Henry Brower Harter (1836 - 1907)

Born 17 Nov 1836 in Liberty Twp, Henry Co, IN

Ancestors

Husband of Martha Elmira Gregg — married 26 May 1878 in New Castle, Henry Co., IN

Descendants

Died 14 Jan 1907 at age 70 in Cambridge City, Wayne Co., IN

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Biography

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import.^[1] It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.

Birth

Birth:

Date: 17 NOV 1836

Place: Liberty Twp, Henry Co, IN^[2]

Death

Death:

Date: 14 JAN 1907

Place: Cambridge City, Wayne Co., IN^[3]

User ID

User ID: 4FFBCFD40A74D611831A14A4FAC0000061C6

Data Changed

Data Changed:

Date: 7 Jan 2014

Prior to import, this record was last changed 7 Jan 2014.

Note

Note: From Ethel Parsons: After Henry and Martha married they moved from Delaware County to south of Economy, then to Hagerstown. When they were married she was 22 and he was 42. He was older than his father-in-law. Martha later told her children to not marry anyone with a great difference in age. She also told them that when she was married she had to decide whether to become an old lady and act like Henry or act her age; she decided to act like an old lady.

The Henry Co. WPA Index of 1939 shows them married in Henry County.

Henry's sister lived in Huntington County, IN. Henry and Martha moved there so Henry could help farm.

Henry and Martha lived in Cambridge City in a house where Matney's Phillips 76 is now; and the house really shook when the trains passed by, being so close to the tracks. Martha wanted to live in Cambridge City, so she could have an income from boarders living with them. Henry was working at the railroad, unloading coal, when he had a cerebral hemorrhage. They carried him home and laid him on the couch. The family called Dr. Study, but he told them he was going and they should call any relatives that they wanted to come. He was struck with the hermorrhage at 5 p.m. and died at 2 a.m. After they laid him on the couch he put his arms around Martha and patted her on the back, then went into a coma until death. Jocie and Ethel worked at the long brick building just across the tracks which at that time was the Bartel Overall Factory. Martha, Ethel, and Jocie moved back to Hagerstown, and the house burned down 3 months later. David and Wilhelmina were living at Walton, IN, at that time.

Burial

Burial:

Place: Brick Church Cem., Hagerstown, IN

Event

Event: cerebral hemorrhage

Type: cause of death

Event: private, 23D Battery from Henry Co., In, Civil War

Type: Military Servic

Date: 25 March 1863 to 2 July 1865

Note: Served in the Civil War - 23D Battery from Henry County, organized at Indianapolis Nov. 1862, mustered for 3 years. Served at Siege of Knoxville and in the Atlanta Campaign. Henry was a recruit and a private mustered in March 25, 1863, mustered out July 2, 1865.

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Marriage

Husband: Henry Brower Harter

Wife: Martha Elmira Gregg

Child: David Heaston Harter

Child: Cora Alice Harter

Child: Herbert Emory Harter

Child: Josephine Irene Harter

Child: Laura Ethel Harter

Marriage:

Date: 26 MAY 1878

Place: New Castle, Henry Co., IN

Note: by Ephraim Fry

Husband: Joseph C. Harter

Wife: Catherine Heckman

Child: Reason Harter

Child: Lucy Harter

Child: Levi Harter

Child: Mary Ann Harter

Child: Elizabeth Harter

Child: Anna Harter

Child: Sarah Harter

Child: Catherine Harter

Child: Jacob Harter

Child: Joseph L. Harter

Child: Henry Brower Harter

Child: Barbara Harter

Child: Clarissa Harter

Note: Byron Harter information from:

Joseph C. Harter's Family bible

Henry Co., IN Census

Henry Co., IN marriage records

Tombstones

Mrs Jennie Polley, Greenfield, IN

John Harter

New Castle, IN

Marriage:

Date: 30 OCT 1820

Place: Preble Co., OH

Note: by Rev. John Hart^[5]

Civil War Service

Henry Brower Harter served in the Civil War: Regiment State/Origin - Indiana; Regiment - 23rd Battery, Indiana Light Artillery, Rank Private, Film Number - M540 roll 31; Other Records - 23rd Battery, Indiana Light Artillery. Source: U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865, National Park Service, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007

Sources

1. ↑ Harter-1135 was created by Robert Harter through the import of harter.ged on Jan 11, 2014. This comment and citation can be deleted after the biography has been edited and primary sources are included.
2. ↑ Source: #S878 Page: 70y 1m 28d at death
3. ↑ Source: #S878
4. ↑ Source: #S1088
5. ↑ Source: #S215

• Source: S1088 Abbreviation: Leah Huddleston Title: Leah Huddleston
• Source: S878 Abbreviation: tombstone Title: tombstone

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