Harmon Jacob Hartwig1,2,3,4

Family Chart
ID# 23287, (1833 - 1920)
FatherWilliam Hartwig4

Key Events:

Birth: 6 Oct 1833, Meiningen, Saxony5,6,7
Marriage: between 1850 and 1860, Marie Sophie Charlotte Geltmeyer (27 Nov 1831 - between 1862 and 1870)8,9
Marriage: 12 Jun 1872, Huntington Co., Indiana, Elizabeth Zahn (26 Jan 1843 - 7 May 1936)10,11,12
Death: 30 Aug 1920, 634 Elm St., Huntington, Indiana13,14
Burial: 1 Sep 1920, St. Peter's Reformed Cemetery, Huntington, Huntington Co., Indiana4
ChartsDescendants of Hermann Hinrich Fennker

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Narrative:

     Harmon Jacob Hartwig was born on 6 Oct 1833 in Meiningen, Saxony.5,6,7
     He immigrated about 1848 to America and was naturalized in 1868.15,16,17,18
     Harmon married first Marie Sophie Charlotte Geltmeyer, daughter of Ernst Heinrich Kuhlmann and Anne Marie Elisabeth Fenncker, between 1850 and 1860, most likely in Huntington Co. but the marriage was not recorded there.8,9
     Harmon and Marie appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Huntington, Huntington Co., Indiana, enumerated 4 Jun 1860, reporting no real estate but personal estate of $60. Their children Augustus and Angeline were listed as living with them.1
     He was a cook in 1860, and a clerk in a grocery store by 1870.19,20
     His wife apparently died between 1862 and 1870.21,22,23
     Harmon appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Huntington, Huntington Co., Indiana, enumerated 27 Jun 1870, listed as living with Abraham Falk, a grocer. He reported real estate valued at $4,000 and no personal estate.24
     Harmon married second Elizabeth Zahn, daughter of George Zahn, on 12 Jun 1872 in Huntington Co., Indiana, with Rev. P. H. Dippell officiating.10,11,12
     Harmon and Elizabeth appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Huntington Twp., Huntington Co., Indiana, enumerated 18 Jun 1880. Their children William, Harriett, George and Alvin were listed as living with them, as were his children by his prior marriage, Emma, Augustus and Angeline.25
     He was a farmer by 1880, on a farm two miles west of in Huntington.26,27,28,29
     Harmon and Elizabeth appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Huntington Twp., Huntington Co., Indiana, enumerated 8 Jun 1900, reporting they owned their farm. Their children William and George were listed as living with them.30
     Harmon and Elizabeth appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Huntington Twp., Huntington Co., Indiana, on Maple Grove Road, enumerated 25 Apr 1910, reporting they rented their farm. Their son William was listed as living with them, as was William Kocher, a hired hand.31
     Harmon and Elizabeth moved to the city in Mar 1918.4 On 1 Mar 1918 there was an auction at his farm to sell all his livestock, equipment, and other goods. The livestock included six horses, six head of cattle, three sows, and six or more dozen chickens. There was a long list of implements, including a binder, mowers, plows, and hay and corn implements. Produce included hay, oats, corn, and fodder. Lunch was served on the grounds.32
     Harmon and Elizabeth appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Huntington, Huntington Co., Indiana, at 637 Elm St., enumerated 7 Jan 1920, reporting they owned their home, free of mortgage.33
     Harmon died on 30 Aug 1920, at his residence, 634 Elm St., Huntington, Indiana, at age 86.13,14 He was buried on 1 Sep 1920 in St. Peter's Reformed Cemetery, Huntington, Huntington Co., Indiana.4

Children:
     Children with Marie Sophie Charlotte Geltmeyer:

Children:
     Children with Elizabeth Zahn

Harmon and Elizabeth apparently had two additional children, whose names are unknown.42
  • William Hartwig25,30,37 (6 Oct 1872 - 15 Jan 1918)
  • Harriett Hartwig25,4,38 (3 Dec 1876 - 1 Oct 1952)
  • George Hartwig25,30,39 (4 Jan 1877 - 20 Jul 1909)
  • Alvin O. Hartwig25,4,40 (31 Jan 1880 - 24 Jul 1936)
  • Albert Hartwig4,41 (6 Jul 1883 - 28 Nov 1962)

Citations

  1. [S11129] Herman Hardwick household, 1860 U.S. Census, Huntington Co., Indiana.
  2. [S11130] Abraham Falk household, 1870 U.S. Census, Huntington Co., Indiana, shows name as Harmin Hartwig.
  3. [S6251] Marriage Record, Huntington Co., Indiana, E:303, Jacob H. Hardwig and Elizabeth Zahn.
  4. [S11127] Harmon J. Hartwig obituary, The Huntington Herald.
  5. [S11129] Herman Hardwick household, 1860 U.S. Census, Huntington Co., Indiana, shows age 26 and state.
  6. [S11148] H. Hartwieg household, 1880 U.S. Census, Huntington Co., Indiana, shows age 47 and city`.
  7. [S11127] Harmon J. Hartwig obituary, The Huntington Herald, shows date, and country, as Germany.
  8. [S11129] Herman Hardwick household, 1860 U.S. Census, Huntington Co., Indiana, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
  9. [S11127] Harmon J. Hartwig obituary, The Huntington Herald, shows as his first marriage.
  10. [S6251] Marriage Record, Huntington Co., Indiana, E:303, Jacob H. Hardwig and Elizabeth Zahn, shows date and officiant.
  11. [S11149] Herman Hartwig household, 1900 U.S. Census, Huntington Co., Indiana, shows married 28 years.
  12. [S11127] Harmon J. Hartwig obituary, The Huntington Herald, shows as his second marriage.
  13. [S11127] Harmon J. Hartwig obituary, The Huntington Herald, shows died Monday morning, at residence, and address.
  14. [S890] "Indiana WPA Death Index, 1882-1920," Ancestry.com, record for Harmon Jacob Hartwig, citing bk , pg 123, shows date, and city.
  15. [S11149] Herman Hartwig household, 1900 U.S. Census, Huntington Co., Indiana, shows year, as 1847, and naturalized.
  16. [S11152] Herman J. Hardwig household, 1910 U.S. Census, Huntington Co., Indiana, shows year, as 1848, and naturalized.
  17. [S11153] Herman Hartwich household, 1920 U.S. Census, Huntington Co., Indiana, shows year, as 1848, and naturalized in 1868.
  18. [S11127] Harmon J. Hartwig obituary, The Huntington Herald, shows he came to U.S. at age 17.
  19. [S11129] Herman Hardwick household, 1860 U.S. Census, Huntington Co., Indiana, shows occupation as cook.
  20. [S11130] Abraham Falk household, 1870 U.S. Census, Huntington Co., Indiana, shows occupation as clerk in grocery.
  21. [S11130] Abraham Falk household, 1870 U.S. Census, Huntington Co., Indiana, shows Harmon clerk in a grocery store and apparently rooming with a grocer.
  22. [S11131] Gotteib Miller household, 1870 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows Angeline and Emma living with Harmon's sister and her husband.
  23. [S10869] Nathan Kuhlman household, 1870 U.S. Census, Huntington Co., Indiana, shows Emma also living with her brother Nathan and his wife.
  24. [S11130] Abraham Falk household, 1870 U.S. Census, Huntington Co., Indiana.
  25. [S11148] H. Hartwieg household, 1880 U.S. Census, Huntington Co., Indiana.
  26. [S11148] H. Hartwieg household, 1880 U.S. Census, Huntington Co., Indiana, shows occupation as farmer.
  27. [S11149] Herman Hartwig household, 1900 U.S. Census, Huntington Co., Indiana, shows occupation as farmer.
  28. [S11152] Herman J. Hardwig household, 1910 U.S. Census, Huntington Co., Indiana, shows occupation as farmer and industry as general.
  29. [S11127] Harmon J. Hartwig obituary, The Huntington Herald, shows he lived on farm many years, and location.
  30. [S11149] Herman Hartwig household, 1900 U.S. Census, Huntington Co., Indiana.
  31. [S11152] Herman J. Hardwig household, 1910 U.S. Census, Huntington Co., Indiana.
  32. [S11159] Notice of Public Sale, The Huntington Herald, 28 Feb 1918.
  33. [S11153] Herman Hartwich household, 1920 U.S. Census, Huntington Co., Indiana.
  34. [S11129] Herman Hardwick household, 1860 U.S. Census, Huntington Co., Indiana, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  35. [S11131] Gotteib Miller household, 1870 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows her with surname Hartwick, and in household of his sister and her husband.
  36. [S11133] Emma Hartwig obituary, The Huntington Democrat.
  37. [S11151] William Hartwig obituary, The Huntington Press.
  38. [S11157] Hattie Meitzler, Certificate of Death.
  39. [S11156] George Hartwig, Certificate of Death.
  40. [S11155] Alvin O. Hartwig, Certificate of Death.
  41. [S11154] Albert Hartwig, Medical Certificate of Death.
  42. [S11152] Herman J. Hardwig household, 1910 U.S. Census, Huntington Co., Indiana, shows her as mother of 7, with 4 living.