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Rebecca Fahs Harting

Birth
York County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
29 Dec 1907 (aged 65)
Iowa, USA
Burial
McClelland, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, USA Add to Map
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Can anyone confirm that Rebecca is really buried here, like her husband?

Rebecca Fahs was the fourth of eight known children of John Jacob Fahs (1809–1871) and Mary Jane Huff (1809–1884) who married c1831 in presumably York County, Pennsylvania.

Rebecca married John Henry (went by Henry) Harting (1841–1895) on 10 Sep 1865 at York, York County, Pennsylvania. Rebecca and John were the parents of four known children, namely:

1. Mary Jane Harting Jensen (1866-1888)
2. Clara H. Harting Reed (1868-1926)
3. Charles Henry Harting (1869-1944)
4. Frances Fahs Harting Fehr (1878-1934)

The family moved from Pennsylvania to Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa between 1870 and 1878. In 1870 the parents (Henry listed as 25 years old and Rebecca as 23 and the first three children were living at York Township, York County, Pennsylvania with Henry listed as a laborer. In 1880 the parents, all four children, their nephews WebsterTowser (age 21) and Samuel Rockey (age 20) were living at Hardin Township, Pottawattamie County, Iowa. In 1900 the widow Rebecca was living with her married daughter Frances and her family at Hardin Township, Pottawattamie County, Iowa.

Links to Rebecca's parents, husband, three of her four known children and all of her seven known siblings are included below.
Can anyone confirm that Rebecca is really buried here, like her husband?

Rebecca Fahs was the fourth of eight known children of John Jacob Fahs (1809–1871) and Mary Jane Huff (1809–1884) who married c1831 in presumably York County, Pennsylvania.

Rebecca married John Henry (went by Henry) Harting (1841–1895) on 10 Sep 1865 at York, York County, Pennsylvania. Rebecca and John were the parents of four known children, namely:

1. Mary Jane Harting Jensen (1866-1888)
2. Clara H. Harting Reed (1868-1926)
3. Charles Henry Harting (1869-1944)
4. Frances Fahs Harting Fehr (1878-1934)

The family moved from Pennsylvania to Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa between 1870 and 1878. In 1870 the parents (Henry listed as 25 years old and Rebecca as 23 and the first three children were living at York Township, York County, Pennsylvania with Henry listed as a laborer. In 1880 the parents, all four children, their nephews WebsterTowser (age 21) and Samuel Rockey (age 20) were living at Hardin Township, Pottawattamie County, Iowa. In 1900 the widow Rebecca was living with her married daughter Frances and her family at Hardin Township, Pottawattamie County, Iowa.

Links to Rebecca's parents, husband, three of her four known children and all of her seven known siblings are included below.


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