Eli Harter (1807 - 1890)

Born 16 May 1807 in Montgomery County, Ohio, USA

Ancestors

Husband of JuliaAnn (Young) Harter — married 1829 in Preble County, Ohio, USA

Descendants

Died 20 Apr 1890 at age 82 in Wabash County, Indiana, USA

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Biography

Birth

Birth:

Date: 16 MAY 1807

Place: Montgomery Co., OH^[1]

Death

Death:

Date: 20 APR 1890

Place: Wabash Co., IN

Note: tombstone reads "Harter, Eli died April 20 1890, age 86 yr. 7 mos. 10 days^[2]

Note

Note: Source: North Manchester Journal, April 24, 1890

Death of an old Citizen.

Eli Harter died at his home in this place Sunday morning, April 20th, 1890, aged 82 years, 11 months and 4 days. The subject of the above notice was a pioneer in this town; was born in Montgomery county, Ohio, May 16th, 1807; married Miss Julia Young in March, 1829; moved to North Manchester in September 1836. During the following winter he built the first hewed log house in the town. It was the second house built in the place and stood about where Martin's photograph gallery now stands. Soon after moving into their new home a daughter was born to them. It is believed that this daughter, now the wife of D.S.T. Butterbaugh, of this place, was the first white child born in the town of North Manchester. Other children, twelve in number, six sons and six daughters, were born to this couple, nine of whom are living and were at the bedside when the spirit of their father took its flight to a brighter world. The aged wife, although almost helpless from paralysis for years, still survives. Eli Harter was well known to all the early settlers in this vicinity and through all his life was respected for his upright character and his bright and cheerful disposition. He joined the Dunkard church at an early period in his life and for forty years was a deacon, always an ardent and exemplary member, and in him the church has lost a brother whose christian character has few equals and no superiors. The funeral took place Monday at the Dunkard church in this place, Robert Miller officiating. Internment at the cemetery near the church west of town. The remains were followed to the grave by his only brothers, Joseph B. and Jacob Harter, his only sister, Mrs. Eagle, and a very large procession of children, grand children, relatives and friends of the departed.

From: Early Brethren Families in the Eel River Congregation in Kosciusko and Wabash Counties, Indiana

Lester H. Binnie, 1974

Eli Harter was an early Deacon in the church according to Otho Winger. Eli Harter Married Julia Ann Young in Preble County, Ohio, in 1829. She was the daughter of Henry and Elizabeth (Morningstar) Young ... Eli Harter entered a section of land, in two parcels, in Kosciusko County in 1835, but it seems doubtful that he lived in that county. Part of this land, in Section 12 of Lake Township, was sold to Jacob Metzger in 1844. While it is generally believed that Eli moved here from Preble County, his stated place of residence in 1835 was Montgomery County, Ohio. It is said that he built the second house in North Manchester, and his third child, Phoebe, was the first white child to be born in that place. Later, he established his homestead one mile north of Laketon.

Burial

Burial:

Place: Pleasant Hill Cem., Wabash Co., IN

Occupation

Occupation: Farmer

Religion

Religion: German Baptist Brethren

Note: Was an early deacon in the Eel River congregation, Indiana.

Marriage

Husband: Eli Harter

Wife: JuliaAnn Young

1850 Wabash County, Indiana Census

History of Wabash County, 1884, Thomas B. Helm

Tombstones

Don Barber, North Manchester, IN

1840 Census of Wabash County

2 males under 5: Joseph and Henry

1 male between 5 and 10: Oliver

1 male between 20 and 30: ???

1 male between 30 and 40: Eli

1 female under 5: Phoebe

1 female between 5 and 10: Elizabeth

1 female between 20 and 30: JuliaAnn

1850 Census of Wabash County

Eli 44 Farmer Property value: 00

JuliaAnn 38

Oliver 18

Henry 16

Phoebe 13

Joseph 12

Mary 8

Isaac 6

Abel 3

Amey Ann 6/12

1880 Census of Wabash County

Eli 73 Farmer Note indicates they are living with daughter, Phebe,

Julia 68 and husband, David Butterbaugh

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S878
2. ↑ Source: #S878

• Source: S1728 Abbreviation: Internet page Title: Internet page Page: NORTH MANCHESTER HISTORICAL SOCIETY, http://nmanchesterhistory.org/obituaries.aspx
• Source: S1739 Abbreviation: Early Brethren Families in the Eel River Congregation Title: Early Brethren Families in the Eel River Congregation in Kosciusko and Wabash Counties, Indiana CONT Lester H. Binnie, 1974 CONT Page: page 61
• Source: S878 Abbreviation: tombstone Title: tombstone

Acknowledgments

• Harter-1009 was created by Robert Harter through the import of harter.ged on Jan 1, 2014.