William Henry HARRIMAN

1840 - 1864  (23 years)

• Name	William Henry HARRIMAN
  Born	9 Nov 1840	Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	23 Sep 1850	Perry Township, Logan, Ohio, United States   [1]
  	Attending School
  Residence	26 Jun 1860	East Liberty, Logan, Ohio, United States   [3]
  	Farmer
  Enlistment	1861	Ohio   [4]
  	Co. A 15th Ohio Regulars
  	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. -------------------------------- Source: History of Logan County, Ohio online at: http://www.heritagepursuit.com/Logan/LoganPerry.htm
  Military	Sep 1863	Chickamauga, Walker County, Georgia   [4]
  	Taken prisoner
  Died	4 Oct 1864	Andersonville, Sumter, Georgia, United States   [4, 5]
  	Address: Andersonville Prison
  	According to the History of Logan County and Ohio, published in 1880 by O.L. Baskin & Co., his name is William Henry Harriman and he was born Nov. 9, 1840 in Logan County, Ohio. According to the same book, he 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.
  Buried	Andersonville, Sumter, Georgia, United States   [6]
  	Address: Andersonville National Cemetery
  	PVT A 15 US INF Section: H, Row: 10322
  Person ID	I2779	Watkins
  Last Modified	5 May 2014

  
  

  Mother	Harriet Ann White WATKINS,   b. 18 Sep 1816, Jefferson Township, Logan, Ohio, United States ,   d. 18 Sep 1902, near North Greenfield, Logan County, Ohio  (Age 86 years)
  Married	16 Jan 1840  [7, 8]
  Residence	25 Sep 1850	Perry Township, Logan, Ohio, United States   [1]
  	Farmer
  Residence	26 Jun 1860	East Liberty, Logan, Ohio, United States   [3]
  	Farmer
  	Name mis-spelled on census as Stephen Harrison
  Residence	27 Jul 1870	North Greenfield, Logan, Ohio, United States   [9]
  	Farmer
  Residence	16 Jun 1880	Perry Township, Logan, Ohio, United States
  	Farmer
  	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
  Residence	18 Jun 1900	Perry Township, Logan, Ohio, United States   [10]
  	Farmer
  	Census reported that they had been married for sixty years and three of four children born to them were still living.
  Family ID	F228	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 9 Nov 1840 - Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States Residence - Attending School - 23 Sep 1850 - Perry Township, Logan, Ohio, United States Residence - Farmer - 26 Jun 1860 - East Liberty, Logan, Ohio, United States Military - Taken prisoner - Sep 1863 - Chickamauga, Walker County, Georgia Died - Address: Andersonville Prison - 4 Oct 1864 - Andersonville, Sumter, Georgia, United States Buried - Address: Andersonville National Cemetery - - Andersonville, Sumter, Georgia, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Headstones		William Henry Harriman (1840 - 1864) Son of Stephen Harriman and Harriet White Watkins Harriman
  		William Henry Harriman (1840- 1864) Plot: Section: H, Row: 10322

  
  

• Sources

  [S409] 1850 United States Federal Census, Perry Twn, Logan County, OH Dwelling 90. [S258] Descendents of James and Ann Watkins. [S408] 1860 United States Federal Census, East Liberty, Perry Twn, Logan County, OH Dwelling 1007. [S104] History of Logan County and Ohio, Pages 648 and 649. [S126] Obituary, Obituary of his mother, Harriet White Watkins Harriman. [S91] Gravestone, North Greenfield Cemetery, Perry Twn, Logan County, OH. [S27] Watkins family genealogy. [S126] Obituary. [S113] 1870 United States Federal Census, North Greenfield, Perry Twn, Logan, OH Page 4. [S414] 1900 United States Federal Census, Perry Township, Logan, Ohio, ED 119, Page 10A, Dwelling 234.