Born Dry Fork. Co.I,1st Va.Cav.Regt.-CSA
Capt. Henry B. Harnsberger, one of the most prominent men of this county died on Saturday, night the 3rd instant, at his residence between Port Republic and Shendun, in his 89th year. He had been attending to business as actively as a man of 50. Before the war he was a member of the Justice Court and was later sheriff of the county, which then embraced the duties of treasurer as well. During the war Captain Harnsberger was a gallant Confederate soldier and was made captain. He was a member of the first legislature in Virginia after the adoption of the Reconstruction Acts and the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments and allied himself with the Liberal party. He was several times re-elected to succeeding legislature until he was unseated in the famous legislature of 1883. Since that time he retained his interest in the Republican party but steadfastly refused to stand for office. He was a successful farmer and originally owned the land upon which the town of Shendun was built in "boom" days' He leaves one sone and three daughters.
The Bridgewater Herald Fri Sep 16, 1904
Capt. Henry B. Harnsberger, one of the most prominent men of this county died on Saturday, night the 3rd instant, at his residence between Port Republic and Shendun, in his 89th year. He had been attending to business as actively as a man of 50. Before the war he was a member of the Justice Court and was later sheriff of the county, which then embraced the duties of treasurer as well. During the war Captain Harnsberger was a gallant Confederate soldier and was made captain. He was a member of the first legislature in Virginia after the adoption of the Reconstruction Acts and the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments and allied himself with the Liberal party. He was several times re-elected to succeeding legislature until he was unseated in the famous legislature of 1883. Since that time he retained his interest in the Republican party but steadfastly refused to stand for office. He was a successful farmer and originally owned the land upon which the town of Shendun was built in "boom" days' He leaves one sone and three daughters.
The Bridgewater Herald Fri Sep 16, 1904
Born Dry Fork. Co.I,1st Va.Cav.Regt.-CSA
Capt. Henry B. Harnsberger, one of the most prominent men of this county died on Saturday, night the 3rd instant, at his residence between Port Republic and Shendun, in his 89th year. He had been attending to business as actively as a man of 50. Before the war he was a member of the Justice Court and was later sheriff of the county, which then embraced the duties of treasurer as well. During the war Captain Harnsberger was a gallant Confederate soldier and was made captain. He was a member of the first legislature in Virginia after the adoption of the Reconstruction Acts and the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments and allied himself with the Liberal party. He was several times re-elected to succeeding legislature until he was unseated in the famous legislature of 1883. Since that time he retained his interest in the Republican party but steadfastly refused to stand for office. He was a successful farmer and originally owned the land upon which the town of Shendun was built in "boom" days' He leaves one sone and three daughters.
The Bridgewater Herald Fri Sep 16, 1904
Capt. Henry B. Harnsberger, one of the most prominent men of this county died on Saturday, night the 3rd instant, at his residence between Port Republic and Shendun, in his 89th year. He had been attending to business as actively as a man of 50. Before the war he was a member of the Justice Court and was later sheriff of the county, which then embraced the duties of treasurer as well. During the war Captain Harnsberger was a gallant Confederate soldier and was made captain. He was a member of the first legislature in Virginia after the adoption of the Reconstruction Acts and the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments and allied himself with the Liberal party. He was several times re-elected to succeeding legislature until he was unseated in the famous legislature of 1883. Since that time he retained his interest in the Republican party but steadfastly refused to stand for office. He was a successful farmer and originally owned the land upon which the town of Shendun was built in "boom" days' He leaves one sone and three daughters.
The Bridgewater Herald Fri Sep 16, 1904
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