Beverly French HARMAN

Other Events:

• Occupation: Moonshiner
• _UID: DC4DE1DA1242483E81ED2A99A135F809C6E7

Notes:

Killed while escaping a forest fire that started around his moonshine still. Was around 50 years old. Buried on Bradshaw Mountain, WV.
Nancy Whitaker Tate remembers him as being fun loving and full of mischief. Was well-liked.

CENSUS RECORDS

1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Beverly F Harman
Age: 16
Birth Date: Nov 1883
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1900: Jeffersonville, Tazewell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Kish Harman
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Name: Mary A Harman
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia

1910 United States Federal Census
Name: French Harman
Age in 1910: 26
Birth Year: abt 1884
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1910: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Nora L Harman
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
French Harman 26
Nora L Harman 34
William T Harman 1
James N Harman 4 months
Virginia C Harman 8 [sister]

1920 United States Federal Census
Name: French Harman
Age: 37
Birth Year: abt 1883
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1920: Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Nora L Harman
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
French Harman 37
Nora L Harman 43
William F Harman 11
James N Harman 10
Anna M Harman 5
Henry G Harman 3 years 11 months
Roy T Harman 1 year 6 months

1940 United States Federal Census
Name: French Harman
Age: 56
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1884
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia
Farm: Yes
Inferred Residence in 1935: Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia
Residence in 1935: Same House
Resident on farm in 1935: Yes
Occupation: Farmer
Industry: Farm
House Owned or Rented: Rented
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: $1
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 6th grade
Duration of Unemployment: 162
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in private work
Weeks Worked in 1939: 0
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: Yes
Household Members:
French Harman 56
Nora Harman 64
Grat Harman 24
Newton Harman 30
Margaret Harman 22
Kathryn Harman 4 [granddaugther]
Cormen Perkins 18 [lodger]

NEWSPAPER ARTICLES

12 February 1915 CVN

SHARDER
Mr. French HARMAN is moving to J.H. MCGUIRES place on Banjo Branch.

Birth:
World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: Beverly French Harman
County: Tazewell
State: Virginia
Birth Date: 10 Nov 1883
Race: White

Buried:
Grave location:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=harman&GSiman=1&GScid=151357&GRid=81417792&

Died:
Death Certificate
http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=2675166&Type=Death

Beverly married Nora Louise WHITAKER. Nora (daughter of Hiram (Hi) WHITAKER and Emily Jane NELSON) was born 18 Mar 1874, Tazewell Co. VA; died 13 Feb 1971, Trenton, Wayne Co. MI; was buried , Whitaker Family Cemetery, Cedar Bluff, Tazewell Co. VA. [Group Sheet]

1. James Newton HARMAN was born 17 Dec 1909, Tazewell Co. VA; died 5 Jul 1975, Fort Wayne, Allen Co. IN; was buried , Whitaker Family Cemetery, Cedar Bluff, Tazewell Co. VA.
2. William Taft HARMAN was born ca 1909, Tazewell Co. VA.
3. Anna M. HARMAN was born 05 Sep 1915, Tazewell Co. VA; died 15 Oct 1938, McDowell Co. WV.
4. Henry Grat HARMAN was born 03 Feb 1917, Tazewell Co. VA; died 20 Sep 1957, Welch, McDowell Co. WV; was buried , Harman Cemetery, Bearwallow, Tazewell Co. VA.
5. Roy T. HARMAN was born ca 1918, Tazewell Co. VA.
6. Tena HARMAN

Notes:

1860 Census Tazewell Co, VA, taken on 16 Aug 1860, Page 892, Family #1416.

Listed as Kiah Harman, age 3, born in VA, in household of father, Erastus F. Harman.

Kiah married Mary Ann (Annie) Fuller. Mary died 10 May 1907. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Company ?I" 16th Virginia Cavalry, CSA

This company was formed on January 15, 1863 from two Virginia Cavalry Battalions. Those two battalions were; 1. Maj. Otis Caldwell and 2. Capt. Milton Ferguson-later promoted to Col.

Annotated by Karen EAGLE Moman
October 2002

ENLISTED: (in alphabetical order)

E. F. HARMAN
Erastus French Harman, s/o Hezekiah 'Kiah' Harman, Jr., & Nancy Harman, d/o Henry Harman, Jr. E. F. Harman married Susannah 'Susan' Vance, 8 Apr 1856 in Tazewell Co., VA., d/o Elijah & Jane Vance, Esq.

Erastus married Susan Vance 08 Apr 1856, Tazewell Co. VA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

"Annals of Tazewell Co, VA", Harman, Vol II, page 448.
Nancy Harman married Kiah Harman, son of Hezekiah, Sr. of Henry Sr. She died in 1866. Their children were: Henry Dorsey, Rhoda, Christina, Hezekiah Augustus, and Erastus French Harman.

McDowell Co, Births: 1887-1899, Marriages: 1861-1899, Wills & Inventories: 1860-1899, WV Archives & History Library, 929.3 H62, 111.

Kiah Harman will probated 27 Nov 1867, resided in Tazewell Co, VA; wife Nancy B.; children, Henry D., Rhoda May, Christina Austin, Hezekiah; grandchildren, children of E.
F. Harman, Rhoda May and H.A. Harman.

1850 Census, Tazewell Co, VA, taken on 3 Aug 1850, Page 248B, Family #459. Listed as Ciar Harman, age 50, born in VA, farmer, head of household.

1860 Census, Tazewell Co, VA, Five Oaks PO, taken on 7 Jul 1860, Page 785, Family #663. Listed as Kiah Harman, age 60, born in VA, farmer, head of household.

Hezekiah married Nancy Belle Harman. Nancy (daughter of Henry Adam HARMAN and Christina Harman) was born 13 Nov 1801, Tazewell Co. VA; died 02 Jun 1877, Tazewell Co, VA. [Group Sheet]