Harting, Henry

HARTING

Posted By: Joyce Hickman (email)
Date: 8/18/2008 at 13:51:22

Henry Harting

(From the 1883 History of Pottawattamie County, Iowa, by J. H. Keatley, p.109, Hardin Twp.)
Henry Harting, farmer, P. O. Council Bluffs, was born in Germany in 1842, son of Frederick and Mary (Lietsmith) Harting; he, a farmer and laborer, born in Germany, moved to this country about 1845, lived at York, Penn., till 1867, when he came to this county, and died August 17, 1878; she, also born in Germany, is still living in this township (Hardin), and was the mother of three sons and two daughters. Subject received his education in the common schools of York, Penn.; commenced life as a blacksmith, and married, In York, Penn., September 10, 1865, Rebecca Fahs, born in York County, Penn., daughter of John and Mary Fahs, of York, Penn. Mr. and Mrs. Harting are the parents of the following children, viz. : Mary Jane, born April 20, 1866; Clara H., February 17, 1868; Charles Henry, December 10, 1869; Fanny F., July 20, 1878. Subject is a Democrat; worked for some time in a blacksmith shop; one year in the rolling-mills; seven years in the boiler shops; leaving the shop, he came here in 1870, and has followed farming since 1871. He came to America with his parents when about two and a half years old; lived in York, Penn., until he came to this State to see his parents, who had come here some time before. In the following year, he brought his family out, farmed on his mother's place until 1877, when he removed to his present place, which at that time, consisted of eighty acres, since adding to it until now he has a farm of 280 acres, all under fence, and over half in cultivation. He has improved his farm and has a small apple orchard and other fruits.