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Barbara Ann Harpold

Female Abt 1841 - Bef 1900  (~ 58 years)


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  • Name Barbara Ann Harpold 
    Born Abt 1841  Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Died Bef 1900 
    Person ID I14992  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 13 Nov 2014 

    Father Adam Harpold,   b. 9 Oct 1790, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Oct 1869, Meigs County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Dorothy Roush,   b. 24 May 1794, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Dec 1865  (Age 71 years) 
    Married 23 Jan 1812  Gallia County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 

    • Gallia Co, OH, Marriage Record
      Adam Harpole to Dolly Roush
      1/23/1912

      1820 Letart, Meigs, OH
      Aam Harpole
      3m 0-10 [Henry 1817, Peter 1818, Spencer 1815]
      1m 26-45
      2f 0-10 [Christenia 1813]
      1f 26-45

      1830 Sutton, Meigs, OH
      Adam Harpole
      1m 0-5 [Phillip 1822]
      1m 5-10 [William 1825]
      3m 10-15
      1m 30-40
      2f 0-5 [Mary Virginia 1823]
      1f 5-9
      1f 10-15
      1f 30-40

      1840 Letart, Meigs, OH
      Adam Harpold
      1m 0-5 [John]
      2m 5-10
      1m 10-15
      1m 15-20
      1m 20-30
      1m 40-50
      f 0-5 [Lydia]
      1f 5-10
      2f 10-15
      1f 15-20
      1f 40-50

      1850 Letart, Meigs, OH
      Adam Harpold 59 VA
      Dorothy 56 VA
      John 14 OH
      Lydia 13 OH
      Barbara Ann 9 OH

      1860 Letart, Meigs, OH # 1735-1688
      Adam Harpole 69 VA
      Dorothy 66 VA
      Margaret Hester 7 OH

      Pioneer Histor of Meigs County (Ohio)
      page 157
      Adam Harpold was born October 9, 1790, and came to Letart, O., in 1812, where he married Dorothy Roush in August, 1812. They settled on a farm, and Mr. Harpold conducted a store, the first one for dry goods and groceries in Letart township. After the county of Meigs was organized and Courts of Common Pleas were held in the meeting-house in Salisbury township - in the July term of 1819, among the jurors impaneled is the name of Adam Harpold. He was prominent in township offices and a patron of education, strictly honest in business transactions, and maintained the respect and confidence of the community. Mrs. Harpold was a woman of strong character of wonderful physical power and vitality. They had a family of sixteen children, and all save one child, who was drowned at seven years - seven sons and eight daughters - grew up and married, each making a new home of thrift and industry. The sons were mostly farmers and have been identified with the material prosperity of Meigs county for more than sixty years. Henry Harpold, Spencer Harpold, Peter Harpold, Philip Harpold, William Harpold, George B. Harpold, John Harpold. The daughters, Mes. Pickens, widow, later Mrs. Wolf; Mrs William Hester, widow, Mrs. Jacob Baker; Mrs. Michael Bentz, nee Polly Harpold; Mrs Eben sayre, Mrs. Augustus Justice, Mrs. Hezekiah Quillen, Mrs Bradford Roush, Mrs Barbara Ann McDade.
      The greater number of the Harpold sons and daughter had large families, so that the descedant in the third and fourth generations were notably numerous. Mr Adam Harpold died in October, 1869, and his wife, Mrs Dorothy Harpold, died in December, 1865, having lived in their Letart home for more than fifty years.
    Family ID F27244  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family William Henry R McDade,   b. Abt 1838, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jul 1914, Meigs County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 76 years) 
    Married 6 May 1858  Meigs County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record, Meigs Co, OH
      6 May 1858
      Henry R McDade
      Barbary A Harpold

      1870 Meigs, Letart, # 147, p 107
      Henry R, 32, OH
      Barbara A 28
      Nathan, 10
      Hannah, 7
      Henry L, 1
      Edward, 80, WV
      Mace, Sidney, 74, WV

      1880 Letart, Meigs, Ohio
      Henry R. MCDADE Self M M W 42 OH
      Occ: Farmer Fa: EAST VA Mo: EAST VA
      Barbara A. MCDADE Wife F M W 38 OH
      Occ: Keeps House Fa: EAST VA Mo: EAST VA
      Nathan MCDADE Son M S W 21 OH
      Hannah D. MCDADE Dau F S W 18 OH
      Henry L. MCDACE Son M S W 11 OH
      Viola ROUSH Niece F S W 14 OH
      Mary ROUSH Niece F S W 12 OH
      Edward MCDADE Father M S W 89 EAST VA
      Occ: Retired Farmer Fa: IRE Mo: EAST VA

      1880 Letart, Meigs OH Agriculture Schecule
      McDade, Henry R
      50 acres tilled, 55 acres permanent pastures, etc, 40 acres Woodland
      Value of farm, land & bldgs - $1000
      Implements - $300
      Livestock - $375
      Fence - $20
      Labor - 1879 wages for labor - $100
      Value of farm production - $20
      Grassland
      1200 acres mown, 6 ac not mown, 42 tons hay 6 bushels clover seed
      3 horses
      3 milch cows, 7 others
      1879 - 2 calves dropped, 5 cows purchased, 7 sold living
      300 lb butter produced on farm
      On hand 6/1/1880 - 7 swine, 40 poultry, 6 others, 100 eggs produced in 1879
      Produced 1879:
      Buckwheat, 10 acres 200 bushels
      Indian Corn 18 acres 600 bushel
      Wheat 20 acres 300 bushel
      Potatoes (Irish) 10 acres 300 bushels
      Orchards - Apple 7 acres 200 trees, 400 bushels, value $50
      Value of forest products sold or consumed in 1879: $5

      1900 Letart, Meigs, OH
      McDade, Henry R 5/1838 wd OH WV MD
      Henry L son 10/1869 OH OH OH
      Roush, Mary niece 5/1868 s WV WV OH
      Viola niece 12/1865 s WV WV OH
    Children 
     1. Nathan McDade,   b. Abt 1859, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Oct 1929, Meigs County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 70 years)
     2. Hannah McDade,   b. Abt 1863, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Henry L McDade,   b. Abt 1869, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F5092  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1205] Census.

    2. [S61] Marriage Records, Gallia Co, OH.

    3. [S13] Marriage Records, Meigs Co, OH.