Harmon Edwards is the son of Joseph Edwards and Prudence. He was born 8 Sep 1804 in Connecticut. He died 18 Apr 1888 at age 83 in Mount Carroll, Carroll, Illinois. He is buried at Oak Hill Cemetery, Mt. Carroll, Carroll, Illinois.

• On 8 Jan 1829, he married (1) Mical Owings in Fairfield County, Ohio. She was born about 13 Mar 1804. She died 24 Jun 1838 at age 34 in Liberty, Fairfield, Ohio. She is buried at Edwards Cemetery, Liberty, Fairfield, Ohio.
• On 5 Mar 1839, he married (2) Missouri Gilmore in Fairfield County, Ohio. She is the daughter of John Gilmore and Ann S. Brumfield. She was born 17 Feb 1819 in Rockingham County, Virginia. She died 28 Mar 1890 at age 71 in Mt. Carroll, Carroll, Illinois. She is buried at Oak Hill Cemetery, Mt. Carroll, Carroll, Illinois.

Children of Harmon Edwards and Mical Owings:

1. (female) Edwards was born between 1825 and 1830 and died before 1846.
2. Martha Ann Edwards was born about 1835/36 in Liberty, Fairfield, Ohio.
3. Susan Edwards was born about 1836/37 in Liberty, Fairfield, Ohio.

Children of Harmon Edwards and Missouri Gilmore:

4. Nancy M. Edwards was born 12 Feb 1840 in Liberty, Fairfield, Ohio.
5. Angeline Edwards was born 5 Oct 1841 in Liberty, Fairfield, Ohio.
6. Melissa Jane Edwards was born 1 Dec 1843. She died 25 Sep 1844 at age 9 months in Carroll County, Illinois. She is buried at Oak Hill Cemetery, Mt. Carroll, Carroll, Illinois.
7. Reuben Brumfield Edwards was born 3 Jul 1845 in Salem, Carroll, Illinois.
8. Caroline D. Edwards was born 26/30 Apr 1848 in Salem, Carroll, Illinois. She died 17 Sep 1850 at age 1 in Mount Carroll, Carroll, Illinois. She is buried at Oak Hill Cemetery, Mt. Carroll, Carroll, Illinois.
9. Elmira C. Edwards was born 17 Sep 1850 in Carroll County, Illinois.
10. John Gilmore Edwards was born 27 Apr 1852 in Carroll County, Illinois.
11. Emily Alice Edwards was born 6 Mar 1855 in Carroll County, Illinois. Alice, as she was known, died 6 Jan 1889 at age 33. She is buried at Oak Hill Cemetery, Mt. Carroll, Carroll, Illinois.
12. Julia Ida Edwards was born 9 Apr 1857 in Carroll County, Illinois.
13. William H. Edwards was born 31 Jul 1859. He died 27 Mar 1860 at just under 8 months old in Illinois. He is buried at Oak Hill Cemetery, Mt. Carroll, Carroll, Illinois.
14. Eunice Viola Edwards was born 12 Mar 1861 in Woodland, Carroll, Illinois.
15. Freeman Grant Edwards was born 1 Nov 1863 in Woodland, Carroll, Illinois.

Sources

Harmon: Birth, Death and Burial from the Oak Hill Cemetery index.
Marriage to Mical from Marriage Index: Ohio 1786-1850. Also see his Grave Marker.

Mical: Birth, Death and burial from Cemeteries of Liberty, Fairfield, Ohio. Birth calculated from age at death of 34 years 3 months 11 days.

Missouri: Birth, Death and Burial from the Oak Hill Cemetery index. Also see her Grave Marker.

Melissa: Birth, Death and Burial from the Oak Hill Cemetery index.

Caroline: Birth, Death and Burial from the Oak Hill Cemetery index.

Elmira: Marriage from Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763 - 1900.

Emily: Birth, Death and Burial from the Oak Hill Cemetery index. Also see her Grave Marker.

William: Birth, Death and Burial from the Oak Hill Cemetery index.

Census Listings

The individuals in this family appear in the following census listings.

• Harmon (presumed): 1820 census. Greenfield, Fairfield, OH. p. 86.
• 1830 census. Liberty, Fairfield, OH. p. 181.
• 1850 census. Salem, Carroll, IL. Page 375.
• 1860 census. Woodland, Carroll, IL. p. 849.
• 1870 census. Woodland, Carroll, IL p. 10.
• Elmira: 1870 census. Woodland, Carroll, IL p. 10.
• 1880 census. Woodland, Carroll, IL. p. 613.