Joseph Harter Sr (1783 - 1861)

Born 11 Oct 1783 in Maryland, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Brower) Harter — married 15 Jul 1806 in Montgomery Co., OH

Descendants

Died 26 Feb 1861 at age 77 in Wabash, Indiana, United States

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Biography

Joseph Harter, Sr. (1783-1861), born in Maryland ^[1] and his wife, Elizabeth Brower (1785-1856), born in Virginia, moved their family, together with the family of their oldest son, Eli, to the North Manchester community from Montgomery Co., O. in 1836. They came by way of Indianapolis and wagon train. They settled on land just north of Eel River and east of the old Wabash Road, on land later used as a dam and mill site. 1835, 1836, and 1837, Joseph, Sr. and Eli had filed 1795 acres of land in Chester Twp. and 960 acres in Pleasant Twp. In 1839 Joseph and his sons built a saw mill and grist mill near the site of the present dam. They continued in early Manchester industry and real estate. They built flour mills at Laketon and Collamer, and later Eli operated a mill on Treaty Creek at the south edge of Wabash. 1851 Joseph, Sr., turned most of his business interests to youngest sons, Jacob and Joseph, Jr. One may consider the last of this real estate empire (if it was such) as that part of town known as Harter's Woods, finally platted as Oak Park Addition, now a part of Warvel Park and a residence of Tom Peabody.
Joseph Harter, Sr., was the first resident preacher, elder, and moderator of the German Baptist Church (Dunkard) and preached in German. ^[2]

During the first twenty years succeeding the period at which the settlement of Chester Township began, great changes took place in the general aspect of the country and important public improvements were instituted and carried out. The nearest grist mill was forty miles distant on Turkey Creek, in Elkhart County, and to this point the first settlers were compelled to carry their grain to have it ground into flour or meal. It was probably in the year 1837 that John Ogan erected a little mill on the bank of Ogan's Creek, but it was a small affair and in all its appointments it was primitive in the extreme. He did not attempt to make flour, and his mill did not rise above the dignity of a "corn cracker." Still, while it was the only mill in this region, it served a very useful purpose in 1839, Joseph Harter erected near the later site of the Strauss & Shock Mill, the first flouring mill in the neighborhood. Originally it had but two run of buhrs, one for wheat and the other for corn, while the corn buhrs were simply large boulders...taken from the river and dressed down. In 1843, however, Mr. Harter remodeled his mill, increasing its capacity, and making it equal to the best mills of that period. Saw mills were among the industries early established, and filled an important place in the community. The first was erected about the year 1838 by Peter Ogan, very near the later site of the Clapp & Jacobs Saw Mill, in the south part of Manchester, and on the bank of Eel River. Sometime subsequently, Mr. Ogan added a run of buhrs and conducted a limited gristmill trade. In later years, after several changes of ownership, this mill was purchased by J.B. & J. Harter and soon afterward ceased to exist. Damages were entailed upon surrounding property by the dam at this mill, and it was purchased by the brothers Harter with the express intention of abating the nuisance peaceably. ^[3]

Burial

Burial:

Place: Oak Lawn Cem., North Manchester, IN

Note: The Harter family owned a large section of northern North Manchester and the family established Oak Lawn Cem in 1878. Joseph and Elizabeth were originally buried in a family plot, but moved to the new Oak Lawn Cem.

Occupation

Occupation: miller

Event

Event:

Type: Migrated

Date: 1836

Place: North Manchester, Wabash Co., IN

Note: Settled on the Eel River^[4]

Event: German Baptist Brethren

Type: Church

Place: North Manchester, Wabash Co., IN

Note: served as elder.^[5][6]

Marriage

Husband: Joseph Harter

Wife: Elizabeth Brower

Child: Eli Harter

Child: Delia Harter

Child: Christian Harter

Child: John Harter

Child: Elizabeth Harter

Child: Susan H. Harter

Child: Magdalena Harter

Child: Joseph B. Harter

Child: Jacob Harter

Child: Phoebe Harter

Marriage:

Date: 15 JUL 1806

Place: Montgomery Co., OH

Husband: Joseph Harter

Wife: @I22824@

Marriage:

Date: OCT 1856

Place: Darke Co., OH^[7]

Buried North Manchester, Wabash, Indiana, United States.

FSFTID L3S8-CKZ.

Residence 1820 German Township, Montgomery, Ohio, United States. 1830 German Township, Montgomery, Ohio, United States. 1840 Chester Township, Wabash, Indiana, United States. 1850 Chester Township, Wabash, Indiana, United States.

Census: 1850 Chester Township, Wabash, Indiana, United States.

Name

Name: Joseph Harter Sr. Given Name: Joseph. Surname: Harter. Suffix: Sr. ^{[8] [9] [10] [11]}

Born

11 Oct 1783. Fredrick County, Maryland, United States of America. ^[9]

Died

Age at Death: 77. 26 Feb 1861. North Manchester, Wabash, Indiana, USA. ^[9] WLNK http:/www.nmanchesterhistory.orgfamilyroots-harter.html. Joseph Harter.

Buried

North Manchester, Wabash County, Indiana, United States of America. ^[9] File . @M2077@. @M1872@. @M567@.

Marriage

Husband Joseph Harter. Wife Elizabeth Brower. Child: Eli Harter. Child: Sarah H Harter. Child: Delia Harter. Child: Christian Harter. Child: John Harter. Child: Elizabeth Harter. Child: Susan Harter. Child: Magdelina Harter. Child: Joseph B Harter. Child: Jacob Harter. Child: Phoebe Harter. Marriage 15 Jul 1806. Montgomery County, Ohio. ^[12]

External Files

• File M1083 File: Format: jpg. photo MTYPE headstone. STYPE jpeg. SIZE 163984. WDTH 703. HGHT 587. Joseph Harter Headstone. RIN 65401ab3-98d1-4fec-95f1-7fcf3e43e60f META <metadataxml><cemetery><transcription/><metadataxml> CLON TID 11477421. PID -456674250. OID 561e0609-1e16-4446-9260-6d20095692ed. Origin: u
• File M1872 File: Format: jpg. photo STYPE jpeg. SIZE 27415. WDTH 365. HGHT 173. Joseph Harter, Sr. obituary (Harter family tree). RIN b65625b3-e808-40ee-8311-ef215152bfb2 CLON TID 103224576. PID 420024979279. OID c1044b6c-5ac1-4084-98d1-d01d048a29f1. Origin: u
• File M2077 File: Format: docx. story MTYPE story. STYPE msword. SIZE 16218. WDTH HGHT The Harter Family in Wabash County, by Don H. Garber. RIN c9d2659c-c214-45c4-bf51-4d0ff032e77c Origin: u
• File M567 File: Format: jpg. photo STYPE jpeg. SIZE 162327. WDTH 703. HGHT 587. Rev Joseph Harter Sr_Headstone. RIN 35d6d639-a5af-4da2-9d30-10d7eea21f5f CLON TID 60979971. PID 32065650719. OID 7b4f75d6-711e-4606-b612-c3d1d86736ed. Origin: u
• File M807 File: Format: jpg. photo MTYPE document. STYPE jpeg. SIZE 33123. WDTH 250. HGHT 209. Findagrave Joseph Harter, Sr. RIN 4b65a038-fbe7-496a-b577-18707db2e46a 26 Feb 1861 North Manchester, Wabash County, Indiana, USA Origin: u URL: https:/www.findagrave.com/memorial/46640076joseph-harter.

Sources

1. ↑ The original says Pennsylvania, but this was an error
2. ↑ Wabash County History Bicentennial Edition, 1976.
3. ↑ History of Wabash County Indiana 1884 T. B Helm Author & Editor. (Everything in this issue comes from the section on Chester Township which was prepared by Mr. L. H. Newton.)
4. ↑ Source: #S1738 Page: pp. 382-303
5. ↑ Source: #S898
6. ↑ Source: #S1739 Page: p.63
7. ↑ Source: #S1232
8. ↑ Source: S879974072 Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1916; Roll: 20 Ancestry Record 60716 #603408808
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3} Source: S879777335 Ancestry Record 60525 #10513997
10. ↑ Source: S879970736 Ancestry Record 61378 #3738593
11. ↑ Source: S879974072 Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1917; Roll: 20 Ancestry Record 60716 #604420671
12. ↑ Source: S879970736 Ancestry Record 61378 #903738593

• Source: S1738 Abbreviation: Wabash County History - bicentennial Edition Title: Wabash County History - bicentennial Edition, 1976
• 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
• Source: S898 Abbreviation: Brethren Encyclopedia Title: Brethren Encyclopedia

• Page: Family group sheet 78
• Source: S879746383 Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Record Collection 1030Ancestry Family Tree
• Source: S879777335 U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 2012 Provo, UT, USA Record Collection 60525
• Source: S879970736 Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 2016 Lehi, UT, USA Record Collection 61378
• Source: S879974072 Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 2015 Lehi, UT, USA Record Collection 60716
• Source: S887443242 Findagrave Publication: 30 Oct 2012 Flora, Carroll County, Indiana, USAJoseph Harter, Sr 26 Feb 1861 Note: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46640076/joseph-harter File @M807@