Melvin Thomas Harmon was born May 22, 1884 to Oliver John and Almira Terry Harmon, in Provo, Utah. He was the 2nd born son of 11 Children. At 2 years old the family moved to Huntinton, Utah. He received a mission call for the LDS Church, to serve in the Southern States Mission (Tennessee & Georgia) in 1904. He corresponded with Sarah Ellen Horsley all during his mission and on arriving home they were married October 3, 1907 in the Salt Lake Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah. He worked in the flour Mill in Huntington until it was sold and then moved to Price, Utah. He studied to be an architect and used what he learned to fix up an old house next to his wife's parents house. He never acquired a degree. They lived there 2 years and then bought a lot and barrowed finances to build a larger home. They were parents to 8 Children; Myron Melvin, Myrtice, Leland Elroy, Mazel, Gerald Leo, Grace, Bessie, and Arthur Albert. The oldest son Myron quit school and worked to help provide for the family during the depression years and his parents were grateful. Work was hard to find, during World War II so they moved to Salt Lake City and stayed in an apartment with Leo & Mazel. He found work at defence installations buildings warehouses first in the Tooele Army depot and then at Hill Air Force Base. After living in Price for 37 years, they moved to Salt Lake City, Utah. After the war Melvin concentrated his efforts in Genealogy Research, and Temple ordinance work. In addition to compyling Family Group records, he drew 3 pictorial family trees, one for the Harmons, one for his mother's family the Terrys and one for his wife's family the Horsleys. A copy was given to 4 temples, Salt Lake, St. George, Logan, and Manti. One hung in the Manti Temple for years. It was the size of a door. Melvin died October 9, 1967 at the age of 83. He is buried in the Larkin Sunset Lawn Cemetery in Salt Lake City, Utah.