John Armstrong Harpold

Abt 1835 - 1891  (~ 56 years)

• Name	John Armstrong Harpold
  Born	Abt 1835	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	7 Oct 1891	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [2]
  Person ID	I3757	WVPioneers
  Last Modified	24 May 2005

  
  

  Father	John Harpold,   b. 1 Sep 1788, Hardy Co, WVa ,   d. 28 Mar 1871  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Rachel Sayre,   b. 12 Jan 1791, Harrison County, Ohio, USA ,   d. 18 Jan 1863  (Age 72 years)
  Married	5 Mar 1810	Mason, Mason County, West Virginia   [3, 4]
  Notes	1840 Jackson, VA 1m 5-10 1m 15-20 1m 20-30 1m 50-60 2f 10-15 1f 40-50 1f 60-70 1850 Jackson, VA # 370-374 Harpole Jno 61 M Farmer Va Harpole Rachel 60 F Va Harpole Hennetia 21 F Va Harpole Jno H 15 M Farmer Va Hinkle Jas R 8 M Va Sayre David Sr 87 M Farmer N Jersey 1860 Jackson, VA # 434-401 John 71 Rachel 70 Adam 41 John A 25 Caroline 20 Goodwin, Joseph, 85 1870 Mill Creek, Jackson, WV # 395-397 Harpold, John 81 VA John A 35 VA Caroline 30 VA Margaret 9 VA James W 7 VA Daniel W 3 WV Both buried in the Harpold graveyard [now known as Mt Calvary] John House: John Harpold died March 28, 1871, aged eighty-two years six months. So reads the inscription on one of the tombstones, a stone volume giving the bare outlines of the life of one of Mill Creeks first pioneers. This much will be remembered while the stone last. "John Harpold was, and again, he was not, and the time of the beginning and the duration of this days." This much and no more, the headstone tells us, unless there be some verse of eulogy which I did not copy. Then, we know from the presence of the stone that here is the spot where his bdy was laid away when life had fled. Another stone standing at the head of another mound and bearing the legend: "Rachel, wife of John Harpold, died January 18, 1868 aged seventy-seven years one month," tells us that he was a married man and that he walked three years alone and then lay down by the side of his companion in sight of the spot, where together, they fought the battle of life. A simple calculation and we may know that John Harpold was born on the first day of September 1788. An obituary notice makes it November 2, 1788. Rachel Harpold was born January 12, 1791. Only this and nothing more.
  Family ID	F1285	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Caroline Chancey,   b. 9 Feb 1840, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 26 Aug 1902, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 62 years)
  Married	12 Feb 1860	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [1]
  Notes	1870 Mill Creek, Jackson, WV # 395-397 Harpold, John 81 VA John A 35 VA Caroline 30 VA Margaret 9 VA James W 7 VA Daniel W 3 WV 1880 E Ripley Dist # 211-212 p 131 Adam, 62, bro, living with them 1880 Census Place: E.D. 43, Jackson, West Virginia Jno. W. HARPOLD Self M M W 45 VA Occ: Farmer Fa: VA Mo: VA Mary J. HARPOLD Wife F M W 43 VA Occ: Keeping House Fa: VA Mo: VA Chas R. HARPOLD Son M S W 20 VA Occ: Works On Farm Fa: VA Mo: VA Elisha S. HARPOLD Son M S W 18 VA Occ: Works On Farm Fa: VA Mo: VA Jas. M. HARPOLD Son M S W 17 VA Occ: At Home Fa: VA Mo: VA Francis J. HARPOLD Son M S W 13 WV Occ: At Home Fa: VA Mo: VA Sarah E. HARPOLD Dau F S W 8 WV Occ: At Home Fa: VA Mo: VA
  Children	1. Margaret Harpold,   b. 22 Apr 1861, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 12 Feb 1884  (Age 22 years)   2. James M Harpold,   b. Abt 1863, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 3 Dec 1944, Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA  (Age ~ 81 years)   3. Daniel Webster Harpold,   b. 5 Oct 1867, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 11 Aug 1934, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 66 years)   4. Mary Harpold,   b. 5 Aug 1873, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F1284	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV. [S4] Death Records, Jackson Co, WV. [S1205] Census, 1850 JC annotated. [S16] Marriage Records, Mason Co, WV.