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  • Name: Rue Ardath HARPSTER
  • Sex: F
  • Birth: 19 Feb 1895 in Monroe Twp, Allen Co, Ohio b
  • Death: 31 Jul 1975 in Hamot Medical Center, Erie, Erie Co, Pennsylvania d
  • Burial: 2 Aug 1975 in Erie Cemetery, Erie, Erie Co, Pennsylvania u


  • Parents:
  • Father:
  • Daniel HARPSTER Birth: 7 Jul 1841 in Monroe Twp, Allen Co, Ohio Death: 5 May 1927 in Cairo, Allen Co, Ohio
  • Mother:
  • Elizabeth Alice MILLER Birth: 7 May 1854 in Monroe Twp, Allen Co, Ohio Death: 30 Jul 1919 in Monroe Twp, Allen Co, Ohio

Family:
Marriage: Children:
  1. Alice Lucille MARSHALL Birth: 7 May 1919 in Lima, Ohio Death: 17 Jul 2005 in Village At Lutheran Square, Erie, Pennsylvania
  2. Beatrice Pauline MARSHALL Birth: 20 Aug 1924 in Emporium, Elk Co, Pennsylvania Death: 3 Nov 2018 in Erie, Pennsylvania
  3. Harry Hadlin Jr MARSHALL Birth: 19 Jul 1926 in Elk Ave, Johnsonburg, Elk Co, Pennsylvania Death: 2 Apr 1996 in Upper St Clair, Allegheny Co, Pennsylvania

Bibliography
  1. Census 1900, Ohio, Allen Co, ED9(Monroe, West Cairo), p14, T623-1236, Available at https://familysearch.org/search/film/004117687 image 296. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: 1900 OH Allen ED9 14].
  2. Census 1910, Ohio, Allen Co, Monroe Twp, ED12, p10. T624-1150. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/film/004449374 image 830. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: 1910 OH Allen Monroe ED12 10].
  3. Census 1920, Pennsylvania, Erie Co, Millcreek, ED132, p14. T625-1567. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/film/004967718 image 755. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: 1920 PA Erie Millcreek ED132 14].
  4. Census 1930, Pennsylvania, Cameron Co, Emporium, ED2, p18. T626-2014. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/film/004639686 image 483 Information from this source tagged as [Ref: 1930 PA Cameron Emporium ED2 18].
  5. Census 1930, Pennsylvania, Cameron Co, Emporium, ED2, p19. T626-2014. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/film/004639686 image 484 Information from this source tagged as [Ref: 1930 PA Cameron Emporium ED2 19].
  6. 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]*].
  7. Erie PA Daily Times, Harry H Marshall, 17 Apr 1996. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: EriePA DailyTimes 4/17/1996].
  8. Erie Pa Times, Obituary - Rue Marshall, Thursday, July 31, 1975. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: EriePA Times 7/31/1975].
  9. Erie PA Times, MARSHALL, Aug 2 1975. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: EriePA Times 8/2/1975].
  10. Erie Pennsylvania Times-News, Beatrice Chase Obituary, 8 November 2018. Available at https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/erietimesnews/obituary.aspx ?pid=190686371&fhid=8578 Information from this source tagged as [Ref: EriePA TimesNews 11/8/2018].
  11. Allen County, Ohio, Probate Court, Birth Certificate - Rue Harpster, February 19, 1895. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: HARPSTER Rue Birth Certificate].
  12. Marshall, Harry, #4 Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Harry Marshall 2/23/94].
  13. Family Records of Isaac Marshall, Births, Marriages, and Deaths. In possession of Charles Marshall at his death Jan 27 1955. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: IsaacMARSHALL Family].
  14. Bowsher, Kay, Descendants of Daniel Harpster Sr, computer printout dated 8/11/1986. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Kay Bowsher 8/11/1986].
  15. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Health Bureau of Vital Statistics, Certification of Birth - Harry MARSHALL Jr, March 18, 2003. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: MARSHALL Harry Birth Certificate].
  16. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Health Bureau of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate - Rue H MARSHALL, Jul 31, 1975. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: MARSHALL Rue Death Certificate].
  17. Marshall, Rue Harpster, handwritten updates in Burkhardt's BOUCHER Family, 1970. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Marshall BOUCHER p[0-9]*].
  18. Marshall, Harry H, "Family of Robert Miller & Sarah Ward", 1960. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Marshall MILLER-WARD].
  19. Miller, Charles C, History of Allen County, Ohio, and Representative Citizens. Chicago, IL: Richmond & Arnold, 1906. FHL 977.142 H2m. Available (part 1, pp1-437) at http://archive.org/details/historyofallenco01mill and (part 2, pp429-872) at http://archive.org/details/oh-allen-1906-miller. Transcribed biograhies available at http://sites.rootsweb.com/~ohallen/biographies.htm Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Miller AllenCoOH [A-Za-z]*].
  20. Sons of the American Refolution, Application worksheet for Harry H Marshall Jr Information from this source tagged as [Ref: SAR MARSHALL Harry H Jr].
  21. Social Security Administration, SS-5 Application for Social Security Account Number - Harry Marshall Jr, FOIA Workgrp, Baltimore MD. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: SSA-SS5 MARSHALL Harry Jr].

Sources for birth and parent Information
date:
[Ref: HARPSTER Rue Birth Certificate, MARSHALL Rue Death Certificate, Marshall MILLER-WARD, SAR MARSHALL Harry H Jr]
19 Feb, year illegible 18?5 [Ref: Marshall BOUCHER p147]
Feb 1895 [Ref: 1900 OH Allen ED9 14]
age 15 in 1910 [Ref: 1910 OH Allen Monroe ED12 10]
age 25 in 1920 [Ref: 1920 PA Erie Millcreek ED132 14]
age 31 in 1926 [Ref: MARSHALL Harry Birth Certificate]
age 35 in 1930 [Ref: 1930 PA Cameron Emporium ED2 18],
place:
[Ref: HARPSTER Rue Birth Certificate]
Ohio [Ref: 1900 OH Allen ED9 14, 1910 OH Allen Monroe ED12 10, 1920 PA Erie Millcreek ED132 14, 1930 PA Cameron Emporium ED2 18],
parents:
[Ref: Burkhardt BOUCHER p147, HARPSTER Rue Birth Certificate, MARSHALL Rue Death Certificate, Marshall MILLER-WARD, Miller AllenCoOH p836, SAR MARSHALL Harry H Jr]
Sources with Inaccurate birth and parent Information
date:
19 Feb 1885 [Ref: Burkhardt BOUCHER p147],
place:
Lima, Ohio [Ref: MARSHALL Rue Death Certificate]
New Carroll Ohio [Ref: MARSHALL Harry Birth Certificate]
Sources for death Information
date:
[Ref: EriePA Times 8/2/1975, MARSHALL Rue Death Certificate],
place:
[Ref: EriePA Times 8/2/1975, MARSHALL Rue Death Certificate]
Sources for burial Information
date:
[Ref: MARSHALL Rue Death Certificate],
place:
[Ref: EriePA Times 8/2/1975, MARSHALL Rue Death Certificate]
Sources with Information about marriage to Harry Hadlin MARSHALL
date:
[Ref: IsaacMARSHALL Family, SAR MARSHALL Harry H Jr]
Harry age 26, Rue age 23, at marriage [Ref: 1930 PA Cameron Emporium ED2 18],
place:
[Ref: IsaacMARSHALL Family],
names:
Harry MARSHAL & Rue ___ [Ref: 1930 PA Cameron Emporium ED2 18, 1930 PA Cameron Emporium ED2 19],
child:
[Ref: 1930 PA Cameron Emporium ED2 18, 1930 PA Cameron Emporium ED2 19, EriePA DailyTimes 4/17/1996, EriePA TimesNews 11/8/2018, Kay Bowsher 8/11/1986, MARSHALL Harry Birth Certificate, SAR MARSHALL Harry H Jr, SSA-SS5 MARSHALL Harry Jr]
Research Notes:
Chose name 'Rue' herself [Ref: Harry Marshall 2/23/94]

---------- Birth Certificate, dated Oct 31 1941
The State of Ohio, Allen County, Probate Court
Name in full: Harpster, Rue
Date of birth: Year 1896, Month February, day 19
Place of birth: State: Ohio, County Allen, Township: Monroe Township
Sex: Female
Color: White
Father: Harpster, Daniel
Mother: Miller, Elizabeth Alice
Residence of parents: Monroe Township
The State of Ohio, Allen County. I, the undersigned, certify that I am judge of the Probate Court within and for said County, which is a Court of Record; that I am ex-officio Clerk of said Court and by law the custodian of the records and papers required by law to be kept in said Court; that among others a Record of Birth was heretofore required by law to be kept therein; and that the foregoing is a true and correct transcript from said Record of Births vol 3, page 118 now in this office. Witness my signature and the seal of the said Court, at Lima, Ohio, this 31st day of October, 1941. Raymond M Smith, by Donna Arrants, Deputy clerk [Ref: HARPSTER Rue Birth Certificate]

Newspaper Obituary, Rue Marshall, Erie PA Times, 31 Jul 1975:
Rue Harpster Marshall, eighty, 2140 Gladstone Court, died this morning at Hamot Medical Center.
Born in Lima, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Daniel and Alice Miller Harpster. She had lived in Erie since 1942, and had worked as costume designer for the Black Holls Passion Play for eight years. She was a memer of the Daughters of the American Revolution and a life member of the Daughters of Union Veterans. She was a Red Cross volunteer during World War II. She had been active in Golden Age circles.
She was a widow of Harry H. Marshall.
Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. L. M. (Lucille) Denning, and Mrs. Norman (Pauline) Chase, both of Erie; one son, Harry H. Marshall Jr., Monroeville, Pa.
She is also survived by 10 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren.
Friends may call at the Dusckas-Bailey Funeral Home, 2607 Buffalo Road, Friday from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9pm, where services will be conducted Saturday at 10 a.m. with the Rev. Barry Lewis, Simpson United Methodist Church, oficiating.
Burial will be in Erie Cemetery. [Ref: EriePA Times 7/31/1975]

Death Certificate, Vital Statistics, Department of Health, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Number 65604175:
1.Place of death: Hamot Medical Center, Erie, Erie Co, PA
2.Mailing address: 2140 A Gladstone Court, Erie, PA 16511
3.Veteran: no
4.Name: Rue H Marshall
5.Date of death: July 31, 1975
6.Where did actually live: Erie Co, Pennsylvania
7.Sex: F
8.Race: W
9.Widowed
10.Date of birth: Feb 19, 1895
11.Age: 80 years
12.Occupation: Housewife
13.Social Security Number: 196-30-9997
14.Birthplace: Lima, Ohio
15.Citizenship: USA
16.Spouse: Harry H Marshall
17.Mother: Alice Miller
18.Father: Daniel Harpster
19.Informant: Lucille M Denning, 3827 Briggs Ave, Erie, PA 16504
20.Cause of death: Broncho pneumonia, 1 week, due to Congestive Heart failure, 1 week
21.Other significant conditions: Onsviosalvars
22.Accident: blank
23. I hereby certify that I attended the above named deceased and that death occurred from the causes and on the date stated above at 3:20am EDT. Joel W Hall, M.D., 2963 Pearl St, 8/11/1975
24.Burial: Aug 2, 1975, Erie Cemetery, Erie, Erie Co, PA
25.Received: Aug 12 1975
26.Funeral Director: G. R. Bailey, 2607 Buffalo Rd, Erie, PA 16510 [Ref: MARSHALL Rue Death Certificate]



Pedigree of Rue Ardath 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
          /-----Jacob 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
         |        |        |                          |         /-----Hans Christoph CLAUSS
         |        |        |                           \-----Catharina CLAUSS
         |        |        |                                    \-----Maria REECH
         |         \-----Elizabeth BOWSHER
         |                 |                  /-----Johannes Veit REICHELDERFER
         |                 |         /-----Johann Heinrich REICHELSDORFER
         |                 |        |         \-----Anna (REICHELSDORFER)
         |                  \-----Christine REICHELDERFER
         |                          |         /-----Ulrich LIEBENGUT
         |                           \-----Maria Catherina LIEBENGUTH
         |                                   |                  /-----Nikli HENNI
         |                                   |         /-----Michael HENNI
         |                                   |        |         \-----Barbel EICHELBERGER
         |                                    \-----Anna HENNI
         |                                            |         /-----Benedicht SCHWYTZER
         |                                             \-----Anna SCHWYTZER
         |                                                      \-----Anna GASSNER
 /-----Daniel HARPSTER
|        |         /-----Robert WALLS
|         \-----Sarah Ann WALLS
Rue Ardath HARPSTER
|                           /-----Abraham MILLER
|                  /-----Anthony MILLER
|                 |         \-----Mary (MILLER)
|         /-----Robert MILLER
|        |        |                                    /-----Samuel STURGEON
|        |        |                           /-----Henry STURGEON
|        |        |                  /-----Robert I STURGEON
|        |        |                 |         \-----Letitia (STURGEON)
|        |        |         /-----Robert II STURGEON
|        |        |        |         \-----Margaret (STURGEON)
|        |         \-----Elizabeth STURGEON
|        |                 |         /-----John PATRICK
|        |                  \-----Jennie PATRICK
|        |                           \-----Mary (PATRICK)
 \-----Elizabeth Alice MILLER
         |                  /-----Edward WARD
         |         /-----William WARD
         |        |        |         /-----Edward Sr WILSON
         |        |         \-----Lucy WILSON
         |        |                  \-----Sarah (WILSON)
          \-----Sarah WARD
                   \-----Alice (WARD)



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