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Below is a family biography included in The History of Washington County, Missouri published by Goodspeed Publishing Company in 1888. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
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Reuben Harmon takes rank with the most enterprising and progressive farmers of Washington County. He is a son of Jonas and Catherine (Woolford) Harmon, both natives of Virginia, who came to Washington County in 1839. The father was a farmer by occupation, which occupation he followed until his death, which occurred in 1863, the mother having died in 1857. Reuben Harmon was born in Ohio, August 5, 1832, and was reared in Washington County, Mo., on a farm. He early showed a taste for mechanical pursuits, and worked for a time at the blacksmith’s trade, being also handy with wood-working tools. His farm contains 220 acres. In 1853 he married Miss Vemetta Kimberling, a daughter of Rinard and Frances (Peters) Kimberling, natives of Virginia, who settled in Washington County, in 1827. Mr. and Mrs. Harmon have a family of six children, viz.: Julia (the wife of W. N. Hughes), Lena (who married Andrew Jenkinson), John C., who married Maggie Glover; Mary L. (now Mrs. John Summers); Benjamin F., who married Susie Summers, and Maggie.
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