Daniel Harshman

Brief Life History of Daniel

When Daniel Harshman was born in 1844, in Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Samuel Harshman, was 23 and his mother, Eliza, was 24. He married Martha Esther Leichliter in 1865, in Springfield Township, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Pennsylvania, United States in 1870 and Dunbar Township, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States in 1900. He died in 1901, in Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 57.

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Family Time Line

Daniel Harshman
1844–1901
Martha Esther Leichliter
1848–1881
Marriage: 1865
Richard Kirby
1866–1944
Jacob Leichliter Harshman
1868–1946
Elizabeth Harshman
1870–1940
Minerva Ann "Annie" Harshman
1873–1930
Minnie Pearl Harshman
1879–1966
David Gibson Harshman
1881–1949

Sources (12)

  • Daniel Harshman in household of Samuel Harshman, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Daniel Harshman, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"
  • Daniel Harshman in entry for George Krogor and Manerva A. Harshman, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"

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World Events (7)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1863 · Battle of Gettysburg

The three day Battle of Gettysburg was one of the bloodiest of the American Civil War. Between the Confederates and Unions, somewhere between 46,000 and 51,000 people died that day.

Name Meaning

Americanized form of German Hirschmann .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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