Doddridge County Roots

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Isaac Morgan HARSHBARGER

Isaac Morgan HARSHBARGER

Male 1826 - 1901  (~ 74 years)

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  • Name Isaac Morgan HARSHBARGER 
    Born Oct 1826  Augusta Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    • Age 42 in 1870 would put birth in about 1828, while age 21 in his 1855 marriage record puts it in about 1834. But the date on his headstone is 1826.
    Gender Male 
    Census 1860  Hardy Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1860  [4
    carpenter 
    Census 1870  Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1870  [3
    Methodist minister 
    Census 1880  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1880  [5
    carpenter 
    Census 1900  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 1901  [2
    Buried Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Person ID I56993  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 8 Mar 2021 

    Father Jacob HARSHBARGER,   b. CA 1800,   d. CA 1841  (Age ~ 41 years) 
    Mother Mary RANKIN 
    Family ID F28221  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Catharine Kathleen LEE,   b. 1830, Rockingham Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1899  (Age 69 years) 
    Married 6 May 1855  Augusta Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Notes 
    • 1860 Census, Hardy Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Jul 18 1860:
      Isaac M. Harshbarger, 31, carpenter, value of real estate (blank), value of personal estate $200; Catharine, 27; James S, 1; Jennie L, 1 month.
      NOTE: The next enumerated household was that of Isaac's sister Amanda, married to Samuel J. Cupp, and their children. Both families moved to Doddridge County within the next few years.

      1870 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Central Twp), enumerated on Jun 21 1870:
      Isaac M. Harshbarger, 42, minister (M.E.), value of real estate $1,050, value of personal estate $1,000; Catharine, 37; Rankin, 11; Nannie, 9; Harrison, 7; Allen, 5; Mary, 3. [8]
    Children 
     1. Rankin HARSHBARGER,   b. 2 Jul 1858, Pendleton Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jan 1896, Wheeling, Ohio Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 37 years)
     2. Nannie Laurentz HARSHBARGER,   b. 19 Jun 1861, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Feb 1950, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
     3. Harrison HARSHBARGER,   b. CA 1863
     4. Charles Allan HARSHBARGER,   b. 1866,   d. Jan 1907  (Age 41 years)
     5. Mary Lee HARSHBARGER,   b. Aug 1867, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Mar 1905, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 37 years)
     6. William Walker HARSHBARGER,   b. 14 Jul 1872, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Mar 1885, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 12 years)
    Family ID F23592  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1900 - West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1998] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    2. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    3. [S1999] 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union Twp).

    4. [S2630] 1860 Census, Hardy County, (W)VA.

    5. [S2148] 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    6. [S1793] West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990)).

    7. [S2748] Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    8. [S1590] Death record of daughter.