Harmon, Israel, 1803-
Israel Harmon was the son of Lidia Harmon and lived as an enslaved person in the household of John Teackle and Elizabeth Dennis Teackle. He was apprenticed to learn farming on February 23, 1807. In his will of 1816, John Teackle stated that he gave to his daughter, Elizabeth Dennis Teackle Montgomery, “his bound boy Israel Harmon, till he attains lawful age.” John Teackle died in 1817.
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[Teackle Family Bible with birth dates of family members]
Several pages from the family bible of the Teackle family inscribed with birth dates of both family members and several enslaved people in their household, some who were later emancipated. It was inscribed by John Teackle (1753-1817). Names include: Abram, Viner, Adam Morris, Jacob, Sarah, Charles, Nanna, Mary, Silvia, Howe, Isaac, Elijah, Tomas, Peter, Hannah, Rose, George, Joshua, Betty, Ezekiel, Leah Planter, Bob, Robert Planter, Lelia Harmon, Jack Harmon, Littleton Dennis Teackle, Henrietta Teackle, Sarah Upshur Teackle, Henry Teackle, Elizabeth Dennis Teackle, John Justice Teackle, Maria Fisher Teackle, Hetty Fisher Teackle, James Dennis Teackle, Levin Teackle, John Teackle, Elizabeth Dennis, and Littleton Dennis.