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Frank. Not related, just trying to help. Eliah Harmison married Mary E Bousum in Carroll
county, Ind on 23 Dec 1874, source is book 7, page 64. In the 1880 census for Carroll
county, Washington township, Dist 11, page 12, the family was headed by E. S. Harmison,
33, a farmer, born in Ind, father in Va, and mother in Ohio, and included his wife Mary,
21, keeping house, Ind, Pa, Md, and his daughter May, 2, Ind. As you probably know, the
1890 census was destroyed in a fire. In the 1900 census for Delaware county, Center
township, Dist 38. sheet 18B, the family was headed by Elja S Harmison, 54, born Feb 1846,
married 25 years, a grocery clerk, born in Ind, father in Ky and mother in Ohio, and
included his wife Mary J, 41, Mar 1859. married 25 years, mother of 5 of which 4 were
still living, Ind, Pa, Md - his daughter Georgia B, 13, Feb 1887, at school, Ind, - his
daughter Rubie J, 5, Apr 1895, Ind and his son Liona L, 3, Feb 1897, Ind. In the 1910
census for Delaware cou!
nty, 2-Wd Muncie, Dist 28, sheet 1B, the family is headed by Mary J Harmison, 51,
widowed, mother of 5 of which 4 are still living,, runs a rooming house, born in Ind,
father in Pa, and mother in Md, and included her Daughter Ruby, J, 15, Ind and her son
Lionel L, 13, Ind, and 3 boarders. In 1920 Mary J is still there and living with her was
her divorced daughter Georgia Hughes. Could not find Lionel in 1920. I did find a
marriage for Lionel Harmison to Eva Langdon in Delaware county on 5 Jul 1919, source is
book C-27, page 158. Hope this helps. Don