tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91495585054192565542024-03-13T02:55:13.377-04:00Harshaw FamilyA blog for all who relate to Harshaws (and Rippeys and related Scots-Irish emigrants), providing stories and information on those who survived, and sometimes thrived, in America.Bill Harshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02094598931693185805noreply@blogger.comBlogger187125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149558505419256554.post-78145137685252067562019-09-18T19:15:00.000-04:002019-09-18T19:15:21.424-04:00Pictures Mislead--Jean Was RightLetters from Jean's files show that her account of her birth and Ada and William's golden wedding anniversary was right. Marjorie and I were trying to piece a coherent account together based on my memory of Jean's account and available photographs. . We weren't sure when the anniversary was, but we now know it was August 6, 50 years from the wedding in August 6, 1885.<br />
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photograph showing the family assembled for the anniversary. Note my mother. At this point she's close to 9 months pregnant, but does it really show? Jean was born 4 days after this picture was taken. This letter from Ralph to Gertrude confirms the timing, and the fact that her pregnancy was a surprise.<br />
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She and dad had been married almost 16 years (they married on August 21, 1919) and as far as we know this was her first pregnancy (age 37). Jean speculated that the lingering effects of dad's lead poisoning accounted for the late birth.Bill Harshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02094598931693185805noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149558505419256554.post-72548490309730087472018-01-05T16:42:00.000-05:002018-01-05T16:42:16.126-05:00Ralph Gold--Worcester PolytechnicHave some items from the Golds, which led me to google Ralph. Came across this:<br />
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There are gaps in our knowledge of Will's early life. He started writing his memoirs but stopped. He was born in 1855, presumably started college in 1878, which would have been at age 23. His father died in 1874. The census shows him in Cutler in 1880. From somewhere I've the impression that he, or older brother Andrew, went to high school in Sparta. That would make sense as it was large enough to support such a school, which almost certainly was not a public school. Was money tight in the early 70's, was Michael sick before his death? I don't know when Michael and Margaret became real estate developers--early 70's when the railroad came through--and they probably didn't get much money for the lots they sold or the land the railroad got. I vaguely recall a reference to their "giving the land" for the town of Cutler but I think there were sales.<br />
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Andrew is 7 years older than Will. He graduates from Westminster in 1874 when he is 26, perhaps meaning he started college at 22. He remains for <a href="http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/lawrence/1877/religion.htm">one year </a>as an instructor at Westminster. So he's free of the farm before his father dies but for some reason Will has to remain on the farm until 1878 or 9. Bill Harshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02094598931693185805noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149558505419256554.post-34032988521804189422016-12-26T17:17:00.004-05:002016-12-26T17:19:05.544-05:00Ada and Monmouth CollegeOne mystery of Ada Rippey's life is how and why she attended Monmouth College. It's reasonable enough that she attended the Geneseo Normal School which was about 3.7 miles away from her parents home, so presumably she lived at home.<br />
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But after Geneseo she went to Monmouth, Illinois to attend the college there. That's about 800 miles away. Monmouth was Presbyterian and an early co-ed college. But there were closer alternatives: Elmira College which her daughter Helen would attend, and Cornell, which two grandchildren would attend. Elmira, at least, was both associated with the Presbyterian church and only for women. But it seems to have had some controversies in the 1870's which might have told against it. My guess is that one or more graduates of Monmouth College were involved in the founding or running of Geneseo, and recommended Ada to the college and the college to Ada.<br />
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One excerpt from the<a href="http://ou.monmouthcollege.edu/about/history.aspx"> Monmouth College history:</a><br />
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This, I believe, is a tintype taken around 1882 showing William R. Harshaw (Will) and part of his graduating class from <a href="http://www.westminster.edu/about/history/index.cfm">Westminster College, PA</a>. Note the presence of women--the college was founded as a co-ed institution.<br />
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This, I believe, is a tintype taken on the same day as the first photo, with just the three men. Note the clothes are the same.
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This is labeled as "W.R.Harshaw", possibly in Helen Gold's handwriting. This would be about 1860 when Will was 5 years old.
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This is a daguerreotype in Marjorie's possession, which she believes was taken on the occasion of the wedding of Will and Margaret. This was Dec. 27, 1842. I've reservations, given that daguerreotypes were introduced to the U.S. just 3 years before but it's possible the Harshaw family went to Pittsburgh to be photographed around the time of Will and Margaret's wedding.<br />
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Is the man in this daguerrotype the same as in the picture above? Marjorie says "yes"--the nose, ears and hairline look the same. Perhaps it was taken also at the time of the wedding?<br />
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Who is this man? Perhaps Michael's brother, also taken at the time of the wedding.<br />
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And this couple? The man looks to have a family resemblance with the previous men in the photos<br />
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This is a late photograph of Michael Harshaw, in possession of Marjorie.Bill Harshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02094598931693185805noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149558505419256554.post-46434938386193888972016-10-31T15:46:00.000-04:002016-11-01T15:38:20.766-04:00Help Wanted--Identify PhotosHaven't blogged here in a while. My sister Jean died in the spring, leaving a bunch of family stuff to sort through. Gradually making some progress. There are some tintypes/daguerrotypes I'll put up here, with the information I have about them, the guesses I've made, and the questions I have.[Updated 11/1/16 with Marjorie's input.]<br />
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This seems to be William R. Harshaw (center) with two fellow classmates from Westminster college around 1880. (See below.)<br />
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I'm not sure who this couple is--nor am I sure of the time frame--perhaps 1860 and this is a daguerrotype? Could be Rev. John Rippey and Elizabeth Black Rippey,[Marjorie suggests possibly one of William's sisters and husband.]<br />
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Don't know who the two pictures above are--is there a family resemblance?[Marjorie suggests this is Michael Harshaw]
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This is labeled as "Wm R. Harshaw"--may have been Helen Gold's writing.
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I think this picture is likely of the Westminster College graduating class of abt 1880--note the overlap with the first picture.<br />
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If you've any ideas as to identity, please comment.Bill Harshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02094598931693185805noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149558505419256554.post-50469441155728898422016-08-03T16:49:00.001-04:002016-08-03T16:49:38.059-04:00The Return of the McIntiresThanks to a message from Lorrie Graham in Ancestry on the background of the McIntires I took another look at the mess. Nine years ago I<a href="http://harshawfamily.blogspot.com/2007/08/farewell-mcintires.html"> wrote</a> we had to bid goodbye to them because of a newspaper article saying that Elizabeth Smith was the sister of Capt. William Smith when she married Joseph Rippey. This, added to her DOB of 1798, meant that she could not be the daughter of William and Isabella McIntire.<br />
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But since 2007 Find-a-Grave has done great work. Their entry for the tombstone of Elizabeth McIntire Smith reads: 42 years, dau of William and Isabella McIntire. The "42 years" means she was born in 1777. That fits nicely with the new evidence on the marriage of the McIntires--August 4, 1774. <br />
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So the bottom line now is, assuming the accuracy of the Find-a-Grave data, we must assume either the newspaper article was in error in referring to "brother" rather than "father" William Smith, or that she had a brother William who hasn't shown up in other records. Either way we can return the McIntires to the ancestry of the Rippeys. More to follow.Bill Harshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02094598931693185805noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149558505419256554.post-84786453682991656932016-05-14T12:44:00.001-04:002016-05-14T12:44:24.442-04:00Typing Love Letters"After their invention in the 1860s, typewriters quickly became
indispensable tools for practically all writing other than personal
correspondence." That's from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typewriter">wikipedia.</a><br />
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Shows how much they know. Among the family heirlooms my sister had were some love letters from my grandfather to my grandmother Ada, typed in 1884. Bill Harshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02094598931693185805noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149558505419256554.post-64025490136612785182016-04-04T17:48:00.000-04:002016-04-04T17:48:54.412-04:00Harshaw DNA <a href="https://www.facebook.com/marjorie.robie?fref=nf">Cousin Marjorie </a>has posted on Facebook concerning the Harshaw DNA research project.Bill Harshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02094598931693185805noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149558505419256554.post-72382012972364329992016-03-26T17:26:00.001-04:002016-03-26T17:26:38.203-04:00Jean Louise HarshawMy sister Jean died 2 weeks ago. Legacy has the <a href="http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/jean-harshaw-obituary?pid=1000000178040642">obituary.</a>Bill Harshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02094598931693185805noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149558505419256554.post-49247738935155061602015-08-24T15:45:00.001-04:002015-08-24T15:48:23.583-04:00Rev. John Rippey, Entrepreneur?From a Google search, a link to the 1884 report by the state geologist, which includes a report on the results of a well near Cuylverville, apparently testing the availability of a strata of rock salt. The geologist credits Rev. John as the President of the Cuylerville Salt and Mining Company as the source of the information.<br />
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I find this current <a href="http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/vote-up/2015/01/13/largest-salt-mine-in-u-s-to-expand-in-livingston-county/21703733/">news item </a>on Livingston county salt mining: <br />
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American Rock Salt Co., which owns the largest salt mine in the country,
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And I find a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retsof,_New_York">wikipedia item on Retsof, NY, </a>site of the largest salt mine in the US until a big collapse in 1994. Retsof is 4.5 miles north of Cuylerville.<br />
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By the late 1800’s, many companies were drilling for salt throughout
the world. Between 1878 and 1895, over 35 mining companies were formed
in New York’s Wyoming and Livingston Counties alone. In 1884, the first
shaft salt mine was constructed in Livingston County at a cost of
$600,000. Previously, all other facilities in the area were wells that
extracted brine, which was then evaporated to obtain the salt. The shaft
salt mine increased production capacity and efficiency. <br />
The extraction of salt in Western New York covers a vast geographic
region. Mine shafts that were formerly operating in the hamlets of
Retsof, Greigsville, and Cuylerville were eventually all connected
underground, comprising an area even larger than the island of
Manhattan. In 1994, due to a flooding of this network, the Retsof mine
was closed and salt mining was no longer an industry in the region.<br />
That changed in 1997, when the American Rock Salt Company was
established with the vision of creating a new mine and tapping into the
underground salt reserves that had been left undisturbed. After securing
the required permits and purchasing 10,000 acres of mineral rights and
200 acres of surface property, American Rock Salt broke ground in 1998
for a new mine, ten miles away from all previous mining sites.
Construction of the mine at Hampton Corners took more than three years.
American Rock Salt built the mine using traditional techniques that have
proven over time to be the best approach for safety and success. </blockquote>
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Also through a <a href="http://www.forgottenbooks.com/readbook_text/Annual_Catalogue_of_the_Allegheny_Theological_Seminary_1890_1000781806/117">Google search</a>, in 1990 Rev. John is on the board of the Allegheny Theological Seminary.Bill Harshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02094598931693185805noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149558505419256554.post-71438028917190860952015-08-01T16:56:00.003-04:002015-08-01T16:56:43.129-04:00Harshaws in the British CensusHere's an<a href="http://www.your-family-history.com/h/harshaw-family-history.php"> entry page</a> to a UK genealogy site which shows Harshaws by name and census year.Bill Harshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02094598931693185805noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149558505419256554.post-49107253783982665052015-06-03T16:07:00.002-04:002015-06-05T15:35:01.699-04:00Captain John's Father--Interpreting the EvidenceI'm using my blog to lay out my logic for naming Mathew Rippey as John Rippey's father (though really I think I can credit my sister Jean for most of the material).<br />
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When one searches Ancestry family trees for Captain John Rippey, born 1749, most of the trees name Samuel Rippey and Rachel Armstrong as his parents. Some of the trees use Mathew as the father, and there's a mixture of other theories, or possibly errors. I'll consider only the Samuel theory as an alternative to Mathew.<br />
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What do I know for sure:<br />
<ol>
<li>There's no primary source giving John's father</li>
<li>There's are secondary sources giving John's father as Samuel, but I'm not aware of that linkage being based on a primary source. </li>
</ol>
What do I think I know:<br />
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<b>Geography</b>: Two censuses are relevant, the Federal census of 1790 and the Pennslyvania septennial censuses of 1786 and 1793. The 1786 census shows Hugh and Mathew in Dromore, Lancaster county; John in Chaunceford, York county, and William and Samuel in Southampton, Franklin County. The 1790 Federal census shows William, Samuel and Mathew in the same places, no John, a Richard Rippey in "Mixed township", York county (not seen since), and an Elijah in Franklin, plus a couple new Rippeys in Philadelphia.<br />
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We know John and Mary were in Chaunceford township before moving to Ontario county, NY. Geographically it makes more sense for John to be the son of Mathew than of William or Samuel. Why? Because the Scots-Irish tended to move to the west and south for land. It's less likely that John would move east from his fathers farm than west.<br />
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<b>Lack of Support for Samuel</b><br />
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The Biographical Annals of Franklin County is provided as one source for the Samuel/Rachel parentage. Here's a <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=adtXI0PJYj8C&lpg=PA53&ots=Qx3VKb2EpI&dq=Samuel%20Rippey%20and%20Rachel%20Armstrong&pg=PA54#v=onepage&q=Samuel%20Rippey%20and%20Rachel%20Armstrong&f=false">link to the relevant entry for them.</a><br />
According to this, they had 8 children, with child no. 6 a son John. But all it says for him is "6. John C became a physician." That doesn't fit with our Captain John.<br />
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This is another early<a href="http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/cumberland/bios/zeamer/rippey-fam.txt"> genealogical history .</a>It lists only four children for Samuel and Rachel, none of them John. (Samuel Rippey Jr had a son, John, known as "Col. John" according to this, but no dates given and they'd be too late for our Captain John.<br />
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<b> Support for Mathew/Hugh</b><br />
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The best support for Mathew as John's father goes back to Jean's researches, which I got into Google documents years ago but haven't managed to get them public. (Sheer inertia.) To save redoing previous work, I'll provide these links:<br />
<ul>
<li><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TuLQ_LAvpwpajczFI68tbCwOm8wTEXMZKS2bacP1n7k/edit?usp=sharing">transcripts of the wills </a>of Hugh Rippey (1757), land transactions between Hugh Rippey's son Mathew and his grandson Hugh and the will of Mathew Rippey. Jean got these from Lancaster county records in 1978.</li>
<li><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SngkY4M9NEgKKP6j_IBLicOjykGP9Ifg531tkgLR3VY/edit?usp=sharing">My interpretation of the above documents. </a></li>
</ul>
The bottom line for the documents is that a John Rippey appears twice in the documents and the ages fit. That's not conclusive evidence but it seems the most probable conclusion based on the evidence I know of. <br />
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<b>Naming Pattern</b><br />
As cousin Marjorie first observed,the naming pattern of Capt. John's sons fits with Mathew being his father, not Samuel. John named his oldest son Mathew (his father), his second son George Orson (wife's father) . He never named a son "Samuel".<br />
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Bill Harshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02094598931693185805noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149558505419256554.post-50987419385226144802015-02-26T12:48:00.002-05:002015-02-26T12:48:32.734-05:00Marjorie's New BlogAt <a href="http://storiesofourancestors1.blogspot.com/">this blog</a> Marjorie is posting stories on ancestors of the Robie (her husband) and Harshaw families. The first one was published this morning.Bill Harshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02094598931693185805noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149558505419256554.post-12517146725878332262014-11-28T15:24:00.002-05:002014-11-28T15:24:40.707-05:00A Short Tale of TurkeysThanksgiving is over, but it's not too late to dredge up a memory of my uncle Mac. Or rather, it's not a memory of my uncle, whom I only saw a handful of times, but rather one of the few times I remember his older brother, my father, talking about him.<br />
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As described in other posts, Mac had gotten his PhD in animal nutrition. He taught for a year in Tennessee, then moved east in 1930 to take a job with the Agricultural Research Service, at the Beltsville MD research center. He stayed there for 13 or so years, before moving to Massachusetts to become director of research for the Webster feed company. I remember Dad had some small items, pencils, pocket calendar, that sort of stuff, all with the Webster name on them.<br />
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Anyhow, Dad said that Mac had worked on the Beltsville turkey. Finally got around to researching that and here's what the ARS site <a href="http://www.ars.usda.gov/sp2UserFiles/Place/80000000/Partnering/TurkeySuccess.pdf">says</a> (pdf). The gist is in the wikipedia site:<br />
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The Beltsville Small White was developed beginning in 1934 in response to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Market_research" title="Market research">market research</a> that said consumers wanted a turkey of small to medium size with no dark <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinfeather" title="Pinfeather">pinfeathers</a>. In a breeding program at the Beltsville Center that lasted from 1934 to 1941, the USDA used <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Holland" title="White Holland">White Holland</a>, <a class="new" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=White_Austrian&action=edit&redlink=1" title="White Austrian (page does not exist)">White Austrian</a>, <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narragansett_%28turkey%29" title="Narragansett (turkey)">Narragansett</a>, <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronze_%28turkey%29" title="Bronze (turkey)">Bronze</a>, and <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_Turkey" title="Wild Turkey">Wild Turkey</a> genetics. The breed was used commercially in the 1940s, and was recognized officially by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Poultry_Association" title="American Poultry Association">American Poultry Association</a> in 1951.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-albc_2-0"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beltsville_Small_White#cite_note-albc-2"><span>[</span>2<span>]</span></a></sup><br />
As a result of being developed specifically for smaller, urban
households, the breed never had the size to satisfy the demands of
restaurants. By the 1970s, it had nearly disappeared, and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broad_Breasted_White" title="Broad Breasted White">Broad Breasted White</a> had come into prominence. It is still extremely rare today, and is listed as Critical by the <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Livestock_Breeds_Conservancy" title="American Livestock Breeds Conservancy">American Livestock Breeds Conservancy</a>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-albc_2-1"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beltsville_Small_White#cite_note-albc-2"><span>[</span>2<span>]</span></a></sup> It retains interest primarily among breed enthusiasts and those interested in a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heritage_turkey" title="Heritage turkey">heritage turkey</a> breed.</blockquote>
To be honest, I've not seen a document linking Mac to the turkey, but then I've not specifically searched for one. He's certainly there at the right time and might well have focused on the nutrition of the new breed, among his other duties. But since Mac and John almost never wrote, dad would not have not detailed knowledge of his work. <br />
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<br />Bill Harshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02094598931693185805noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149558505419256554.post-90187003563661951372014-10-15T17:18:00.001-04:002014-10-15T17:18:20.537-04:00Ministers in Hague, NY for SummerThis piece from the Ticonderoga paper of Aug 18, 1898, reports that William and Ada were in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hague,_New_York">Hague </a>and W.R. preached a sermon at the W.M Church. The writer expressed the hope they'd build a cottage there before another year. Hague is a town on Lake George. From the other notes, it looks as if it was a popular summer resort for ministers.<br />
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The Harshaws were visiting "Capt. Mrs. Robinson". Whether she was a relative, friend, or just the hostess of the summer resort I don't know.Bill Harshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02094598931693185805noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149558505419256554.post-48900213096710949822014-10-15T17:06:00.001-04:002014-10-15T17:06:15.919-04:00Dr. Harshaw on the Minimum WageThe Geneva newspaper <a href="http://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn84031546/1892-07-05/ed-1/seq-4/">picked up</a> something from (presumably) W.R.Harshaw on the subject of fair wages for working women. (He was for, or at least didn't think women should engage in prostitution on the side to make up for low wages.) Can't copy the text, so you'll have to look at the link.Bill Harshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02094598931693185805noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149558505419256554.post-48210843367107869072014-08-16T12:26:00.003-04:002014-08-16T12:26:45.047-04:00W.R.Harshaw on LibrariesWilliam R. Harshaw wrote an<a href="http://www.unz.org/Pub/Outlook-1901jun29-00492?View=PDF"> article </a>for Outlook Magazine in June 1901 on the West Pittston library. The article was reprinted in the Pittston Gazette on July 9, 1901. He's very concerned about getting people to read only the "best" and rather snobbishly dismissive of Pittston, which was more immigrant coal miners while West Pittston was more professional and managerial. But for all his dated attitudes, he apparently was a driving force behind rejuvenating the library. <br />
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Theodore Roosevelt wrote for the magazine, which was <u>not</u> one of the muckraking mags.Bill Harshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02094598931693185805noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149558505419256554.post-82301357377463625092014-08-14T17:38:00.000-04:002015-02-13T08:51:33.073-05:00The Galum Postmaster: Michael HarshawMichael Harshaw was appointed postmaster at Galum, IL on Jan 21, 1862. Abraham Lincoln had been postmaster some 30 years earlier and got paid about $20 a quarter. I don't know the basis--whether it was a flat salary or based on the money the postmaster collected. <br />
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Ancestry has a <a href="http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2014/07/26/special-delivery-postmasters-in-the-family-tree/?utm_source=feedly&utm_reader=feedly&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=special-delivery-postmasters-in-the-family-tree">some explanation </a>. As noted, the appointment was political (remember the movie "Lincoln") which links up with grandfather's bio of Michael. <br />
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But why "Galum"? Cutler, IL was only developed when the railroad came through, which was after 1862. My only clue is a "Galum Church Road" which currently runs west from the Pinckneyville area towards Cutler. Today it ends in an area which was mined, but assuming it was a continuous route in 1862 it would be route 15 which runs just north of Cutler, near the original location of Michael's church.<br />
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So was Michael's church the original "Galum Church? No, it seems there was a <a href="http://image1.findagrave.com/photos250/photos/2009/232/CEM46959203_125087214372.jpg">Galum church</a> founded in 1854 near Pinckneyville which<a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CCYQFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesouthern.com%2Fnews%2Fchurch-burning-leads-to-slashed-throat-for-pinckneyville-man-arrests%2Farticle_344e5012-8b8e-5121-b481-ec51ad378673.html&ei=wSntU4G-HOLJsQSl2YH4DA&usg=AFQjCNFWY7kA4R2l2RKcZqEUam3uO5BPtg&sig2=R5rDT9B3vh-QErrNR1nEEQ"> burned down in 2005,</a>but the cemetery still remains. So where was the postoffice, near the Galum church or the Cutler church. Not clear.Bill Harshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02094598931693185805noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149558505419256554.post-46545728300930416562014-08-07T14:27:00.002-04:002014-08-07T14:27:56.501-04:00The West Pittston Library and W.R.Harshaw IMs Anne Barr, director of the <a href="http://www.wplibrary.org/">West Pittston Library</a>, made connections with me through this blog. We talked on the phone today. Briefly it seems that grandfather, William R. Harshaw, was quite involved with the library's affairs, as reflected in the minutes of the library association. She will be sharing information on his involvement with me and I will pass it on (hence the "I"). <br />
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The library website also provides access to digitized copies of some issues of the Pittston Gazette. The first <a href="http://contentdm1.accesspa.org/cdm/compoundobject/collection/pwepp-pgazz/id/1935/rec/1">mention of W.R.Harshaw</a> is on the occasion of the first use of the new church building, February 26, 1892. He preached twice. A mystery though--why is he described as of Columbus, Ohio? Perhaps a correspondent's mistake, because he was of New York City then.Bill Harshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02094598931693185805noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149558505419256554.post-48159642407239532362014-07-23T15:07:00.002-04:002014-07-23T15:07:42.269-04:00Gottleib Mittelberger and Pennsylvania of 1750Stumbled on this<a href="http://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/pds/becomingamer/growth/text9/pennsylvaniaimmigrant.pdf"> pdf </a>file of Gottleib Mittelberger's description of his journey to PA in 1750 and the conditions there (he eventually returned to Germany). Provides some context for the Rippeys and Orsons.Bill Harshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02094598931693185805noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149558505419256554.post-55817644711871380172014-07-14T15:21:00.002-04:002014-07-14T15:21:53.195-04:00Jonas Lighty, His Background, and the "Flying Camp"Jonas Lighty, who left Mary Orson his estate, was, I believe, headed for the "flying camp" which wikipedia has an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_Camp">article on.</a> (It's a step towards a Continental army.)<br />
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And I quote from a message on the<a href="http://genforum.genealogy.com/lighty/messages/6.html"> Lighty family message board.</a><br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
John Lighty is my great-great-great-great grandfather. He was the son of
Christian and Catharine Leyty (correct spelling) who emigrated from
Switzerland in 1737 and purchased a patent from Penn for 200 acres in
Lancaster County, later to be York County, in Washington Township (There
still remains in the Lighty name, 50 acres of that original patent
purchase). They settled in the East Berlin (York and Adams County) area
with three other families (Asper, Leas & Malaun) in 1741. John had a
younger brother, Jonas, who died as a Revolutionary War soldier in
1776. The York County Historical Society has copies of the Wills of
Christian and Jonas. The York County Register of Wills had at one time,
copies of the Wills of Christian and John. John's estate record listed
his death date as November 30, 1803, having died in Washington Township,
York County, PA. I'm sorry that I do not have a burial location. My
line follows Abraham. I am familiar with other lines. If you are still
interested, please supply an updated email address, as the one on file
for this site is not current.</blockquote>
Bill Harshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02094598931693185805noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149558505419256554.post-41136020611478865952014-07-11T12:54:00.001-04:002014-07-11T12:54:39.124-04:00Rev. Michael and the Reformed PresbyteriansThe Reformed Presbyterian Synod met in Pittsburgh on May 25, 1868 with Rev. Michael Harshaw in attendance and speaking. The Pittsburgh paper reports their <a href="http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6BwNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZWYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1700%2C3719095">deliberations</a>, which seem stormy. Though the exact issue isn't clear it's possible that it was united with the larger Presbyterian church. (Much discussion about reunion after the Civil War.) <br />
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Rev. Michael leaves the Reformed and joins the United in 1870.Bill Harshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02094598931693185805noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149558505419256554.post-39238867859436654142014-06-22T17:25:00.001-04:002014-06-22T17:25:23.917-04:00Trip--Day 7Just figured out I didn't post a record of day 7 of the trip Marjorie and I took back in 2008, so I'm only 6 years late (and probably inaccurate).<br />
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We left Brecksville, Oh, traveled east, visited Grove City, noting the stone blocks in the main street recording history, including that of the Grove City Harshaws. Marjorie visited the bank where the Harshaw Diaries had been stored, though she wasn't able to see the vault. We then went north, stopping briefly in the Grove City cemetery and then to try to locate Andrew Harshaw's farm, but I got lost and frustrated and couldn't find it. We did succeed, after searching a good while and finally asking for instructions, in finding the church where Michael and M. were married, and then the Rocky Glen graveyard, where Sarah and her children are buried.<br />
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Late in the day we got into New York.<br />
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<a href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/108941713361700044520/albums/5258292249914393729?authkey=CKvRrZ783PzhLA">Photos </a>Bill Harshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02094598931693185805noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9149558505419256554.post-67931482839308988302014-02-01T15:49:00.000-05:002014-02-01T15:49:13.970-05:00John Coventry SmithOne of Sarah Harshaw's descendants, making him a third cousin. He rated <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/1984/01/18/obituaries/rev-dr-john-c-smith-80-dies-led-world-council-of-churches.html?smid=pl-share">an obit</a> in the NYTimes, beginning:<br />
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" Rev. Dr. John Coventry Smith, a former president of the World Council
of Churches and a leader of the United Presbyterian Church, died Sunday
after suffering a heart attack while participating in a panel discussion
at the Abington Presbyterian Church in Abington, Pa. He was 80 years
old."Bill Harshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02094598931693185805noreply@blogger.com0