Harmer S. Neff1,2

(about 1875 - )
Harmer S. Neff|b. about 1875|p1479.htm|John E. Neff|b. 1837\nd. 1924|p496.htm|Parthena P. Kennedy|b. 1841\nd. 1899|p497.htm|John Neff|b. about 1798|p315.htm|Mary|b. about 1803\nd. between 1852 and 1856|p5224.htm|||||||

Relationship=1st cousin 2 times removed of Rev. Don Emmet (Sr.) Smith.
     Harmer S. Neff was born about 1875 in Iowa, son of John E. Neff and Parthena P. Kennedy.1

Harmer appeared on the LaMotte, Jackson County, Iowa, census of June 4, 1880 in the household of John E. Neff. He is recorded as his son age 5.1

Harmer was one of the family members included in the 1885 Iowa state census in LaMotte, Jackson County. John E. Neff was head of the household. Harmer was nine years old.2

Citations

  1. [S124] 1880 US Census, www.FamilySearch.org, 1880 Iowa, Jackson, La Motte; Richland, Series: T9 Roll: 345 Page: 368.
  2. [S417] 1885 Iowa State Census, Provo, Utah, USA, Ancestry.com, 1885 Iowa, Jackson Co., Richland; Roll: IA1885_206; Line: 5
    Ancestry.com. Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007. Original data: Microfilm of Iowa State Censuses, 1856, 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915, 1925 as well various special censuses from 1836-1897 obtained from the State Historical Society of Iowa via Heritage Quest.
 


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