Family Group Sheet
NameJoseph Alexander Harber
Birth28 Dec 1858, Fleming Co., Kentucky
Death30 Jun 1919, Bath Co., Kentucky
Other spousesAnna Smith
Marriageaft 1913
SpouseEmily J. Lane
Birth30 Jan 1870, Montgomery Co., Kentucky
Death31 Jan 1944, Ashland, Boyd Co., Kentucky
Other spousesJoseph Woodman Fassett
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 Emily J. Lane
Her death certificate records Emily Fassett Harber, age 74 years 1 day, born 30 Jan 1870 in Montgomery Co., Ky, died 31 Jan 1944 in Catlettsburg, Boyd Co., Ky, length of stay in community 21 days, usual residence Salt Lick, Bath Co., Ky, widow of Joseph A. Harber, father Silas Lane, mother’s maiden name Margaret Summers, both born in Ky, cause of death hypostatic pneumonia and cardiac failure due to valvular heart disease and influenza, informant Mrs. William Meek, 208 10th St., Catlettsburg, Ky, burial in Mt. Sterling, Ky.
