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59749. Lewis Harden. Born on 3 Jun 1789 in Virginia.671 Lewis died in Ohio on 3 Jul 1860; he was 71.671

(It has been stated that Lewis was a son of William and Clarissa (Million) Harding of Overwharton Parish, Stafford Co., VA. That is not the case. William did have a son Lewis who was mentioned in an indenture dated 1784, but that couldn’t have been this Lewis who wasn’t born until 1789.)

1840 Federal Census. Frankstown, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania
Roll 462, page 343
Lewis Harden family: [Harden might be read Harder]
1 male under 5 [Samuel]
2 males 5-10 [Joshua & ?]
1 male 10-15 [?]
1 male 40-50 [Lewis]
1 female 10-15 [Martha]
1 female 30-40 [Mary]

Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Williamsburg, Blair County, Pennsylvania
Lewis Harden, Mary Harden, and Thomas Harden are listed as members in the 1840s.
17 Apr 1842 Lewis Harden, Mrs Harden, Thomas Harden
30 Apr 1843 Lewis Harden & Mrs Harden, listed as members 30 Apr 1843–Sep 1844, Thomas Harden listed as member Dec 1843–Sep 1844
23 Apr 1847 Lewis & Mary Harden, George & Nancy Sorrick [Mary’s daughter]
23 Sep 1849 Lewis Harden & wife, Isaac Cromer [Mary’s son]
4 Jan 1852 Lewis Harden & wife
28 May 1854 Mary Hardin

In 1846 the western half of Huntingdon County was set off to form Blair County.

1850 Federal Census. Woodbury Township, Blair County, Pennsylvania
Roll 755, page7A
Dwelling 94, family 98
George Sorrick, 28, farmer, b PA
Nancy Sorrick, 27, b PA
Sarah J. Sorrick, 4, b PA
Mary A. Sorrick, 3, b PA
Joseph Everhart, 13, b PA
Dwelling 94, family 99
Lewis Harden, 58, laborer, b. Virginia
Mary Harden, 52, b. Pennsylvania
The Hardens share a dwelling with George Sorrick. There are other Sorrick families nearby.

Nancy (Cromer) Sorrick, wife of George Sorrick, was the daughter of Mary Harden. Her parents were Isaac & Mary (Brumbaugh) Cromer. Isaac Cromer died in 1831.

1859 - Lewis goes before Probate Court and swears that Mary Hatfield is over 18 and his son Joshua is over 21, that neither has been married before and they are not kin closer than first cousins. This proves that he does go to Ohio after his second wife, Mary, dies in 1853. It is unclear if he ever returns to Pennsylvania.

In the 1900 Census, Samuel indicates that his father, Lewis, was born in Virginia.

Lewis first married Harriet Harper. Born ca 1789 in Maryland. Harriet died in Pennsylvania in 1839.671

In the 1900 Newaygo County Census, Samuel indicates that his mother, Harriet Harper was born in Maryland.

There was a Harriet Harper born at Baltimore in 1795. So far there is no reason to connect that Harriet to the one who married Lewis. There are 19 different Harper families listed in the 1790 Maryland Census.

Saint James Protestant Episcopal Parish, Baltimore, Maryland
Children of Samuel and Martha Harper
John Harper, b. 6 Feb 1791, bp. 15 Feb 1794
Nancey Harper, b. 28 Dec 1791
Elisabeth Harper, b. 29 Sep 1793, bp. 15 Feb 1794
Harriot Harper, b. 4 Dec 1795, bp. 20 Apr 1797
Joshua Harper, b. 27 Sep 1797
Clemency Harper, b. 19 Sep 1799

Ashland County Cemetery Book Reprint of Early Vital Records of Ashland County, Ohio. Sarah Copus Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, Chapter No. 1455, Ashland Co. Ohio Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society. Unigraphic, Inc., Evansville, Indiana, 1979
Rowsberg Cemetery p 297
Rachel wife of Jas. D Dec. 2, 1886 85 y 4 m 29 d p. 252
Eckley Cemetery
John 1790 - 1880

p 299
Eve 1795-1873
Delia Myers Harper 1824-1863
John W. 1829-1910

Elizabeth W/W Wm. D Aug. 2, 1859 96 years
William D Apr. 15, 1832 68 y
Eliza D/O J. and E. D Oct. 22, 1823 8y
Eve D/O of J. and E. D April 15, 1835

Their children include:

64249i.

Isaiah G. Hardin (ca 1819-6 Mar 1895)

64250ii.

Thomas Harden (say 1820-bef 1850)

64251iii.

Martha Cordelia Harden (ca 1826-11 Nov 1869)

64252iv.

Joshua H. Harden (13 Jun 1834-17 Jan 1910)

64253v.

Samuel Harrison Harden (11 Jan 1836-16 Aug 1901)

Lewis second married Mary Brumbaugh, daughter of Jacob Brumbaugh (15 Jul 1769-30 Jul 1855) & Mary Miller (Jul 1769-28 Jun 1846). Born on 22 Feb 1797 in Pennsylvania.672 Mary died in Blair County, Pennsylvania, on 20 Sep 1855; she was 58.672

From the Genealogy of the Brumbach families,672 by Gaius Marcus Brumbaugh, three volumes. F.H Hitchcock, New York, 1913
http://archive.org/details/genealogyofbrumb02brum

MARY BRUMBAUGH, b Feb. 22, 1797; m Isaac Cromer; resided in the area of the present
Blair Co., Pa., where the nine children were b; Mary d Sept. 20, 1855.
Children (9), surname Cromer:
i. Mary A. 5 , d Dec. 29, 1891 ; m Jacob Woomer; both d; the 8 ch (surname Woomer) are: (1) Aaron 6 , (2) Isaac 6 , (3) Henry 6 , (4) George 6 , (5) Cyrus 6 , (6) Mary Jane 6 , m George Meritts, Sept. 21, 1857 (14 ch) ; (7) Julian 6 , (8) Rebecca 6 .
ii. Eliza 5 , m (1) Daniel McGraw (3 ch, surname McGraw) : (1) John 6, killed in Civil War; (2) Susan 6 , m Thomas Thompson, and d about 1887; (3) Ella 6 , m George Miller; d. Eliza 5 m (2) P. McDonald, who d; she lives at Hollidaysburg, Blair Co., Pa.
iii. Sarah 5 , b July 25, 1821 ; Nov. 26, 1840, m George Taylor Cyphers, who d , 1862 ; Sarah 3 lived in Altoona, Pa., at 1615 8th Ave.
Children (7), surname Cyphers:
(1) Nancy Jane 6 , b Dec. 30, 1842 ; d Oct. 6, 1867 ; m George Kurtz.
(2) Charles 6 , b June 28, 1845; d March 21, 1850.
(3) Amelia Ann 6 , b Jan. 28, 1851; d June 24, 1874; m Chas. Retzlaff.
(4) Alice 6 , b Aug. 2, 1853; d Nov. 21, I860.
(5) George Luther 6 , b March 21, 1856; m Ella Helmick.
(6) Cyrus W. Field 6 , b Nov. 6, 1858; d Oct. 18, 1861.
(7) Sallie Estavilla 6 , b Feb. 8, 1862 ; m R. W. Taylor; she d Jan. 12, 1892.
iv. Nancy 5 , b Dec. 21, 1823; Sept. 29, 1842, m George W. Sorrick; lived near Williamsburg, Blair Co., Pa., where he d July 7, 1888.
Children (5), surname Sorrick:
(1) Sarah Jane 6 , b Sept. 26, 1844; Nov. 12, 1874, m William Richardson; live Frankstown, Blair Co., Pa. (4 ch).
(2) Mary Ann 6 , b April 29, 1847 ; Jan. 5, 1871, m Daniel Snively; res. Williamsburg, Pa. (4 ch).
(3) Isaac Calvin 6 , b Jan. 23, 1853; Jan. 22, 1880, m Alice M. Miller, b Nov. 31, 1859. (3 ch).
(4) Alfred C. 6 , b Jan. 5, 1857 ; res. Williamsburg, Blair Co., Pa.
(5) Alice Flora 6 , b Oct. 20, 1858 ; March 5, 1888, in Earl H. Rhule; res. Williamsport, Pa. (2 ch).
v. John 6 , d y.
vi. Henry 5 , d age 13.
vii. Emanuel 5 , d y.
viii. Margaret 5 , b Jan. 19, 1829: Aug. 23, 1846, HI David Sorrick, b Oct. 12, 1827 ; last ad. Altoona, Pa.
Children (12), surname Sorrick:
(1) Mary Catharine , b May 17, 1848; m. Alexander Keith, Altoona, Pa.
(2) Agnes Jane 6 , b Feb. 21, 1851 ; m W. C. Crissman, Altoona, Pa.
(3) Wesley C. 6 , b Sept. 29, 1852; m.
(4) Alice 6 , b Nov. 30, 1854; in James Evans, Altoona, Pa.
(5) Elizabeth 5 , b Jan. 2, 1857 ; m Wm. Wagner.
(6) Cyrus L. 6 , b Jan. 14, 1859.
(7) Elenora 6 , b March 26, 1861 ; m Thos. Gift, Altoona, Pa.
(8) Dora 6 , b Feb. 25, 1863.
(9) Albert M. 6 , b Dec. 15, 1865; d Sept. 17, 1867 .
(10) Sarah F. 6 , b Nov. 24, 1867; d March 14, 1873.
(11) Emma B. 6 , b March 29, 1870; d Aug. 18, 1870.
(12) Amanda B. 6 , b Sept. 26, 1871; d May 27, 1873.
ix. Isaac 5 , b Jan. 19, 1832; m Catharine McBride, Nov. 23, 1854; carpenter in P.R.R. shops, Altoona, Pa.
Children (10), surname Cromer:
(1) Ellen Jane 6 , b July 15, 1855; d Aug. 25, 1856.
(2) Charles H. 6 , b Jan. 24, 1857; m Elizabeth C. Hunter of Pittsburgh, Pa.
(3) William E. 6 , b Aug. 26, 1858.
(4) Anna Mary 6 , b Sept. 26, I860.
(5) Sarah E. 6 , b Nov. 14, 1862.
(6) Emma C. 6 , b Sept. 8, 1864.
(7) Ella D. 6 , b Oct. 19, 1867.
(8) Agatha 6 , b Oct. 6, 1869; d April 16, 1872.
(9) Mintha 6 , b June 12, 1872 ; d Aug. 9, 1873.
(10) George H. 6 , b Nov. 10, 1875.

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