Samuel B. Harben (son of Nathanial B. Harben and Barbara Burdine Mauldin) was born 26 Jun 1819 in South Carolina, and died 19 Dec 1907 in Dawson County, Georgia. He married Narcissa Palmour.

Includes NotesNotes for Samuel B. Harben:
According to 1860 Dawson County Georgia Census there were two people listed in the household of Samuel B. Harben; Thomas J. Chattin (b. 1844) was listed as a Farm Hand, John M. Wilder (b. 1850) was also listed, he was 10 years old at the time.

1850 Lumpkin County, Georgia Census
CENSUS YR: 1850 STATE or TERRITORY: GA COUNTY: Lumpkin DIVISION: Amicabola Dist. REEL NO: M432-76 PAGE NO: 21B

1 7 7 Harlen Samuel 31 M . Farmer 2,000 SC . . . . Handwritten page number 42
2 7 7 Harlen Narcissis 28 F . . . SC . . . . .
3 7 7 Harlen Sarah 11 F . . . GA . X . . .
4 7 7 Harlen Lucinda 8 F . . . GA . X . . .
5 7 7 Harlen Nancy 4 F . . . GA . . . . .
6 7 7 Harlen Barbara 1 F . . . GA . . . . .
The transcriber put it in as Harlen

More About Samuel B. Harben:
Burial: New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery (Dawsonville, Georgia (Dawson County)).
Military service: Co. A 40 Georgia Militia Conferderate States Army.
Occupation: Farmer.

Children of Samuel B. Harben and Narcissa Palmour are:
+Malinda Harben.
Louisa Harben.
+Sarah Harben, b. 1839.
+Lucinda P. Harben, b. 1843.
+Nancy M. Harben, b. 06 Apr 1846.
Barbara M. Harben, b. 1849.
+Mary N. Harben, b. 1852.
Caroline Harben, b. 1854.
+Martha Jane Harben, b. 1857.
+Minerva Jane Harben, b. 13 Oct 1861, d. 18 Aug 1948.

Samuel B. HARBEN, 1st child of Nathaniel B. and Barbara Burdine Mauldin
HARBEN

FIRST GENERATION

1. Samuel B HARBEN (CSA) was born on JUN 26 1819 in SC. Died on DEC 19
1901 in Dawson Co, GA. Buried in New Hope Bapt Cem, Dawson Co, GA.
Samuel was a boy of about ten when his family moved from South Carolina
to the Indian frontier of Georgia.

Samuel B. Harben (1819-1901) Capt. Co H (also designated C), 11th
Battn Georgia State Guards, referred to as Capt. Harbens Company
"Dawson Infantry." Mustered at Dawsonville on July 14, 1863.

He mustered in at Camp Georgia near Atlanta on June 6, 1864, and was
elected Captain of Co A, 4th Reg., 2nd Brigade of GA Militia. This unit
was made up of men from Dawson, Lumpkin, and White Counties.

"During the final Federal invasion of Georgia in 1864, Governor Brown
repeatedly sent what state troops and reserves he could spare to
suppress resistance to the Confederacy and the growing lawlessness in
North Georgia. He also authorized, and protected from the Confederate
draft, several battalions and one regiment of local militia cavalry,
popularly called "home guards," to patrol for slave revolts and, in the
mountain counties, for deserters. However, even Confederate critics of
these men claimed that the officers and men were themselves deserters
and that their actions were indistinguishable from that of the
bandits." Robert Scott Davis, "Memoirs of a Partisan War" There is
nothing in the record to suggest that Capt. Harben was a deserter. The
status of his men will require research.

After the war he became a preacher and he farmed.

He married Narcissa "Nora" PALMOUR on JUN 13 1839 in Lumpkin Co, GA.
Narcissa "Nora" PALMOUR was born on MAY 30 1822. Died on JAN 22 1897
in Dawson Co, GA. Buried in New Hope Bapt Cem, Dawson Co, GA. Birth
date of May 30, 1822 and death date of Jan 22, 1897 are from her
headstone, as is spelling of "Narcissa."

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