Generic G.A.R. marker at grave site.

Photograph by Jack Williams, 22nd Mass. Infantry Reenactor.

David I. Harmon
1841 - August 31, 1913

Priv.; Res. West Roxbury; driver; 21; enl. Aug. 4, 1862; must. Aug. 10, 1864; must. out June 6, 1865.

Names on Stone:

  • David I. Harmon, 1841-1913, Civil War Veteran, 1861-1865
  • Mary Meister, His Wife, 1841-1908
  • Her Sisters: Augusta, 1817-1896; Catherine, 1819-1884; Sarah, 1828-1915
  • Gertude Harmon Cotton, 1866-1908
  • Mabel Harmon Dame, 1881-1918
  • Harriet H. Blumley, 1875-1949
  • Edward L. Blumley, 1874-1965
  • Abenath J. Henry, 1889-1953

Information from Veterans' Graves Registration - Town of Brookline

  • Name: Harmon, David I.
  • Name of Cemetery: Walnut Hills
  • Place: Brookline
  • Location: Grave No. 211, Walnut Hills Ave.
  • Date of Burial in This Cemetery: Sept. 2, 1913
  • Marker Placed: Yes
  • By Whom: GAR Post 143
  • Branch of Service: Army
  • Organization: 9th Baty Mass Vol L.A.
  • Born: 1842
  • Died: Brookline Aug. 31, 1913
  • Date of Enlistment: Aug. 4, 1862
  • Date of Discharge: June 6, 1865
  • Type of Stone: Private

Map of Grave Location
Walnut Hills Cemetery, Brookline, Mass.
Walnut Hills Ave.

Obituary

The Boston Globe - September 1, 1913, Page 14

HARMON - In Brookline, Aug 31, David I. Harmon, 71 years. Funeral services at his late residence, 5 Newton st, Tuesday, Sept 2, at 2 o'clock.