David & Grace Harman's two sons
Mom & Dad (David & Grace)
David & Grace Harman build their home in 1918 at 4090 south 3600 west. They had 9 children. Two of their sons went on to create empires for their families.
Jake Harmon
Jake (George) Harman was born in 1912. Jake married in 1931. The story goes that when Jake & Irene filled out their marriage license, Jake's name got spelled incorrectly. (Harmon) Well the spelling stuck.
In 1932 he opened his own business (fruit stand)in Salt Lake & then it grew into a grocery store. They moved it back home to Granger. After 80 years Jake's business is still serving not only Granger but most of Utah. There are 17 stores and 4 generations of Harmon's in the family business.
Notice the "O" on the last name? George R" Jake" HarmOn.
Jake's 1st grocery store was in So SLC
A car crashed into the store. Jake decided to move the grocery store to Granger
Salt Lake Telegram August 1941
Jake's 1st Granger Grocery store. After a fire the store was rebuilt. Soon the family expanded.
Pete Harman
Pete (Leon) Harman was born in 1919. Pete married Arline in 1938, they met while both working at a San Francisco Restaurant. Pete & Arline moved back to Utah and opened their 1st Restaurant (The Do Drop Inn) in 1941. In 1952 they became Colonel Sanders very 1st KFC Franchise. Pete's KFC (Harmon Management) owns over 234 Kentucky Fried Chicken Restaurants.
Pete bought this 8 bar/8 booth restaurant in 1941. They struggled and worked hard
In 1952 Pete became the very 1st franchise of KFC. This 1 franchise has turned in to hundred's of KFC Franchises for Pete's Harman Management Company
