George Harding

Male, #812, b. 17 December 1837, d. 25 April 1910
George Harding|b. 17 Dec 1837\nd. 25 Apr 1910|p812.htm|Alpheus Harding|b. 30 May 1809\nd. 18 Dec 1898|p816.htm|Catharine Muzzy Wheeler|b. 26 Jun 1818\nd. 13 Aug 1872|p817.htm|||||||||||||
George Harding
     George Harding was born on 17 December 1837 at Barre, Massachusetts.1,5,2,3,4 He was the son of Alpheus Harding and Catharine Muzzy Wheeler.1,2,3,4 On 1 June 1859 at Warwick, Massachusetts, George married Ruth Melinda Delvey, daughter of Joseph Delvee and Mary Ann Wheaton.6,1,3,7,4 George Harding was a carpenter. He and Ruth Melinda Delvey appeared on the US Census of 1880 at Warwick, Massachusetts.8 George Harding lived in 1894 at Orange, Massachusetts.9 He was employed by G.H. Lawrence in 1894 at Orange, Massachusetts.9 He died on Monday, 25 April 1910 at Orange, Massachusetts, at age 72 years, 4 months and 8 days of a paralytic stroke.1,5,3,10 George was buried on 29 April 1910 at Riverside Cemetery, Barre, Massachusetts. According to his obituary, "During his fathers last illness he and his wife came here [Barre] to care for him, remaining a considerable period and then returning to Orange. Mr. harding is favorably remembered by many of our citizens in both his earlier days and when here to care for his father. He was social, companionable, well-informed and well liked.1"
Census1880Warwick, Massachusetts8

Children of George Harding and Ruth Melinda Delvey

Citations

  1. [S41] Obituary of George Harding, The Barre Gazette, Barre, Massachusetts, 29 April 1910. Hereinafter cited as The Barre Gazette.
  2. [S43] Systematic History Fund, Vital Records of Barre, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849 (Worcester, Massachusetts: Franklin P. Rice, 1903), p 39. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Barre, Mass.
  3. [S52] Jeanne Muse, "Delvey Family Group Sheets", 20 August 1995 (Asheville, North Carolina). . Hereinafter cited as "Delvey Family Group Sheets."
  4. [S377] Paul W. Allred, Descendants of Peter Delvey (n.p.: manuscript, 11 November 2002). Hereinafter cited as Descendants of Peter Delvey.
  5. [S42] Robert A. Roy, Gravestones Recorded from Riverside Cemetery, Barre, Massachusetts (Lexington Park, Maryland: manuscript, 1982). Hereinafter cited as Gravestones Recorded from Riverside Cemetery.
  6. [S3] Edith Ward, Decent of Lawrence C. Ward (New York: manuscript, c 1970). Hereinafter cited as Decent of Lawrence Ward.
  7. [S65] Death of Mrs. Harding, Athol Transcript, Athol, Massachusetts, 1923. Hereinafter cited as Athol Transcript.
  8. [S363] Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 1880 United States Census and National Index (Utah: Intellectual Reserve Inc, 2001), FHL Film 1254533 National Archives Film T9-0533 Page 256D. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Census and National Index.
  9. [S33] Athol-Orange Directory of 1894 (Athol, Massachusetts: unknown, 1894). Hereinafter cited as Athol-Orange Directory of 1894.
  10. [S388] Reunion Report, 1887 - 1988, Delvee Family Records, Warwick, Massachusetts, 1910 p 135.
  11. [S204] Jeanne Muse, "Descendants of Elmer Derby Whitney", 20 February 2000 (Asheville, North Carolina). , p 1. Hereinafter cited as "Descendants of Elmer Derby Whitney."
  12. [S388] Reunion Report, 1887 - 1988, Delvee Family Records, Warwick, Massachusetts, 1951, p 56.
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