Mary Margaret (Sunday) Harpster (1829 - 1885)

Born 11 Dec 1829 in Centre, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Wife of John Harpster — married 12 Nov 1848 in Seneca, Ohio, United States

Died 25 Nov 1885 at age 55 in Salem, Steuben, Indiana, United States

Biography

Mary Margaret Sunday was born on 11 Dec 1829 in Pennsylvania, United States, daughter of Daniel (Sontag) Sunday and Catharine (Rinehart) Sunday.^[1]

Her siblings were:

1. Andrew Sunday
2. Anna Maria (Sunday) Monteith
3. Frederick Sunday
4. John Sunday
5. Daniel Sunday
6. Mary Matilda Sunday
7. Hannah Sunday

She married John Harpster on 12 Nov 1848 in Seneca, Ohio.^[2]

They had the following children:

1. Amos H Harpster (1849 - 1856)^[3]
2. Lucinda (Harpster) Tubbs (1851 - 1915)^[4]
3. Andrew D Harpster (1854 - 1856)^[5]
4. John Alfred Harpster (1856 - 1912)^[6]
5. Mary Catherine (Harpster) Conklin
6. Emma Dell (Harpster) Deller (1861 - 1940)^[7]
7. Amanda Jane (Harpster) Mundy (1864 - 1930)^[8]

Mary died on 25 Nov 1885 in Salem aged 55. She was interred in the Mount Zion Cemetery in Steuben county.^[1]

Census Tables

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Memorial: "Find a Grave," database with images, Find A Grave: Memorial #68512124 (accessed 1 March 2023), Memorial page for Mary Margaret Sunday Harpster (11 Dec 1829-25 Nov 1885), citing Mount Zion Cemetery, Steuben County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by Emery Metzler (contributor 47208336).
2. ↑ "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZHG-VQL : 26 August 2019), John Harpster and Margaret Sunday, 12 Nov 1848; citing Marriage, Seneca, Ohio, United States, v 3 no 154, Franklin County Genealogical & Historical Society, Columbus; FHL microfilm.
3. ↑ Memorial of son Amos: "Find a Grave," database with images, Find A Grave: Memorial #68512962 (accessed 1 March 2023), Memorial page for Amos H Harpster (15 May 1849-25 Oct 1856), citing Mount Zion Cemetery, Steuben County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by Emery Metzler (contributor 47208336).
4. ↑ Memorial of daughter Lucinda: "Find a Grave," database with images, Find A Grave: Memorial #93185497 (accessed 1 March 2023), Memorial page for Lucinda Harpster Tubbs (1851-1915), citing Mount Zion Cemetery, Steuben County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by Barbara Wolf (contributor 47519682).
5. ↑ Memorial of son Andrew: "Find a Grave," database with images, Find A Grave: Memorial #68513557 (accessed 1 March 2023), Memorial page for Andrew D Harpster (3 Jun 1854-5 May 1856), citing Mount Zion Cemetery, Steuben County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by Emery Metzler (contributor 47208336).
6. ↑ Memorial of son John: "Find a Grave," database with images, Find A Grave: Memorial #86111883 (accessed 1 March 2023), Memorial page for John A. Harpster (21 Apr 1856-28 Jan 1912), citing Cherry Grove Cemetery, Clare, Clare County, Michigan, USA (plot: Block 18-40); Maintained by Betty Frank (contributor 47471263).
7. ↑ Memorial of daughter Emma: "Find a Grave," database with images, Find A Grave: Memorial #68514192 (accessed 1 March 2023), Memorial page for Emma Dell Harpster Deller (15 Oct 1861-12 Sep 1940), citing Mount Zion Cemetery, Steuben County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by Emery Metzler (contributor 47208336).
8. ↑ Memorial of daughter Amanda: "Find a Grave," database with images, Find A Grave: Memorial #67704044 (accessed 1 March 2023), Memorial page for Amanda Harpster Mundy (9 May 1864-15 Feb 1942), citing Mount Zion Cemetery, Steuben County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by Jennifer (contributor 47279089).

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX77-R5T : 29 February 2020), Mary M Harpster in household of John Harpster, Scipio, Seneca, Ohio, United States; citing family 265, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4NJ-2KZ : 19 March 2020), Mary M Harpster in entry for John Harpster, 1860.
• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXX6-DDP : 19 March 2020), Mary Harpster in entry for John Harpster, 1870.
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHSX-32W : 9 September 2017), Mary M Harpster in household of John Harpster, Salem, Steuben, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district ED 3, sheet 289B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,312.