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Asa Douglass Harger

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Asa Douglass Harger

Birth
Niagara County, New York, USA
Death
3 May 1908 (aged 76)
West Bloomfield, Oakland County, Michigan, USA
Burial
Farmington Hills, Oakland County, Michigan, USA Add to Map
Plot
3-110-1
Memorial ID
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3-110-1 Asa Douglass Harger
3-110-2 1st Wife Matilda; also Wrights Corners (Although not known for certain, it is more probable that Matilda is buried with her parents in Wrights Corners Cemetery. Because of that uncertainty, neither of these memorials is labeled as a cenotaph)
3-110-3 Blank at Monument
3-110-4 Blank at monument
3-110-5 Dau Nettie
3-113-1 Son Joel P.
3-113-2 Son Ira
3-113-3 2nd Wife Eunice Wilson
3-113-4 Son Francis; also Pine Lake Cemetery (Name on marker here is a cenotaph)
3-113-5 Son S Wilson; also Pine Lake Cemetery (Name on marker here is a cenotaph)

Per Biography Photo:
Douglas Harger, a well known resident of West Bloomfield township , Oakland County, residing on his farm in section 13, was born in 1832, in Niagara County, NY, and is a son of Seeley and Arvilla J. (Seeley) Harger, both of Seneca, NY.

After the marriage of his parents, in 1822 they removed to Niagara County, NY, and at various times owned different farms. In 1836 they came to Waterford township, Oakland County, lived there two years, and then, in 1838, removed to West Bloomfield township. There Seeley Harger purchased a farm of 300 acres, located one mile north of North Farmington and three miles south of Orchard Lake.

Seeley Harger and wife reared the following children: Joel P; Edwin S; Sophronia, wife of Charles B Boughner, a farmer of West Bloomfield township; Mary, deceased; Douglas; Ellen, who was married to Grover Wixom, who died in 1863, and in 1867 was married to Frank W Trowbridge, the children of the first marriage being -- Frank, Flora, Arvilla J (Wixom), deceased; Elizabeth, George and Arvilla J, all deceased; Charles, who is engaged in a stock business at Pontiac; and Emma, deceased.

Douglas was educated in the West Bloomfield schools and was occupied in assisting on his father's farm until he was 20 years of age, when he made a trip to the gold fields of California. Mr. Harger remained in the West for two years and then returned to the West Bloomfield township. In 1852 he purchased a farm af 160 acres in Clinton County, Michigan.

In 1853 Mr. Harger was married to Matilda Wilson, who was a daughter of a wealthy farmer of Niagara County, NY, Stephen Wilson, who was born in 1800. At his death Mr. Wilson left an estate of 600 acres of land, which still belongs to his heirs. Mrs. Harger died in 1858, leaving two children, the younger, Joel P., being deceased. The older, Francis M., now residing on his farm of 180 acres in West Bloomfield township, married Elizabeth Muirhead, who is a daughter of the late John and Elizabeth Muirhead, They have four children, -- Florence, Matilda, Esma, Blanche and Arvilla J.

In 1859 Mr. Harger was married to Eunice Wilson, a sister of his first wife, and four children have been born to this union, namely: Nettie, born in 1861, now deceased; Mark E, born in 1866, who married Alice May Beattie, daughter of Joseph Beattie, of West Bloomfield township, and has one child, Ruth; Stephen Wilson residing on an opposite farm, who married Laura Todd of Pontiac; and Ira, deceased.
3-110-1 Asa Douglass Harger
3-110-2 1st Wife Matilda; also Wrights Corners (Although not known for certain, it is more probable that Matilda is buried with her parents in Wrights Corners Cemetery. Because of that uncertainty, neither of these memorials is labeled as a cenotaph)
3-110-3 Blank at Monument
3-110-4 Blank at monument
3-110-5 Dau Nettie
3-113-1 Son Joel P.
3-113-2 Son Ira
3-113-3 2nd Wife Eunice Wilson
3-113-4 Son Francis; also Pine Lake Cemetery (Name on marker here is a cenotaph)
3-113-5 Son S Wilson; also Pine Lake Cemetery (Name on marker here is a cenotaph)

Per Biography Photo:
Douglas Harger, a well known resident of West Bloomfield township , Oakland County, residing on his farm in section 13, was born in 1832, in Niagara County, NY, and is a son of Seeley and Arvilla J. (Seeley) Harger, both of Seneca, NY.

After the marriage of his parents, in 1822 they removed to Niagara County, NY, and at various times owned different farms. In 1836 they came to Waterford township, Oakland County, lived there two years, and then, in 1838, removed to West Bloomfield township. There Seeley Harger purchased a farm of 300 acres, located one mile north of North Farmington and three miles south of Orchard Lake.

Seeley Harger and wife reared the following children: Joel P; Edwin S; Sophronia, wife of Charles B Boughner, a farmer of West Bloomfield township; Mary, deceased; Douglas; Ellen, who was married to Grover Wixom, who died in 1863, and in 1867 was married to Frank W Trowbridge, the children of the first marriage being -- Frank, Flora, Arvilla J (Wixom), deceased; Elizabeth, George and Arvilla J, all deceased; Charles, who is engaged in a stock business at Pontiac; and Emma, deceased.

Douglas was educated in the West Bloomfield schools and was occupied in assisting on his father's farm until he was 20 years of age, when he made a trip to the gold fields of California. Mr. Harger remained in the West for two years and then returned to the West Bloomfield township. In 1852 he purchased a farm af 160 acres in Clinton County, Michigan.

In 1853 Mr. Harger was married to Matilda Wilson, who was a daughter of a wealthy farmer of Niagara County, NY, Stephen Wilson, who was born in 1800. At his death Mr. Wilson left an estate of 600 acres of land, which still belongs to his heirs. Mrs. Harger died in 1858, leaving two children, the younger, Joel P., being deceased. The older, Francis M., now residing on his farm of 180 acres in West Bloomfield township, married Elizabeth Muirhead, who is a daughter of the late John and Elizabeth Muirhead, They have four children, -- Florence, Matilda, Esma, Blanche and Arvilla J.

In 1859 Mr. Harger was married to Eunice Wilson, a sister of his first wife, and four children have been born to this union, namely: Nettie, born in 1861, now deceased; Mark E, born in 1866, who married Alice May Beattie, daughter of Joseph Beattie, of West Bloomfield township, and has one child, Ruth; Stephen Wilson residing on an opposite farm, who married Laura Todd of Pontiac; and Ira, deceased.

Bio by: George Harger


Inscription

DOUGLASS HARGER 1802 - 1908

Gravesite Details

76yrs.2m.20dys.



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  • Created by: Kathy
  • Added: Jun 4, 2011
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/70859312/asa_douglass-harger: accessed ), memorial page for Asa Douglass Harger (13 Feb 1832–3 May 1908), Find a Grave Memorial ID 70859312, citing North Farmington Cemetery, Farmington Hills, Oakland County, Michigan, USA; Maintained by Kathy (contributor 47171935).