Christenia Harpold

1813 - 1892  (79 years)

• Name	Christenia Harpold
  Born	20 Aug 1813	Meigs County, Ohio, USA   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Died	28 Dec 1892	West Virginia, USA   [1]
  Buried	Mason County, West Virginia, USA
  Notes	Christenia Harpold Wolfe Birth: Aug. 20, 1813 Meigs County Ohio, USA Death: Dec. 28, 1892 West Virginia, USA Christenia Harpold Wolfe 28 December 1892 "Aged 85 yrs, 4 mos, 8 days", "Wife of Lewis" born Aug. 20, 1813, Meigs Co., Ohio, the daughter of Adam and Dorothy Roush Harpold, married John Pickens (and later Lewis Wolfe in Jan. 1835). She is the mother of Spencer Pickens, David Wolfe, and Adam Wolfe, all buried in this cemetery] Source: "Mason County, W.Va. Cemetery Inscriptions" (Union, Cologne, Cooper Districts), Vol. III pp. 32-40., by Violette S. Machir, published in 1972 Family links: Parents: Adam Harpold (1790 - 1869) Dorothy Roush Harpold (1794 - 1865) Siblings: Christenia Harpold Wolfe (1813 - 1892) Henry Harpold (1817 - 1869)* Peter Harpold (1819 - 1905)* Philip Harpold (1822 - 1891)* Mary Virginia Harpold Bentz (1823 - 1912)* William Harpold (1825 - 1869)* Theodore Harpold (1846 - 1919)* *Calculated relationship Burial: Wolfe Valley Cemetery Leon Mason County West Virginia, USA Created by: Jim and Elizabeth Record added: Feb 23, 2012 Find A Grave Memorial# 85605414
  Person ID	I107228	WVPioneers
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2014

  
  

  Father	Adam Harpold,   b. 9 Oct 1790, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 24 Oct 1869, Meigs County, Ohio, USA  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Dorothy Roush,   b. 24 May 1794, Virginia, USA ,   d. 15 Dec 1865  (Age 71 years)
  Married	23 Jan 1812	Gallia County, Ohio, USA   [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

  
  

• Sources

  [S898] Gravestone or Memorial posted on Findagrave.com. [S61] Marriage Records, Gallia Co, OH.