The body of Joseph Harman who died at Petersburg, Florida the second day of April, 1925, arrived in Elkins on the night train Monday, April 6th.
Funeral services were conducted at the family residence, 208 Elm Street, Tuesday at 2 o'clock p.m. Interment in Maplewood Cemetery immediately following.
F.E. Runner in charge.
The deceased was in his 83rd year, having been born and brought up in Pendleton County, W.Va., where he resided with his family the greater portion of his early life being post master and retail merchant at the Mouth of Seneca, Pendleton county, 42 years.
Leaving Pendleton County, he moved to Davis, Tucker County, W.Va., in 1891 and became engaged in the lumber industry for the period of four years, after which he resided a short while in Pendleton as well as Petersburg, Grant County, W.Va., becoming a resident of Elkins in 1913 where he has resided until death., with the exceptions of spending the past winter in St. Petersburg, Florida, at which place he died.
At one time in his early life he possessed and held vast interest in land lying in Pendleton County, and was engaged in stock and cattle raising.
He served in the Civil War in 1860 in what was known as the Home Guard and was several times wounded, carrying a musket ball received in that war in his body to the grave.
"Grandpa" Harman as he was familiarly known is survived by the following near relatives, his widow, whom was Mahala Mouse, he married in the year 1865, and the following children residing in Elkins, Mrs. D.K. Teter, Mrs. George Henry, Mrs. J. Scallon, Mrs. Emery Jordan, and Charles R. Harman, Preston, of St. Petersburg, Florida, Floyd of Parsons, W.Va., and W.C. of Pansy, W.Va.
{Abstracted from Pendleton County Obituaries}
Contributed by: Shock
Funeral services were conducted at the family residence, 208 Elm Street, Tuesday at 2 o'clock p.m. Interment in Maplewood Cemetery immediately following.
F.E. Runner in charge.
The deceased was in his 83rd year, having been born and brought up in Pendleton County, W.Va., where he resided with his family the greater portion of his early life being post master and retail merchant at the Mouth of Seneca, Pendleton county, 42 years.
Leaving Pendleton County, he moved to Davis, Tucker County, W.Va., in 1891 and became engaged in the lumber industry for the period of four years, after which he resided a short while in Pendleton as well as Petersburg, Grant County, W.Va., becoming a resident of Elkins in 1913 where he has resided until death., with the exceptions of spending the past winter in St. Petersburg, Florida, at which place he died.
At one time in his early life he possessed and held vast interest in land lying in Pendleton County, and was engaged in stock and cattle raising.
He served in the Civil War in 1860 in what was known as the Home Guard and was several times wounded, carrying a musket ball received in that war in his body to the grave.
"Grandpa" Harman as he was familiarly known is survived by the following near relatives, his widow, whom was Mahala Mouse, he married in the year 1865, and the following children residing in Elkins, Mrs. D.K. Teter, Mrs. George Henry, Mrs. J. Scallon, Mrs. Emery Jordan, and Charles R. Harman, Preston, of St. Petersburg, Florida, Floyd of Parsons, W.Va., and W.C. of Pansy, W.Va.
{Abstracted from Pendleton County Obituaries}
Contributed by: Shock
The body of Joseph Harman who died at Petersburg, Florida the second day of April, 1925, arrived in Elkins on the night train Monday, April 6th.
Funeral services were conducted at the family residence, 208 Elm Street, Tuesday at 2 o'clock p.m. Interment in Maplewood Cemetery immediately following.
F.E. Runner in charge.
The deceased was in his 83rd year, having been born and brought up in Pendleton County, W.Va., where he resided with his family the greater portion of his early life being post master and retail merchant at the Mouth of Seneca, Pendleton county, 42 years.
Leaving Pendleton County, he moved to Davis, Tucker County, W.Va., in 1891 and became engaged in the lumber industry for the period of four years, after which he resided a short while in Pendleton as well as Petersburg, Grant County, W.Va., becoming a resident of Elkins in 1913 where he has resided until death., with the exceptions of spending the past winter in St. Petersburg, Florida, at which place he died.
At one time in his early life he possessed and held vast interest in land lying in Pendleton County, and was engaged in stock and cattle raising.
He served in the Civil War in 1860 in what was known as the Home Guard and was several times wounded, carrying a musket ball received in that war in his body to the grave.
"Grandpa" Harman as he was familiarly known is survived by the following near relatives, his widow, whom was Mahala Mouse, he married in the year 1865, and the following children residing in Elkins, Mrs. D.K. Teter, Mrs. George Henry, Mrs. J. Scallon, Mrs. Emery Jordan, and Charles R. Harman, Preston, of St. Petersburg, Florida, Floyd of Parsons, W.Va., and W.C. of Pansy, W.Va.
{Abstracted from Pendleton County Obituaries}
Contributed by: Shock
Funeral services were conducted at the family residence, 208 Elm Street, Tuesday at 2 o'clock p.m. Interment in Maplewood Cemetery immediately following.
F.E. Runner in charge.
The deceased was in his 83rd year, having been born and brought up in Pendleton County, W.Va., where he resided with his family the greater portion of his early life being post master and retail merchant at the Mouth of Seneca, Pendleton county, 42 years.
Leaving Pendleton County, he moved to Davis, Tucker County, W.Va., in 1891 and became engaged in the lumber industry for the period of four years, after which he resided a short while in Pendleton as well as Petersburg, Grant County, W.Va., becoming a resident of Elkins in 1913 where he has resided until death., with the exceptions of spending the past winter in St. Petersburg, Florida, at which place he died.
At one time in his early life he possessed and held vast interest in land lying in Pendleton County, and was engaged in stock and cattle raising.
He served in the Civil War in 1860 in what was known as the Home Guard and was several times wounded, carrying a musket ball received in that war in his body to the grave.
"Grandpa" Harman as he was familiarly known is survived by the following near relatives, his widow, whom was Mahala Mouse, he married in the year 1865, and the following children residing in Elkins, Mrs. D.K. Teter, Mrs. George Henry, Mrs. J. Scallon, Mrs. Emery Jordan, and Charles R. Harman, Preston, of St. Petersburg, Florida, Floyd of Parsons, W.Va., and W.C. of Pansy, W.Va.
{Abstracted from Pendleton County Obituaries}
Contributed by: Shock
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