David Bonham Harman Sr.

This is My wife Sheila's great great great grandfather.

The Following Geneology on David Bonham Harlan was recorded by Harlan Decendent Flossie (Morgan) Owens.

David Bonham Harlan was born 14 Oct 1838 in Bond County Illinois. He was a son of Abner and Lydia (Moore) Harlan. Abner was a descendant of George Harlan who was born in Durham England and came to America in 1687, landing in what is now Chester County, Pa. The Harland family dropped the "d" from their name upon arriving in America. Lydia's parents were Lydia and David Moore if Madison county IL.



Migrating to Wayne County Illinois David married in 1859 to Elizabeth C. Dorris who was born in 1829 and a daughter of Mames and Lydia (Campbell) Dorris all of Wayne County. All became members of the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church at Banhill, Illinois. James and Lydia Dorris died in 1858 and 1863 respectively.
David and Elizabeth Harlans's children were: (1) James Abner B. 1860, (2) Henrietta E. B. 1862. She married James David Easter and reared four children at Winslow, Ark.; David Monroe, Levi Allen, Mahala and Beulah Easter. Their Descendants are still around Winslow today. (3) Martha Jane Harlan born 1865. She married James S. Morgan in 1886 and they reared nine children, one of which was Josiah Rufus Morgan born 1888 in Winslow (father of submitter Flossie Morgan Owens) (4) Benjamin Seamore, born 1868. He died 1942 Kiowa Co. Oklahoma. (5) David Bonham Harlan Jr. born 1871 and died 1872. (6) Philip Harlan born 1873 (7) Rosey Harlan born 1876. She married Bennie Lee Fish. She died 1953 in Okla.



David and Elizabeth Harlan moved in 1872 to Howell Co. Mo.Elizabeth lost her life in their sawmill when logs rolled onto her in 1878. She is buried in Dripping Springs cemetery there. He married 2nd Susan E. Simpson in 1879.
David was granted 160 acres of land in Howell county in 1880 and he sold this land to his brother phillip in 1881, David and Susan had two children: (1) Lillie Harlan born 1879 (2) Stella Harlan born 1882. David adn Susan divorced in 1882. He then married Amanda Brannock, but it is not known what happened to her. After selling the land in Missouri David went to Washington County Arkansas where he also had a sawmill and a "Still" and family reports he had a contract to sell liquor to the Government.



He married his fourth wife Rachel Henson in 1888 in Washington County. She was born in 1859 same county. They had the following children: (1) Jacob harlan born 1889. (2) Phoebe J. Harlan born 1890, died 1891. (3) Elijah Harlan born 1892, died 1900. (4) Monroe Harlan, born 1895. He married Verna Alice Windel adn reared children in Shawnee, Okla.
David and Rachel Harlan had a sawmill in the boston Mountains, which some family members today say there is still evidence of it there and a place called Harlan's crossing. Around 1899 they migrated to Shawnee, Oklahoma where they chose to live the remainder of their life. David could not read nor write, but he was known to sing songs all day long and not sing the same song twice. He died 1923 and his wife Rachel in 1935, and both are buried in the Old Fairview Cemetery in Shawnee, Oklahoma.