Robert Harter
Honor Code SignatorySigned 10 Aug 2013 | 9,373 contributions | 278 thank-yous | 2,850 connections
Signed 10 Aug 2013 | 9,373 contributions | 278 thank-yous | 2,850 connections
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Dr. Robert D. Harter
Born 1930s.
Ancestors 
Son of Maurice Dale Harter
and Rachel (Baker) Harter
[sibling(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 9 Aug 2013
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Biography
Robert was born in 1936. He is the son of Maurice Harter and Rachel Baker.
1961 - B.S. in Agriculture, The Ohio State University
1962 - M.S. -- Soil Chemistry, The Ohio State University
1966 - Ph.D. -- Soil Chemistry, Purdue University
1966 - 1968 -- Asst. Soil Scientist, Conn. Agric., Exper. Sta., New Haven
1968 - 1969 -- Assoc. Research Scientist, New York Univ., New York City
1969 - 1999 -- Professor of Soil Chemistry, The University of New Hampshire
A YDNA test indicates ancestors in the Hallstatt Celt society of Eastern Europe during Roman times, and there are four Harter confirmations, three with common ancestor being Joh. Georg Harter (Wikitree: Harter-259), and the other his son, Frantz Harter (Harter-258). Apparently, the family ancestor(s) did not follow the Celt society when they migrated to Scotland, but instead, may have settled in the Zurich area of Switzerland. Georg's YDNA could have been no more than a genetic difference of three from that of a Brubaker family, whose ancestry has been traced back to the sixteenth century, all in the Zurich region. It is now hypothesized that there was a common ancestor prior to families being required to take on a family surname.
(personal memories are contained in an autobiography - "A Dream Achieved" - available as Amazon Kindle book.) [1]
Sources
- ↑ Personal knowledge
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- Robert's formal name
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- e-mail address
- exact birthdate
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- spouse's name and marriage information
DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships by comparing test results with Robert or other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships by comparing test results with Robert or other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Robert Harter: Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 67 markers, haplogroup R-Z36, FTDNA kit #154877
- Robert Harter: Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test HVR1, haplogroup V, FTDNA kit #154877
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Robert Harter:
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T338389 [compare], FTDNA kit #154877
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~0.78%
Joyce (Hensley) Berry
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I have not been able to discover and/or prove Henry's ancestors. Many sources list a George Harter born in Kentucky as his father, but I have found no documentation for that link. My husband has taken both the Ancestry DNA and FamilyTree DNA entree level test - now what to I do? Thank You Pat
There was a group of Harters in Virginia in the middle of the 1700s. My ancestor arrived 1749 and settled in Pennsylvania. Short research said the two families were not related, so I dropped worrying about the Virginia Harter. However, the line popped back up for a while. My Harter moved to Darke County in 1817, and this was where I grew up. There was a Harter family who moved to Miami County, from which Dark County was divided around 1830 or so. Short research on them resulted that this family had been in Virginia during the mid 1700s, and one or more moved to Kentucky. From here, at least one family moved to (Troy) Miami County, Ohio. After a period of time, they moved on to (Lima) Allen County, Ohio. From there, some move to the Fort Wayne, Indiana area. (There are a lot of unrelated Harter families in Indiana by 1850 or so.)
I think that there are only 2 of the primary records that can be considered the correct spelling. The Marriage Certificate (if they didn't use a mark) and the Will. These were the only time they were actually alive and of an age to see if the name was correct. That's if they were in any way literate. The rest are only transcriptions of oral names as guessed by the scribe.
I'm not familiar with this family (got pulled into it because of issues related to the family of Walter Deane of Taunton), but I've done some searching in order to sort out some loose ends. I can't find any records that refer to Bartholomew's daughter Lydia by the last name of Tappan; I think she was named Tipping. Would you be willing to change the LNAB of http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Tappan-115 to Tipping?
Take care,
Karen