Harmon's given name was spelled as Herman in many Ohio records, but as Harmon or Harman or Harmen on pre-1868 VA/WV records. This might indicate how his name was spoken in the two states. His year of birth ranges in records from 1824 to 1832, with 1828 being the most often found.
He married twice, and fathered 11 children by the two wives. His first wife was Nancy P. Foard/Ford (daughter of William Foard/Ford, Jr. and Nancy Lively); their marriage bond was recorded on 08 May 1848 in Monroe Co., VA (now WV). They lived in that county, and were blessed with six children (in birth order): William P., Martha A. Sarah Jane, Elbert Fletcher, Emily V., and Mary V.
He served as a Private during the Civil War, in Company F, 26th Virginia Battallion Infantry (a.k.a. Edgar's Battalion). He was captured by the Union army in 1865, was labeled as a Deserter, took the Oath of Allegiance on 10 April 1865, and was "sent North" after signing the oath; the POW camp wasn't named on the oath.
In 1867, Harmon reported the birth of daughter Mary V., then he and Nancy were separated or divorced by the 1870 census; she was still in Monroe with their 6 children, he was in Gallia Co., OH with another Nancy and their child. In 1880, the first Nancy was listed as Divorced, but their eldest child (William P.) was living next to Harmon, which shows that he hadn't severed all ties to his first family.
His 2nd wife was Nancy Ann Woodard/Woodyard; marriage records show that they married on 07 September 1887 in Gallia Co., but censuses show they were living together in 1870 & 1880 in that county, she was listed as his wife in 1880, and all of their children were born in that county before they married.
Harmon had five children by his 2nd wife (in birth order): Allen D., Flemon O. (listed as Bras in 1880 census; married Vesta Caldwell), Louise Josephine (listed as Lucy in 1880 census, married John M. Raike), Ola Della (married John R. Halley), and Charles Chester. [Flemon's name is also found spelled as Fleming or Phlemon.]
It appears that at some point in time, Harmon was given a burial plot near his 1st wife, in the New Hope Church Cemetery in Monroe Co... a memorial for HERMAN WALTERS was created in 2002 in that cemetery, and his plot number (Row 7, grave 234) was near his 1st wife (Row 7, grave 236). That memorial has since been merged with this one, without proof of who was buried in Monroe with his name, his birth year as 1828, and an Unknown date/place of death. It's possible that Harmon was actually buried in Monroe, and that the gravestone in Gallia Co. is a cenotaph, because...
Harmon preceded Nancy Ann in death, and his gravestone indicates that she was to be buried next to him, but her side of the stone has only her birth year. She died in 1939 in Gallia Co., and her death certificate (under the name Nancy Ann Walters) has Mt. Zion Cemetery as her burial place; their daughter Ola was the informant.
[Biography by cowfordlady]
He married twice, and fathered 11 children by the two wives. His first wife was Nancy P. Foard/Ford (daughter of William Foard/Ford, Jr. and Nancy Lively); their marriage bond was recorded on 08 May 1848 in Monroe Co., VA (now WV). They lived in that county, and were blessed with six children (in birth order): William P., Martha A. Sarah Jane, Elbert Fletcher, Emily V., and Mary V.
He served as a Private during the Civil War, in Company F, 26th Virginia Battallion Infantry (a.k.a. Edgar's Battalion). He was captured by the Union army in 1865, was labeled as a Deserter, took the Oath of Allegiance on 10 April 1865, and was "sent North" after signing the oath; the POW camp wasn't named on the oath.
In 1867, Harmon reported the birth of daughter Mary V., then he and Nancy were separated or divorced by the 1870 census; she was still in Monroe with their 6 children, he was in Gallia Co., OH with another Nancy and their child. In 1880, the first Nancy was listed as Divorced, but their eldest child (William P.) was living next to Harmon, which shows that he hadn't severed all ties to his first family.
His 2nd wife was Nancy Ann Woodard/Woodyard; marriage records show that they married on 07 September 1887 in Gallia Co., but censuses show they were living together in 1870 & 1880 in that county, she was listed as his wife in 1880, and all of their children were born in that county before they married.
Harmon had five children by his 2nd wife (in birth order): Allen D., Flemon O. (listed as Bras in 1880 census; married Vesta Caldwell), Louise Josephine (listed as Lucy in 1880 census, married John M. Raike), Ola Della (married John R. Halley), and Charles Chester. [Flemon's name is also found spelled as Fleming or Phlemon.]
It appears that at some point in time, Harmon was given a burial plot near his 1st wife, in the New Hope Church Cemetery in Monroe Co... a memorial for HERMAN WALTERS was created in 2002 in that cemetery, and his plot number (Row 7, grave 234) was near his 1st wife (Row 7, grave 236). That memorial has since been merged with this one, without proof of who was buried in Monroe with his name, his birth year as 1828, and an Unknown date/place of death. It's possible that Harmon was actually buried in Monroe, and that the gravestone in Gallia Co. is a cenotaph, because...
Harmon preceded Nancy Ann in death, and his gravestone indicates that she was to be buried next to him, but her side of the stone has only her birth year. She died in 1939 in Gallia Co., and her death certificate (under the name Nancy Ann Walters) has Mt. Zion Cemetery as her burial place; their daughter Ola was the informant.
[Biography by cowfordlady]
Harmon's given name was spelled as Herman in many Ohio records, but as Harmon or Harman or Harmen on pre-1868 VA/WV records. This might indicate how his name was spoken in the two states. His year of birth ranges in records from 1824 to 1832, with 1828 being the most often found.
He married twice, and fathered 11 children by the two wives. His first wife was Nancy P. Foard/Ford (daughter of William Foard/Ford, Jr. and Nancy Lively); their marriage bond was recorded on 08 May 1848 in Monroe Co., VA (now WV). They lived in that county, and were blessed with six children (in birth order): William P., Martha A. Sarah Jane, Elbert Fletcher, Emily V., and Mary V.
He served as a Private during the Civil War, in Company F, 26th Virginia Battallion Infantry (a.k.a. Edgar's Battalion). He was captured by the Union army in 1865, was labeled as a Deserter, took the Oath of Allegiance on 10 April 1865, and was "sent North" after signing the oath; the POW camp wasn't named on the oath.
In 1867, Harmon reported the birth of daughter Mary V., then he and Nancy were separated or divorced by the 1870 census; she was still in Monroe with their 6 children, he was in Gallia Co., OH with another Nancy and their child. In 1880, the first Nancy was listed as Divorced, but their eldest child (William P.) was living next to Harmon, which shows that he hadn't severed all ties to his first family.
His 2nd wife was Nancy Ann Woodard/Woodyard; marriage records show that they married on 07 September 1887 in Gallia Co., but censuses show they were living together in 1870 & 1880 in that county, she was listed as his wife in 1880, and all of their children were born in that county before they married.
Harmon had five children by his 2nd wife (in birth order): Allen D., Flemon O. (listed as Bras in 1880 census; married Vesta Caldwell), Louise Josephine (listed as Lucy in 1880 census, married John M. Raike), Ola Della (married John R. Halley), and Charles Chester. [Flemon's name is also found spelled as Fleming or Phlemon.]
It appears that at some point in time, Harmon was given a burial plot near his 1st wife, in the New Hope Church Cemetery in Monroe Co... a memorial for HERMAN WALTERS was created in 2002 in that cemetery, and his plot number (Row 7, grave 234) was near his 1st wife (Row 7, grave 236). That memorial has since been merged with this one, without proof of who was buried in Monroe with his name, his birth year as 1828, and an Unknown date/place of death. It's possible that Harmon was actually buried in Monroe, and that the gravestone in Gallia Co. is a cenotaph, because...
Harmon preceded Nancy Ann in death, and his gravestone indicates that she was to be buried next to him, but her side of the stone has only her birth year. She died in 1939 in Gallia Co., and her death certificate (under the name Nancy Ann Walters) has Mt. Zion Cemetery as her burial place; their daughter Ola was the informant.
[Biography by cowfordlady]
He married twice, and fathered 11 children by the two wives. His first wife was Nancy P. Foard/Ford (daughter of William Foard/Ford, Jr. and Nancy Lively); their marriage bond was recorded on 08 May 1848 in Monroe Co., VA (now WV). They lived in that county, and were blessed with six children (in birth order): William P., Martha A. Sarah Jane, Elbert Fletcher, Emily V., and Mary V.
He served as a Private during the Civil War, in Company F, 26th Virginia Battallion Infantry (a.k.a. Edgar's Battalion). He was captured by the Union army in 1865, was labeled as a Deserter, took the Oath of Allegiance on 10 April 1865, and was "sent North" after signing the oath; the POW camp wasn't named on the oath.
In 1867, Harmon reported the birth of daughter Mary V., then he and Nancy were separated or divorced by the 1870 census; she was still in Monroe with their 6 children, he was in Gallia Co., OH with another Nancy and their child. In 1880, the first Nancy was listed as Divorced, but their eldest child (William P.) was living next to Harmon, which shows that he hadn't severed all ties to his first family.
His 2nd wife was Nancy Ann Woodard/Woodyard; marriage records show that they married on 07 September 1887 in Gallia Co., but censuses show they were living together in 1870 & 1880 in that county, she was listed as his wife in 1880, and all of their children were born in that county before they married.
Harmon had five children by his 2nd wife (in birth order): Allen D., Flemon O. (listed as Bras in 1880 census; married Vesta Caldwell), Louise Josephine (listed as Lucy in 1880 census, married John M. Raike), Ola Della (married John R. Halley), and Charles Chester. [Flemon's name is also found spelled as Fleming or Phlemon.]
It appears that at some point in time, Harmon was given a burial plot near his 1st wife, in the New Hope Church Cemetery in Monroe Co... a memorial for HERMAN WALTERS was created in 2002 in that cemetery, and his plot number (Row 7, grave 234) was near his 1st wife (Row 7, grave 236). That memorial has since been merged with this one, without proof of who was buried in Monroe with his name, his birth year as 1828, and an Unknown date/place of death. It's possible that Harmon was actually buried in Monroe, and that the gravestone in Gallia Co. is a cenotaph, because...
Harmon preceded Nancy Ann in death, and his gravestone indicates that she was to be buried next to him, but her side of the stone has only her birth year. She died in 1939 in Gallia Co., and her death certificate (under the name Nancy Ann Walters) has Mt. Zion Cemetery as her burial place; their daughter Ola was the informant.
[Biography by cowfordlady]
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