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Rankin HARSHBARGER

Rankin HARSHBARGER[1]

Male 1858 - 1896  (37 years)

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  • Name Rankin HARSHBARGER 
    Born 2 Jul 1858  Pendleton Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1870  Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1880  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation carpenter  [3, 5] 
    Occupation undertaker  [6, 7] 
    Died 17 Jan 1896  Wheeling, Ohio Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 6, 7] 
    Cause: apoplexy 
    Buried Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (old SDB section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9] 
    Person ID I98467  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 10 Feb 2018 

    Father Isaac Morgan HARSHBARGER,   b. Oct 1826, Augusta Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1901  (Age ~ 74 years) 
    Mother 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  [10] 
    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. [11]
    Family ID F23592  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary A. KING,   b. CA 1858, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Aug 1918, Randolph Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 60 years) 
    Married Apr 1879  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Notes 
    • 1880 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District), enumerated on Jun 2 1880:
      Rankin Harshbarger, 22, carpenter; wife Mary, 21.
    Children 
     1. (Infant daughter) HARSHBARGER,   b. 24 Dec 1879, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1880  (Age 0 years)
     2. Harry Edward "Ed" HARSHBARGER,   b. 1 Mar 1881, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Aug 1961, Elkins, Randolph Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     3. Charles HARSHBARGER,   b. May 1884, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Nov 1915, Brush, Morgan Co, CO Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 31 years)
    Family ID F17561  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: apoplexy - 17 Jan 1896 - Wheeling, Ohio Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (old SDB section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1577] Obituary of sister.

    2. [S5] Headstone.

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

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

    5. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR p. 232, Line 24 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11792377&Type=Marriage.

    6. [S2406] Ohio County Death Records, Wheeling, WV, DR p. 68, Line 216 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5746225&Type=Death.

    7. [S2568] West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

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

    9. [S934] Findagrave.com.

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

    11. [S1590] Death record of daughter.