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Caroline HARMAN

Female 1852 - 1942  (89 years)


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  • Name Caroline HARMAN  [1, 2, 3] 
    Birth 07 Feb 1852  Monroe County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Female 
    Census 1860  Living with parents in Ohio, Monroe County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Census 1870  Living with husband in Magnolia, Wetzel County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Census 1880  Living with husband in New Martinsville, Wetzel County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Census 1900  Living with husband in Magnolia, Wetzel County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Census 1910  Living with husband in New Martinsville, Wetzel County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Census 1920  Living in Magnolia, Wetzel County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Census 1930  Living in New Martinsville, Wetzel County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Death 29 Jan 1942  New Martinsville, Wetzel Co., West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Cause: Cerebral Embolism 
    Burial 01 Feb 1942  North View Cemetery, New Martinsville, Wetzel Co., West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Information from Mariana L. Zuelsdorf:
      Wetzel County Newspaper clipping, New Martinsville, west Virginia (1939)
      Mrs. Caroline Priest, Celebrates Birthday---
      Mrs. Caroline Priest, prominent New Martinsville resident, celebrated her eighty-seventh birthday anniversary Tuesday at the family home on Main street. Mrs. Priest has resided in New Martinsville for the past sixty-five years and is the widow of the late George Priest. She was born at Powhatan in 1852, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Harman.
      A number of friends and relatives joined her Tuesday to celebrate the occasion, among them, Mr. and Mrs. G.A. Harman, Mr and Mrs. Frank Harman, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Harman, Mr. and Mrs. Ross Harman, Mr. and Mrs. John Priest, Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Priest, Mr. and Mrs. J W Harman, Mrs. T A Allen, Mrs. Martha Allen, E S Harman, Mrs. Jane Ober, Mrs. Priest and her son Frank Priest.

      Wetzel County Newspaper clipping, New Martinsville, West Virginia (1941)
      Mrs. Caroline Priest, a dear old lady of this community on last Friday celebrated her eighty-ninth birthday. It has been the custom of the family to celebrated her birthday with a gathering of friends and relatives for the part several years, an honor which is due those who have lived to such great age. This year, relatives of Mrs. Priest from Iowa, same to join in the celebration.

      Compiled by Carol Rush Hassig and Elizabeth Estlack Mullett, Wetzel County, WV Obituaries, (Wetzel Co. Genealogical Society, 1992), Vol IV Page 58.
      CAROLINE PRIEST
      Oldest Member of First Christian Church has been ill four weeks.
      Mrs. Caroline Priest, 89, one of the oldest residents of New Martinsville and a widely known and loved Christian lady, passed away Thursday night. She had not been in the best of health for some time past, and had been confined to her bed for the past four weeks, but was conscious and able to talk with her family and neighbors until near the end.
      A daughter of Samuel and Mary Harman, Mrs. Priest was born in Monroe County, Ohio, February 7, 1852, and was the last surviving member of her family which included five boys and two girls.
      On May 20, 1869, she was united in marriage to George W. Priest, who was for many years a prominent New Martinsville business man. He preceded her in death in 1917. Mrs. Priest has been a resident of this community since she was seventeen years old. She had always been active in the affairs of the First Christian Church, and the Ladies Aid Society of the church. She was a good and kindly neighbor and a devoted mother, holding the friendship and affection of both young and old in the community.
      She was the mother of eight children, five sons and three daughters. Her daughters died in infancy, and two of her sons, Albert and Walter preceded her in death.
      Surviving are three sons, John, Frank and Curtis, of this city; six grandchildren and seven great grandchildren, and a host of more distant relatives and many sorrowing friends.
      Funeral services were conducted at the First Christian Church on Sunday afternoon, in charge of Rev. W.H. Sliter, pastor, and interment was made in North View cemetery under the direction of the Wharton funeral Service. (Feb---,1942)
    Person ID I27336  Main Tree
    Last Modified 24 Jan 2022 

    Father Samuel HARMAN,   b. 16 Mar 1816, Union Township, Mifflin Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Dec 1901, New Martinsville, Wetzel Co., West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Mary GATES,   b. 27 Nov 1822, York Twp., Belmont Co., Ohio Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Apr 1895, Monroe County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Marriage 06 May 1839  Belmont County, Ohio by Adonijah Powell JP Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Family ID F11388  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family George Washington PRIEST,   b. 14 Dec 1850, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Aug 1917, Newark, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years) 
    Marriage 30 May 1869  Monroe County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3] 
    Children 
     1. George Albert PRIEST,   b. 21 May 1871, New Martinsville, Wetzel County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 May 1937, New Martinsville, Wetzel County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)  [Birth]
     2. infant PRIEST,   b. 16 Feb 1874   d. 28 Feb 1874, Wetzel County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)  [Birth]
     3. Walter Earl PRIEST,   b. 24 Jan 1875, New Martinsville, Wetzel County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 09 Sep 1930, New Martinsville, Wetzel County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years)  [Birth]
     4. John B. PRIEST,   b. 28 Jul 1882, New Martinsville, Wetzel County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 May 1961, New Martinsville, Wetzel County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)  [Birth]
     5. Mary Lizzie PRIEST,   b. Abt 1885   d. 26 Sep 1888, New Martinsville, Wetzel County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 3 years)  [Birth]
     6. Frank Everett PRIEST,   b. 04 Jan 1887   d. 02 May 1963, Wetzel County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)  [Birth]
     7. Samuel Curtis PRIEST,   b. 25 May 1889, Ohio Township, Monroe Co., Ohio Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Dec 1945 (Age 56 years)  [Birth]
     8. Birdie May PRIEST,   b. 20 Feb 1891   d. 12 Oct 1891 (Age 0 years)  [Birth]
    Family ID F11392  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 24 Jan 2022 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1870 - Living with husband in Magnolia, Wetzel County, West Virginia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1880 - Living with husband in New Martinsville, Wetzel County, West Virginia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1900 - Living with husband in Magnolia, Wetzel County, West Virginia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1910 - Living with husband in New Martinsville, Wetzel County, West Virginia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - Living in Magnolia, Wetzel County, West Virginia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Living in New Martinsville, Wetzel County, West Virginia Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S00014] "Descendants of Andreas Getz" by Marianna L. Zuelsdorf.

    2. [S00030] "Descendants of John Harman" by Mariana L. Zuelsdorf.

    3. [S13031] James Earles, The HARMAN Ancestors of Permelia HARMAN.

    4. [S00343] 1860 Census Ohio, Monroe County, Ohio.

    5. [S00476] 1870 Census Magnolia, Wetzel County, West Virginia.

    6. [S00682] 1880 Census New Martinsville, Wetzel County, West Virginia.

    7. [S00892] 1900 Census Magnolia, Wetzel County, West Virginia.

    8. [S01120] 1910 Census New Martinsville, Wetzel County, West Virginia.

    9. [S01300] 1920 Census Magnolia, Wetzel County, West Virginia.

    10. [S01555] 1930 Census New Martinsville, Wetzel County, West Virginia.


  

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