Joseph Harter (1809 - 1887)

Born 5 May 1809 in Franklin, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Susanna (Dodd) Harter — married 23 Oct 1833 in Montgomery, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died 19 Sep 1887 at age 78 in Oneida, Nemaha, Kansas, United States

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Biography

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Note

Note: The following is from " The History of Hancock County, Illinois by Thomas Greg dtd 1880

Joseph Harter, farmer, sec 6; P. O. Denver; was born in Franklin County, Va., May 9, 1809, son of Henry and Elizabeth (Young)

Harter, natives of same county, and of German descent. The Harters first settled in Maryland, and the Youngs were early

settlers in Virginia ; one of the latter was a Captain under General Washington in the was of the Revolution. Joseph's father

came to this county about 1834 or 1835, settling in St. Mary's Tp., where he followed farming : he died in 1856, aged

about 80 years, a member of the old Baptist Church. His wife died in 1865, a member of the same Church ; they are both

buried on the old farm. In 1833 Mr. Joseph Harter married Susannah Dodd, a native of Virginia and a daughter of

Benjamin and Mary Dodd, probably of English descent. Sixteen years after his marriage he sold out everything except

two span of horses and some household goods. and, with them and his family of a wife and 8 childern, emigrated to this county,

arriving late in the fall of 1849, and he renter a quarter of land east of Warsaw, which he worked the following season ;

in 1850 he bought the northeast quarter of sec.6, this Tp. ; on the south part of this quarter there was a log cabin about

18 feet square and nearly two stories high ; into this building he moved his family in 1851, and here they lived 8 or 10 years,

making some additions to the building ; in 1857 Mr. H. built his present residence, of brick, 20 by 40 , two stories high and

the L 14 by 24 feet, with good barns and out buildings. The homestead now consists of 720 acres of find land, and Mr. H.

hasabout 150 acres in other places. He came to this county with a property of only $1,500 ; he is now one of the most

prosperous and extensive farmers in the county. In politics he ia a Jacksonian Democrat ; and although taking considerable

interest in political matters, he has never allowed himself to run for office.Himself and wife are members of the old Baptist Church,

and have been for many years. Mr. H. has always been liberal in his contributions to the support of religion and education,

probably more than his proportion. Children -- George ; Mary, dec. ; Caleb, who died in California at vthe age of 27 ;

Henry, Sarah, Joseph, Harvey, Alverda, Isaac Foster, who is practicing medicine in Illinois near Burlington, Iowa ;

Ballard ; William, who died in infancy ; and Leander Douglass. The first eight were born in Virginia, and were

brought by their parents in emigration to this county ; and the last 4 were born in this county.

We give Mr. Harter's portrait in this volume.

Burial

Burial:

Place: Oneida Cem, Oneida, KS

Occupation

Occupation: Farmer

Religion

Religion: German Baptist Brethren

Event

Event:

Type: Migrated

Date: 1849

Place: Hancock Co., IL

Note: "Joseph and Susannah moved from Virginia to Hancock Co., IL in 1849 with five boys and three girls in aprairie schooner. Lived in Wythe Twp. for two years. In 1851 they purchased and moved to a quarter section (NE1/4, section 6) in Chili Twp., where their last four children were born. The brick house there was built about 1857. Some time after 1880, Joseph and Susannah Harter moved to Oneida, Kansas, where they died, he in 1887 and she in 1893."^[1][2]

Marriage

Husband: Joseph Harter

Wife: Susanna Dodd

Child: George Marion Harter

Child: Mary Elizabeth Harter

Child: Caleb Anderson Harter

Child: Henry Floyd Harter

Child: Sarah L. Harter

Child: Joseph Benjamin Harter

Child: Harvey L. Harter

Child: Alverda Ann Harter

Child: Isaac Foster Harter

Child: David William Harter

Child: Hiram Ballard Harter

Child: William Harter

Child: Leander Douglas Harter

Note: no children of their own, but they brought up Isaac's niece, Zula (Burner) Allison.

Marriage:

Date: 23 OCT 1833

Place: Montgomery Co., VA

Husband: Henry Harter

Wife: Elizabeth Young

Child: Violet Harter

Child: Christian Harter

Child: Mary Harter

Child: Peter Harter

Child: Elpsie Harter

Child: Joseph Harter

Child: Ruth Harter

Child: Sarah Harter

Child: Caleb Harter

Note: from Joy Davis:

have a copy of a 1850 Census of Illinois, Hancock Co. Henry Harter (Farmer), grandfather of John, was 74 at the time of the census and his wife Elizabeth was 73. They had living with them their daughter Sarah 34 and her husband, Cornelius Mikesell (Farmer) age33, and daughter Polly, age 7. Also James Booz age 12 (M).

Marriage:

Date: 4 JUN 1799

Place: Franklin Co., VA

Note: Surity Bond by Peter Young, 4 June 1799

actual date of marriage unknown^[3][4][5][6]

Sources

• Source: S1582 Abbreviation: Frank Cecil King Title: Frank Cecil King files, summarized by Leon Harter in 1975.
• Source: S708 Abbreviation: Frank Cecil King Title: Frank Cecil King files, summarized by Leon Harter in 1975.

1. ↑ Source: #S708
2. ↑ Source: #S1582
3. ↑ Source: #S205 Data: Text: Franklin County. CONT page 109
4. ↑ Source: #S434 Page: page 43
5. ↑ Source: #S1079 Data: Text: Franklin County. CONT page 109
6. ↑ Source: #S1308 Page: page 43

Acknowledgments

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