Genealogy of the Marshall Family,
including Medieval and Ancient Lines

Updated: 02-03-2022.

Submitted and Maintained by Bill Marshall, bill.marshall@verizon.net.


Additions and corrections appreciated (especially with sources). My current list of sources is here. Homepage here.

Index of Medieval and Ancient Lines is here, notable people here, and Gedcom may be downloaded here.

Index of Modern Lines (immigrants to America and their descendants) is here, notable people here, and Gedcom here.


Individual Page

    Person Info
  • Name: David F HARPSTER
  • Sex: M
  • Birth: 19 Jan 1788 in Northumberland Co, Pennsylvania b
  • Death: 28 Jan 1864 in Republic, Seneca Co, Ohio d
  • Burial: Salem Cemetery, Republic, Ohio u


    • Parents:
  • Father:
  • Jacob HARPSTER Birth: 1756 in Pennsylvania Death: 24 Jul 1832 in Beaver Twp, Union Co, Pennsylvania
    • Mother:
  • Ann Eva OVERMIER Birth: Abt 1765 Death: 1832

Family:
Marriage: Children:
  1. Maria HARPSTER Birth: 7 Jul 1811 Death: 19 Sep 1900 in Steuben Co, Indiana
  2. Jacob HARPSTER Birth: 15 May 1813 in Pennsylvania Death: 1 Oct 1850 in Seneca Co, Ohio
  3. Peter HARPSTER Birth: 15 Jan 1816 in Pennsylvania Death: 1 Feb 1816
  4. William HARPSTER Birth: 5 Jul 1817 in Pennsylvania Death: 7 Mar 1878 in Fulton Co, Indiana
  5. Eve HARPSTER Birth: 1 Jan 1818 Death: 25 Jul 1868
  6. David HARPSTER Birth: 1 Apr 1820 in Pennsylvania Death: 1853 in Stuben Co, Indiana
  7. John Conrad HARPSTER Birth: 18 May 1822 in Seneco Co, Ohio Death: 17 Sep 1881 in Fayette Co, Illinois
  8. Elizabeth HARPSTER Birth: 14 Apr 1824 in Pennsylvania Death: 1867 in Illinois
  9. Anthony HARPSTER Birth: 16 Jan 1826 in Union Co, Pennsylvania Death: 10 Sep 1908 in Republic, Ohio
  10. John HARPSTER Birth: 18 Jul 1828 Death: 1888

Bibliography
  1. Dale, Beverly, Harpster, private email 12/28/1995. Author address: revbev at pobox dot upenn dot edu Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Beverly Dale 12/28/1995].
  2. Byrd, Freida, Harpster, Herbster, Herpster, Harbster, in Boucher Family Newsletter, Mar 1987. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Byrd HARPSTER].
  3. DAR Lineage, Dr. Martha Erma JONES #149049 Information from this source tagged as [Ref: DAR #149049].
  4. DAR Application 415660, Kirchman, Joanne Galbrener Information from this source tagged as [Ref: DAR #415660].
  5. DAR Application 508879A582, Wells, Nancy Harpster Information from this source tagged as [Ref: DAR #508879].
  6. DAR Application 526237, Gibbons, Erma Bledsoe Information from this source tagged as [Ref: DAR #526237].
  7. Fisher, Charles A, Snyder County PA Probate and Orphan Court Records, 1772-1855. Selinsgrove, PA: author, 1940. DAR PENN Counties Snyder PEN. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Fisher SnyderCoPA p[0-9]*].
  8. Harpster, David, Family Register. Available through DAR Genealogical Research System, Supporting documentation for National #508879 Patriot A051119. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Harpster David FamilyBible].
  9. Moschella, Julia, Harpster-Bledsoe families. Private email 9/6/2009. Author address: mpinetree at citlink dot net Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Julia Moschella 9/6/2009].
  10. Leedy, Roy B, Evangelical Church in Ohio, being a history of the Ohio Conference and Merged Conferences of the Evangelical Church in Ohio, now the Evangelical United Brethren Church, 1816-1951. Cleveland?: Ohio Conference, 1959. NYPL AE-10 613 (offsite). Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/3658747. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Leedy EvangelicalChurchOhio p[0-9]*].
  11. Clark, Pat, Clark, Smith, Fisher, Jones. WorldConnect db=momstravel, visited 10/11/2002. Author address: momstravel at hotmail dot com Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Pat Clark 10/11/2002].
  12. Union County Orphans Court, Docket Book 3, page 310, May Term 1837. Available through DAR Genealogical Research System, Supporting documentation for National #415660 Patriot A051119. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: UnionCoPA OrphansCt 3-310].
  13. Wells, Nancy Harpster, Salem Reformed Cemetery, Republic, Ohio. Author, undated. Available through DAR Genealogical Research System, Supporting documentation for National #508879 Patriot A051119. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Wells SalemCem p[0-9]*].

Sources for birth and parent Information
date:
[Ref: Beverly Dale 12/28/1995, Byrd HARPSTER, DAR #508879, DAR #526237, Harpster David FamilyBible, Julia Moschella 9/6/2009, Pat Clark 10/11/2002, Wells SalemCem p1]
1788 [Ref: DAR #149049],
place:
[Ref: Beverly Dale 12/28/1995, Byrd HARPSTER, DAR #508879, DAR #526237],
parents:
[Ref: Beverly Dale 12/28/1995, Byrd HARPSTER, Julia Moschella 9/6/2009, Pat Clark 10/11/2002],
father:
[Ref: DAR #149049, DAR #415660, DAR #508879, DAR #526237, Fisher SnyderCoPA p66, Harpster David FamilyBible, UnionCoPA OrphansCt 3-310]
Sources with Inaccurate birth and parent Information
place:
Union Co, Pennsylvania [Ref: Pat Clark 10/11/2002],
mother:
Mary ___ (#1760) [Ref: DAR #149049, DAR #415660, DAR #508879, DAR #526237]
Sources for death Information
date:
[Ref: DAR #508879, DAR #526237, Julia Moschella 9/6/2009, Pat Clark 10/11/2002, Wells SalemCem p1]
1864 [Ref: DAR #149049],
place:
Republic, Ohio [Ref: Beverly Dale 12/28/1995, Byrd HARPSTER, DAR #508879]
Seneca Co, Ohio [Ref: DAR #526237]
Sources with Inaccurate death Information
date:
20 Jun 1864 [Ref: Beverly Dale 12/28/1995]
Sources for burial Information
place:
[Ref: Byrd HARPSTER, DAR #508879, Wells SalemCem p1]
Sources with Information about marriage to Catherine LOHR
date:
[Ref: Beverly Dale 12/28/1995, DAR #508879, DAR #526237, Harpster David FamilyBible]
1812 [Ref: DAR #149049],
names:
[Ref: Wells SalemCem p1],
child:
[Ref: Beverly Dale 12/28/1995, Byrd HARPSTER, DAR #149049, DAR #508879, DAR #526237, Harpster David FamilyBible, Julia Moschella 9/6/2009, Pat Clark 10/11/2002]
Research Notes:
1828: moved to Scipio Twp, Seneca Co, Ohio [Ref: Leedy EvangelicalChurchOhio p582]

David lived near Republic, Ohio; near Pleasant Lake, Ind., Fulton Co. IN., Fayette Co, IN. Died and is buried in Salem Cemetery near Republic, Ohio, also there is wife Catherine, son Anthony & wife with several of his children. [Ref: Byrd HARPSTER]



Pedigree of David F HARPSTER
                   /-----George Frederick HERBSTER
          /-----David HARPSTER
         |        |         /-----Martin WEICK
         |         \-----Anna Christina WEICK
         |                  \-----Anna Christina HOSIN
 /-----Jacob HARPSTER
|         \-----Rosina CAMPBELL
David F HARPSTER
|                  /-----John George OBERMAYER
|         /-----John George OBERMAYER
|        |        |         /-----John George BANE
|        |         \-----Anna BANE
 \-----Ann Eva OVERMIER
         |         /-----Jonas VOGT
          \-----Anna Barbara VOGT



Descendants of David F HARPSTER
1. David F HARPSTER m. Catherine LOHR
m. Catherine LOHR father: William LOHR

2nd generation

2. Maria HARPSTER m. Harry RITTER
m. Harry RITTER
3. Jacob HARPSTER m1. Sarah ENSLEY m2. Sebeina WEHR
m. Sarah ENSLEY
m. Sebeina WEHR
6. Eve HARPSTER m. Rubin BENNEHOFF
m. Rubin BENNEHOFF
8. John Conrad HARPSTER m. Sabina HANGER
m. Sabina HANGER father: Jacob HANGER mother: Electia (HANGER)
9. Elizabeth HARPSTER m. Peter BENNYHOFF
m. Peter BENNYHOFF
10. Anthony HARPSTER m1. Harriet WEAVER m2. Elizabeth KLOSE
m. Harriet WEAVER
m. Elizabeth KLOSE

3rd generation

16. Elizabeth HARPSTER m. Alva T JONES
m. Alva T JONES
19. Benjamin Franklin HARPSTER m. Mary Frances Ogella MILNOR
m. Mary Frances Ogella MILNOR
20. Julia HARPSTER m. John Thomas BLEDSOE
m. John Thomas BLEDSOE father: Elijah BLEDSOE mother: Thursia Ann CURRY
21. Daniel David HARPSTER m. Nancy Graves PRUITT
m. Nancy Graves PRUITT
22. George HARPSTER m. Malinda Frances BAAZLE
m. Malinda Frances BAAZLE father: John BRASEL mother: Mary LANSFORD
23. Henry HARPSTER m. Mary Frances HARKEY
m. Mary Frances HARKEY
25. Elizabeth HARPSTER m. Louis Sylvester SMITH
m. Louis Sylvester SMITH father: John L SMITH
29. Amanda BENNYHOFF m. Henry LASH
m. Henry LASH father: George LASH mother: Anna HOOVER
30. Henry Milton HARPSTER m. Amanda Susanna MANKAMMER
m. Amanda Susanna MANKAMMER
31. Minnie E HARPSTER m1. Roy F JONES m2. Alva T JONES
m. Roy F JONES father: Alva T JONES mother: Elizabeth HARPSTER
m. Alva T JONES

4th generation

35. Ellen BLEDSOE m. James Pierson O'DELL
m. James Pierson O'DELL
36. George William BLEDSOE m1. Ida Leora DURST m2. Mary Effie (BLEDSOE)
m. Ida Leora DURST
m. Mary Effie (BLEDSOE)
37. Mary Frances BLEDSOE m. Charles SCHWARM
m. Charles SCHWARM
38. Etta BLEDSOE m. Theodore F PRUETT
m. Theodore F PRUETT
42. Levi John Thomas BLEDSOE m. Carrie Celest HAMILTON
m. Carrie Celest HAMILTON father: Charles E HAMILTON mother: Mary Emma O'DELL
44. William Ellis HARPSTER m. Nancy Emmaline MARTIN
m. Nancy Emmaline MARTIN father: John Neely MARTIN mother: Rachel Elvina MARTIN
45. Otis HARPSTER m. Nancy (HARPSTER)
m. Nancy (HARPSTER)
47. John Elmer HARPSTER m. Nancy Ellen LASH
m. Nancy Ellen LASH father: Wilson Shannon LASH mother: Margaret PETERS
49. Jed HARPSTER m. Clara FISH
m. Clara FISH
51. Raymond Victor SMITH m1. Marie Christine WILLIAMS m2. Vergline (SMITH)
m. Marie Christine WILLIAMS
m. Vergline (SMITH)
52. Ivan Chester SMITH m. Phoebe Cordelia JONES
m. Phoebe Cordelia JONES father: George Jacob JONES mother: Katherine H FAUST
53. Florence SMITH m1. George BARBE m2. H R STINE
m. George BARBE
m. H R STINE
54. Edward Franklin LASH m1. Cynthia VANCE m2.
m. Cynthia VANCE
57. Willis Milton HARPSTER m. Nancy Rebecca BALLEW
m. Nancy Rebecca BALLEW
58. Minnie Elizabeth JONES m. Everett P MILLER
m. Everett P MILLER

5th generation

65. Doris BLEDSOE m. Ralph DALE
m. Ralph DALE
67. Letha BLEDSOE m. Donald Homer GIBBONS
m. Donald Homer GIBBONS
70. Forrest Everett SCHWARM m. Sarah Emmaline MAHON
m. Sarah Emmaline MAHON father: Barron Anthony MAHON mother: Elvira Emeline PRYOR
71. Ivan C SCHWARM m1. Irene (SCHWARM) m2. Thelma JONES
m. Irene (SCHWARM)
m. Thelma JONES
75. Elva Jeanette BLEDSOE m. Living HEHENBERGER
m. Living HEHENBERGER
76. Robert Hamilton BLEDSOE m.
77. Gertrude Ethel HARPSTER m. James Frederick ELDER
m. James Frederick ELDER father: Billy ELDER
78. Arnold HARPSTER m. Sarah CRITZER
m. Sarah CRITZER
80. Lawrence HARPSTER m. Living ROBERTSON
m. Living ROBERTSON mother: May ROBINSON
82. Wesley Euphrates HARPSTER m. Annabelle VOEGEL
m. Annabelle VOEGEL father: John VOGEL mother: Grace CROSS
83. Ora HARPSTER m. Fern (HARPSTER)
m. Fern (HARPSTER)
85. Derald Glen HARPSTER m. Bertha Elizabeth HALBERT
m. Bertha Elizabeth HALBERT father: Ralph Elmer HALBERT mother: Mary TYRON
88. James Fish HARPSTER m. Living WITTE
m. Living WITTE
100. Wayne Willard HARPSTER m. Margaret Ellida DICKEY
m. Margaret Ellida DICKEY
101. Herbert R MILLER m. Joyce A BENFER
m. Joyce A BENFER