tazewell Co., VA.
2. Thomas (Jefferson?) Wynn, born 17 February 1833, died 12 February 1911 Union Co., SD; married twice, Amanada Beavers in 1856 Tazewell Co. and Louisa Van Dike in 1862 Tazewell Co.
3. Elinor Wynn, born c1834, died after 1850
4. Elizabeth Wynn, born 19 October 1836, died 27 January 1882 Tazewell Co., VA; married Andrew Peery Boling in 1860 Tazewell Co.
5. Andrew Wynn, born c1837, died c1907 Union Co., SD
6. James Wynn, born c1842, died c1859
7. William Wynn, born c1845, died 19 September 1927 Union Co., SD
8. Alexander Wynn, born 22 June 1847, died 14 July 1934 Union Co., SD
9. Laura Wynn, born 15 June 1850, died 9 April 1907 Union Co., SD; married Abraham Strobel in 1867 SD

Harman may have died during, or shortly after, the move to Wisconsin. He completely disappears after the 1850 Census. Hannah was in Wisconsin in 1860 but had moved, with some of her children, to Union Co., Dakota Territory by 1870. She died there in 1894.

Sources

1. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRS1-VZH : 29 January 2020), Harmon Wynn, 1831.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHR1-C65 : 8 December 2020), Harman Wynn, Tazewell, Virginia, United States; citing p. 73, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DT-CWC : 23 December 2020), Harman Wynn, Jeffersonville, Tazewell, Virginia, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
4. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRS1-55L : 29 January 2020), Harmon Wynn in entry for Thomas Wynn, 1856.
5. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR3M-4L7 : 29 January 2020), Harman Wynn in entry for Thomas J Wynn, 1862.

• Tazewell County, Virginia Marriage Register No. 1, p. 109 (FHL Film 4284960, Image 346); 6 February 1831, Hanah Thompson and Harman Wynn; m. by James Charles.

• 1840 Federal Census, Tazewell County, Virginia; Harman Wynn, 2 males <5, 1 male 5-9, 1 male 30-39, 1 female <5, 1 female 5-9, 1 female 20-29.

• 15 July 1850 Federal Census, Tazewell County, Virginia, Western District; Household # 187/187; Harman Wynn, 50, miller; Hannah Wynn, 42; Thomas Wynn, 16, farmer; Andrew Wynn, 13; James Wynn, 8; William Wynn, 5; Alexander Wynn, 2; Elinor Wynn, 16; Elizabeth Wynn, 11; Laura Wynn, 1; George Thompson, 72, farmer.