Spouse: Susan GETCHELL. Susan GETCHELL and Silas HARMON were married in 1844 in Machias,Washington,Maine. Children were: Alonzo HARMON, Ursula HARMON, Remember E. HARMON, Odher Dell HARMON, Alvin (twin) HARMON, Hill (twin) HARMON, Hill HARMON, Eveline HARMON, John C. Freemont HARMON, Lizzie L. HARMON, Susan (twin) HARMON, Willis (twin) HARMON, Hattie G. HARMON, Ellsworth E. HARMON, Sophia G. HARMON, William Dexter HARMON, Jennie M. HARMON, child HARMON.

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Spouse: Mercy M SPENCER. Mercy M SPENCER and Simeon HARMON were married on 18 March 1745 in Sufffield, Hartford, Connecticut. Children were: Simeon HARMON, Daniel R. HARMON, Ezekiel R. HARMON, Sybbel HARMON, Austin R. HARMON, Luther HARMON.

Spouse: Sarah SMITH. Sarah SMITH and Simeon HARMON were married in 1770 in Of Phelps,Ontario,New York. Children were: David HARMON, Ira HARMON, Hiram HARMON, John HARMON, Simeon HARMON, Louisa HARMON, Sally HARMON, Hiram HARMON, John HARMON.

Spouse: Elizabeth Hancock SLUSHER. Elizabeth Hancock SLUSHER and Solomon HARMON were married on 6 March 1810 in ,Montgomery,Viginia.

From Gladys Bagrowski

From Gladys Bagrowski

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Our Pioneer Heritage, Vol. 10, p.410 Heber C. Kimball--His Wives and Family:
Sophronia Harmon Kimball was born April 5, 1824, the daughter of Jess Perse and Anna Barnes Harmon. While at Kirtland, her parents became members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. They lived in Nauvoo and reached Winter Quarters, Nebraska, in December of 1846, Sophronia accompanying them. The date of Sophronia's marriage to Heber C. Kimball is not known, but members of the family believe the ceremony took place in Nauvoo. In the histories which mention her, she is listed as Sophronia Melinda Harmon Kimball. From the history of her brother, Ansel Harmon, we quote:
Ansel's mother and his sister became sick through exposure and hardships of the journey and his mother died January 16, 1847, and his only sister, Sophronia, a grown young lady, died ten days later, January 26, 1847. At the time of their deaths the family was ill. Ansel was the only one who was able to go and see his mother buried, and he was having chills every other day. It was a sad time for a boy of scarcely fifteen years, to lose his mother and only sister just ten days apart. He has told how affectionate and kind they both were and what a trial it seemed to his father, his brother Amos, and himself to be left alone.
This twenty-four-year-old woman was also the sister of Appleton M. Harmon who came to Utah with the first pioneers. In 1848 the Harmon family began the trek across the plains, and Amos and Ansel each drove a team for Heber C. Kimball, while Appleton drove his own team. Her name is engraved on a cemetery monument at Omaha, Nebraska, Sophronia Harmon Kimball. —Mary Harmon Seegmiller

MARRIAGE: Sophronia's Aunt Hulda Barnes was one of the wives of Heber C. Kimball. Hulda Barnes was her mother's sister. Another of his wives, Nancy Mariah Winchester, was also from Erie County, Pennsylvania--the same as Sophronia and Hulda.

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Spouse: Heber Chase KIMBALL. Sophronia Melinda HARMON and Heber Chase KIMBALL were married on 3 February 1846 in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois.

Spouse: Ada RANKIN. Ada RANKIN and Stephen S HARMON were married on 20 September 1818 in Buxton,York,Maine. Children were: Joseph D. HARMON, Son HARMON, Anna Rankin HARMON, Son HARMON, Daughter HARMON, Mehitable Jane HARMON, Lucetta Elizabeth HARMON, Mary Ellen HARMON, Charles A. HARMON, George A. HARMON.

Spouse: Mrs. Elizabeth HARMON.

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BIRTH: Why was Eliza not given custody of Susan in this decree? Susan was not mentioned at all by name. Had Susan died after the filing for divorce and before the decree was issued? My dates are incomplete for this child, but I do have that she died about 1875. If that is correct, why is she not on the 1870 census? I think this gives us a clue that Susan may have been born [and was still alive on 19 Jul 1864] prior to Jun 1864 and died prior to
13 Aug 1864.
If Alpheus had deserted Eliza on 25 Mar 1863, before his second daughter’s birth, was Susan even his child?

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BIOGRAPHY: Life Sketch of Susan Elizabeth Harmon Dixon
Susan Elizabeth Harmon was the eldest child of Henry Martin and Susan Marler Harmon. She was born March 28, 1859, at Salmon River, Idaho. She was married to Harvey Dixon of Clifton, Idaho, in 1876. Her father, Henry Martin Harmon was born in Elk Creek township, Pennsylvania. His father was Alpheus Harmon and his grandfather was Martin Harmon who was born in 1758 in New Marlborough, Connecticut. Susan's mother, Susan Marler was the daughter of Allen Ithamer and Harriet Heath Marler. She was born at Portsmouth, Claibourne, Mississippi. The Marler, Harmon, Lake, and Dixon families were among the first pioneers to enter Utah and were closely associated. In December, 1850, Bailey Lake married Sarah Jane Marler, sister of Susan Marler Harmon. They established their home in Harrisville. Bailey was called to go as a missionary to the Indians of Northern Idaho. In 1858, he was killed there by the Indians, leaving his wife and four children. Henry Martin Harmon and Susan Marler Harmon also went on the same mission and it was when they were returning home that Susan Elizabeth Harmon was born in a wagon bed. (See her mother's history for details of her birth.)
Henry and Susan returned to Ogden, Utah and then moved north to Providence, Cache, Utah, then again to Clifton, Idaho where George Lake, Henry and Harvey Dixon and members of other pioneer families had located. The villages of Oxford and Clifton were founded near the foothills on what became the main highway into Northern Idaho, Wyoming, and Montana. When the Union Pacific Railroad reached Ogden, manufactured goods, seeds, farming equipment, clothing and building materials were freighted by team into this area of Southern Idaho. Long trains passed through the villages, brining business and comfort to the people of the communities where for so long the pioneers had been obliged to depend upon their own resources. The villages grew rapidly; schools and churches were built and the people enjoyed prosperity and protection. Harvey Dixon was called as Bishop of the Clifton Ward. He built and operated a General Merchandise Store. Here at Clifton, five of their ten children were born. Harvey had a second, polygamous wife

BIOGRAPHY: Then Harvey moved his family to Star Valley, Wyoming in 1885 and built the first home at Afton, WY. He engaged in farming, cattle raising, and dairy for many years. Five more children were born to them. Eventually they wearied of the heavy winters and in 1900, they moved again to the beautiful Hagerman Valley in Idaho--which had a moderate, mild climate. Some of their older children had married and remaind in their homes in Afton.

BIOGRAPHY: Susan and Harvey lived at Fir Grove in Cassia, Idaho Stake and Harvey became the Presiding Elder. There the rugged, active life became only a memory as the family settled into the quiet routine of the new community. Harvey became seriously ill in the summer of 1906 and on July 6, passed away at the age of 62. Susan passed away ten years later on June 14, 1916 and they are buried in the Hagerman, Idaho cemetery.

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Spouse: Harvey DIXON. Susan Elizabeth HARMON and Harvey DIXON were married on 6 March 1867 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., Ut.

Spouse Trodgott Landlo Loosli married 12 May 1889. This is the line that Beulah Hall is descended from.

RESIDENCE: at time of marriage was of Trenton, UT

BIRTH: Lewisville Ward Records Film 2404 pt. 5: Date of Birth on records is 18 Oct 1868; family records showed 1869.

CHURCH: Lewisville Ward Records Film 2404 pt. 5: Baptized by Andrew Higgy; Rebaptized 6 Aug 1895 by R.F. Jardine; remarks: Removed to Rigby

BIOGRAPHY: Susan Margaret Harmon Loosli
by her daughter, Ida M. Loosli Farnsworth, daughter

BIOGRAPHY: Susan Margaret Harmon was born October 18, 1868 at Providence, Cache, Utah. She was the sixth child of Ammon and Margaret Scott Harmon. She had three brothers and seven sisters. Her eldest brother lived only 3 days.

BIOGRAPHY: Susan’s parents were among the early pioneers of Providence and had to work very hard to acquire a home and accumulate property and livestock to make their living. The children were taught many skills and learned early in their lives to be dependable and accept the assignments thier parents chose to give them.

BIOGRAPHY: Susan’s mother was of stern and sturdy fiber, and her daughters soon understood that work always came before play. She taught them the skills of housekeeping, cooking and how to card wool, spin it into thread and yars, and to knit the yarns ( which they dyed in several colors) into socks, stockings, sweaters, caps, etc. Each of the girls had things they would “rather” do. Susan enjoyed making the homespun fabric on the looms her father had made, and she became very skilled at dress making. She also enjoyed making rugs on the rug loom, and accepted these assignments as a challenge, not a drudge.

BIOGRAPHY: Susan was very fussy and would rather scrub the wood floors with a brush, hot water, sand, and soap than leave it to some of her sisters who were not so fussy. Sometimes their mother allowed the exchange of work, but not always. The sister whose turn it was to scrub would knit stockings for Susan, which was not something she enjoyed.

BIOGRAPHY: Soon after moving to Providence, Susan’s father became a partner in a carding mill. As he became able to increase his cow herd, he engaged in dairy farming, and this provided more work for his family. The girls not only assisted in the making of cheese and butter, but they also walked many miles to deliver some of these dairy products. The boys were brought up in the same industrious way and were given responsibilities as soon as age permitted.

BIOGRAPHY: While Susan’s parents were dauntless about keeping order in the home, and expecting their children to work, they also wanted the children to enjoy the time for them to be with their friends. They also made their home a relaxed, happy home. When the chores were finished, the parents often joined the children in singing a few songs, listening to a story or the father would get out his violin, which he played very well, and the family would enjoy his recital. He also played for dances and furnished much entertainment for the growing community. He was a member of the local band, and a charter member of a Thespian group which gained much recognition as they continued to play throughout Cache Valley for many years. A monument faced with a bronze plaque which bears the names of these players, has been erected in Providence in memory of their community service.

BIOGRAPHY: Susan lived her first sixteen years in Cache Valley. She made many choice friends, which she remembered throughout her life. She also had childhood experiences which were always vivid in her memory.

BIOGRAPHY: Susan recalled a time when her father sent Candis and herself on an errand to a neighbors. It was dark, but the girls still started on a “cut-off” which took much less time than by following the road. They had not gone far, however, when Susan stopped and said they had better go back and take the road. Candis said this was foolish, and she would not do it. Susan was insistent and said she would go back alone if necessary. She was very much afraid of the dark, but feeling compelled, she hurried back to the road and then increased her speed until she arrived at a bridge over a canal. There she stopped to get her breath, and as she did so, she heard the gurgling sounds of a child in the water. She let go a piercing scream for help and jumped into the water where she found a small child. She pulled her to the bridge where several people had arrived in response to her screams. The child’s lungs were pumped and she lived. It was the tiny daughter of their neighbor. There was no doubt Susan saved her life. She obeyed the compulsion she did not understand, but what a precious reward she enjoyed for she knew she had obeyed a spiritual prompting.

BIOGRAPHY: In the spring of 1884, Susan, with the rest of her family moved to Lewisville, Idaho where her father again went into farming. Again they built a cheese house and also a room onto their home where a small carding mill, a spinning wheel, and looms could be housed. These were for the use of the industrious mother and daughters, but the neighbors were also invited to use their equipment.

BIOGRAPHY: When Susan was seventeen, she was requested to assist in the home of their Stake President while his wife was confined to bed due to the birth of a child. At that time, a woman stayed in bed ten days and then did for little work, and no lifting until after the 21st day. So, when Susan and her sisters helped at such times, it was from two to three weeks at most. However, when the usual time was up for this particular family, Susan was asked to stay longer.....she remained with them for three years! Susan loved the children but she soon developed a love for the young mother that would be special in her memories for the rest of her life. This good sister was one of the youngest of Brigham Young’s daughters.

BIOGRAPHY: Susan’s evenings were free and she had days off to visit her family and friends, so she was happy to have such fine working conditions. She often attended dances with her sister Candis and Candis’ husband, Eugene Stine. Eugene was a fine violinist and was in demand to play for dances at nearby communities as well as in Lewisville and Rigby. Susan loved to dance and she enjoyed being with them. The most memorable of those dances were the ones in summer time when they would walk from Lewisville to Eagle Rock (now Idaho Falls) approximately 15 miles . Eugene would play and Susan would dance until midnight, then they would walk a mile or two to a place where they had left food and a bedroll. Here they would all “sleep out” until daylight, then walk home where they would continue with a days work.

BIOGRAPHY: Susan loved the social events that were enjoyed by all young people, especially the community dances, but she was very choosy, and she declined many offers of courtship. One young man became favored enough that she allowed him to come to the home for an evening. The young man was very fine looking and well-respected in the community. Because of his black hair and dark eyes, Susan’s brothers and her sister Meade called him “Black Jody” to embarrass Susan. His name was Joseph Jones. The evening Joseph called, Meade, encouraged by her brothers, cam into the room singing a love song and continued with foolishness until Joseph went home. This embarrassed Susan and she would not see Joseph again.

BIOGRAPHY: When Susan was 20, she became acquainted with a young man who possessed that special spark that inclined Susan’s heart to feel excitement and joy never experienced before. Lundy Loosli was a very clean-cut young man with a mass of dark curly hair and expressive brown eyes. His natural charm and ease of conversation broke the barrier Susan usually kept between herself and new male acquaintances.

BIOGRAPHY: After a short acquaintance, Lundy asked to be allowed to call on Susan and she agreed to this, and invited him to have dinner with the family. Meade, though now herself a young woman, was sent to her friends house to assure Susan peace of mind. The rest of the family was happy to cooperate and when Lundy arrived he was received with the family’s best company manners. The younger children retained their politeness throughout the dinner and Susan was very proud of them. When dinner was over, they all relaxed and were very comfortable with one another. A knock came at the door and as it was opened, in came Meade, dressed in old ladies clothing complete with bonnet and shawl. She was bent over and using a cane. Her voice trembled and cracked as she made a salutation to her parents as if they were dear friends. She was a tremendous actress. She then went directly to Lundy and began what she knew would humiliate Susan. After saying, “You just have to be Lundy,” she went on about his beautiful curly hair and handsome features and ended by saying, “no wonder Susan’s lost her head over you.” By this time their father took Almeada’s arm and led her from the room, while the mother made an apology for Meade’s foolishness. Susan, choking back the tears, was relieved when Lundy burst into laughter, and said Meade had made his evening very special. The evening finished properly enough that Susan consented to Lundy’s request that he might call again.

BIOGRAPHY: A courtship began that brought such happiness to Susan, as they attended the local social functions. They both loved to dance and attended dances in neighboring areas, as well as their own ward. They also spent much time at the Harmon home where Lundy and Meade matched wits, and enjoyed each others pranks.

In Aunt Hattie’s declining years, she told me of pleasant times she and Uncle Dime had enjoyed with Mother and Father. She said she loved to just “watch” Mother and Father dance and others did also. She said they danced with such graceful movements and poise, they drew much attention when together. Aunt Hattie also told me Mother always looked very well-dressed, and the children also. She said she marveled at this, knowing Mother made most of her own and the children’s clothes from things that had been given her and remade old things handed from one child to another. Faded things were dyed and worn spots were covered with pockets or other trim as clothing was completely taken apart and cut to advantage for whoever it might fit.

BIOGRAPHY: Hulda Almeda Harmon “Almeda”

BIOGRAPHY: In the Harmon family, Almeda was prone to do the foolish. A family living next door got head lice and their mother was trying to keep the children confined to their home and back yard, The Harmon children were warned notto go near the neighbor children until they were assured the lice were cleared up. Meade’s curriousity was too strong to heed the warnings, and she went to the fence and called for one of the neighbor girls to come to her. She then asked if the girl could find a louse so she could see what it looked like. The girl produced one, and Meade immediately took it and put it in her own hair, thinking she could know what it felt like, then take it out. But to her dismay, she could not find this creature in her heavy, long hair and had to confess her wrong-doing to her mother. Margaret, not wanting such a plague as the neighbors were having to get started in her family, immediately took Almeda outside, cut off her beautiful hair and burned it. Then she practically burned Almeda’s head by wiping it thoroughly with kerosene. This was a lesson never to be forgotten.

BIOGRAPHY: Susan loved the social events that were enjoyed by all young people, especially the community dances, but she was very choosy, and she declined many offers of courtship. One young man became favored enough that she allowed him to come to the home for an evening. The young man was very fine looking and well-respected in the community. Because of his black hair and dark eyes, Susan’s brothers and her sister Meade called him “Black Jody” to embarrass Susan. His name was Joseph Jones. The evening Joseph called, Meade, encouraged by her brothers, cam into the room singing a love song and continued with foolishness until Joseph went home. This embarrassed Susan and she would not see Joseph again.

BIOGRAPHY: When Susan was 20, she became acquainted with a young man who possessed that special spark that inclined Susan’s heart to feel excitement and joy never experienced before. Lundy Loosli was a very clean-cut young man with a mass of dark curly hair and expressive brown eyes. His natural charm and ease of conversation broke the barrier Susan usually kept between herself and new male acquaintances.

BIOGRAPHY: After a short acquaintance, Lundy asked to be allowed to call on Susan and she agreed to this, and invited him to have dinner with the family. Meade, though now herself a young woman, was sent to her friends house to assure Susan peace of mind. The rest of the family was happy to cooperate and when Lundy arrived he was received with the family’s best company manners. The younger children retained their politeness throughout the dinner and Susan was very proud of them. When dinner was over, they all relaxed and were very comfortable with one another. A knock came at the door and as it was opened, in came Meade, dressed in old ladies clothing complete with bonnet and shawl. She was bent over and using a cane. Her voice trembled and cracked as she made a salutation to her parents as if they were dear friends. She was a tremendous actress. She then went directly to Lundy and began what she knew would humiliate Susan. After saying, “You just have to be Lundy,” she went on about his beautiful curly hair and handsome features and ended by saying, “no wonder Susan’s lost her head over you.” By this time their father took Almeada’s arm and led her from the room, while the mother made an apology for Meade’s foolishness. Susan, choking back the tears, was relieved when Lundy burst into laughter, and said Meade had made his evening very special. The evening finished properly enough that Susan consented to Lundy’s request that he might call again.
A courtship began that brought such happiness to Susan, as they attended the local social functions. They both loved to dance and attended dances in neighboring areas, as well as their own ward. They also spent much time at the Harmon home where Lundy and Meade matched wits, and enjoyed each others pranks.

BIOGRAPHY: The beautiful romance that developed as the courtship continued, let to spring wedding plans for Susan and Lundy. The date was set and they planned to be married in the Logan Temple, and also visit Lundy’s family while in Cache Valley. However, Lundy received notice to be on a job at a lath-mill in Yellowstone Park two weeks earlier than originally planned, and there was not time for the trip to Logan, which had to be made by wagon. Her love for Lundy and desire to spend the summer with him in Yellowstone, influenced Susan to agree to a civil marriage. She had faith they would go to Logan at their earliest opportunity. With this assurance, she entered marriage and became a faithful and devoted wife.

BURIAL: Marion Cemetery is about mid-way between Burley and Oakley, on Goose Creek. It has many unmarked graves; is still in use and well cared for.
In this cemetery are: Jex, Pershing W. born Oct 16, 1918; died Oct 20, 1918
Looslie, Susan M. 1868-1953
Looslie, Lundy Ray Born Sep 9, 1900 "brother"
Died Oct 19, 1918

DEATH: Cause of death: congestive heart failure; arterisoclerotic heart disease; age 88. Died at 10:30 a.m. on 18 Jul 1953 at Mountain Home, Elmore, Idaho; buried at Marion Cemetery, Marion, ID (between Burley and Oakley in Cassia County.)

BIOGRAPHY: Susan was a Member of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers. She joined in Rupert, ID using Ammon Harmon and Margaret Scott as her pioneer ancestors. Her application was witnessed by her daughter-in-law, Virginia Loosli. She lived at 913 A ST. in Rupert.

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Spouse: Earl John LEWIS. Susan Marler HARMON and Earl John LEWIS were married on 31 December 1913 in Lewisville, Jefferson Co., ID. Children were: John LEWIS, Allen I LEWIS.

BURIAL: Name: Susannah Jacobs
Death Date: 02 Dec 1855 Page #: 96
Cemetery: Bowen's Prairie Town: Richland
Relative: 43 Level Info: Jones County Gravestone Records

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Spouse: Sanford JACOBS. Susannah HARMON and Sanford JACOBS were married in 1837. Children were: Emily JACOBS, George JACOBS, Hannah JACOBS.

Spouse: ADAMS.

Spouse: Asahel WARDEN.

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Parents: Oliver Norton HARMON and Sarah Jane RODEBACK.

Spouse: Sylvia Irene CHRISTENSEN. Sylvia Irene CHRISTENSEN and Sylvester Freeman HARMON were married on 13 March 1918 in Salt Lake City, Salt lake, Utah. Children were: Magdalene HARMON.

Spouse: James ROACH.