Ellen G克. White Andrews University.pptVIP

Ellen G. WhiteA short biography of the human person The Harmon family Father: Robert F. Harmon, Sr. [1786-1866] Mother: Eunice Gould Harmon [1787-1863] The Harmon family Caroline Harmon-Clough (1812-1883) Married to a Methodist clergyman Niece: Mary Clough The Harmon family Harriet Harmon McCann (1814-1870s) Wife of a clergyman in Kansas. John B. Harmon (1815-1883) Businessman in Illinois The Harmon family Mary Plummer Harmon Foss (1823-1912) Married Hazen Foss brother, Samuel Foss Sarah Harmon-Belden (1822-1868) Married Stephen Belden in Aug 1851 Two children: Franklin and Lillian The Harmon family Robert F. Harmon, Jr. (1825-1853) Only brother to become Sabbatarian Adventist The Harmon family Elizabeth (Lizzie) N. Harmon Bangs (1827-1891) Ellens fraternal twin Married Reuben Bangs Never accepted Ellens gift African Ancestry? Some people have claimed that Ellen White has African American ancestry on the Gould side of her family. Supporting this claim is her facial features and research done by Elder C. E. Dudley After some thorough research done regarding this claim, to the best of our knowledge we do not have any tangible proof of this and, as far as we can tell, her ancestry is only European Caucasian. African Ancestry? The latest summary of the claims and research can be found in: Craig Newborn, article: “Ancestry of Ellen G. White” in the Ellen G. White Encyclopedia (Review and Herald). James R. Nix, “Ellen White’s racial background” in “Ellen White and Current Issues” Symposium, Center for Adventist Research, Andrews University, volume 1 (April 4, 2005), pp. 30-45. “My misfortune” At age nine, Ellen Harmon suffered a tragic accident which, she later wrote, was to affect my whole life (LS 17). She was struck on the nose by a stone hurled by a classmate angry at some childish trifle. She was in a coma three weeks. I was reduced almost to a skeleton. (LS 18) “My misfortune” Ellen was also physically disfigur