Son of John Harmon and Lovinia Sammons
Born ca. 1853 in [Indian River Hundred], Sussex Co., Delaware

Farm Laborer, 1870; Farm Hand, 1880

William's age in the census records: in 1860, age 7; in 1870, age 17; in 1880, age 23 [sic].
William appears under the name Alfred in the 1870 census.
In 1880 William resided in the household of Joseph and Mary (-----) Welch.

1860 - U.S. Census, Delaware, Sussex Co., Indian River Hundred, Page No. 9 [=285], 54-54, 06 Jun 1860
1870 - U.S. Census, Delaware, Sussex Co., Indian River Hundred, Page No. 3 [=612], 24-24, 02 Jun 1870
1880 - U.S. Census, Delaware, Sussex Co., Lewes and Rehoboth Hundred, E.D. 53, Page No. 41 [=610A], 4-4, 15 Jun 1880