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Nannie Laurentz HARSHBARGER

Nannie Laurentz HARSHBARGER

Female 1861 - 1950  (88 years)

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  • Name Nannie Laurentz HARSHBARGER 
    Born 19 Jun 1861  Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Female 
    Census 1900 10 20 30 40  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    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 
    Education West Union schools, music & art in Baltimore  [4] 
    Occupation music & art teacher (14 yrs)  [4] 
    Residence West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 4, 5, 6] 
    Died 25 Feb 1950  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8] 
    Buried Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4, 9] 
    Notes 
    • Local news item, "West Union Record," 1913 (month/date not recorded):
      "Mrs. W. S. Stuart has completed the brick basement and cement floor of the fine residence she will erect next summer. So far 30,000 bricks of large size (10 lbs each) have been used."

      Local news item, "West Union Record," Thursday, August 5 1915, in its entirety:
      "Mrs. Nannie Stuart is pushing the work on her new residence on Chancery Hill. Four brick layers are at work finishing up the basement above ground, and several carpenters are at work putting in the sleepers for the first floor. The building will consist of a basement finished under the entire building, two stories, and a finished attic. The whole will have from 25 to 30 rooms when finished, with several porches, and will be one of the largest and finest dwelling houses in this section of the state."

      Local news item, "West Union Herald," Thursday, April 13 1916, in its entirety:
      "W. Scott Stuart is unloading a car load of tiling for the roof on the house he is building on Chancery Hill. The roof will be of the best class of tiling, and will be put on by experts and will last for ages."

      Local news item, "West Union Herald," Thursday, May 25 1916, in its entirety:
      "The tile roof is being put on Mrs. Nannie Stuart's new residence on Chancery Avenue."
    Person ID I55014  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 19 Mar 2015 

    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) 
    Family ID F23592  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Winfield Scott STUART,   b. 27 May 1861, West Union, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Nov 1950, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)  [10] 
    Married 10 Oct 1893  Chicago, Cook Co, IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Children 
     1. Don Channing STUART,   b. 2 Oct 1894,   d. 8 Jun 1897  (Age 2 years)
     2. Jay Juan STUART,   b. 25 May 1898, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F22750  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
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    Documents
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    55014_STUART_NannieLaurentzHarshbarger_1861-1950_DeathCertificate.jpg    		55014_STUART_NannieLaurentzHarshbarger_1861-1950_DeathCertificate.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx).

    2. [S1998] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    3. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    4. [S14] Obituary.

    5. [S2032] 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    6. [S2027] 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    7. [S1752] Obituary - At home.

    8. [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx).
      Husband's obituary identifies her as Nannie R. Harshbarger, but death record states Nannie Laurentz Harshbarger.

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

    10. [S110] Obituary of husband.

    11. [S2709] Cook County, Illinois, Marriages Index, 1871-1920 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com & Illinois Dept of Public Health, Div of Vital Records).
      Wife's obituary incorrectly states marriage date as Oct 10 1883. The Cook County marriage record shows the date as Oct 10 1893, with both parties age 32.
      NOTE: The World’s Columbian Exposition (also known as the Chicago World’s Fair) was in the last few weeks of its six-month run at the time.