Daniel M. Harkness, d. 5 Aug 1896 age 73y 10m 10d (GAR) Marker
D. M. HARKNESS,
capitalist, the son of Dr. David Harkness, was born at Milan, Ohio, September, 1822, His father died in 1825, when he accompanied his mother to Salem, Washington county, New York, where he lived in the home of his father's mother until the marriage of his mother with Rev, Isaac Flagler, of Seneca county. New York. In the spring of 1837, Mr. and Mrs. Flagler removed to Toledo, Ohio, and the subject of this sketch, then a lad of fifteen, accompanied them. In the fall of the same year he came to Bellevue, and, in the following summer, entered the store of Chapman & Harkness, in whose employ he remained until the summer of 1840, when he went to Lansingburg, New York, At that place he remained about one year, engaged as a clerk a part of the time, and part of the time as "devil " in the office of the Lansingburg Gazette.
In 184l, he returned to Ohio and was employed by L, G, Harkness & Co., as salesman in their store at Republic, Ohio, a position he continued to hold until the spring of 1845. That his services at Republic were held in high esteem by his employers is attested by the fact that in the year last named, he received, much to his surprise, an invitation from the firm to join them as a partner in their large and growing business. This he did, the firm becoming Chapman, Harkness & Co. A young man of fine abilities, correct habits and a laudable ambition, he applied his mind with much industry and energy to a careful study of the business, with the details of which he soon became familiar, and was their master. So large a measure of success for the next half dozen years crowned his efforts, that he was enabled, in 1852, to purchase the entire business of Chapman, Harkness & Co. He immediately formed a copartnership with Dr. L. G, Harkness and his half-brother, H, M, Flagler, under the firm name of Harkness & Company. The business rapidly grew in extent and importance, and the firm for many years conducted a successful and extensive business in general merchandise, grain and manufacturing.
In the fall of 1849, he married Isabella, daughter of Dr. L. G. Harkness, by whom he had five children. Three died in infancy, and his only daughter, Katie, an interesting child, died in February 1864, at the age of eight years and six months. This sad event was followed by the death of his wife in July of the same year. Isabella Harkness is a loved name in Bellevue, Her kindness, active benevolence and amiability won for her universal regard. She was a woman of deep religious convictions, a devoted member of the Congregational church, and was very earnest and active in every good cause and work. She lent her best energies to the support of all enterprises of a benevolent character, and was a devoted, loving daughter, wife and mother. Such is the concurrent testimony of all who knew her. Thus, in so brief a lapse of time, Mr. Harkness was bereft of those who were dearer to him than life itself; yet providence spared to him one son, William L,, who bids fair to do honor to the name of Harkness, He is a young man of fine parts, just on the verge of his majority, and is now completing his collegiate studies at Yale College.
Mr. Harkness" army experience was, for the most part, that of brigade quartermaster, under General…
Excerpts from: The Fire Lands, Comprising Huron and Erie Counties, Ohio; W.W. Williams - 1879 -
Press of Leader Printing Company, Cleveland, Ohio
D. M. HARKNESS,
capitalist, the son of Dr. David Harkness, was born at Milan, Ohio, September, 1822, His father died in 1825, when he accompanied his mother to Salem, Washington county, New York, where he lived in the home of his father's mother until the marriage of his mother with Rev, Isaac Flagler, of Seneca county. New York. In the spring of 1837, Mr. and Mrs. Flagler removed to Toledo, Ohio, and the subject of this sketch, then a lad of fifteen, accompanied them. In the fall of the same year he came to Bellevue, and, in the following summer, entered the store of Chapman & Harkness, in whose employ he remained until the summer of 1840, when he went to Lansingburg, New York, At that place he remained about one year, engaged as a clerk a part of the time, and part of the time as "devil " in the office of the Lansingburg Gazette.
In 184l, he returned to Ohio and was employed by L, G, Harkness & Co., as salesman in their store at Republic, Ohio, a position he continued to hold until the spring of 1845. That his services at Republic were held in high esteem by his employers is attested by the fact that in the year last named, he received, much to his surprise, an invitation from the firm to join them as a partner in their large and growing business. This he did, the firm becoming Chapman, Harkness & Co. A young man of fine abilities, correct habits and a laudable ambition, he applied his mind with much industry and energy to a careful study of the business, with the details of which he soon became familiar, and was their master. So large a measure of success for the next half dozen years crowned his efforts, that he was enabled, in 1852, to purchase the entire business of Chapman, Harkness & Co. He immediately formed a copartnership with Dr. L. G, Harkness and his half-brother, H, M, Flagler, under the firm name of Harkness & Company. The business rapidly grew in extent and importance, and the firm for many years conducted a successful and extensive business in general merchandise, grain and manufacturing.
In the fall of 1849, he married Isabella, daughter of Dr. L. G. Harkness, by whom he had five children. Three died in infancy, and his only daughter, Katie, an interesting child, died in February 1864, at the age of eight years and six months. This sad event was followed by the death of his wife in July of the same year. Isabella Harkness is a loved name in Bellevue, Her kindness, active benevolence and amiability won for her universal regard. She was a woman of deep religious convictions, a devoted member of the Congregational church, and was very earnest and active in every good cause and work. She lent her best energies to the support of all enterprises of a benevolent character, and was a devoted, loving daughter, wife and mother. Such is the concurrent testimony of all who knew her. Thus, in so brief a lapse of time, Mr. Harkness was bereft of those who were dearer to him than life itself; yet providence spared to him one son, William L,, who bids fair to do honor to the name of Harkness, He is a young man of fine parts, just on the verge of his majority, and is now completing his collegiate studies at Yale College.
Mr. Harkness" army experience was, for the most part, that of brigade quartermaster, under General…
Excerpts from: The Fire Lands, Comprising Huron and Erie Counties, Ohio; W.W. Williams - 1879 -
Press of Leader Printing Company, Cleveland, Ohio
Daniel M. Harkness, d. 5 Aug 1896 age 73y 10m 10d (GAR) Marker
D. M. HARKNESS,
capitalist, the son of Dr. David Harkness, was born at Milan, Ohio, September, 1822, His father died in 1825, when he accompanied his mother to Salem, Washington county, New York, where he lived in the home of his father's mother until the marriage of his mother with Rev, Isaac Flagler, of Seneca county. New York. In the spring of 1837, Mr. and Mrs. Flagler removed to Toledo, Ohio, and the subject of this sketch, then a lad of fifteen, accompanied them. In the fall of the same year he came to Bellevue, and, in the following summer, entered the store of Chapman & Harkness, in whose employ he remained until the summer of 1840, when he went to Lansingburg, New York, At that place he remained about one year, engaged as a clerk a part of the time, and part of the time as "devil " in the office of the Lansingburg Gazette.
In 184l, he returned to Ohio and was employed by L, G, Harkness & Co., as salesman in their store at Republic, Ohio, a position he continued to hold until the spring of 1845. That his services at Republic were held in high esteem by his employers is attested by the fact that in the year last named, he received, much to his surprise, an invitation from the firm to join them as a partner in their large and growing business. This he did, the firm becoming Chapman, Harkness & Co. A young man of fine abilities, correct habits and a laudable ambition, he applied his mind with much industry and energy to a careful study of the business, with the details of which he soon became familiar, and was their master. So large a measure of success for the next half dozen years crowned his efforts, that he was enabled, in 1852, to purchase the entire business of Chapman, Harkness & Co. He immediately formed a copartnership with Dr. L. G, Harkness and his half-brother, H, M, Flagler, under the firm name of Harkness & Company. The business rapidly grew in extent and importance, and the firm for many years conducted a successful and extensive business in general merchandise, grain and manufacturing.
In the fall of 1849, he married Isabella, daughter of Dr. L. G. Harkness, by whom he had five children. Three died in infancy, and his only daughter, Katie, an interesting child, died in February 1864, at the age of eight years and six months. This sad event was followed by the death of his wife in July of the same year. Isabella Harkness is a loved name in Bellevue, Her kindness, active benevolence and amiability won for her universal regard. She was a woman of deep religious convictions, a devoted member of the Congregational church, and was very earnest and active in every good cause and work. She lent her best energies to the support of all enterprises of a benevolent character, and was a devoted, loving daughter, wife and mother. Such is the concurrent testimony of all who knew her. Thus, in so brief a lapse of time, Mr. Harkness was bereft of those who were dearer to him than life itself; yet providence spared to him one son, William L,, who bids fair to do honor to the name of Harkness, He is a young man of fine parts, just on the verge of his majority, and is now completing his collegiate studies at Yale College.
Mr. Harkness" army experience was, for the most part, that of brigade quartermaster, under General…
Excerpts from: The Fire Lands, Comprising Huron and Erie Counties, Ohio; W.W. Williams - 1879 -
Press of Leader Printing Company, Cleveland, Ohio
D. M. HARKNESS,
capitalist, the son of Dr. David Harkness, was born at Milan, Ohio, September, 1822, His father died in 1825, when he accompanied his mother to Salem, Washington county, New York, where he lived in the home of his father's mother until the marriage of his mother with Rev, Isaac Flagler, of Seneca county. New York. In the spring of 1837, Mr. and Mrs. Flagler removed to Toledo, Ohio, and the subject of this sketch, then a lad of fifteen, accompanied them. In the fall of the same year he came to Bellevue, and, in the following summer, entered the store of Chapman & Harkness, in whose employ he remained until the summer of 1840, when he went to Lansingburg, New York, At that place he remained about one year, engaged as a clerk a part of the time, and part of the time as "devil " in the office of the Lansingburg Gazette.
In 184l, he returned to Ohio and was employed by L, G, Harkness & Co., as salesman in their store at Republic, Ohio, a position he continued to hold until the spring of 1845. That his services at Republic were held in high esteem by his employers is attested by the fact that in the year last named, he received, much to his surprise, an invitation from the firm to join them as a partner in their large and growing business. This he did, the firm becoming Chapman, Harkness & Co. A young man of fine abilities, correct habits and a laudable ambition, he applied his mind with much industry and energy to a careful study of the business, with the details of which he soon became familiar, and was their master. So large a measure of success for the next half dozen years crowned his efforts, that he was enabled, in 1852, to purchase the entire business of Chapman, Harkness & Co. He immediately formed a copartnership with Dr. L. G, Harkness and his half-brother, H, M, Flagler, under the firm name of Harkness & Company. The business rapidly grew in extent and importance, and the firm for many years conducted a successful and extensive business in general merchandise, grain and manufacturing.
In the fall of 1849, he married Isabella, daughter of Dr. L. G. Harkness, by whom he had five children. Three died in infancy, and his only daughter, Katie, an interesting child, died in February 1864, at the age of eight years and six months. This sad event was followed by the death of his wife in July of the same year. Isabella Harkness is a loved name in Bellevue, Her kindness, active benevolence and amiability won for her universal regard. She was a woman of deep religious convictions, a devoted member of the Congregational church, and was very earnest and active in every good cause and work. She lent her best energies to the support of all enterprises of a benevolent character, and was a devoted, loving daughter, wife and mother. Such is the concurrent testimony of all who knew her. Thus, in so brief a lapse of time, Mr. Harkness was bereft of those who were dearer to him than life itself; yet providence spared to him one son, William L,, who bids fair to do honor to the name of Harkness, He is a young man of fine parts, just on the verge of his majority, and is now completing his collegiate studies at Yale College.
Mr. Harkness" army experience was, for the most part, that of brigade quartermaster, under General…
Excerpts from: The Fire Lands, Comprising Huron and Erie Counties, Ohio; W.W. Williams - 1879 -
Press of Leader Printing Company, Cleveland, Ohio
