William Orton 'Will' Harriman (called 'Willie' as a child) was born on his parents' farm near Christie, Clark County, Wisconsin on February 16, 1880. He was the youngest of five children of Albert Marshall Harriman (9 Feb 1838 – Oct 1931), who was born at Clinton, Kennebec County, Maine; and Seville Duana (Barott) Harriman (11 Oct 1843 – 23 Oct 1925), who was born near Volney, Oswego County, New York. His parents married in Wisconsin in January 1860. His father enlisted in the Union Army in April 1861 and served during the U.S. Civil War. He mustered in to Company G, 3rd Regiment, Maine Infantry on June 4, 1861. His Regiment was part of General Heintzelman's Third Division. He took part in five battles, including First Bull Run, Yorktown, and Williamsburg, and was discharged for disability in December 1862. During her husband's time in service, Seville Harriman returned to her father's home in New York. After Albert's discharge from the service, he and Seville moved to Dodge County, Wisconsin; and later to Blue Earth County, Minnesota. They moved from Minnesota to Clark County, Wisconsin about 1874, and lived on a farm near Christie, Wisconsin. Later they lived on South Grand Avenue in Neillsville, Wisconsin.
Will Harriman graduated from Neillsville High School, and from Lawrence College in Appleton, Wisconsin. He taught school in Neillsville and later went west. For a time he taught school in Washington and clerked for railroad contractors at a store in Spokane, Washington. In 1909 he began a career in the U.S. Forest Service. His started as a forest guard in Bitterroot National Forest in Montana on August 4, 1909. In April 1910 he resided at Edwards Township, Ravalli County, Montana. He moved to Oregon in 1910 as Assistant Ranger of Deschutes National Forest. He married Edith Mae (Andersen) Harriman (abt 1884 – unk) of Crescent, Oregon at Vancouver, Washington on September 20, 1912. They lived initially at La Pine, Oregon. In 1918 the family lived at Fort Rock, Lake County, Oregon, where he was a Forest Ranger. In 1922 the family lived at 425 East Irving Avenue, Bend, Oregon, and he was a Deputy Forest Supervisor. Later he was Forest Supervisor of Ochoco National Forest at Prineville, Oregon. His last assignment was Forest Supervisor of Fremont National Forest from April 1, 1934 to December 8, 1941. During that time he and his family resided at Lakeview, Oregon. Here is an excerpt from History of the Fremont National Forest, Chapter 6:
"Mr. Harriman has discharged successfully the numerous responsibilities which confront a forest supervisor, but his outstanding accomplishment is the progress made in obtaining selective logging practices on the private lands within the Fremont Forest."
He retired in March 1942 and moved with his wife to Vista, San Diego County, California, where he died suddenly on March 27, 1945. He had worked during the day on his fruit farm, and told his wife he was going to take a bath. When he did not return, she found him lying dead on the bed. He was buried at Inglewood Park Cemetery in Los Angeles County, California, in H Plot, Lot 833, on April 2, 1945.
William and Edith Harriman had two children:
• Helen Mae (Harriman) Kiepe (15 Aug 1913 – 29 Apr 2007). She married Paul Edwin Kiepe (26 May 1909 – Feb 1984). Her last residence was Payette, Idaho. She died at Boise, Idaho, and is buried at Riverside Cemetery in Payette, Idaho.
• William Orton 'Bill' Harriman Jr (21 Jun 1915 – 4 Mar 2005). He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He was buried at sea.
William O. Harriman had a nephew, Robert W. Harriman, who was killed in action during World War II.
Some more relatives:
His father's parents were James Harriman (16 Mar 1805 – 18 Jan 1887), who was born at Moltonborough, New Hampshire; and Mary I. (Brown) Harriman (24 Mar 1810 – 14 May 1897), who was born at Clinton, Maine. They married in 1832, and ultimately moved to Neillsville, Wisconsin in 1871. They had eight children. They are buried at Neillsville City Cemetery in Neillsville, Clark County, Wisconsin.
His mother's parents were Morason Barott (18 Jul 1794 – 24 Sep 1885) and Diana (Madison or Matheson) Barott (abt 1800 – 14 Nov 1856). Morason Barrott was a soldier in the War of 1812. In 1850 the family lived on a farm near Volney, Oswego County, New York. In the early 1850s the family moved to Dodge County, Wisconsin; in 1860 the family lived at Oak Grove, Dodge County, Wisconsin. One of Seville Harriman's grandfathers served in the American Revolutionary War under George Washington.
Sources:
1. 1880 US Census; Wisconsin; Clark County; Weston. Hariman, Albert [sic] (Albert Marshall Harriman, his father)
2. 1900 US Census; Wisconsin; Clark County; Neillsville. Harriman, Albert. 12 Jun 1900 (his father)
3. 1910 US Census; Montana; Ravalli County; Edwards. Harriman, William O. Apr 1910
4. California Death Index, 1940–1997. William O. Harriman; birth 16 Feb 1880 in Wisconsin; death 27 Mar 1945 at San Diego County, California
5. Clark County, Wisconsin History Buffs. Marriage of William O. Harriman and Edith Mae Andersen. Vanvouver, Washington, 20 Sep 1912
6. Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark County, WI). Obituary of Will Harriman. 12 Apr 1945
7. Cemetery records of Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California.
8. Clark County Republican Press (Neillsville, WI). Obituary of James Harriman (16 Mar 1805 – 18 Jan 1887). 20 Jan 1887 (his father's father)
9. Clark County Republican Press (Neillsville, WI). Obituary of Mary I. (Brown) Harriman (24 Mar 1810 – 14 May 1897). 20 May 1897 (his father's mother)
10. Curtiss-Wedge, Franklyn, ed. History of Clark County, Wisconsin. Chicago IL and Winona MN: H. C. Cooper Jr & Company, 1918. p 511 (biography of Albert Marshall Harriman, his father)
11. Lawrence College, Appleton, Wisconsin. Alumni Record, 1857–1915, p 315; Alumni Record, 1857–1922, p 376
12. Neillsville Press (Neillsville, Clark County, WI). Obituary of Seville Duana Harriman. 29 Oct 1925 (his mother)
13. Obituary of Helen Mae (Harriman) Kiepe (his daughter)
14. San Diego (CA) Union Tribune. Obituary of William O. 'Bill' Harriman Jr. 30 Mar 2005 (his son)
15. Third Regiment, Maine Infantry (sources compiled by familysearch.org)
16. U.S. Forest Service. History of the Fremont National Forest. 1990. Chapters 5 and 6
17. World War I Draft Registration of William Orton Harriman. 12 Sep 1918
Research by:
Paul Webber
Find A Grave member ID 47577572
Will Harriman graduated from Neillsville High School, and from Lawrence College in Appleton, Wisconsin. He taught school in Neillsville and later went west. For a time he taught school in Washington and clerked for railroad contractors at a store in Spokane, Washington. In 1909 he began a career in the U.S. Forest Service. His started as a forest guard in Bitterroot National Forest in Montana on August 4, 1909. In April 1910 he resided at Edwards Township, Ravalli County, Montana. He moved to Oregon in 1910 as Assistant Ranger of Deschutes National Forest. He married Edith Mae (Andersen) Harriman (abt 1884 – unk) of Crescent, Oregon at Vancouver, Washington on September 20, 1912. They lived initially at La Pine, Oregon. In 1918 the family lived at Fort Rock, Lake County, Oregon, where he was a Forest Ranger. In 1922 the family lived at 425 East Irving Avenue, Bend, Oregon, and he was a Deputy Forest Supervisor. Later he was Forest Supervisor of Ochoco National Forest at Prineville, Oregon. His last assignment was Forest Supervisor of Fremont National Forest from April 1, 1934 to December 8, 1941. During that time he and his family resided at Lakeview, Oregon. Here is an excerpt from History of the Fremont National Forest, Chapter 6:
"Mr. Harriman has discharged successfully the numerous responsibilities which confront a forest supervisor, but his outstanding accomplishment is the progress made in obtaining selective logging practices on the private lands within the Fremont Forest."
He retired in March 1942 and moved with his wife to Vista, San Diego County, California, where he died suddenly on March 27, 1945. He had worked during the day on his fruit farm, and told his wife he was going to take a bath. When he did not return, she found him lying dead on the bed. He was buried at Inglewood Park Cemetery in Los Angeles County, California, in H Plot, Lot 833, on April 2, 1945.
William and Edith Harriman had two children:
• Helen Mae (Harriman) Kiepe (15 Aug 1913 – 29 Apr 2007). She married Paul Edwin Kiepe (26 May 1909 – Feb 1984). Her last residence was Payette, Idaho. She died at Boise, Idaho, and is buried at Riverside Cemetery in Payette, Idaho.
• William Orton 'Bill' Harriman Jr (21 Jun 1915 – 4 Mar 2005). He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He was buried at sea.
William O. Harriman had a nephew, Robert W. Harriman, who was killed in action during World War II.
Some more relatives:
His father's parents were James Harriman (16 Mar 1805 – 18 Jan 1887), who was born at Moltonborough, New Hampshire; and Mary I. (Brown) Harriman (24 Mar 1810 – 14 May 1897), who was born at Clinton, Maine. They married in 1832, and ultimately moved to Neillsville, Wisconsin in 1871. They had eight children. They are buried at Neillsville City Cemetery in Neillsville, Clark County, Wisconsin.
His mother's parents were Morason Barott (18 Jul 1794 – 24 Sep 1885) and Diana (Madison or Matheson) Barott (abt 1800 – 14 Nov 1856). Morason Barrott was a soldier in the War of 1812. In 1850 the family lived on a farm near Volney, Oswego County, New York. In the early 1850s the family moved to Dodge County, Wisconsin; in 1860 the family lived at Oak Grove, Dodge County, Wisconsin. One of Seville Harriman's grandfathers served in the American Revolutionary War under George Washington.
Sources:
1. 1880 US Census; Wisconsin; Clark County; Weston. Hariman, Albert [sic] (Albert Marshall Harriman, his father)
2. 1900 US Census; Wisconsin; Clark County; Neillsville. Harriman, Albert. 12 Jun 1900 (his father)
3. 1910 US Census; Montana; Ravalli County; Edwards. Harriman, William O. Apr 1910
4. California Death Index, 1940–1997. William O. Harriman; birth 16 Feb 1880 in Wisconsin; death 27 Mar 1945 at San Diego County, California
5. Clark County, Wisconsin History Buffs. Marriage of William O. Harriman and Edith Mae Andersen. Vanvouver, Washington, 20 Sep 1912
6. Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark County, WI). Obituary of Will Harriman. 12 Apr 1945
7. Cemetery records of Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California.
8. Clark County Republican Press (Neillsville, WI). Obituary of James Harriman (16 Mar 1805 – 18 Jan 1887). 20 Jan 1887 (his father's father)
9. Clark County Republican Press (Neillsville, WI). Obituary of Mary I. (Brown) Harriman (24 Mar 1810 – 14 May 1897). 20 May 1897 (his father's mother)
10. Curtiss-Wedge, Franklyn, ed. History of Clark County, Wisconsin. Chicago IL and Winona MN: H. C. Cooper Jr & Company, 1918. p 511 (biography of Albert Marshall Harriman, his father)
11. Lawrence College, Appleton, Wisconsin. Alumni Record, 1857–1915, p 315; Alumni Record, 1857–1922, p 376
12. Neillsville Press (Neillsville, Clark County, WI). Obituary of Seville Duana Harriman. 29 Oct 1925 (his mother)
13. Obituary of Helen Mae (Harriman) Kiepe (his daughter)
14. San Diego (CA) Union Tribune. Obituary of William O. 'Bill' Harriman Jr. 30 Mar 2005 (his son)
15. Third Regiment, Maine Infantry (sources compiled by familysearch.org)
16. U.S. Forest Service. History of the Fremont National Forest. 1990. Chapters 5 and 6
17. World War I Draft Registration of William Orton Harriman. 12 Sep 1918
Research by:
Paul Webber
Find A Grave member ID 47577572
William Orton 'Will' Harriman (called 'Willie' as a child) was born on his parents' farm near Christie, Clark County, Wisconsin on February 16, 1880. He was the youngest of five children of Albert Marshall Harriman (9 Feb 1838 – Oct 1931), who was born at Clinton, Kennebec County, Maine; and Seville Duana (Barott) Harriman (11 Oct 1843 – 23 Oct 1925), who was born near Volney, Oswego County, New York. His parents married in Wisconsin in January 1860. His father enlisted in the Union Army in April 1861 and served during the U.S. Civil War. He mustered in to Company G, 3rd Regiment, Maine Infantry on June 4, 1861. His Regiment was part of General Heintzelman's Third Division. He took part in five battles, including First Bull Run, Yorktown, and Williamsburg, and was discharged for disability in December 1862. During her husband's time in service, Seville Harriman returned to her father's home in New York. After Albert's discharge from the service, he and Seville moved to Dodge County, Wisconsin; and later to Blue Earth County, Minnesota. They moved from Minnesota to Clark County, Wisconsin about 1874, and lived on a farm near Christie, Wisconsin. Later they lived on South Grand Avenue in Neillsville, Wisconsin.
Will Harriman graduated from Neillsville High School, and from Lawrence College in Appleton, Wisconsin. He taught school in Neillsville and later went west. For a time he taught school in Washington and clerked for railroad contractors at a store in Spokane, Washington. In 1909 he began a career in the U.S. Forest Service. His started as a forest guard in Bitterroot National Forest in Montana on August 4, 1909. In April 1910 he resided at Edwards Township, Ravalli County, Montana. He moved to Oregon in 1910 as Assistant Ranger of Deschutes National Forest. He married Edith Mae (Andersen) Harriman (abt 1884 – unk) of Crescent, Oregon at Vancouver, Washington on September 20, 1912. They lived initially at La Pine, Oregon. In 1918 the family lived at Fort Rock, Lake County, Oregon, where he was a Forest Ranger. In 1922 the family lived at 425 East Irving Avenue, Bend, Oregon, and he was a Deputy Forest Supervisor. Later he was Forest Supervisor of Ochoco National Forest at Prineville, Oregon. His last assignment was Forest Supervisor of Fremont National Forest from April 1, 1934 to December 8, 1941. During that time he and his family resided at Lakeview, Oregon. Here is an excerpt from History of the Fremont National Forest, Chapter 6:
"Mr. Harriman has discharged successfully the numerous responsibilities which confront a forest supervisor, but his outstanding accomplishment is the progress made in obtaining selective logging practices on the private lands within the Fremont Forest."
He retired in March 1942 and moved with his wife to Vista, San Diego County, California, where he died suddenly on March 27, 1945. He had worked during the day on his fruit farm, and told his wife he was going to take a bath. When he did not return, she found him lying dead on the bed. He was buried at Inglewood Park Cemetery in Los Angeles County, California, in H Plot, Lot 833, on April 2, 1945.
William and Edith Harriman had two children:
• Helen Mae (Harriman) Kiepe (15 Aug 1913 – 29 Apr 2007). She married Paul Edwin Kiepe (26 May 1909 – Feb 1984). Her last residence was Payette, Idaho. She died at Boise, Idaho, and is buried at Riverside Cemetery in Payette, Idaho.
• William Orton 'Bill' Harriman Jr (21 Jun 1915 – 4 Mar 2005). He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He was buried at sea.
William O. Harriman had a nephew, Robert W. Harriman, who was killed in action during World War II.
Some more relatives:
His father's parents were James Harriman (16 Mar 1805 – 18 Jan 1887), who was born at Moltonborough, New Hampshire; and Mary I. (Brown) Harriman (24 Mar 1810 – 14 May 1897), who was born at Clinton, Maine. They married in 1832, and ultimately moved to Neillsville, Wisconsin in 1871. They had eight children. They are buried at Neillsville City Cemetery in Neillsville, Clark County, Wisconsin.
His mother's parents were Morason Barott (18 Jul 1794 – 24 Sep 1885) and Diana (Madison or Matheson) Barott (abt 1800 – 14 Nov 1856). Morason Barrott was a soldier in the War of 1812. In 1850 the family lived on a farm near Volney, Oswego County, New York. In the early 1850s the family moved to Dodge County, Wisconsin; in 1860 the family lived at Oak Grove, Dodge County, Wisconsin. One of Seville Harriman's grandfathers served in the American Revolutionary War under George Washington.
Sources:
1. 1880 US Census; Wisconsin; Clark County; Weston. Hariman, Albert [sic] (Albert Marshall Harriman, his father)
2. 1900 US Census; Wisconsin; Clark County; Neillsville. Harriman, Albert. 12 Jun 1900 (his father)
3. 1910 US Census; Montana; Ravalli County; Edwards. Harriman, William O. Apr 1910
4. California Death Index, 1940–1997. William O. Harriman; birth 16 Feb 1880 in Wisconsin; death 27 Mar 1945 at San Diego County, California
5. Clark County, Wisconsin History Buffs. Marriage of William O. Harriman and Edith Mae Andersen. Vanvouver, Washington, 20 Sep 1912
6. Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark County, WI). Obituary of Will Harriman. 12 Apr 1945
7. Cemetery records of Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California.
8. Clark County Republican Press (Neillsville, WI). Obituary of James Harriman (16 Mar 1805 – 18 Jan 1887). 20 Jan 1887 (his father's father)
9. Clark County Republican Press (Neillsville, WI). Obituary of Mary I. (Brown) Harriman (24 Mar 1810 – 14 May 1897). 20 May 1897 (his father's mother)
10. Curtiss-Wedge, Franklyn, ed. History of Clark County, Wisconsin. Chicago IL and Winona MN: H. C. Cooper Jr & Company, 1918. p 511 (biography of Albert Marshall Harriman, his father)
11. Lawrence College, Appleton, Wisconsin. Alumni Record, 1857–1915, p 315; Alumni Record, 1857–1922, p 376
12. Neillsville Press (Neillsville, Clark County, WI). Obituary of Seville Duana Harriman. 29 Oct 1925 (his mother)
13. Obituary of Helen Mae (Harriman) Kiepe (his daughter)
14. San Diego (CA) Union Tribune. Obituary of William O. 'Bill' Harriman Jr. 30 Mar 2005 (his son)
15. Third Regiment, Maine Infantry (sources compiled by familysearch.org)
16. U.S. Forest Service. History of the Fremont National Forest. 1990. Chapters 5 and 6
17. World War I Draft Registration of William Orton Harriman. 12 Sep 1918
Research by:
Paul Webber
Find A Grave member ID 47577572
Will Harriman graduated from Neillsville High School, and from Lawrence College in Appleton, Wisconsin. He taught school in Neillsville and later went west. For a time he taught school in Washington and clerked for railroad contractors at a store in Spokane, Washington. In 1909 he began a career in the U.S. Forest Service. His started as a forest guard in Bitterroot National Forest in Montana on August 4, 1909. In April 1910 he resided at Edwards Township, Ravalli County, Montana. He moved to Oregon in 1910 as Assistant Ranger of Deschutes National Forest. He married Edith Mae (Andersen) Harriman (abt 1884 – unk) of Crescent, Oregon at Vancouver, Washington on September 20, 1912. They lived initially at La Pine, Oregon. In 1918 the family lived at Fort Rock, Lake County, Oregon, where he was a Forest Ranger. In 1922 the family lived at 425 East Irving Avenue, Bend, Oregon, and he was a Deputy Forest Supervisor. Later he was Forest Supervisor of Ochoco National Forest at Prineville, Oregon. His last assignment was Forest Supervisor of Fremont National Forest from April 1, 1934 to December 8, 1941. During that time he and his family resided at Lakeview, Oregon. Here is an excerpt from History of the Fremont National Forest, Chapter 6:
"Mr. Harriman has discharged successfully the numerous responsibilities which confront a forest supervisor, but his outstanding accomplishment is the progress made in obtaining selective logging practices on the private lands within the Fremont Forest."
He retired in March 1942 and moved with his wife to Vista, San Diego County, California, where he died suddenly on March 27, 1945. He had worked during the day on his fruit farm, and told his wife he was going to take a bath. When he did not return, she found him lying dead on the bed. He was buried at Inglewood Park Cemetery in Los Angeles County, California, in H Plot, Lot 833, on April 2, 1945.
William and Edith Harriman had two children:
• Helen Mae (Harriman) Kiepe (15 Aug 1913 – 29 Apr 2007). She married Paul Edwin Kiepe (26 May 1909 – Feb 1984). Her last residence was Payette, Idaho. She died at Boise, Idaho, and is buried at Riverside Cemetery in Payette, Idaho.
• William Orton 'Bill' Harriman Jr (21 Jun 1915 – 4 Mar 2005). He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He was buried at sea.
William O. Harriman had a nephew, Robert W. Harriman, who was killed in action during World War II.
Some more relatives:
His father's parents were James Harriman (16 Mar 1805 – 18 Jan 1887), who was born at Moltonborough, New Hampshire; and Mary I. (Brown) Harriman (24 Mar 1810 – 14 May 1897), who was born at Clinton, Maine. They married in 1832, and ultimately moved to Neillsville, Wisconsin in 1871. They had eight children. They are buried at Neillsville City Cemetery in Neillsville, Clark County, Wisconsin.
His mother's parents were Morason Barott (18 Jul 1794 – 24 Sep 1885) and Diana (Madison or Matheson) Barott (abt 1800 – 14 Nov 1856). Morason Barrott was a soldier in the War of 1812. In 1850 the family lived on a farm near Volney, Oswego County, New York. In the early 1850s the family moved to Dodge County, Wisconsin; in 1860 the family lived at Oak Grove, Dodge County, Wisconsin. One of Seville Harriman's grandfathers served in the American Revolutionary War under George Washington.
Sources:
1. 1880 US Census; Wisconsin; Clark County; Weston. Hariman, Albert [sic] (Albert Marshall Harriman, his father)
2. 1900 US Census; Wisconsin; Clark County; Neillsville. Harriman, Albert. 12 Jun 1900 (his father)
3. 1910 US Census; Montana; Ravalli County; Edwards. Harriman, William O. Apr 1910
4. California Death Index, 1940–1997. William O. Harriman; birth 16 Feb 1880 in Wisconsin; death 27 Mar 1945 at San Diego County, California
5. Clark County, Wisconsin History Buffs. Marriage of William O. Harriman and Edith Mae Andersen. Vanvouver, Washington, 20 Sep 1912
6. Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark County, WI). Obituary of Will Harriman. 12 Apr 1945
7. Cemetery records of Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California.
8. Clark County Republican Press (Neillsville, WI). Obituary of James Harriman (16 Mar 1805 – 18 Jan 1887). 20 Jan 1887 (his father's father)
9. Clark County Republican Press (Neillsville, WI). Obituary of Mary I. (Brown) Harriman (24 Mar 1810 – 14 May 1897). 20 May 1897 (his father's mother)
10. Curtiss-Wedge, Franklyn, ed. History of Clark County, Wisconsin. Chicago IL and Winona MN: H. C. Cooper Jr & Company, 1918. p 511 (biography of Albert Marshall Harriman, his father)
11. Lawrence College, Appleton, Wisconsin. Alumni Record, 1857–1915, p 315; Alumni Record, 1857–1922, p 376
12. Neillsville Press (Neillsville, Clark County, WI). Obituary of Seville Duana Harriman. 29 Oct 1925 (his mother)
13. Obituary of Helen Mae (Harriman) Kiepe (his daughter)
14. San Diego (CA) Union Tribune. Obituary of William O. 'Bill' Harriman Jr. 30 Mar 2005 (his son)
15. Third Regiment, Maine Infantry (sources compiled by familysearch.org)
16. U.S. Forest Service. History of the Fremont National Forest. 1990. Chapters 5 and 6
17. World War I Draft Registration of William Orton Harriman. 12 Sep 1918
Research by:
Paul Webber
Find A Grave member ID 47577572
Bio by: Paul Webber
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