Mary BAUDER

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact: Daughter of John Bauder and Catherine Goodman
• Baptism: 26 Jan 1854, Mett bei Biel, Bern, Switzerland
• Census: 1880, Living with husband in New Martinsville, Wetzel County, West Virginia
• Census: 1900, Living with husband in Magnolia, Wetzel County, West Virginia
• Census: 1910, Living with husband in New Martinsville, Wetzel County, West Virginia
• Census: 1920, Living in Magnolia, Wetzel County, West Virginia

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Information from Mariana L. Zuelsdorf:

OBITUARY-Wetzel Democrat, New Martinsville, WV. Thursday, June 10, 1926
MRS. HARMAN PASSES AWAY
Mrs. Mary (Bauder) Harman, daughter of John and Kathryn Bauder, was born in Switzerland on the 1st day of January 1864 (sic), and departed this life on the 6th day of June, 1926, aged 72 years, 5 months, and 5 days.
Her parents came to America when she was about nine years of age, and settled near Elgin, Iowa.
She was united in marriage at Elgin, Iowa, on the 26th day of November 1871, to Joseph S. Harman, who departed this life on the 9th day of July, 1910. To this union were born nine children, seen of whom are living, all of New Martinsville, W. Va., namely: George A. Harman, J. Frank Harman, S. Ernest Harman, Charles E. Harman, Ross L. Harman, J. William Harman and Mrs. Thos. G. Allen. In addition to her children she is survived by two grand children, and one great grand son, also two brothers and two sisters: Godfry Bauder of Ft. Collins, Colorado; Alfred Bauder of Omaha, Nebraska; Mrs. Anna Hess of Niobrara, Nebraska; and Mrs. Elizabeth Schori of Elgin, Iowa. She was a devout Christian throughout her whole life, always practicing the teachings of the Master, by going about doing good. For many years and up until the time of her death she was an active member of the First M.E. Church.
Funeral services were held at the home on June 6th, conducted by Rev. Ressegger, assisted by Rev. Bell and burial was made in Williams Cemetery by W.E. Wharton. (provided by West Virginia State Library, Charleston, WV).

Following Swiss tradition, Mary Bauder Harman insisted that her children and their spouse spend the first year of marriage living with Mary and Joseph. therefore Mollie (Amelia Stamm) and George lived with his parents until 1901. When Willy (Joseph William) married, his wife Edna refused to live with her in-laws and convinced Tom and Anna Harman Allen to trade houses. Tom and Anna moved in with her parents while Willy and Edna lived in Tom and Anna's house. Mary Harman, daughter of Willy, and Edna, was born in the Allen home.

Mary married Joseph Samuel HARMAN on 26 Nov 1871 in Pleasant Valley, Fayette Co., Iowa. Joseph (son of Samuel HARMAN and Mary GATES) was born on 07 Oct 1843 in Belmont Co., Ohio; died on 09 Jul 1910 in New Martinsville, Wetzel Co., West Virginia; was buried in Williams Cemetery, New Martinsville, Wetzel Co, West Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Birth: Abt 1871, Ohio
• Census: 1880, Living with parents in New Martinsville, Wetzel County, West Virginia
• Census: 1900, Living with parents in Magnolia, Wetzel County, West Virginia
• Occupation: 1900; Blacksmith
• Census: 1910, Living in New Martinsville, Wetzel County, West Virginia
• Occupation: 1910; Blacksmith
• Census: 1930, Living in New Martinsville, Wetzel County, West Virginia
• Occupation: 1930; County Clerk

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Information from Mariana L Zuelsdorf:
George A. Harman is County Court Clerk of Wetzel county, and was an active business man of New Martinsville before his accession to this public office. He is a member of a family that has supplied a number of most substantial citizens to the commercial life of Wetzel county.
He was born in Monroe County, Ohio January 25, 1873. His grandfather, Samuel Harman, was born in Pennsylvania in 1816, and on leaving his native state settled in Belmont County, then in Monroe County, Ohio, followed farming and eventually, on retiring from the farm, located at New Martinsville, West Virginia, where he died in1902, in advanced years. He was a democrat and a very devout member of the Christian Church. Samuel Harman married Mary Gates, who was of Scotch descent and who died in Monroe County, Ohio. Joseph S. Harman, father of George A., was born in Belmont County, Ohio, in 1844, but spent most of his early youth in Monroe county. In 1861 at the age of seventeen, he enlisted in the Seventy-seventh Ohio Infantry, and served until wounded at the battle of Shiloh, which incapacitated him for further military duty. After leaving the army he went out to Elgin, Iowa, where he married and where he learned the wagon making trade. Subsequently he returned to Monroe County and in 1873 settled at New Martinsville. He was an exceedingly skillful wagon maker, and in his shop at New Martinsville he made a number of strong and durable wagons that served a generation of users. Joseph S. Harman died in New Martinsville in 1912. (sic) He was a democrat, a member of the City Council several terms, and during the latter part of his life was chiefly identified with the Methodist Episcopal church. He married Mary Bauder, who was born near Bern, Switzerland, in 1853, and is now living at New Martinsville. Of her children George A. is the oldest; frank is deputy under his brother George; Charles owns a tailor shop at New Martinsville; Ross is in the plumbing business at New Martinsville; William is senior partner of J.W. Harmon, a clothing merchant at New Martinsville; Anna is the wife of Thomas G. Allen, assistant postmaster at New Martinsville, and two other sons, Julius and Clarence, who died in childhood.
(from History of West Virginia p. 512)

Newspaper Clipping
GEORGE A HARMAN, COUNTY CLERK FOR QUARTER OF CENTURY, SUCCUMBS HERE
County's Most Widely Known Officer Taken after Long Illness
George A Harman, 72, County Clerk of Wetzel County since 1921 and one of the most popular men who ever held office in the Court House, died last Friday morning at 10:30 o'clock at his home at 747 Maple Avenue.
Mr. Harman had been in failing health for several years and in the past few weeks his condition had steadily grown worse.
He was a native of Monroe County, across the river in Ohio. He was a son of Joseph and Mary Bauder Harman. In His youth he followed the trade of blacksmith. On January 3 1900, he married Miss Amelia Stamm.
Once Mr. Harman got his "hand in" at running for office, he was unbeatable, and he made it that way by his untiring service to the public. He went out of his way to be more than a casual public servant and the voters knew it. It was nothing for him to leave his home after business hours and go to the court House in order to save some rural resident an extra trip to town. That, along with his cheerful personality was why the voters elected him county Clerk for the fifth time last November when his health would not even permit him to carry out a campaign. His campaigning had been spread out over more than two decades.
Politics was not the only field in which he was prominent and respected. He was outstanding in Masonic work, being a Past Master of Wetzel Lodge No. 39 A F & A Am. He was president of Doolin
federal Savings and Loan Association. He was a member of St. John's Methodist church.
Mr. Harman is survived by his wife; a son, Clarnece S Harman, New Martinsville; a sister, Mrs. Tom G Allen, Mew Martinsville; three brothers, J W Harman, Parkersburg; and Ross L Harman and C E Harman, both of New Martinsville, and two grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted at the home Sunday afternoon by Rev.George W Tynyham, pastor of the McMechen Methodist church; Reg. J A Wright, pastor of St. John's Methodist Church, and Rev. W E Keenan, pastor of the First Methodist Church. Wetzel Lodge No. 39 A F & A M conducted rites at the grave. Burial was made in Williams Cemetery by Wharton Funeral Home.

George married Amalie STAMM on 03 Jan 1900 in New Martinsville, Wetzel County, West Virginia. Amalie (daughter of John STAMM and Mary ?) was born on 12 Jan 1875 in Tyler County, West Virginia; died on 14 May 1950 in New Martinsville, Wetzel County, West Virginia; was buried in Williams Cemetery, New Martinsville, Wetzel Co., West Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Birth: Abt 1876, West Virginia
• Census: 1880, Living with parents in New Martinsville, Wetzel County, West Virginia
• Census: 1910, Living in Magnolia, Wetzel County, West Virginia
• Occupation: 1910; Wagon Maker
• Census: 1920, Living in Magnolia, Wetzel County, West Virginia
• Occupation: 1920; Works in Store
• Census: 1930, Living in New Martinsville, Wetzel County, West Virginia
• Occupation: 1930; Merchant - mason furnishing?

Notes:

Information from Mariana L Zuelsdorf:
(original compiled by Carol Hassig, Wetzel County, WV Obituaries Vol I (Revised), Wetzel Co. Genealogical Society, 1981 (Revised 1993), page 21.
JOHN F HARMAN (May 26, 1939)
Retired from business life only last week, John Franklin (Frank) Harman, 64, member of one of New Martinsville's leading families, died suddenly of a heart attack in Moundsville Sunday night while traveling to his home here.
Mrs. and Mrs. Harman had visited relatives in Toronto, Ohio, and at Fulton, Wheeling, during the day and were driving home late Sunday evening when Mr. Harman suffered an attack of Dizziness. He kept on driving for a short distance but finally collapsed on the corner of Tenth street and Lafayette avenue in Moundsville.
Mrs. Harman ran to the home of Mrs. Mabel Blamey, and found Mrs. Ozion Montgomery residing in an upstairs apartment. Mrs. Montgomery invited Mrs. Harman to bring her husband into the home and rushed for a physician. Fifteen minutes after the doctor arrived, Mr. Harman expired.
Veteran in Business
Mr Harman had sold his clothing store business last week and had retired from active commercial life. A native of New Martinsville, he was born Sept 6, 1876, a son of J S and Mary Bouder Harman. While a youth, he engaged in business with his father in running a wagon shop here. Later he and his brother J W Harman, entered the clothing stores business and conducted it for years. Following that, Mr. Harman continued in business for himself.
Well known and well liked, the deceased man had a host of friend throughout this region. He was a member of the First Methodist Episcopal church and belonged to the Wetzel Lodge No. 39 A F & A M.
Funeral services were conducted Wednesday morning at the Harman residence on Fifth Street. Rev. L S Grose conducted the rites and interment was made in the Northview cemetery by Iams Funeral Home, Masonic ritualistic rites were preformed at the cemetery.
Mr. Harman is survived by his widow, Mrs. Georgia Null Harman, who he married August 23, 1898; three daughters, Mrs. Louis Kirkland of Wheeling, Mrs. Grace Berger of Toronto, Ohio, and Mrs. Clarice Huggins of Glen Robbins, Ohio; five brothers, George A Harman, Wetzel County Clerk S E Harman, Deputy Clerk, Charles E Harman, Ross Harman, and J W Harman, all of New Martinsville; one sister Mrs. Anna Allen of New Martinsville, and three grandchildren, Matt Kirkland Jr., Wheeling; Georgia Berger of Toronto; and Louise Huggins of Glen Robbins.

John married Georgia Watson NULL on 23 Aug 1898 in Wetzel County, West Virginia. Georgia was born on 16 Jan 1878 in West Virginia; died on 15 May 1961 in New Martinsville, Wetzel County, West Virginia; was buried in Northview Cemetery, New Martinsville, West Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Birth: Abt 1879, West Virginia
• Census: 1880, Living with parents in New Martinsville, Wetzel County, West Virginia
• Census: 1900, Living with parents in Magnolia, Wetzel County, West Virginia
• Census: 1910, Living with parents in New Martinsville, Wetzel County, West Virginia
• Occupation: 1910; Insurance Agent
• Census: 1920, Living with mother in Magnolia, Wetzel County, West Virginia
• Occupation: 1920; Deputy Sheriff - Office
• Census: 1930, Living with sister, Anna and her husband, in New Martinsville, Wetzel County, West Virginia
• Occupation: 1930; Deputy Clerk - County Court

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1900, Living with parents in Magnolia, Wetzel County, West Virginia
• Occupation: 1900; Tailor
• Census: 1910, Living with parents in New Martinsville, Wetzel County, West Virginia
• Occupation: 1910; Tailor
• Census: 1930, Living in New Martinsville, Wetzel County, West Virginia
• Occupation: 1930; Proprietor-Pressing Shop

Family/Spouse: Ella May EMCH. Ella was born in Oct 1886 in West Virginia; died on 19 Jan 1960 in New Martinsville, Wetzel County, West Virginia; was buried in Williams Cemetery, New Martinsville, Wetzel Co., West Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1900, Living with parents in Magnolia, Wetzel County, West Virginia
• Census: 1920, Living in Magnolia, Wetzel County, West Virginia
• Occupation: 1920; Plumber
• Census: 1930, Living in New Martinsville, Wetzel County, West Virginia
• Occupation: 1930; Plumber

Family/Spouse: Emma E. SNODGRASS. Emma was born on 18 Dec 1886 in Wetzel County, West Virginia; died in 1943 in Mercy Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; was buried in Northview Cemetery, New Martinsville, West Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1900, Living with parents in Magnolia, Wetzel County, West Virginia
• Census: 1910, Living with parents in New Martinsville, Wetzel County, West Virginia
• Occupation: 1910; Merchant Store
• Census: 1920, Living in Magnolia, Wetzel County, West Virginia
• Occupation: 1920; Merchant
• Census: 1930, Living in New Martinsville, Wetzel County, West Virginia
• Occupation: 1930; Manager - Sand Company

Notes:

Information from Mariana L Zuelsdorf:
From written notes by Jay Harman, son of Francis Harman (September 1997)
Bill Harman, who would have been my great uncle (I think), liked to play penny-ante poker in the basement of the Elks Club in Parkersburg. One day he was in the middle of a game, had a heart attack, and fell over dead. After they took him away in the ambulance, the guys he was playing cards with turned over his hand--and he had aces and eights! Known as a "Dead Man's Hand".
My dad told me this story of one of our relatives that lived in New Martinsville, I think he would have been my great-great uncle. Anyway, he had a reputation around town as a carouser and one Saturday night, the local police arrested him for disorderly conduct and hauled him down to the Police Station where he was booked and allowed to make his one phone call. He called his cousin..........in Alaska!

Family/Spouse: Edna Louise HEADLEE. Edna was born on 01 Mar 1893 in West Virginia; died on 19 Jun 1980 in Pelham, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1900, Living with parents in Magnolia, Wetzel County, West Virginia
• Census: 1910, Living with parents in New Martinsville, Wetzel County, West Virginia
• Census: 1920, Living with husband in Magnolia, Wetzel County, West Virginia
• Census: 1930, Living with husband in New Martinsville, Wetzel County, West Virginia

Notes:

Information from Mariana L Zuelsdorf:
The children of New Martinsville used to collect bones, and when the bone boats would come down the Ohio from Wheeling, the children would take the bones down to the river where they would be weighted. In return for the bones, the children would receive chits, which could be used to buy items on board the boat. As a child, Anna Harman did this, and with her chits, bought two lead crystal cut glass bowls for her mother. These bowls were eventually given to Mary Martha Allen Harnbrok by Anna Harman Allen. We always referred to them as the "bone bowls." (Mariana Zuelsdorf has one of them now)

Obituary from Newspaper
Mrs. T.G. Allen
Mrs. Anna Harman Allen, wife of T.G. Allen and member of a pioneer family of this area, died suddenly Wednesday, February 1st at 9:45 PM, in Grossmont Hospital in La Mesa, California, the city where Mr. and Mrs. Allen had resided for two years. Born in New Martinsville, February 27th, 1889, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Bouder Harman, and the last of her family.
With the exception of two years, Mrs. Allen had spent her entire life in the town of her birth, having moved to California two years ago. Surviving are her husband, a son, Dr. Joseph Allen of New Martinsville; and a daughter, Mrs. Gene Hornbrook, of La Mesa, California; and seven grandchildren.
She was a member of the First Methodist Church in this city; a charter member and Past Matron of New Martinsville Chapter No. 50 Order of Easter (sic) Star, and would have celebrated her fiftieth year as a member in April 1961.
The body was returned to New Martinsville, and taken to the Wells Funeral Home on Maple Avenue, where friends were received. Ritualistic services were conducted by officers and members of Chapter No. 50, O.E.S., on Sunday evening at seven o'clock. Services were held at the Funeral Home on Monday afternoon at two o'clock, with the Rev. Sumner D. Sayers officiating. Interment was in Greenlawn Memorial park.

Anna married Thomas Gilmer ALLEN on 14 May 1914 in New Martinsville, Wetzel County, West Virginia. Thomas was born on 26 Sep 1884 in Shinnston, Eagle District, Harrison Co., West Virginia; died on 10 Jan 1971 in Grossmont Gardens Senior Care Facility, La Mesa, San Diego County, California; was buried in Greenlawn Memorial Park, New Martinsville, West Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Information from Mariana L Zuelsdorf:
Julius, when he was learning to walk, pulled himself to his feet by holding on to a wash boiler of hot water and was scalded and died. Grandma (Mary Harman) had to go upstairs for something and had left Dad (Joseph William Harman) and Uncle Ross (Ross Harman) to mind the baby for just a minute. Dad said he turned his back for just a second--he never got over it.

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Information from Mariana L Zuelsdorf:

OBITUARY (Wetzel Co., WV Obituaries, Vol II)

Everett Harman
Everett, infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Harman, died on Tuesday evening. the death of the little sufferer was not unexpected, as it had been ill for some weeks.