George Washington HARNESS

  Noted events in his life were:

• Census, 5 Sep 1860, Crab Orchard, Lincoln, Kentucky. ¹²⁸
1) Jas A Harness, age 42, male, can't read occupation, $800 real estate, $2500 personal estate, born in Kentucky
2) Mary P, age 40, female, born in Kentucky
3) Wm M K, age 16, male, born in Kentucky, attended school
4) Elizabeth A, age 13, female, born in Kentucky, attended school
5) Jas H, age 9, male, born in Kentucky, attended school
6) Geo W, age 5, male, born in Kentucky
7) John, age 1, male, born in Kentucky

• Census, 3 Jun 1870, Hamlet, Mercer, Illinois. ¹²⁹
1) J. A. Harness, age 51, male, white, farmer, $5500 real estate, $1040 personal estate, born in Kentucky
2) Mary P., age 50, female, white, keeping house, born in Kentucky
3) Jas Harrison, age 19, male, white, assisting on farm, born in Kentucky, attended school
4) Geo W., age 14, male, white, born in Kentucky, attended school
5) John F., age 11, male, white, born in Kentucky, attended school

• Census, 23 Jun 1880, Perryton, Mercer, Illinois. ¹⁴⁵
1) George Harness, white, male, age 24, married, farmer, born in Kentucky, father born in Kentucky, mother born in Kentucky
2) Nancy, white, female, age 24, wife, married, keeping house, born in Indiana, father born in Indiana, mother born in Indiana
3) E. Nancy, white, female, age 4, daughter, single, born in Illinois, father born in Kentucky, mother born in Indiana
4) C. Mary, white, female, age 10/12, August, daugther, single, born in Illinois, father born in Kentucky, mother born in Indiana

• Census, 12 Jun 1900, Union Township, Shelby, Iowa. ¹⁴⁶
1) George W. Harness, head, white, male, born Dec 1855, age 44, married 24 years, born in Kentucky, father born in Kentucky, mother born in Kentucky, farmer, can read, write and speak english
2) Nancy A., wife, white, female, born Dec 1855, age 44, married 24 years, 10 of 10 children living, born in Indiana, father born in Indiana, mother born in Kentucky, can read, write and speak english
3) Martha E., daughter, white, female, born Oct 1881, age 18, single, born in Illinois, father born in Kentucky, mother born in Indiana, at school 3 months, can read, write and speak english
4) Clara B., daughter, white, female, born Mar 1884, age 16, single, born in Iowa, father born in Kentucky, mother born in Indiana, at school 7 months, can read, write and speak english
5) John S., son, white, male, born Jun 1886, age 13, single, born in Iowa, father born in Kentucky, mother born in Indiana, at school 4 months, can read, write and speak english
6) Sarah N., daughter, white, female, born Feb 1889, age 11, single, born in Iowa, father born in Kentucky, mother born in Indiana, at school 8 months, can read, write and speak english
7) George I., son, white, male, born Dec 1890, age 9, single, born in Iowa, father born in Kentucky, mother born in Indiana, at school 8 months
8) William H., son, white, male, born May 1893, single, born in Iowa, father born in Kentucky, mother born in Indiana, at school 8 months
9) Catherine D., daugther, white, female, born Aug 1894, age 5, single, born in Iowa, father born in Kentucky, mother born in Indiana, at school 2 months
10) Elsie N., daughter, white, female, born May 1897, age 3, single, born in Iowa, father born in Kentucky, mother born in Indiana
11) William S. Leeper, servant, white, male, July 1876, age 23, single, born in Illinois, father born in Illinois, mother born in Illinois, farm laborer, unemployed 4 months, can read, write and speak english

George married Nancy A BOULTINGHOUSE on 19 Jan 1876 in , Mercer, Ilinois. (Nancy A BOULTINGHOUSE was born on 22 Dec 1855 and died on 10 Dec 1948.)