Dr. John McClain HARSHA

Dr. John McClain HARSHA

Male 1817 - 1885  (67 years)

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  • Name John McClain HARSHA  [1
    • Dr John M. Harsha, was a practicing physician at Harshaville who in 1854 moved to Washington county, Ohio locating near the town of Marietta, where he laid out the town of Cutler, upon the completion of the railroad now operated by the Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern Railroad Company, and also was the owner of other extensive land interests. In 1872 he moved to Shawneetown, Illinois, and made his home there practicing his profession until 1872, in which year he came to Kansas locating in Reno county, where he bought twelve hundred acres of land in Lincoln township, and lived there until 1878, when following his election to the office of county surveyor he moved to Hutchinson, the county seat where he spent the rest of his life, his death occurring in 1885, at the age of sixty six.

      Doctor Harsha not only was a practicing physician of wide reputation, but was a civil engineer of much ability, having learned surveying under his father John Harsha, who was one of the best known civil engineers in Pennsylvania in his day. He was a Whig originally, but upon the formation of the Republican party became a Republican and was thereafter affiliated with that party. He was a member of the United Presbyterian church and ever was active in good works. Doctor Harsha was twice married. His first wife, Mary Dawson died in 1860, at the age of thirty two years, leaving three children.

      (History of Reno County, Kansas: Its People, Industries and ..., Volume 2. By Sheridan Ploughe)

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    Title Dr. 
    Birth 16 May 1817  [1
    Gender Male 
    Death 19 Jan 1885  [1
    Burial Hutchinson Eastside Cemetery, Hutchinson, Reno Co., Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I76726  Main Tree
    Last Modified 27 Jan 2015 

    Family Amanda Melvina GAREN,   b. 20 Oct 1840, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aug 1937, Hutchinson, Reno Co., Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 96 years) 
    Marriage 16 Jul 1863  Washington, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Family ID F30988  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 27 Jan 2015 

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    Dr. John McClain Harsha Headstone
    Dr. John McClain Harsha Headstone
    Dr. John M. Harsha is the husband of (1) Mary Dawson and (2) Amanda M. Garen. He is buried in the Hutchinson Eastside Cemetery in Hutchinson, Reno Co., Kansas.

    Created by: Phillip H. Pitzer
    Photo Added by: Jocelyn

  • Sources 
    1. [S02329] Find A Grave Website.

    2. [S6287] FamilySearch.org: Ohio, County Marriages 1789-1997.