Brief Life History of James William
When James William Hartness was born on 11 January 1856, in Jefferson, Ohio, United States, his father, Elisha Webb Hartness, was 28 and his mother, Jane Sarah Owen, was 32. He married Johanna Mae Stidham on 23 December 1879. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States in 1935 and Knoxville, Marion, Iowa, United States in 1944. He died on 11 May 1944, in Griswold, Cass, Iowa, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Carson, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States.
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- W James Hartness in household of H Ray Goudie, "United States Census, 1930"
- James Hartness, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
- James William Hartness, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1870
Historical Boundaries: 1870: Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States
1879
Historical Boundaries: 1879: Cass, Iowa, United States
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from the former district of Hartness in Durham, which takes its name from the village of Hart + Old English (ge)hērness ‘administrative district’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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