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Residence:
- Name mis-spelled on census as Stephen Harrison
- STEPHEN HARRIMAN, farmer; P. O., North Greenfield; is the second eldest of the Harriman family now living; he was born in Washington Co., Pa., Dec. 29, 1817, and is a son of Simpkin and Sarah (Green) Harriman, who were blessed with a family of thirteen children. Simpkin's father was David Harriman, who was born in Maryland and removed to Washington, Pa., prior to the war of the Revolution, where Simpkin was born, l788. He married in 1806, and emigrated west in 1825, locating where David Harriman, Jr., lives; here Simpkin remained until his death, which occurred Feb. 4, 1872, and his wife in October, 1868. Stephen's grandmother was Phoebe Kirk before marriage, but she afterwards married Nehemiah Green, who served all through the war of the Revolution. Simpkin Harriman was a graduate, and during his life was mostly engaged in teaching. Returning to David-he was raised to farming and at he age of 17 began for himself; at the age of 22, on Jan. 16, 1840, he was united in matrimony to Harriet Watkins, born in Jefferson Tp., Sept. 18, 1816; she is a daughter of James and Nancy (White) Watkins. The Watkinses are from Sussex Co., Va., and came west in 1816, and located in the southern part of Jefferson Tp. James W. died in 1862; his wife in 1852. For a time after Stephen was married, he lived on the Harriman farm, but in February, 1845, he moved to the northern part of Perry, where he has since resided, first purchasing sixty acres; he has now 268 acres. Of five children born to him four are living-William H., born Nov. 9, 1840; enlisted in 1861, in Co. A 15th U. S. Regulars; after serving three years in the war, he was taken prisoner at the battle of Chickamauga, and died in Andersonville prison, a martyr to his country; Ann E., born Sept. 20, 1842, now Mrs, John Gwynn; Shepherd, Dec. 22, 1852, now a minister in Kansas; Thomas, Aug. 8, 1854, on home farm. Mr. Harriman and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
History of Logan County and Ohio, Baskins, 1880
- Census reported that they had been married for sixty years and three of four children born to them were still living.
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