Mary Jane Stewart

1836 - 1917  (80 years)

• Name	Mary Jane Stewart
  Born	30 Jun 1836	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Died	28 Jun 1917	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [2]
  Buried	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
  Notes	JCDR she was 80y 11m 28d Mary J. Harpold obit from the Jackson Herald of July 6, 1917. Mrs. Mary J. Harpold The passing away of this aged lady, of which due notice was given in last week's Herald, deserves more than the usual mention of the departed. Deceased was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elisha Stewart and was born on Parchment, Jackson County, July 15, 1836, and died at Ripley, June 28, 1917. She was married to John Wesley Harpold in March, 1854, to which union eight children were born, of whom three died in infancy. She is survived by four sons, C.F. of Clarksburg; E.S. of Massilon, O.; J.M. of Akron, O.; F.J. of Ripley; and one daughter, Mrs Sallie E. Sayre of Mason County, also two brothers, N.M. and R.R. Stewart, of Ripley, and one sister, Mrs. L.M. Davis, of Huntington. Mother Harpold belonged to that class of pioneers which, alas, will sonn be gone, which fact is more significant than we seem to think. She saw this country develop from the primitive to the present stage, which is far removed from the primitive. She lived in a day when courage of the hero and heroine type was indispensible, in a day when sacrifice and service were badly needed, and she was in these respects not found wanting, but was abundant in labours of love and mercy; in a day when wives and mothers felt to a tremendous degree the responsibility that was theirs. The Harpold home near Mt. Moriah was "the preachers' home" and not only this, but large numbers were housed and fed on church occasions. "All will be welcome to go with us" was the Harpold invitation given out at church in these good old days. Like her mother, Mother Harpold "went about doing good." The deceased was a chrisitan most of her long life and a member of the Methodist church somme 58 years. The writer visited her regularly during the last few months of her earthly career and found her living in the midst of the fragrance of the many good and kind deeds of the past. The immense crowd which attended the funeral services, which were held at Mt. Moriah on Sunday morning, July 1, attested in a most emphatic way to the high esteem in which the deceased was held. The funeral sermon was preached by the writer (her pastor for nearly six years) from Job 16:32, after which the remains were tenderly borne to their last resting place by her four sons and two grand-sons, which was indeed very fitting. A good and noble daughter, sister, and wife, a devoted and loving mother, a kind and sacrificing neighbor and friend has gone from our view, has cross the narrow device where? No use to ask where, because those who knew how she lived know where. H.K. Riffe
  Person ID	I10123	WVPioneers
  Last Modified	28 Apr 2007

  
  

  Father	Elisha Stewart,   b. 21 Jan 1811, Virginia, USA ,   d. 16 Dec 1886, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Sarah Coon,   b. Abt 1815, Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	14 Jun 1835	Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA   [3]
  Notes	KCMR: Stuard, Elisha, and Sarah Coon, Jun. 14, 1835 1840 Jackson Co, VA 1m 0-5 Chris 1m 20-30 2f 0-5 Mary, Letha 1f 20-30 1850 Jackson Co, VA # 492-497 Stewart Elisha 40 M Farmer Va Stewart Sarah 33 F Va Stewart Christopher 15 F Farmer Va Stewart Mary 14 F Va Stewart Letha 11 F Va Stewart Nehimiah 9 M Va Stewart Leanza 6 F Va Battrill/Batile Jno W 20 M Farmer Va Batile Columbus C 17 M Farmer Va Batile Nancy E 14 F Va 1860 Jackson Co, VA # 261 Elisha Stewart, 50 Sarah 45 LA (f), 21 Mariah, 19 [Nehimiah] LM (f), 16 N W (m), 9 L A, (f), 5 R B, 2 Mary Parsons, 73 - why is she living with them??? 1870 Jackson Co Mill Creek Dist # 40 Elisha 61 Sarah 52 Nathan M 18 Lenora A 14 Robert R 12 Hooper, George 26 NC Lanza 26 (f) Sarah 7 JCBR Sarah K Shinn, 6/13/1862, Chas & Rosetta Shinn, Mill Creek, farmer JCMR: Hooper, George 26 Caswell Co NC Stewart, L M 29 (w) Jackson Z & Elizabeth E & Sarah 3/24/1870 1880 Jackson Co, VA # 319 Ripley Dist 2 Elisha, 69 Sarah, 62 Robert R, 22, s Louisa Jane, 18, dil Leda, 3/12, gd Livingston, George, 5, raising
  Family ID	F3485	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	John Wesley Harpold,   b. 19 Mar 1835, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 23 Jul 1891  (Age 56 years)
  Married	22 Mar 1855	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [1]
  Notes	1860 Jackson Co, WV # 280-258 p 31 Harpold, John W 25 Mary Ann 24 Charles 7 mo E Slaughter [m], 11, VA 1870 Jackson Co, WV Mill Creek Dist # 64-64 p 90 Harpold, John W 35 Mary Jane 33 Charles F 10 Elisha S 8 James M 6 Francis J 2 Mary M 5 mo 1880 Census Place: E.D. 43, Jackson, West Virginia Jno. W. HARPOLD Self M M W 45 VA Mary J. HARPOLD Wife F M W 43 VA Chas R. HARPOLD Son M S W 20 VA Elisha S. HARPOLD Son M S W 18 VA Jas. M. HARPOLD Son M S W 17 VA Francis J. HARPOLD Son M S W 13 WV Sarah E. HARPOLD Dau F S W 8 WV 1900 Jackson Co, WV Ripley Dist # 153-155 Harpold, Mary J, 7/1836, wd, 8-5 Jackson County Births Coleman, 9/29/1854, Jno W & Mary Jane Harpold, Jackson Co, farmer Mt Moriah Cemetery Harpold, John W., Died July 23, 1891 Aged 56 y 4m 4d Harpold, Mollie M. Dau of J W & M J, Died Aug 30, 1876 Aged 6y 9m 11d Harpold, Mary Jane Wife 1837 - 1918 [small stone in front of the larger one]
  Children	1. Martha F Harpold,   b. 13 Apr 1854, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 13 Oct 1859, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 5 years)   2. Solomon Harpold,   b. 30 Sep 1857, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 25 Sep 1859, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 1 years)   3. Charles F Harpold,   b. 7 Nov 1859, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Elisha S Harpold,   b. Abt 1861, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. James Madison Harpold,   b. Abt 1864, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Francis Jennings Harpold,   b. 10 Jun 1867, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 1954  (Age 86 years)   7. Mary Mollie Harpold,   b. 17 Nov 1869, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 30 Aug 1876, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 6 years)   8. Sarah E 'Sallie' Harpold,   b. 23 Aug 1871, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F3342	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Headstones

  Harpold, John W, Mary Jane (Stewart) and daughter Mollie Harpold, John W, Mary Jane (Stewart) and daughter Mollie

  
  

• Sources

  [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV. [S4] Death Records, Jackson Co, WV. [S2] Marriage Records, Kanawha Co, WV.