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CHARLES L. HARMANSON, M. D.,

Was born in Accomack county, Va., Jan. 5, 1858. His father is Dr.
John L. Harmanson of Pungoteague, Va.; his paternal grandfather
was John H. Harmanson, of Northampton county, Va., and his great-grandfather
was William Harmanson of the same county. His mother
was Anne C. Arbuckle of Assanaman, Accomack Co., Va. Her
maternal grandfather was Geo. W. Arbuckle of this county, and her
great-grandfather, Edward Arbuckle, was also of Accomack. Dr. C.
L. Harmanson was educated at the Universities of Virginia and
Pennsylvania, graduating from the latter school in 1881, with the
degree of M. D. He settled in Onancock, Va., where he is practicing
his profession. In April, 1885, he married Anne Hay Battaile of
Blenheim, Accomack Co., Va., whose father is Henry Battaile of
Caroline Co., Va. The Battailes were of French Huguenot ancestry


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and settled in Caroline county, at an early date. Dr. and Mrs. Harmanson
have two children, Mary B. and Margaret S. Himself and
family are Episcopalions.