Samuel Harmon
Samuel Harmon, farmer, P. O. Mantua, son of Alexander and Mary (Hanchett) Harmon, was born in Suflfield, Conn., July 30, 1808, came to Ohio in 1834 and settled in the northern part of Mantua Township. In 1835 our subject married Jane Deming, daughter of Jonathan and Mary (Smith) Deming, and born in Sandisfield, Mass., November 1, 1815. By this union eight children were born, seven now living: Esther A. (Mrs. H. L. Moore, in Kansas), Orcelia J. (Mrs. H. H. Converse), Martha A. (Mrs. G. W. Stitt), Carrie L. (Mrs. H. J. Sanford), Rhoda J. (Mrs. M. H. Case, in Illinois), Samuel (who married Sylvia, daughter of Charles Streator, of Shalersville, this county), and Fred H., residing with his brother Samuel at the old home. Jauuary, 1875, Mr. Harmon buried his wife, and March, 1878, he married Mrs. Wood; they live near the old homestead. Our subject has held several offices of trust in the township, and is a quiet, unassuming, well-to-do farmer.
From History of Portage County, Ohio, Warner, Beers & Co., Chicago, 1885