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View Tree for John Alexander HarmanJohn Alexander Harman (b. 29 Feb 1824, d. 19 Jul 1874)

John Alexander Harman (son of Lewis (Louis) Harman and Sarah Jane Garber) was born 29 Feb 1824 in Augusta Co, Virginia, and died 19 Jul 1874. He married (1) Mary Jane MILLER on 22 Apr 1841 in Huntingdon, Pa. He married (2) Elizabeth Valentine Garber on 1849 in Staunton, Augusta Co, Virginia, daughter of Albert Jefferson Garber and Frances Susan Hancock.

 Includes NotesNotes for John Alexander Harman:
Harman-Garber Record, page 101: "John A. Harman in his early manhood served in the Texas Rangers and saw service in the Mexican War. He entered the Confederate service at Harper's Ferry. Va., being appointed Major and assigned to Gen. Jackson's command as Qr. Master. He was known through the army of Northern Va. as the fighting Qr. Master, having distinguished himself frequently by saving the trains under his charge as Qr. Master of Jackson's 2nd army corps, from attacks by the enemy cavalry. Gen. Jackson relied implicitly on him, always saying that he felt that his trains were safe in the hands of Maj. Harman."


More About John Alexander Harman:
Burial: Thornrose Cem.
Residence: Residence: Bellefonte (Staunton), Virginia.

More About John Alexander Harman and Mary Jane MILLER:
Marriage: 22 Apr 1841, Huntingdon, Pa.

More About John Alexander Harman and Elizabeth Valentine Garber:
Marriage: 1849, Staunton, Augusta Co, Virginia.

Children of John Alexander Harman and Elizabeth Valentine Garber are:
  1. +John Alexander Harman, b. 30 Nov 1851, Virginia, d. 08 Sep 1926, Virginia.
  2. Susan A. Harman, b. 1850, Virginia.
  3. Michael Garber Harman, b. 16 Jul 1852, Staunton, Augusta Co, Virginia.
  4. Webb Harman, b. 1855, Virginia.
  5. Hancock Harman, b. 1856, Virginia.
  6. Kenton Harper Harman, b. 17 Dec 1859, Virginia.
  7. Mary A. Harman, b. 1860, Virginia.
  8. Asher Waterman Harman, b. 1862, Virginia.
  9. Elizabeth V. Harman, b. 1864, Virginia.
  10. Christine Harman, b. 1866, Virginia.
  11. William Henry Harman, b. 1868, Virginia.
  12. Sallie Harman, b. 1870, Virginia.
  13. Thomas Lewis Harman, b. 1872, Virginia.
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