He was the son of James Henry Appleby and Margaret Nolan Biggs Appleby.
On September 3, 1898 as Harry D. Appleby, he married Eleanor E. Bennet in Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware.
On February 14, 1942 as Harry Doughten Appleby, he married Hazel Blackburn Hartis Burns in Arlington, Virginia.
Harry D. Appleby was born in Wilmington, Delaware. He attended Lehigh University and in 1894 graduated with a degree in civil engineering from the University of Michigan. He originated a round robin letter to all members of his graduating class. He worked in New York City where he became the head of the Bureau of Design and Survey. He helped design one of the first tunnels under the East River. Later he was a consulting engineer for the construction of the Philadelphia subways. During World War I he moved to the District of Columbia to work for the Navy Department. After the war he joined the Veterans' Bureau which was the predecessor to the Veterans' Administration. He was a project manager in charge of construction, design and supervision of veterans' hospitals. He retired in 1941. For four years during World War II, he was the superintendent of Oak Hill Cemetery. He was a resident of 6608 Cockerville Avenue in Takoma Park, Maryland. In 1947, he moved to Mount Rainer. Previously he lived in Kensington for 30 years where he served as the president of the Kensington Chamber of Commerce. He was a member of the Kensington Masonic Lodge and a Veterans' Administration Masonic lodge. He lectured on metaphysics in the District of Columbia, New York and Chicago. He died at age 80 on Monday, April 2, 1951 at Garfield Hospital after a serious illness of two weeks. Survivors included his widow, Hazel Blackburn Appleby, a member of the VA's Board of Veterans' Appeals and one daughter, Lucille Appleby of 10 West Baltimore Street in Kensington, who was a counselor at Montgomery-Blair High School Services were held at the residence of his daughter. Interment was at Oak Hill Cemetery.
Source: The Evening Star, Tuesday, April 3, 1951.
The Washington Post Tuesday, April 3, 1951
Died
Appleby, Harry D. On Monday, April 2, 1951 at Garfield Hospital, Harry D. Appleby, beloved husband of Hazel Blackburn Appleby of 6608 Cockerill Avenue, Takoma Park, Maryland and father of Miss Lucille Appleby of 10 Baltimore Street, Kensington, Maryland, where services will be held on Wednesday, April 4 at 2PM. Interment Oak Hill Cemetery.
He was the son of James Henry Appleby and Margaret Nolan Biggs Appleby.
On September 3, 1898 as Harry D. Appleby, he married Eleanor E. Bennet in Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware.
On February 14, 1942 as Harry Doughten Appleby, he married Hazel Blackburn Hartis Burns in Arlington, Virginia.
Harry D. Appleby was born in Wilmington, Delaware. He attended Lehigh University and in 1894 graduated with a degree in civil engineering from the University of Michigan. He originated a round robin letter to all members of his graduating class. He worked in New York City where he became the head of the Bureau of Design and Survey. He helped design one of the first tunnels under the East River. Later he was a consulting engineer for the construction of the Philadelphia subways. During World War I he moved to the District of Columbia to work for the Navy Department. After the war he joined the Veterans' Bureau which was the predecessor to the Veterans' Administration. He was a project manager in charge of construction, design and supervision of veterans' hospitals. He retired in 1941. For four years during World War II, he was the superintendent of Oak Hill Cemetery. He was a resident of 6608 Cockerville Avenue in Takoma Park, Maryland. In 1947, he moved to Mount Rainer. Previously he lived in Kensington for 30 years where he served as the president of the Kensington Chamber of Commerce. He was a member of the Kensington Masonic Lodge and a Veterans' Administration Masonic lodge. He lectured on metaphysics in the District of Columbia, New York and Chicago. He died at age 80 on Monday, April 2, 1951 at Garfield Hospital after a serious illness of two weeks. Survivors included his widow, Hazel Blackburn Appleby, a member of the VA's Board of Veterans' Appeals and one daughter, Lucille Appleby of 10 West Baltimore Street in Kensington, who was a counselor at Montgomery-Blair High School Services were held at the residence of his daughter. Interment was at Oak Hill Cemetery.
Source: The Evening Star, Tuesday, April 3, 1951.
The Washington Post Tuesday, April 3, 1951
Died
Appleby, Harry D. On Monday, April 2, 1951 at Garfield Hospital, Harry D. Appleby, beloved husband of Hazel Blackburn Appleby of 6608 Cockerill Avenue, Takoma Park, Maryland and father of Miss Lucille Appleby of 10 Baltimore Street, Kensington, Maryland, where services will be held on Wednesday, April 4 at 2PM. Interment Oak Hill Cemetery.
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