HARMON, MRS. CATHARINE, whose maiden name was Sears, was born about 1755, in North Carolina. She was married to George W. Harmon, and had three children in North Carolina. They moved to Simpson county, Ky., where they had six children. Mr. Harmon died there about 1825. Mrs. Harmon, with eight of her children, moved to Sangamon county, Ill., arriving in the fall of 1827, in Island Grove. One of her children married in Kentucky and came later.

ADAM, born in 1780, in North Carolina, came to Sangamon county in 1847 or '8, and married Mrs. Polly Weaver, whose maiden name was Donner, daughter of George Donner. See his name. They had two children, and he died in 1853. His family moved to the vicinity of Fairfield, Iowa.

JACOB, born in North Carolina, married in Kentucky, to Esther Imler, came to Sangamon county, had three sons, and moved to Fairfield, Iowa, where Mr. H. died. His sons went to Lone Tree, Oregon, and reside there.

FRANCES, born in North Carolina, married in Kentucky to David Charlock, came to Sangamon county in 1827, and had four children. Their eldest and youngest sons went to Mason county, and died there. ABSOLOM P., born Jan. 1, 1829, in Sangamon county, married Jane Foster, have eight children, MARY F., JOHN W., SARAH L., ROXANA, MARIA, MARTHA, MINNIE and ROSABEL, and live near Berlin. Absolom P. Charlock enlisted Aug., 1862, in Co. A., 106th Ill. Inf., for three years, served full term, and was honorably discharged. ELIZABETH, born April, 1830, married James Walker, and lives in Berlin. David Charlock died in 1842, and his widow resides in Berlin.--1875.

MARY, born in Kentucky, married in Island Grove to Jacob Sears, and she died in 1849, in Sangamon county. He went, in 1855, to Missouri, and was then nearly one hundred years old.

ABSOLOM S., born in Kentucky, married in Sangamon county to Elizabeth Donner, daughter of George Donner. They had eight children in Sangamon county, and Mrs. H. died May 16, 1850. The family moved to Libertyville, Iowa, where Mr. Harmon died, April, 1871.

CELIA, born Sept., 1818, in Kentucky, married in Sangamon county to John Foutch, Sen. See his name.

HENRY M., born May 4, 1805, in Simpson county, Ky., married Dec. 11, 1828, in Island Grove, to Mary A. Foutch. They had eight living children in Sangamon county.

CAROLINE, born Dec. 20, 1829, married June 4, 1852, to Joel Ellis. See his name.

GEORGE W., born Oct. 11, 1831, married Dec. 30, 1858, to Nannie H. Taylor, who died Sept. 23, 1860. He enlisted August, 1862, in Co. A., 106th Ill. Inf., for three years, was commissioned 1st Lieutenant at the organization of the company, promoted to Captain, April, 1863, and resigned in Oct., 1864, after which he spent four years in the gold diggings of Montana. He was married Dec. 31, 1871, to Mrs. Almira E. J. Melvin, whose maiden name was James. She was born Jan. 29, 1842, in Rockbridge county, Va. G. W. Harmon and wife reside in Berlin. He is buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Chanute, KS.

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CATHARINE, born Dec. 27, 1833, married Dec. 25, 1866, to John W. Bucher, have four children, and live in Island Grove.

JOHN W., born Dec. 23, 1835, married March 23, 1862, to Isadora Montague. They have three children, and live near Riverton, Fremont county, Iowa.

THOMAS W., born March 14, 1838, enlisted Aug., 1861, in Co. D, 26th Ill. Inf., for three years, was wounded at Mission Ridge in 1863, and died from its effects, May 16, 1864, at Camp Butler.

NANCY A., born Dec. 26, 1840, married Dec. 25, 1860, to Anthony A. Rhodes, had one child, and she died Dec. 14, 1868.

HENRY H., born Nov. 1, 1844, married Dec. 26, 1870, to Millie Garrard, have one child, and live at Marysville, Kan.

FRANKLIN P., born Nov. 21, 1852, lives with his mother. Henry M. Harmon died August 1, 1871, and his widow resides in Berlin.

MARGARET, born in Kentucky, married to Govert Fleharty. They have five children, and live near Oxford, Henry county, Ill.

CATHARINE, born in Kentucky, married David Weger. They had five children; two died. She resides in Iowa.

Mrs. Catharine Harmon moved to Iowa in 1854, and died near Libertyville, Jefferson county, in the summer of 1860, aged about one hundred and five years.