Family Group Sheet
NameJoseph Alexander Harber
Birth28 Dec 1858, Fleming Co., Kentucky
Death30 Jun 1919, Bath Co., Kentucky
Other spousesAnna Smith
Marriageabt 1898, Bath Co., Kentucky
SpouseAnna Colliver
Birth1 Jun 1868, Fleming Co., Kentucky
Death25 Nov 1913, Bath Co., Kentucky
Notes for Joseph Alexander Harber
His death certificate records Joseph Harber, age 61 years 6 months 2 days, born 28 Dec 1868 in Fleming Co., Ky, died 30 June 1919 in Bath Co., Ky, father Joseph Alexander Harber, born in Muses Mills, mother’s maiden name Francis Coldiron, born in Bath Co., cause of death aortic regurgitation, informant Woodson Norris, Owingsville, burial in Harber graveyard, Hillsboro, Ky.
The reported age at death and birth date are inconsistent by ten years. Censuses are consistent with Dec 1858. Also, the census shows his father’s name as John C. Harber/Harbor; Joseph Alexander Harber is his own full name.
The reported age at death and birth date are inconsistent by ten years. Censuses are consistent with Dec 1858. Also, the census shows his father’s name as John C. Harber/Harbor; Joseph Alexander Harber is his own full name.
Census
1900 census of Bath Co., Ky, Wyoming precinct, enumerated 20 June, lists on p. 14A as family #275:
Harber, Joseph, 41, b. Dec 1858, Ky Va Ky, farmer; Annie, wife, 32, b. Mar 1868, Ky Ky Ky, married 2 years, mother of 4 children, 4 living; Ethel, dau, 14, b. July 1885; Maudy, dau, 9, b. Sep 1890; Alice, dau, 7, b. Aug 1892; Effy, dau, 4, b. Mar 1896. Fonds, Mandy, stepdau, 4, b. Jan 1896. Alll children born Ky Ky Ky. Coldiron, Francis, mother, 62, b. Nov 1837, widowed, mother of 6 children, 3 living, b. Ky Ky Ky.
One wonders where Annie’s other three children are, since only Mandy is hers, and she doesn’t’ seem old enough to have three adult children.
1910 census of Bath Co., Ky, Wyoming precinct, enumerated 21 April, lists on p. 4B as family #82/83:
Harber, Joseph A., 51, b. Ky Va Ky, farmer; Anna, wife, 41, b. Ky Ky Ky, second marriage for both, married 12 years, mother of 5 children, 5 living; Elbert, son, 6. Fawns, Mandie J., stepdau, 14. Harber, Maud, dau, 19; Alice, dau, 17. Markland, Newton. servant, 29, single, farm laborer. All except Joseph born Ky Ky Ky.
Harber, Joseph, 41, b. Dec 1858, Ky Va Ky, farmer; Annie, wife, 32, b. Mar 1868, Ky Ky Ky, married 2 years, mother of 4 children, 4 living; Ethel, dau, 14, b. July 1885; Maudy, dau, 9, b. Sep 1890; Alice, dau, 7, b. Aug 1892; Effy, dau, 4, b. Mar 1896. Fonds, Mandy, stepdau, 4, b. Jan 1896. Alll children born Ky Ky Ky. Coldiron, Francis, mother, 62, b. Nov 1837, widowed, mother of 6 children, 3 living, b. Ky Ky Ky.
One wonders where Annie’s other three children are, since only Mandy is hers, and she doesn’t’ seem old enough to have three adult children.
1910 census of Bath Co., Ky, Wyoming precinct, enumerated 21 April, lists on p. 4B as family #82/83:
Harber, Joseph A., 51, b. Ky Va Ky, farmer; Anna, wife, 41, b. Ky Ky Ky, second marriage for both, married 12 years, mother of 5 children, 5 living; Elbert, son, 6. Fawns, Mandie J., stepdau, 14. Harber, Maud, dau, 19; Alice, dau, 17. Markland, Newton. servant, 29, single, farm laborer. All except Joseph born Ky Ky Ky.
Notes for Anna Colliver
Her death certificate records Ann Harbor, age 45, born 1 June 1865 in Fleming Co., Ky, married, father Jim Colliver, born in Fleming Co., mother’s maiden name don’t know, cause of death abscess on brain, informant M. A. Garner, Owingsville, Ky.
Note that the reported age at death is inconsistent with the birth date. The 1900 and 1910 censuses are consistent with the age and suggest a birth date in 1868. (I have not found her in the 1870 or 1880 censuses.)
Note that the reported age at death is inconsistent with the birth date. The 1900 and 1910 censuses are consistent with the age and suggest a birth date in 1868. (I have not found her in the 1870 or 1880 censuses.)
