WH Harman Biographical Notes - Online Archive of Terry's Texas Rangers

William H. Harman

November 29, 1842 - November 4, 1901

Born in MS in 1852.

Mustered in with Company K in Houston, TX on September 7, 1861.
Last official record shows him present in February 1864.

Elected Alderman for the City of Bryan, TX in 1875.
Served as Assessor of Taxes for Brazos County, TX from 1876 to 1882.
Ran again for County Assessor in 1878.
Attended the TTR Reunion in Galveston on February 20, 1882.
Served as a delegate to the TX state Democratic convention in 1884.
Served as County Judge for Brazos County, TX from 1890 to 1894 and 1896 to 1898.

Also Identified As:
	W. H. Harmon, Harmond
Family Members & Researcher Contacts:
	Great Grandson researcher
Parents:
	Unidentified
Siblings:
	Unknown
Spouse(s):
	Sarah Eugenia Wren daughter of Richard H. Wren & Mary E. Averyt b. May 21, 1849 d. August 11, 1888 in Bryan, Brazos County, TX.
Children:
	Richard Matthew Harman b. July 7, 1869 in TX. d. May 13, 1871. Carrie Eugenia Harman b. October 10, 1871 d. May 23, 1883 Willie Florence Harman b. December 16, 1876 (1900 Census says May 1879) m. Robert Yearger Lacy d. 1921 Mary Estelle Harman b. January 14, 1877 m. John Turk d. 1964 Annie Harman b. November 16, 1879 d. March 22, 1880 William Henry Harman, Jr. b. June 4, 1881 in Bryan, Brazos County, TX. m. Georgia Anne Johnston d. June 17, 1931 Irene Mae Harman b. January 1887 m. Theo Jefferson m. Major Trubshaw
Gravesite:
	Bryan City Cemetery, Bryan, Texas

1850 Census - GA, Bibb County, District 483, Page 180, Dwelling 99, Family 103, (14/20)
	Name	Age.	Sex	Color	Occupation	Real Estate	Nativity	Student?	Illiterate?
	A. J. Harman	35	M		Cotton Dealer		NC
	Hellen Harman	32	F				GA
	Zacheriah Harman	12	M				GA	Y
	Juliette Harman	10	F				GA	Y
	William H. Harman	8	M				GA	Y
	Archibald Harman	5	M				GA
	Judith Harman	3	F				GA

Not likely the same individual.

1860 Census - State, County, Town, Page, Dwelling, Family, (image)
	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Occupation	Real Estate	Personal Estate	Nativity	Student?	Literate?

1870 Census - TX, Brazos County, Town, Page 30, Dwelling 6, Family 86, (59/231)
	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Occupation	Real Estate	Personal Estate	Nativity	Parentage	Student?	Literate?
	Richard Wren	42	M	W	Farmer			AL
	Mary E. Wren	40	F	W	K House	$300		AL
	Clarence S. Wren	19	M	W	Farming			AL
	Florence Wren	14	F	W	At School			TX		Y
	Mary Wren	12	F	W	At School			TX		Y
	Wm. Harman	28	M	W	Clerk in Dry Goods Store			MS
	Sarah Harman	21	F	W	No Occupation			AL
	Richd. Harman	1	M	W			$220,030	TX

1880 Census - TX, Brazos County, District 22, Byron, Page 337, Dwelling 2, Family 2, (1/55)
	Name	Rel.	Sex	Race	Age	Nativity	Occupation	Father's Nativity	Mother's Nativity
	W. H. Harman		M	W	39	MS	State & County Tax Asser.	AL	AL
	Sarah E. Harman	Wife	F	W	32	AL	Keeping House	AL	AL
	Carrie E. Harman	Dau	F	W	8	TX	At School	MS	AL
	Florence W. Harman	Dau	F	W	5	TX		MS	AL
	Mary Estelle Harman	Dau	F	W	3	TX		MS	AL

1900 Census - TX, Brazos County, ED 8, Bryan, Page 254B, Dwelling 59, Family 59, (6/32)

Name

Rel.

Race

Sex

D.O.B.

Age.

Mar. info.

Children

Nativity

Father's Nativity

Mother's Nativity

Citizenship

Occupation

Education

Home Ownership

Harman, W. H.

Head

Nov 1842

Insur. months- 0

Can Read & Write. Speaks English.

Owns, No Mortgage

Florence Harman

Dau

May 1879

Stele Harman

Dau

Apr 1881

W. H. Harman, Jr.

Son

June 1882

[Illeg. ] months -9

Related Links:
	(offsite) Family Group Record - W. H. Harmon (offsite) Bill Pages' Brazos County Political Notes from TX Nespapers, 1839 - 1889 (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (surname: Harman) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (surname: Harman)
Sources:
	Billingsley, Nadine Young. Brazos Co. Texas Births 1850-1910. Nacogdoches, Ericson Books, December, 1991. Claiborne, John M. Muster Roll of Terry's Texas Rangers; With Historical Remarks. Galveston: Self Published, 1882. Jones, Andrew M. Annotated Roster of Terry's Texas Rangers, the 8th Texas Cavalry. Unpublished Research. Nance, Joseph Milton. The Early History of Bryan and The Surrounding Area. Hood's Brigade-Bryan Centennial Committee, June 1962. Scott, Paul R. Eighth Texas Cavalry, CSA. Arlington: The University of Texas at Arlington, July 1977. Unpublished MA Thesis.
Research Links:
	(offsite) Gil Betts' Family Tree (offsite) Dixie Connections (offsite) GAGenWeb Project (Bibb County, GA) (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Bibb County, GA) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Bibb County, GA) (offsite) TXGenWeb Project (Brazos County, TX) (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Brazos County, TX) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Brazos County, TX)

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