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David Hartzell |
David Hartzell was born on April 15, 1808, the son of Nicholas and Dorcas (Settle) Hartzell Sr.
He was married to Angeline "Anna" Nee (1811- ? ), sometimes known as "Nancy," with her maiden name also spelled "Knee," of Stoyestown, Somerset County.
They were the parents of Julia K. Hoblitzell, Mary Susan Hartzel, Missouri Hartzell, Caleb Foster Hartzell, Westly Hartzel, Benson R. Hartzel, Almira Hartzel and Cass Hopkins Hartzel. They may also have borne Susan Mitchell, Alice Hartzell, Irvin Hartzell, Orville Hartzell and Calvin Hartzell.
The United States Census of 1830 and 1840 places the Hartzells in Berlin, Somerset County. He is known to have taught his nephew Hiram A. Hartzell the skill of saddlery -- making and repairing saddles, bridles, and other horse-related equipment.
When the federal census count was made in 1850, the family dwelled in Addison Township, Somerset County, with David employed as a toll collector along the National Pike.
David's final fate is unknown. He is believed to be buried in Addison, PA or in Frostburg, MD. A note about him was written by Mrs. James Endsley of Somerfield, PA, saying he was "the ancestor of Julia who was Mrs. J.J. Hoblitzell."
When the U.S. Census again was taken in 1860, Angeline and her children Cass and Orville dwelled in the home of 25-year-old daughter and spinster Mary Susan Mitchell in Addison Township.
Angelina passed away at age 84 on Jan. 29, 1896. Her remains are in eternal repose in Frostburg Memorial Park.
~ Daughter Julia K. (Hartzell) Hoblitzell ~
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| Graves of Julia and James Hoblitzell, Frostburg Memorial Park Courtesy John Fazenbaker |
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J.J. Hoblitzell Courtesy History of Bedford, Somerset and Fulton Counties, PA |
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A friend once wrote this of Julia:
When a young woman she gave her heart to God and united with the Methodist Episcopal Church, in which communion she continued a faithful and consistent member, interested and helpful in every good work, until her death. Much suffering entered into her lot, and as pain and years increased she seemed to draw nearer to God and cling closer to her loved ones. Her life was a blessing to all who knew her. She was unostentatious and persistent in her beneficence, and in times of bereavement endeared herself to her neighbors by her kindly and sympathetic attention. In her home and family she was ever courteous, a devoted, loving, and thoughtful mother. Her confidence in her children was as profound as her love, and to her husband she was always tender, helpful, and deeply affectionate. In the latter months of her life she frequently expressed her confidence in her Lord and her resignation to His Will.
Sadly, she died in Meyersdale at the age of 63 on Aug. 5, 1896. Rev. W.C. Weaver and Rev. W.R. Moore co-officiated at her funeral services. Interment was in Frostburg Memorial Park in Frostburg, in the plot with the children who had gone on before. An obituary in the Frostburg Mining Journal said that:
Her health had been failing for several years and at times she seemed to be one with death, only to be spared to the agonized family. When death finally ended her sufferings it was with his gentlest touch as though he would spare her physical suffering and the agony of parting with her loved ones. The nature of her disease had prepared her family for the worst, yet her end came unexpectedly, or, rather, when least looked for. She was sleeping calmly when the father and sons left that morning for their duties at Keystone Junction, just as under like circumstances they had done for many months before; she awoke apparently refreshed by her night's rest, was partaking of a light repast, when, quick as the flash of an eye, the end had come and her daughters who were fondly serving her were alone with their dead...
With her home and family were sacred ties. She reigned here with limitless power, -- no one questioned her right or her influence. She had high ideals of what home should be, and such an [sic] one she founded and built, graced and adorned. In it she was supreme, and all her subjects were contented and happy ones. No one save she who can be loyal, loving, affectionate, devoted, hospitable and warm hearted as wife, mother, friend and neighbor can be supreme in such an home. This she was, and herein will memory longest and most lovingly cling. She was her husband's most faithful adviser, aiding him when it was needed, her daughters' counsellor and friend, her gentle influence ever strengthened, while it restrained and guided her sons. Every relation of life, all and each of its harrassments and vexations, were met and dealt with, with that God-given conservatism that seems born in a mother's heart. Here is her crown and her own life made it her brightest diadem. The true woman, the wise, true mother, never dies. We think of her as having gone away and that at some time we will meet her and again serve her loyally with love and affection as before. It is thus in her immediate household this thought will come, when the keen edge of pain will be dulled by time, to comfort and to soothe them.
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| The Hoblitzells' handsome residence in Meyersdale History of Bedford, Somerset and Fulton Counties, Pennsylvania |
James outlived his wife by nearly 14 years. In mid-May 1900, he suffered a serious loss when his brick plant at Keystone Junction was destroyed by fire, "said to have originated from sparks from a locomotive," reported the Baltimore Sun. "The works were crowded with orders. They were erected in 1870 and had a capacity of 20,000 bricks daily. The loss is $40,000; insurance, $10,000." The following January 1901, he acquired the Hyndman Bulletin newspaper, outside the normal scope of his business operations. His final years were spent selling tens of thousands of acres of Somerset County coal fields as well as reaping rewards from his Kentucky oil well properties and opening the Hoblitzell National Bank of Hyndman. Among the bank's board of directors was his son George. James suffered a deadly blow in January 1904 at the sudden death of son George from a stroke of paralysis. He retired from the family-owned bank in December 1906 to focus on a business opportunity in Tennessee. James himself became seriously ill on New Year's Day 1910 and succumbed to death five-and-a-half months later on May 17, 1910. An obituary in the Pittsburgh Gazette Times said he was "a veteran coal and oil operator and one of the first citizens of Somerset county... [He] was one of the principal factors in the development of the coal interests in Somerset county... [He] was a descendant of one of the old Virginia and Maryland families." The remains were laid to rest in Frostburg.
Daughter Cornelia Ellen Hoblitzell (1852-1881) was born in 1852 in Petersburg (Addison), Somerset County, PA. She grew up in Frostburg and does not appear to have married over the span of her 29 years. Reported the Frostburg Mining Journal, "She was well known by a large circle of friends whom she had attracted by many amiable qualities. Of a modest, retiring disposition, however, her pure character shone brightest at home among those with whom communion was sweetest." Grief cascaded over the family when Cornelia died in her parents' home in Meyersdale on May 29, 1881. The remains were transported to her native Frostburg to sleep under the sod of Frostburg Memorial Park, then known as Allegany Cemetery.
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| William's name atop the Hoblitzell firm stationery, 1890s |
Son William Thomas Hoblitzell (1853-1918) was born in 1853 in Frostburg. He grew up in Meyersdale and helped manage the family mercantile store in Hyndman. He was married to Susan Black ( ? - ? ), daughter of Judge George Black. Together, they became the parents of Margaret E. Teas, James J. Hoblitzell and George B. Hoblitzell. A newspaper once said he was "associated with the Meyersdale Coal company, Atlantic Coal company, stockholder of the Sandspring Water compay, a director of the Citizens National Bank and a member of the Methodist Episcopal church." Their home in 1910 was in Meyersdale. With his health in poor condition, they traveled to St. Petersburg, FL hoping to improve. The trip there was too much strain on his system, and he died in early Jan. 1918.
- Granddaughter Margaret E. Hoblitzell (1880-1956) wed W.H. Teas. They established a residence in Chevy Chase, VA or MD.
- Grandson James J. Hoblitzell (1882-1936) lived in Meyersdale in 1910.
- Grandson George B. Hoblitzell relocated to Andrews, NC.
Daughter Elizabeth McClelland Hoblitzell (1855-1936) was born on Dec/ 16, 1855 in Meyersdale, Somerset County. As a young woman, she taught school in Eckhart and at Beall High School in the area of Cumberland, MD. Circa June 1880, she married Walter Sargent Ravenscroft (May 12, 1858-1910), a resident of Middleburn, WV and the son of Dr. William Henry and Juliet (Brown) Ravenscroft. The matrimonial event was held at the home of the bride's parents, officiated by Rev. J.P. Wilson, "and was a splendid affair," said the Frostburg Mining Journal. "Many valuable presents were made to the happy pair." They bore one known daughter, Nina Smith. Walter earned a living as a promoter and moved to Ridgway, Elk County, PA by 1910. Sadly, on July 25, 1910, Walter died at the age of 52 from a stroke. She passed away in Ridgway at the age of 75 on Nov. 19, 1936. The remains were shipped to Maryland for burial in Frostburg Memorial Park. In an obituary, the Cumberland Sunday Times said that the "services at the grave were attended by many of Frostburg's older residents, who were friends and acquaintances of Mrs. Ravenscroft years ago."
- Granddaughter Nina Ravenscroft tied the marital cord with Harry Smith. For years, their dwelling-place was in Ridgway, PA.
Daughter Katherine "Kate" Hoblitzell (1858-1914) was born on Oct. 10, 1858 in Addison, Somerset County. She grew to womanhood in Frostburg, MD. Katherine wed Dr. Jacob Z. Bowman (Sept. 9, 1859-1889), son of John Bowman of Stoufferstown, PA. He attended local schools in the Chambersburg area and was an alumnus of Chambersburg Academy. In 1879, he graduated from Franklin and Marshall College and then studied medicine with Dr. S.F. Lane in Franklin, PA. From there he enrolled in the University of Pennsylvania's medical department, graduating in 1883, with the ceremony held at the Academy of Music in Philadelphia. He then established a practice in Meyersdale. All the while, he maintained a member of the Masons lodge in Chambersburg and held the post of junior warden. In July 1888, the Chambersburg Valley Spirit reported that he had "secured a large practice in Somerset county, his skill and courtesy securing him many patrons and friends." The couple's initial wedding date was postponed in June 1889 owing to the groom's illness. "The Doctor has been greatly over-worked of late, and to recuperate found it necessary to get away from his practice," said the Chambersburg Public Weekly Opinion. During the week his condition has been one of helplessness on account of the rheumatism, from which he is chiefly suffering." The pair tied the knot a month later, on July 9, 1889, but within another month, J.Z. was dead. He and Kate had traveled to his home in Stoufferstown near Chambersburg, but he was felled by an attack of malaria. A notice in the Frostburg Mining Journal said "He was a young man of great promise, and his death is a painful blow to his friends, and to the bride of a month a crushing bereavement." The Meyersdale Commercial said that "No man enjoyed in a greater degree the confidence and esteem of the people, to all of whom the news of his decease comes as a personal affliction... His habits were those of the student and his conscientious application to his profession proved a severe tax upon his constitution." Kate outlived her spouse by a quarter century and never remarried, remaining in Meyersdale. She held a membership in the local Methodist Episcopal Church. For the last six years of her life, she suffered from pulmonary tuberculosis. She succumbed to the spectre of death at the age of 55 on Feb. 23, 1914. She sleeps for the ages in Union Cemetery, Meyersdale. An obituary called her "a member of one of Meyersdale's best known families..."
Daughter Annie L. Hoblitzell (1859- ? ) was born in Dec. 1859. She died young and sleeps for all time in Frostburg Memorial Park.
Son George McClellan Hoblitzell (1862-1904) was born on Oct. 2, 1862 during the Civil War. He appears to have been named for the popular General George B. McClellan, who commanded the Union Army at the time. On Oct. 12, 1882, at the age of 20, he was united in marriage with Ida Belle Knable (July 25, 1862-1931), daughter of Major John and Mary "Polly" (Younkin) Knable. See more about this couple in the Younkin/Knable biography.
Daughter Grace Hoblitzell (1865-1932) was born in 1865 in Frostburg, MD. When she was 20 years of age, on Nov. 24, 1885, she entered into marriage with Kennedy Price Sr. (1858-1896), originally from Brownsville, PA. Their nuptials were conducted in the Hoblitzell residence in Meyersdale. "At the appointed hour, 9 p.m., the pair, unattended, entered the parlor, Miss Kate Hoblitzell, an accomplished sister of the bride, playing meanwhile a strain from Mendelssohn's 'Wedding March'," reported the Frostburg Mining Journal. "Rev. L.T. Widerman, of Baltimore, met them and, using the amplified ritual of the M.E. Church marriage service, they were made one. The warm congratulations of all followed, after which a short time was spent in social forms and viewing the imposing display of gifts." Together they bore a brood of four sons -- James Hoblitzell Price, Edwin Reynolds Price, Franklin Hoblitzell Price and Kennedy Price Jr. Kennedy spent a number of years in Lawrenceville near Pittsburgh, where he was employed with the Allegheny Valley Railroad. He is known to have relocated in about 1886 to Meyersdale, where he obtained work with the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Said the Somerset Herald, "He was a freight conductor on the Somerset & Cambria branch for a short period and was later promoted to the position of purchasing agent for the same Company. He abandoned railroading to engage in the milling business in Meyersdale and for a few years was one of the most prominent contractors and builders of that place, having erected a number of the most substantial buildings in Meyersdale and other towns." Sadly, Kennedy caught a bad cold circa 1890, which led to tuberculosis. He never recovered over the last six years of his life. Seeking a cure, he retired from business and visited New Mexico with Grace and the children in 1895. Their hope was "that the mild climate of that region would restore his failing health, but after spending a few months at Albuquerque without experiencing any marked change in his condition he returned to Meyersdale," said the Herald. He died in their residence on April 12, 1896, with the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette among those newspapers carrying an obituary. The Herald opined that Kennedy "was a young man of exceptionally good business qualifications and of the strictest integrity, which coupled with a pleasing address and genial manners, rendered him extremely popular wherever he was known." His insurance company, the Equitable Life Society of New York, sent a $6,000 check to the estate. As a widow, Grace lived in Brownsville. Burdened with hardening of the arteries, she underwent treatment at the Somerset County Home and Hospital. There, after two years of suffering, she passed away on June 6, 1932. An obituary in the Somerset Daily American said her death followed "a protracted illness" and noted that her husband had died 36 years earlier. The obituary added that she "was admired by all who entered into her social circle because of her sunny disposition and beneficence." Rev. George E. Buhan, of the Methodist Episcopal Church, presided over the funeral. Burial was in Meyersdale's Union Cemetery.
- Grandson James Hoblitzell Price (1887-1937) was born on Nov. 24, 1887 in Meyersdale. In his youth, he attended school in Meyersdale and studied at Allegheny College in Meadville. In 1911, he entered into marriage with Emma C. Cook ( ? - ? ), daughter of William B. Cook of Meyersdale. Their only son died in infancy. When he was about 21 years of age, in 1908, James and his cousin James J. Hoblitzell Jr. together launched a road contracting firm, Hoblitzell and Price. The business "built many roads in Fayette county and Garrett county, Maryland," said the Somerset Daily American. "The Price family resided in Uniontown and Brownsville before removing to Somerset ten years ago..." The Prices lived at 438 West Main Street in Somerset circa 1927-1937, with him employed as a supply clerk in the local office of Consolidation Coal Company. He was said to have been "of a very genial nature and was liked by all who knew him." The couple belonged to the Methodist Episcopal Church. Sadly, he was stricken with kidney disease, hardening of the arteries and, at the end, heart failure. When felled by an acute kidney attacked, followed by unconsciousness, he was admitted to Somerset Community Hospital. Said the Daily American, "Late Sunday evening he rallied for several hours and recognized various members of the family, then lapsed into a coma from which he never awoke." Death spirited him away at the age of 49 on Jan. 4, 1937. His pastor, Rev. Clay J. Bland, led the funeral service.
- Grandson Edwin Reynolds Price ( ? - ? ) dwelled in 1932-1937 in Wheelwright, KY.
- Grandson Franklin Hoblitzell Price ( ? - ? ) was in Van Lear, KY in 1932-1937.
- Grandson Kennedy Price Jr. ( ? - ? ) made his homeplace in Brownsville, PA in the early 1930s.
Son James "Russell" Hoblitzell (1868-1921) settled in Meyersdale.
Daughter Mary Hoblitzell (1870- ? ) was born in May 1870. She passed away at a young age and sleeps in the sacred soil of Frostburg Memorial Park.
Son Frank W. Hoblitzell (1873-1919) was involved with his father's oil investments. In December 1902, he was dispatched to Kentucky to take control of about six producing oil wells, with Standard Oil laying a pipeline to the site by which to transport the crude to awaiting markets. Then in 1910, he lived in West Hickory, PA before being deployed to an assignment in Sparta, IL.
Daughter Alice Reynolds "Allie" Hoblitzell (1875-1952) was born in 1875 in Frostburg. On June 11, 1901, at her father's residence, she was joined in wedlock with Hugh Ross (Dec. 13, 1873-1922), son of William and Julia (McConky) Ross. News of the marriage was announced in the Frostburg Mining Journal. Together they bore two offspring, Katherine Hoblitzell Ross and William Glenn Ross. The couple settled on a farm in Lower Chanceford near Hugh's hometown of York, PA in the early years. His childhood homeplace, said the Tulsa (OK) World, had been "deeded to the Ross family by the Penns five generations previous." They held a membership in Chanceford Presbyterian Church. Then by 1910, they migrated to Tulsa, OK, and established a home at 555 North Denver Avenue. There, Hugh became "one of Tulsa's prominent oil men," said the World. He belonged to the Consistory at Guthrie, OK and "was a man of the highest honor and integrity, and had the confidence and respect of all with whom he came in contact in a business way." The family was plunged into mourning at Hugh's death at home on Feb. 9, 1932, at the age of 48. Initially, his remains were laid to rest in Rose Hill Cemetery in Tulsa. Later, they were transported back to his native York County for burial in Chanceford Presbyterian Cemetery in Airville, with Rev. C.W. Kerr leading the obsequies. The widowed Alice lived on for another three decades. She relocated to Kansas where her son was residing in Great Bend, Barton County. Then in about 1948, she migrated to be with her daughter Katherine in Albuquerque, NM. She spent her last four-and-a-half years there. The spirit of death swept her away in 1952. A short obituary was printed in the Albuquerque Journal. Their family is spelled out on page 186 of the book Colonial Families of the United States, Vol. III.
- Granddaughter Katherine Hoblitzell Ross (1912- ? ) was born in about 1912 in Pennsylvania. She does not appear to have married. She and her widowed mother shared a home with Katherine's bachelor brother William in Tulsa, OK in 1935 and then by 1940 in Great Bend, KS. By 1952, she and her mother resided in Albuquerque, NM. She and her brother are known to have leased mineral rights in their tract of land in Holdenville, OK in the 1949-1959 time period to Ohio Oil Company.
- Grandson William Glenn Ross (1910-1991) was born on Nov. 4, 1910 in Woodbine, PA. Dr. D.C. Posey assisted in the birth. William stood 6 feet tall and weighed 185 lbs., and bore a scar on his left wrist. At the age of 29, he lived in Great Bend, Barton County, KS and earned a living as an oil scout with Standard Oil Company of Indiana. At the age of about 1938, in 1948, William married Vee Kaspar (May 18, 1917-2011), a native of Huntington Beach, CA. One daughter known to have been born to the pair was Sharon Vee Jackson. As of 1952, the Rosses dwelled in Midland, TX. William passed away in Dallas on New Year's Eve 1991. Nineteen years later, she died in Midland at the age of 93 on Jan. 29, 2011. Their remains are asleep in the mausoleum of Resthaven North Cemetery.
Daughter Julia Hoblitzell ( ? - ? ) died young and is buried in Frostburg Memorial Park.
Son Edward Hoblitzell ( ? - ? ) passed away as a youth and is interred in Frostburg Memorial Park.
~ Daughter Mary Susan (Hartzell) Mitchell ~
Daughter Mary Susan Hartzell (1836-1905) was born in July 1836.
On Feb 25, 1854 at Petersburg (Addison), she married farmer P.T. "Lashley" Mitchell ( ? - ? ), son of Lewis Mitchell. Magistrate William Roddy conducted their nuptials.
Their duo of children were Julia Ella Mitchell and Lashley Mitchell.
The marriage appears to have ended between 1858 and 1860. Evidence suggests that Lashley died young, as many years later his name was inscribed on Mary Susan's grave marker.
In 1860, at age 25, Mary Susan headed a residence in Addison Township, with occupants including her two young children and also Ann Hartzell (age 47), Cass H. Hartzell (11) and Orville Hartzell (6).
When the federal census enumeration was made in 1870, the 35-year-old Mary lived in the household of her married sister Julia Hoblitzell in Frostburg, MD.
Suffering from gastric cancer at the age of 70, she passed away in Frostburg on Oct. 15, 1905. Following funeral services officiated by Rev. A.H. Thompson, burial took place at Frostburg Memorial Park. An obituary was printed in the Frostburg Mining Journal. Another obituary in the Meyersdale Republican said she "was a lady that was greatly beloved by all who knew her."
Daughter Julia Ella Mitchell (1856-1925) was born on Nov. 16, 1856. She was unmarried circa 1905 at the death of her mother. Julia died on July 9, 1925. Her remains were lowered into rest in Frostburg Memorial Park.
Son Lashley Mitchell (1858- ? ) was born in about 1858. He dwelled in Frostburg in 1905.
~ Daughter Missouria E. (Hartzell) Willison ~
Daughter Missouria E. Hartzell (1837-1876) was born in about 1837.
Circa 1864, she married Andrew Jackson Willison (1836-1911).
The couple's brood of offspring included George S Willison, Laurence D. Willison, Edward E. Willison, Anna Willison, Mary Cornelia Willison and Missouri Emily Willison.
Sadly, Missouri died in Frostburg on Aug. 17, 1876. Interment of the remains was at Frostburg Memorial/Allegany Cemetery.
Andrew outlived his bride by more than three decades. He surrendered to death on March 15, 1911.
Son George S. Willison (1865- ? )
Son Laurence D. Willison (May 1867- ? )
Son Edward E. Willison (Apr 1869- ? )
Daughter Anna Willison (Feb 1873- ? )
Daughter Mary Cornelia Willison (Oct. 1874- ? )
Daughter Missouri Emily Willison (1876-1906) was born on June 25, 1876. She died on Feb. 8, 1906.
~ Son Caleb Foster Hartzell ~
Son Caleb Foster Hartzell (1839-1906) was born on St. Patrick's Day 1839.
By occupation, he earned a living as a clerk and circa 1866 dwelled in Frostburg, MD.
His first wife was Jenetta L. Percy ( ? -1870) whom he wed on Jan. 26, 1864 in Allegany County, MD.
Together, they bore two children -- David Percy Hartzell and Nannie Hartzell.
Sadly, Jenetta died in 1870.
Caleb married his second bride, Alyene Parker ( ? - ? ) on Jan. 24, 1873.
By 1880 they relocated to Martinsburg, WV, employed as a saddler, making saddles and harnesses. They resided in later years in Hyndman, Bedford County.
He died of paralysis at the age of 67 on June 10, 1906. Burial was in Hyndman. Allie Hartzell of Hyndman was the informant for the Pennsylvania certificate of death.
Son David Percy Hartzell (1864-1919) was born on Dec. 13, 1864. On Sept. 28, 1894, at Frostburg, he entered into marriage with Margaret E. Williams ( ? - ? ). He died on Sept. 4, 1919.
Daughter Nannie Hartzell (1868- ? ) was born in 1868 and was age two when her mother died.
~ Son Wesley Irvine Hartzell ~
Son Wesley Irvine Hartzell (1842-1890) was born in about 1842.
During the Civil War, on Aug. 1, 1862, at Addison, he enrolled in the 133rd Pennsylvania Infantry and was assigned to Company E. Thirteen days later, in Harrisburg, he was mustered into the army as a sergeant.
He received his discharge on May 26, 1863.
Circa 1873, he wed Alice Rear ( ? - ? ).They resided in Nashville, TN, where he worked for Southern Express Company.
The pair's only son was Ernest Hartzell.
Wesley died in the home of his father-in-law at 1815 Patterson Street at the age of 48 on Jan. 26, 1890. An obituary in the Nashville Banner said that "Mr. Hartzell was a popular man and had by his accommodating manner and strict business qualities while in the employe of the express company won many friends in this city, and in fact, all over the south, who will learn with sincere regret of his death."
Son Ernest Hartzell (1873- ? ) was born in 1873.
~ Son Benson R. Hartzell ~
Son Benson R. Hartzell (1843-1929) was born on Nov. 17, 1843.
On Christmas Day 1867, in nuptials held in Cumberland, MD, he was united in matrimony with Fannie Bowen ( ? - ? ).
He worked as a newspaper printer for the Cincinnati Times.
Four known children were Annie Hartzell, William W. Hartzell, Laura Hartzell and Clarence Hartzell.
The family residence in 1905 was at Camp Dennison, OH.
Benson died on Feb. 1, 1929, with burial taking place in Miamiville, OH.
~ Daughter Almira R. "Allie" Hartzell ~
Daughter Almira R. "Allie" Hartzell (1847-1910) was born in about 1847.
She lived in Frostburg. Almira never married but devoted her life to teaching.
She died in Frostburg on Nov. 13, 1910.
~ Son Cass Hopkins Hartzell ~
Son Cass Hopkins Hartzell (1849- ? ) was born on July 13, 1849.
On April 14, 1873, in Frostburg, he wed Elizabeth Jane Hansen ( ? - ? ).
Eleven children in this brood were Mary Hartzell, Henry Hartzell, David Ernest Hartzell, Robert Hartzell, John Hartzell, Elsie Hartzell, Julia Hartzell, George W. Hartzell, Helen Hartzell, Coram Hartzell and Margaret Hartzell.
Cass earned a living over the years as a laborer in a brick works. His dwelling-place in 1905 was in Rockwood, Somerset County.
Suffering from arterial sclerosis (hardening of the arteries), he died in Hyndman on Jan. 27, 1923. Interment was in Hyndman.
~ Son Orville D. Hartzell ~
Son Orville D. Hartzell (1854-1900) was born on March 8, 1854.
At the age of 38, on April 7, 1892, in or near Pittsburgh, he was joined in wedlock with Elizabeth Dunwoody ( ? - ? ).
He earned a living as a clerk in Pittsburgh.
Sadly, in Allegheny City (today Pittsburgh's North Side), he succumbed to the spectre of death on June 14, 1900.
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