Harriet A. C. Howser ^{2 3 4 5 6 7}

   Another name for Harriet was "Hattie" Howser.^{1 8 9}

  Death Notes:

Name: Harriet A. C. Medbery
Event Date: 08 Jun 1927
Event Place: Atlanta, Logan, Ill.
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 82
Birth Year (Estimated): 1845
Birth Date: 26 Mar 1845
Birthplace: Waynesville, Ill.
Father's Name: Jefferson Howser
Father's Birthplace: Ky.
Mother's Name: Fannie Dills
Mother's Birthplace: Va.
Occupation: Housewife
Residence Place: Atlanta, Ill.
Spouse's Name: Henry N. Medbery
Burial Date: 10 Jun 1927
Burial Place: Atlanta

Citing this Record
"Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3X5-N61 : 8 March 2018), Harriet A. C. Medbery, 08 Jun 1927; Public Board of Health, Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1,614,255.
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  Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the 1850 US Census in Waynesville, IL on 30 November 1850. ⁴

1850 US Census
Page 415A, Family 246, Roll 104
Waynesville, DeWitt, Illinois
Harriet Howser..5..IL

(Living with parents.)
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• She appeared on the 1860 US Census in Atlanta, IL on 9 June 1860. ⁵

1860 US Census
Page 7, Family 48, Roll 200
Atlanta, Logan, Illinois
Harriet Howser..15..IL

(Living with parents.)
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• She appeared on the 1870 US Census in Atlanta Township, Logan, IL on 7 June 1870. ⁸

1870 US Census
Page 17, Family 140
Atlanta Township, Logan, Illinois, United States
Hattie Howser..25..IL..At home

(Living with parents.)
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• She appeared on the 1880 US Census in Township 139, 140, and 141 Range 49, Cass County, Dakota Territory on 25 June 1880. ¹

1880 US Census
Page 331C, District 64, Family 136, Roll 0111
Township 139, 140, and 141 Range 49, Cass, Dakota Territory, United States
Hattie Medbury..Wife..34..Illinois..Keeping House

(Living with husband and 2 children.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 26 Mar 1845, then her age should have been 35 instead of 34.
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• She appeared on the 1910 US Census in Sheldon, ND on 18 April 1910. ⁶

1910 US Census
Sheet 3A, District 168, Family 52, Roll 1146
Sheldon, Ransom, North Dakota
Home owned, no mortgage
Married 47 years
Harriet Medbery..Head..65..Illinois..4/1..Own Income
Frances Dalabere..Granddaughter..3..North Dakota

(Harriet was living with her granddaughter, Frances DeLaBere, whose mother had died from tuberculosis.)
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• She appeared on the 1920 US Census in Atlanta, IL on 26 January 1920. ⁷

1920 US Census
Sheet 10A, District 55, Family 261, Roll 383
Atlanta, Logan, Illinois
Harriet Medberry..Sister..73..IL..Widowed

(Harriet was widowed and living at the home of her brother, William, along with her orphaned granddaughter.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 26 Mar 1845, then her age should have been 74 instead of 73.
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• Her obituary was published in The Pantagraph on 9 June 1927 in Bloomington, IL.

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• She was buried on 10 June 1927 in the Atlanta Cemetery in Atlanta, IL.

Find A Grave Memorial 55496217
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Harriet married Henry N. Medbery on 17 October 1864 in Atlanta, IL.¹ (Henry N. Medbery was born on 20 April 1836 in Illinois ⁸ and died on 8 August 1914 in Fargo, ND.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Township 139, 140, and 141 Range 49, Cass County, Dakota Territory on 25 June 1880. ¹

1880 US Census
Page 331C, District 64, Family 136, Roll 0111
Township 139, 140, and 141 Range 49, Cass, Dakota Territory, United States
Harry Medbury..Head..42..New York..Farmer
Hattie Medbury..Wife..34..Illinois..Keeping House
Lillian Medbury..Daughter..11..Illinois..At School
Von Roon Medbury..Son..9..Illinois
Frederick Ferba..Other..28..Germany..Laborer
John Lawler..Other..25..Wisconsin..Laborer
Wm Chadbourne..Other..22..Wisconsin..Laborer
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  Marriage Notes:

The 1870 US Census shows both Henry and Harriet living in the home of her parents. With Henry is a 2 year old daughter named Lizzie who is believed to have come from a previous marriage of Henry although some sources claim she was an illegitimate daughter born to Harriet.

What is strange about the 1870 US Census is that some sources claim that Henry and Harriet were married in 1864 although I have yet to find any source document or record to support that date. If it were true, then the 2 year old daughter would most likely be Harriet's. But what is strange is that Harriet was listed on the census with her maiden name and in the correct chronological order with her other siblings which is the method typically used for the unmarried children in the household. Any married child is typically listed after the name of the spouse, with the married surname, and after the other children in the household. Why this was not done on the 1870 US Census remains a question.
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Henry (Harry) was enumerated in 1890 by himself on the 1890 US Census of Union Veterans of Civil War living in LaMoure County, ND with no mention of his wife.

Neither have been found in the 1900 US Census.

Harriet is found in the 1910 US Census living in Sheldon, Ransom County, North Dakota with her 3 year old granddaughter, Frances Baghot-De La Bere. Harriet was noted as being married. Harry was enumerated in 1910 as living by himself in Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota.
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