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  • Name: John HARPSTER
  • Sex: M
  • Birth: 13 Jun 1828 in Fairfield Co, Ohio b
  • Death: 29 Mar 1891 in Putnam Co, Ohio d
  • Burial: Antioch Cemetery, Putnam Co, Ohio u


  • Parents:
  • Father:
  • Anthony HARPSTER Birth: 9 Jan 1807 in Northumberland Co, Pennsylvania Death: 24 Jun 1883 in Gomer, Ohio
  • Mother:
  • Sophia STAPLETON Birth: 9 Feb 1810 in Fairfield Co, Ohio Death: 3 May 1901 in Gomer, Ohio

Family:
Marriage: Children:
  1. Mary Elizabeth HARPSTER Birth: 27 Aug 1850 in West Cairo, Allen Co, Ohio Death: 1 Dec 1893
  2. George Washington HARPSTER Birth: 17 Jan 1852 in Allen Co, Ohio Death: Continental, Ohio
  3. Susan HARPSTER Birth: 21 Aug 1853 in Putnam Co, Ohio Death: 4 Oct 1874
  4. Samuel HARPSTER Birth: 23 Feb 1855 in Putnam Co, Ohio Death: Delphos, Ohio
  5. Sophia HARPSTER Birth: 8 Feb 1857 in Putnam Co, Ohio
  6. Sarah Luzina HARPSTER Birth: 14 Feb 1858 in Putnam Co, Ohio
  7. Eliza Jane HARPSTER Birth: 5 Feb 1860 in Putnam Co, Ohio Death: Grover Hill, Ohio
  8. Ida HARPSTER Birth: 18 Apr 1862 in Putnam Co, Ohio
  9. Anthony HARPSTER Birth: 20 Nov 1864 in Putnam Co, Ohio
  10. John Wesley HARPSTER Birth: 1865 in Putnam Co, Ohio
  11. Eva HARPSTER Birth: 30 Mar 1867 in Putnam Co, Ohio Death: Delphos, Ohio
  12. Carrie Jeanettie HARPSTER Birth: 15 Jun 1870 in Putnam Co, Ohio
  13. Minerva Idella HARPSTER Birth: 25 May 1872 in Putnam Co, Ohio Death: Ray, Arizona

Bibliography
  1. Breese, Mary Longsworth, Early Vital Records and Marriages of Allen County Ohio, 1831-64. SLC: GeneSocUT, 1963. Film#317318. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/film/007725960. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Breese EarlyMarriages p[0-9]*].
  2. Bruders, Robert K, Descendants of David Harpster, Gresham, OR: 2/10/2003. Avail http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/b/r/u/Robert-K-Bruders/ Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Bruders HARPSTER #[0-9]*].
  3. Burkhardt, Franklin A, The BOUCHER Family, Francis E Burkhardt Press, New York, 1917. Available at http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/005712838 Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Burkhardt BOUCHER p[0-9f]*].
  4. Harter, Fayne Ellen, Reichelderfer family. Nappenee, IN: F. E. Harter, 1993. FHL 929.273 R271h v1/v2 1993. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Harter REICHELDERFER p[0-9]*].
  5. 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].
  6. Jones, June, Stapleton-DeLong-Mowery families, private email, 12/1/2002. Author address: JonesJuneM at aol dot com Information from this source tagged as [Ref: June Jones 12/1/2002].

Sources for birth and parent Information
date:
[Ref: June Jones 12/1/2002]
14 Jun 1828 [Ref: Bruders HARPSTER #5, Burkhardt BOUCHER p132, Julia Moschella 9/6/2009],
place:
[Ref: Burkhardt BOUCHER p132],
parents:
[Ref: Burkhardt BOUCHER p132, Harter REICHELDERFER p118]
Sources for death Information
date:
[Ref: Burkhardt BOUCHER p132, Julia Moschella 9/6/2009],
place:
[Ref: Burkhardt BOUCHER p132]
Sources with Inaccurate death Information
place:
Fairfield Co, Ohio [Ref: Bruders HARPSTER #4]
Sources for burial Information
place:
[Ref: Burkhardt BOUCHER p132]
Sources with Information about marriage to Elizabeth McMELLON
date:
[Ref: Breese EarlyMarriages p109],
place:
[Ref: Breese EarlyMarriages p109],
Rev:
Abraham Doner [Ref: Breese EarlyMarriages p109],
names:
[Ref: Julia Moschella 9/6/2009],
child:
[Ref: Burkhardt BOUCHER p132, Burkhardt BOUCHER p134, Burkhardt BOUCHER p135, Burkhardt BOUCHER p136]
Sources with Inaccurate marriage information
date:
22 Nov 1849 [Ref: Bruders HARPSTER #5, Burkhardt BOUCHER p132]
Research Notes:
1836: brought to Allen Co with father [Ref: Burkhardt BOUCHER p132]

1852: moved to Putnam County [Ref: Burkhardt BOUCHER p132]



Pedigree of John HARPSTER
                                     /-----George Frederick HERBSTER
                            /-----David HARPSTER
                           |        |         /-----Martin WEICK
                           |         \-----Anna Christina WEICK
                           |                  \-----Anna Christina HOSIN
                   /-----Jacob HARPSTER
                  |         \-----Rosina CAMPBELL
          /-----Peter HARPSTER
         |        |                  /-----John George OBERMAYER
         |        |         /-----John George OBERMAYER
         |        |        |        |         /-----John George BANE
         |        |        |         \-----Anna BANE
         |         \-----Ann Eva OVERMIER
         |                 |         /-----Jonas VOGT
         |                  \-----Anna Barbara VOGT
 /-----Anthony HARPSTER
|        |                  /-----Johan Daniel BOUCHER
|        |         /-----Anthony BOWSHER
|        |        |        |                  /-----Hans Jacob DROG
|        |        |        |         /-----Hans Diebolt DROG
|        |        |         \-----Eva Catharina DROG
|        |        |                 |                  /-----Velten REECH
|        |        |                 |         /-----Hans Martin RECH
|        |        |                 |        |         \-----Maria (REECH)
|        |        |                  \-----Maria Barbara RECH
|        |        |                          |                  /-----Velten CLAUSS
|        |        |                          |         /-----Hans Christoph CLAUSS
|        |        |                           \-----Catharina CLAUSS
|        |        |                                   |         /-----Marx REECH
|        |        |                                    \-----Maria REECH
|         \-----Elizabeth BOWSHER
|                 |                  /-----Johannes Veit REICHELDERFER
|                 |         /-----Johann Heinrich REICHELSDORFER
|                 |        |         \-----Anna (REICHELSDORFER)
|                  \-----Christine REICHELDERFER
|                          |         /-----Ulrich LIEBENGUT
|                           \-----Maria Catherina LIEBENGUTH
|                                   |                           /-----Hans HENNI
|                                   |                  /-----Nikli HENNI
|                                   |                 |         \-----Barbli KLAUS
|                                   |         /-----Michael HENNI
|                                   |        |        |         /-----Hans EICHELBERGER
|                                   |        |         \-----Barbel EICHELBERGER
|                                   |        |                  \-----Elsbeth RAEBER
|                                    \-----Anna HENNI
|                                            |                  /-----Hans SCHWYTZER
|                                            |         /-----Benedicht SCHWYTZER
|                                            |        |         \-----Verena FARNI
|                                             \-----Anna SCHWYTZER
|                                                     |         /-----Peter GASSNER
|                                                      \-----Anna GASSNER
|                                                               \-----Barble KROPF
John HARPSTER
|                                             /-----Philip STAPLETON
|                                    /-----Robert STAPLETON
|                                   |         \-----Margaret GAGE
|                           /-----Tobias STAPLETON
|                          |        |         /-----Michael WEIGAND
|                          |         \-----Anna Maria WEIGAND
|                          |                  \-----Anna Catharina (WEIGAND)
|                  /-----Jacob M STAPLETON
|                 |        |         /-----Andreas HAGENBUSCH
|                 |         \-----Anna Barbara HAGENBUCH
|                 |                  \-----Catharina (HAGENBUSCH)
|         /-----John STAPLETON
|        |        |                  /-----Johannes Veit REICHELDERFER
|        |        |         /-----Frederich Jacob REICHELDERFER
|        |        |        |         \-----Anna (REICHELSDORFER)
|        |         \-----Maria Margaret REICHELDERFER
|        |                  \-----Anna Christina (REICHELSDORFER)
 \-----Sophia STAPLETON
         |                  /-----John George SCHMACHER
         |         /-----John Jacob SCHUMACHER
         |        |         \-----Anna Barbara (SCHMACHER)
          \-----Mary Magdalena SCHUMACHER
                  |                  /-----Johannes Veit REICHELDERFER
                  |         /-----Johann Heinrich REICHELSDORFER
                  |        |         \-----Anna (REICHELSDORFER)
                   \-----Maria Magdalena REICHELDERFER
                           |         /-----Ulrich LIEBENGUT
                            \-----Maria Catherina LIEBENGUTH
                                    |                           /-----Hans HENNI
                                    |                  /-----Nikli HENNI
                                    |                 |         \-----Barbli KLAUS
                                    |         /-----Michael HENNI
                                    |        |        |         /-----Hans EICHELBERGER
                                    |        |         \-----Barbel EICHELBERGER
                                    |        |                  \-----Elsbeth RAEBER
                                     \-----Anna HENNI
                                             |                  /-----Hans SCHWYTZER
                                             |         /-----Benedicht SCHWYTZER
                                             |        |         \-----Verena FARNI
                                              \-----Anna SCHWYTZER
                                                      |         /-----Peter GASSNER
                                                       \-----Anna GASSNER
                                                                \-----Barble KROPF



Descendants of John HARPSTER
1. John HARPSTER m. Elizabeth McMELLON
m. Elizabeth McMELLON

2nd generation

3. George Washington HARPSTER m1. Rosina STEARNS m2. Arreta MARTIN
m. Rosina STEARNS
m. Arreta MARTIN
4. Susan HARPSTER m. Martin WISE
m. Martin WISE
5. Samuel HARPSTER m. Elizabeth LOCKHEAD
m. Elizabeth LOCKHEAD
6. Sophia HARPSTER m. Charles A BRAY
m. Charles A BRAY
8. Eliza Jane HARPSTER m. Daniel D BAILEY
m. Daniel D BAILEY
9. Ida HARPSTER m. Henry GUDAKUNST
m. Henry GUDAKUNST
12. Eva HARPSTER m. John GESNER
m. John GESNER
13. Carrie Jeanettie HARPSTER m. Robert MARTIN
m. Robert MARTIN

3rd generation

15. Ida HARPSTER m. Harvey WHEELER
m. Harvey WHEELER
17. John HARPSTER m. Emma BARTZ
m. Emma BARTZ
20. Grover Cleveland HARPSTER m. Lillie DUNLAP
m. Lillie DUNLAP
23. Albert HARPSTER m. (Unk) FOEFF
m. (Unk) FOEFF
27. John William HARPSTER m1. Nora GRIFFITHS m2. Ella TAYLOR
m. Nora GRIFFITHS
m. Ella TAYLOR
32. Lulu BRAY m. Bert HEATON
m. Bert HEATON
34. Elizabeth Heaton BRAY m1. (Unk) SHAFFER m2. Albert LINDER
m. (Unk) SHAFFER
m. Albert LINDER
36. Gilbert BRAY m. Stella (BRAY)
m. Stella (BRAY)
37. Eva BRAY m. (Unk) SHAWHAM
m. (Unk) SHAWHAM
39. Charles BAILEY m. Nellie LADD
m. Nellie LADD
40. Pearl BAILEY m. Chance BALDWIN
m. Chance BALDWIN
43. Grace BAILEY m. John BERRYMAN
m. John BERRYMAN
45. Elizabeth GUDAKUNST m. Thomas McCLURE
m. Thomas McCLURE
47. John GUDAKUNST m. Ethel NORMAN
m. Ethel NORMAN
50. John Anthony MARTIN m. Jennie PARSON
m. Jennie PARSON
51. Mary Elizabeth MARTIN m. John Dr DIETRICH
m. John Dr DIETRICH